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In Reply to: We had teletype but what I meant was that. . . posted by John PA on November 30, 2024 at 08:29:57:
Got it - a typewriter! Man, I used to wish I could type! That was a real problem for me sometimes, but luckily most contacts on the air involve common words that are repeated from one conversation to the next. In fact, once speeds exceed 20 WPM or so, you switch from listening to the sound of individual characters to the sound of complete words or abbreviations. That really speeds things up.
I was a ham for more than 50 years, with Morse and DIY being the main interest. I eventually abandoned it when I came back after a 10 year absence and discovered very few CW ops could keep up with me. I had put together a full break-in CW system running a kilowatt, so it was very disappointing. Then I found that the 80M novice band where I had cut my teeth decades earlier had been moved to make way for more phone privileges, and that the bands were full of no-code licensees. That was the last straw. :)
I've been involved in audio since the early '70s, and leaving ham radio coincided with revisiting tubes. My first transmitter was a DIY job using a 1625, so it was a natural transition to the hobby here.
It's interesting that you and your brother were both code guys. I joined the MARS program at one time, but it was cut short when I started college. I still remember listening to some of the messages from Vietnam.
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