Are you proficient with a straight key? You need to get your timing perfect before you "progress" to a paddle. You may not like a squeeze paddle. See for e.g. /Iambic Keying - Debunking the Myth/ by Marshall G Emm, N1FN (Freely available at http://www.mtechnologies.com/. For lots of other resources including CW mentors see the Straight Key Century Club website at http://www.skccgroup.com/.
GL & 73, Charles, N2SO On 3/25/2011 6:56 PM, John Cooper wrote: > 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
