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K0CQ > CW 18.07.05 11:43l 31 Lines 607 Bytes #-7508 (0) @ WW
BID : 10927_W0AK
Read: GUEST
Subj: straight key/speed?
Path: DB0FHN<DB0FOR<DB0SIF<DB0EA<DB0ACC<DB0GOS<DB0RES<ON0AR<VE3FJB<F6GGY<
VE2HAR<N5VDA<N8DA<N0ARY<WH6IO<KJ6EO<AE6JN<AE6JN<N0RVX<W0AK
Sent: 050716/1658Z @:W0AK.#CIA.IA.USA.NOAM #:10927 [Des Moines] $:10927_W0AK
From: K0CQ@W0AK.#CIA.IA.USA.NOAM
To : CW@WW
I used an E. F. Johnson key, made for high speed. After I mounted
it on a steel plate, I gave it a test, sent 29.8 words in one
minute. Lubrication (graphite for the pivots) and adjustment
were important. I've not done a speed test since, but I keep up
during FD with my latest favorite key, a Western Union model 2A
legless. With the graphite for pivot lubricant it seems capable
of going faster, but I've not timed it. 25 is comfortable for
hours of FD contacts so I rest there.
73, Jerry, K0CQ @ W0AK.#CIA.IA.USA
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