Brief review it seems to be about 20 wpm. It is tricky, as it seems to go from channel to channel. Among hams, this was not all that strenuous to decode, parti

Brief review it seems to be about 20 wpm. It is tricky, as it seems to go from channel to channel. Among hams, this was not all that strenuous to decode, particularly if the song is repeated. Many hams, particularly in Europe, work contests at speeds at or over 40 wpm. I'm one of the ones that got the Extra class license at 20 wpm. My peak speed was about 40 wpm. One of the teachers not far from where I grew up, W7QYA, Flo, was usually found at 60 wpm. There is a weekly operating activity called CWT from CWops where the speeds are often on the order of 40 wpm. It sounds like their basic training covered Morse Code. I know that pilots used to be required to know the code. Some time ago, the requirement for Merchant Marine operators to know code was dropped. Nowadays, it is pretty much ham radio operators that have facility in morse code operation.