I said ‘calm’, rather than in a panicing due to circumstances. From the nature of the transmission, it wasn’t anything different to any other transmission. Any experienced morse operator will send rapidly.

Steve

Point taken – but I wasn’t trying to imply any ‘panicing’, merely that the crew (the w/op in particular) was busy. The receiver on the ground would also be an experienced w/op and I felt that in order for him to comment that it was ‘rapid’ meant faster than the norm. he would be used to as an experienced w/op. I guess we don’t really know enough about the circumstances to conclude anything from the speed – Stardust’s w/op might just have been quick on the key in general.