Back in my pre-novice days, Harry Turner was one of my elmers. I did not know anything about his record setting feat. He never talked about it. His shack had telegraph sounders which, using the audio out from his rcvr and a device he made would allow them to rattle along using the railroad or continental code.

He hosted a net on 7040 kHz each A.M. at 9:30. Retired RR telegraphers from all over would participate, using continental code. As required by FCC rules they would stop every ten minutes, switch to international Morse and “roundhouse” I.D. Without a break they would go back to continental code. Each sounder by the way, had its own pitch according to its construction. I know he had a couple of speed keys, (bugs), but I never saw him use one. That was in 1959-60. KF9F