Originally Posted by
RichardH
Hi Spencerr
Back in the dim & distance past when I did my UK CAA CPL exams there was a practical aural morse test you had to pass which was based around 6 words per minute (WPM) which is beacon identification speed. They removed the reading an aldis lamp morse test a few years earlier.
You won't be able to do 6 wpm at the start so concentrate on getting the letters correct at a slow speed then gradually increase to whatever speed you like. Amateur radio hams used to operate at about 12 WPM but you have to admire the SOE agents from WWII who could reach 25-30 WPM under very trying conditions.
thank you for your response and suggestion