I thought practicing timing was important when progressing from a straight key to a bug, but to use a keyer one only has to have timing good enough not to confuse the keyer logic.
The keyer does all the critical work of inserting the proper spaces between code elements including, for most keyers, even enforcing the correct word spacing. Personally I loved Iambic keying. I never considered whether it was really faster or easier (I'm a rag chewer and so seldom run over 25 wpm). What I like about it was the smooth flow of motion to create CW. I quit using it because it destroyed my fist on a real bug. Muscle memory had me fruitlessly squeezing the bug paddles all the time, wondering what was wrong, Hi! Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
