But.... I learned to send electronic key CW some 52 years ago using a borrowed paddle and vacuum tube keyer. I was a young kid then and hesitated to change anything, so I wound up sending with what, for me, is a backward paddle (I am left-handed). Never changed, and can't now, but I've always felt that this arrangement - dits on the index finger, dahs on the thumb - contributes to a higher than average error rate in hand-sent CW. I know that the opposite, traditional arrangement was basically dictated by the need to time dashes manually, while dots were send by the bug, but wonder if there have been any studies done that would support or refute this idea.
73, Pete N4ZR The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at www.conteststations.com The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com, spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 On 3/26/2011 4:06 AM, Ian White GM3SEK wrote: > Fred Jensen wrote: >> The message: "Do what works for you, there is no 'right' answer." > And also: "Don't ask a talented person - ask someone who had to work at > it." > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
