I had turned that keyer around and put hand on top of box and that worked for me. However I was just messing around and have not continued that way. I use bug most of the time and wired up a set of paddles to work like a double speed [cootie] key. That is also a lot of fun.
73 Chuck AA8VS > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:27:18 -0700 > From: "Jack West" <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] paddle key training > To: "Ron D'Eau Claire" <[email protected]>, "'John Cooper'" > <[email protected]>, "'elecraft'" <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <002e01cbeb4c$91559ce0$0602a8c0@hamradio> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; > reply-type=original > > 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" > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
