Nicely phrased, Fred. The next time someone
accuses me of a senile act I'll tell them "No,
that's just my greater maturity coming through" :-)
73, Phil W7OX
On 12/2/14 9:48 AM, Fred Jensen wrote:
Well Jeff,
Nearly all of this left-right thread has
involved us "more mature" hams discussing early
paddle experiences, often as teens or early
20-somethings. Learning and adapting ability,
particularly physically, does tend to decline
some as we accumulate birthdays.
Things have also changed dramatically. We are
no longer required to write in log books as we
operate. Transceivers, with a Big Knob, have
replaced transmitters and receivers with a
multitude of knobs. My K3 and WinKey have CW
memories, just tap the button. As a result, many
of my reasons for learning to send right-handed
have disappeared.
It looks like you're in the "more mature" class
with the rest of us. I'd recommend doing what
feels natural for you and what makes operating
enjoyable. I doubt, today in 2014, you'll gain
much advantage forcing yourself to send left if
you're right-handed. It doesn't matter how your
paddle is set up unless you find yourself
operating at other stations or in teams [e.g.
FD] which will be predominantly right-ish.
73,
Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 50th Running of the Cal QSO Party
3-4 Oct 2015
- www.cqp.org
On 12/2/2014 7:35 AM, Thorpe, Jeffrey wrote:
So, as a rightie, should I start off
sending with my left? If I do, should I reverse
it? Would that make
it easier to swap to my right? Or, just start
sending with my right?
(Well, four questions.) For copying, I do it
the old-fashioned way -
pen and paper, and shorthand scribble-characters.
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