Edward R. Cole wrote: > > I didn't get a paddle until a couple years ago, even though my radios > had internal keyers. I am finding it hard to use the paddle. I > guess too many years with a straight key where your hand makes each > character. I guess in time I will get the reflexes to use an iambic > key. BTW I still have my Novice straight key and send 20wpm pretty > easy; much better than my paddle sending. >
Don't waste your time with iambic and get a really good single-lever paddle like N3ZN's ZN-SL series. The supposed efficiency advantage of iambic is mostly a myth (see below) and the downside is you must have much more accurate finger coordination (which becomes a problem as you age). BTW most competitors at the High Speed Telegraphy (HST) World Championships use homebrew single-lever paddles to send extremely high speeds. 73, Bill Iambic Keying - Debunking the Myth http://www.morsex.com/pubs/iambicmyth.pdf High Speed Morse Code- WØAAA (using ZN-SLB) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_icJLmsFNU Practicing for the HST Championships http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpKv1sd69Vs&NR=1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUBGrO9Vs1k&NR=1 -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Straight-key-first-tp6527910p6528427.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ 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
