What we DO need to obsess over is sending perfect code.
There's precious little of it out there. What device is used to send it is irrelevant. Dave is right on all points. 73, Kent K9ZTV On 11/9/2017 11:43 AM, Dave Sublette wrote:
Don’t obsess over which paddle is best for you. Which ever system you choose, it will take hours and hours of off the air practice before you "should” put it on the air. Which ever system you start with, you will learn to love and prefer — if you get that far. I use iambic B and a dual paddle, but don’t often use the squeeze feature. If you start with this, as others have pointed out, you don’t have to squeeze. My opinion is (and it is just an opinion) by starting with the dual paddle, Iambic B, you give yourself the most options to expand or change methods. It is mostly timing and getting your internal “clock” to a place where you make proper, readable communication using Morse. An automatic keyer doesn’t do this for you. I hear plenty of people using keys who don’t send code that is comfortable to copy. Pick something and start practicing. You will never master it until you start. 73, Dave, K4TO
______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
