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In the Navy, from the late 1950s and forward, you couldn't use a speed key on any actual Navy circuit until and unless you qualified for a "Speed Key Certificate" ("Bug Card"). I reported aboard the Kitty Hawk in late '63 with my sweet Presentation bug. After checking in and getting my seabag stowed, I went into Radio Central to see what my new home was like. There was a drill circuit going on and I was copying it, around 25WPM, in my head.

Watch supervisor saw that I could copy code so he told me to go ahead and take over! We were using dummy loads and "working" some other ships at the San Diego Naval Station. I was going about 30 WPM eventually, and that's when the Chief walked in. He made a phone call and told me I had an appointment with some Master Chief the next day.

Got the Presentation all shined up. The Master Chief seemed to like it better than his own Original so we used mine for the test. Went back to the Kitty Hawk with my new Bug Card!

<blockquote data-quote="Beetle" data-source="post: 272963" data-attributes="member: 1066">In the Navy, from the late 1950s and forward, you couldn&#039;t use a speed key on any actual Navy circuit until and unless you qualified for a &quot;Speed Key Certificate&quot; (&quot;Bug Card&quot;).&nbsp; I reported aboard the Kitty Hawk in late &#039;63 with my sweet Presentation bug.&nbsp; After checking in and getting my seabag stowed, I went into Radio Central to see what my new home was like.&nbsp; There was a drill circuit going on and I was copying it, around 25WPM, in my head.&nbsp; Watch supervisor saw that I could copy code so he told me to go ahead and take over!&nbsp; We were using dummy loads and &quot;working&quot; some other ships at the San Diego Naval Station.&nbsp; I was going about 30 WPM eventually, and that&#039;s when the Chief walked in.&nbsp; He made a phone call and told me I had an appointment with some Master Chief the next day.&nbsp; Got the Presentation all shined up.&nbsp; The Master Chief seemed to like it better than his own Original so we used mine for the test.&nbsp; Went back to the Kitty Hawk with my new Bug Card!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Beetle, post: 272963, member: 1066"] In the Navy, from the late 1950s and forward, you couldn't use a speed key on any actual Navy circuit until and unless you qualified for a "Speed Key Certificate" ("Bug Card"). I reported aboard the Kitty Hawk in late '63 with my sweet Presentation bug. After checking in and getting my seabag stowed, I went into Radio Central to see what my new home was like. There was a drill circuit going on and I was copying it, around 25WPM, in my head. Watch supervisor saw that I could copy code so he told me to go ahead and take over! We were using dummy loads and "working" some other ships at the San Diego Naval Station. I was going about 30 WPM eventually, and that's when the Chief walked in. He made a phone call and told me I had an appointment with some Master Chief the next day. Got the Presentation all shined up. The Master Chief seemed to like it better than his own Original so we used mine for the test. Went back to the Kitty Hawk with my new Bug Card! [/QUOTE]

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