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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Hello Joe,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>I like all things CW, and sorry to have been delayed in commenting on your inquiry, it sounds like you are interested in CW. Yes, RBN CW skimmer, viewed Telnet can provide much information on selected signals.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>A mean speed of 23 wpm is nominal these days, check below 7.060 and down, from 1300Z – 1400Z and listen to the CWT mini contest. The mean speed here is around 30 wpm. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>25 wpm is the mean maximum comfortable sending speed using a paddle, over that CW ops use keyboards. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>You might like to visit CWOps home page, </span><a href="https://cwops.org/">https://cwops.org/</a> , a CW support group, who offers CW tutoring and advise for folks who want to improve their CW skills. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>CW is moving into a realm where technology applies many enhancements to CW operating. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>May your interest grow!<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Henry WA1VAB<span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-left:solid blue 1.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt'><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> bars <bars-bounces@w1hh.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>KC1KNC<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, May 14, 2019 4:25 PM<br><b>To:</b> bars@w1hh.org<br><b>Subject:</b> [bars] Measuring CW Speeds across the Bands<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:5.25pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>BARS colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:5.25pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>I came across these data on a YouTube video from a ham club in Vienna, VA. (I have attached the data as a screenshot to this email, so I hope it comes across through the email list.) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:5.25pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>These data show the min, max, mean, and median for CW speeds across the bands. (I didn’t know that such data could be captured by a CW Skimmer on the RBN.) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:5.25pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>I was also a bit surprised by the mean speed, in the mid-20s for all bands. I would have guessed that 15-20 would be more typical. Perhaps you have your own data or impressions from your experience. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:5.25pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>Here is the video: <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsxM4vKI5h0"><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsxM4vKI5h0</span></a><span style='font-size:13.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:5.25pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>Joe, Tewksbury<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:5.25pt'><span style='font-size:13.0pt'>KC1KNC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>