Hi there, I can send using paddles right or left handed. I use the thumb for dits no matter which hand I am using. This requires reversing the paddles for left handed keying. I came up with a simple solution. I use a bencher with the MFJ 422B box mounted on it.
For left hand operation I simply turn the bencher upside down. I installed four Rad-Shack rubber feet on top of the 422 b box. This is a very simple solution for swapping the paddles. Our club had a social CW net which met two nights a week. One mondays I checked using right handed keying. On Fridays I checked in left handed. Our NCS coined two new Q-Codes for this operation. QRH = right handed keying and QLH = left handed keying. He would always ask which I was using. I have a demo that uses two seperate paddles monted on a common board mounted 90 deg from each other. These paddles hook in parallel to the electronic circuit. One set of paddles is labled right hand and the other is labled left hand. I am able to QSO CW by alternating letters back and forth using both hands. Occassionally I may send two or three letters from the same paddle but not often. I dont have tothink about it...it comes naturally. I call my Demo "TWO FISTED CW" 73 de Jack / W7LD / "Lucky Dog" ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron D'Eau Claire" <[email protected]> To: "'John Cooper'" <[email protected]>; "'elecraft'" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 25, 2011 4:14 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] paddle key training > Push paddle right for dits and left for dahs - based on decades of using a > conventional right-handed semi-automatic key (bug). > > I was a bit surprised when, a few years ago, I started hearing about people > using the reverse but it makes sense - anything so easily changed will be > changed by someone. The old rationale that there was less fatigue launching > the mechanism to make dots when it was done by the thumb doesn't apply to > paddles. (Actually there are bugs for left-handed people that are reversed > too). > > I'm sure there are more "techniques" with paddles since they can be made to > respond to a whisper touch so the old "roll the wrist" action that was > common on bugs to avoid fatigue no longer applies, but I've never pursued > them. Indeed, I seldom use the paddles - I prefer the bug :-) > > Have fun John! > > Ron AC7AC > > > -----Original Message----- > > Anyone know of any google or youtube videos or a website that shows how to > use a key like the bencher by-1 or 2. Also I would like to poll those that > use paddles do you have dits on the left or right paddle? Curious as to > what the majority uses. > > WT5Y > > My K2 is up and running from getting it yesterday. At least to where you > check out the basic functions. Starting Reciever and PLL Synthesizer > tonight. > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
