I would have to say...once I copied "I just saved
alot" I could have guessed the rest!
The text guys did nto have this l
luxury!
Just a thought!
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Sent: Saturday, May 14, 2005 7:26
PM
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Morse
Code Contest on JAY LENO
I am not sure about this and I am at the office
and do not have the formula for wpm (but I think it is continuous dots
anyway), but the text messager (Ben Cook) said that he could send 160
characters in 57 seconds ("very quick"). That would be over 30 wpm
at 5 characters per word. (Roughly 160/5 x 60/57 = 33.68
wpm)
The phrase that was sent was about 39 characters (I didn't count a
period at the end, but I thought I heard one). That would be about 8
words (eight words if you count the period). But, according to
the time line of the video it took 20 seconds (actually less because they
had to turn over the card and look before starting to send. That
took maybe 3 seconds, so the time was maybe 17 seconds?
That makes
their speed about 28.24 wpm (60/17 x 8). Of course, this is a case
where split seconds could make words of difference since my only
resolution was 1 second on the clock.
But it seemed a lot faster to
me. I would expect that they would not have done less than 35 wpm to
be sure they had a margin of victory.
It was a great performance
though.
Micheal Salem N5MS
JOHN MACKEY
wrote:
it seemed a lot faster than 30 WPM, more like 40 or 45 wpm. I can usually
copy bits & pieces from about 15 wpm up to 30 wpm.
------ Original Message ------
Received: Sat, 14 May 2005 04:16:21 PM CDT
From: Mike Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Repeater-Builder@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Repeater-Builder] Morse Code Contest on JAY LENO
It was about 30wpm and the text was "I just saved a bunch of
money on my car insurance".
I have the whole show on VHS... caught the last few of minutes
of the local news program, teh station break, and the whole
show (just hit record on a 2-hour tape and let it run out).
Mike WA6ILQ
At 01:29 PM 5/14/05, you wrote:
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