I'll second that. Propoer spacing is completely independent from the key
used, it's a matter of OP skills! I had at least 2 guys calling me last
weekend in CQ WW using a hand-key that I simply had to send elsewhere as
their CW was not understandable at all, completely weired spacing!
A friend of mine is just learning CW and started right away with a
paddle. He feels much more comfortable with it after trying both,
hand-key and paddle. Sure just a matter of personal preference.
@Tom:
Try both, hand-key and paddle and then decide for *youself* which one
you like most. Or simply use both. ;-)
73, Olli - DH8BQA
Contest, DX & radio projects: http://www.dh8bqa.de
Am 01.12.2014 08:08, schrieb Vic Rosenthal:
I don't agree. How does a straight key help you achieve proper spacing? Some of
the worst sending I've ever heard comes from straight keys. Just get a paddle
and let the keyer do its job. Your job will be to pay attention to the letter
and word spacing.
Also, as others have said, don't get an expensive paddle until you have enough
experience to know what you want. The old Bencher BY1 is cheap and good.
Vic, 4X6GP/K2VCO
On Dec 1, 2014, at 5:51 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV <[email protected]> wrote:
A straight key ... any quality straight key. Don't move to
paddles or a bug until you learn proper timing/spacing.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 2014-11-30 10:27 PM, Tom Blahovici wrote:
Ok
So I'm sure this is going to get a lot of opinions... What's the best key to
start with?
With the k3 of course.
On Nov 30, 2014 10:04 PM, Ray Sills <[email protected]> wrote:
And, don't forget that CW is almost an international language. Even
if you don't speak any of the many foreign languages, most DX
operators understand the characters that we use for a QSO... QTH,
name, WX, RST. And when it's a DX station running... well, all you
get is your call and report (5nn). Many DX operators know enough
English to do the same in voice, but not all. CW fills in that gap.
73 de Ray
K2ULR
KX3 #211
On Nov 30, 2014, at 8:08 PM, lmarion wrote:
If you want to work more DX than you ever thought possible:
1. Learn enough CW to do basic exchanges.
Your speed and proficiency will increase dramatically by just doing
it.
2. Get on 30 meters. Other countries have not abandoned CW
like the USA has. You will work DX after DX station.
You can even call CQ with QRP power and work stations worldwide.
No need to wait for contests with their special rules and pileups.
Leroy AB7CE
On Sun, 2014-11-30 at 18:32 -0500, Tom Blahovici wrote:
Hi
Just thought I'd drop a note about the Elecraft CW decoder. I've
been on the air for a number of hours hunting new DXCC's with the
K3's built in CW decoder. This was my first time using CW, I only
know the letters CQ 5NN TU and that's it! ( OK E also) Never been
on CW before so all DXCC's were 'new'.
Armed with that and a spotting program I racked up 50 new dxccs
from around the world. This was a new experience and introduced me
to CW. Now I want to learn it so the next time the contest comes
around I'll enjoy it that much more. Was a blast.
73's Tom
va2fsq.com
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