On 11/9/2017 6:14 AM, JEROME SODUS wrote:
1. a comment that regular practice is needed to maintain competence with a
dual-paddle,
2. iambic-a or iambic-b just seem physically complicated.
I started out around 1956 with a bug given to me by a cousin who had
been in the Navy. Sometime in the mid-60s, I switched cold turkey to a
keyer. Don't remember what I used for a paddle, but if it wasn't a
Bencher BY-1, I soon gravitated to one. I now own 3-4 of them, all
bought used from the great auction site. My fingers/brain learned to use
a paddle before Iambic keyers had been invented, and I've never tried to
change that.
Several years ago, I bought a used Begali gold paddle, don't know the
model number. It cost as much as I paid for three of the used Benchers,
and I find that my fingers/brain send better CW with the Benchers. All
are dual-lever paddles.
BTW -- the cheapest way to buy a BY-1 is to buy a used MFJ keyer that
has a BY-1 mechanically integrated with the keyer's electronics, remove
the electronics and throw it away. :) One of my Benchers came that way.
One of my contesting buddies brings his N3ZN paddle to our contesting
setups. It's a very nice paddle.
Why do I own so many paddles? In the shack, one is connected to a
WinKey, which my logging software toggles between two radios. Each K3
has a paddle attached so that I can program the memories. In our
multi-station contesting trailer, the computer sends the programmed
messages and the paddle sends fills.
73, Jim K9YC
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