Here's one example. No apparent squeeze keying. No wrist movement. Just
flying fingers. There are dozens of them on youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q_ZEwZzuqW0
Eric KE6US
On 3/29/2020 1:24 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
On 2020-03-29 2:01 PM, EricJ wrote:
The bug was developed to minimize destructive wrist action. Operators
learned to roll their wrist, but not really flex it in any way. I've
noticed most of the high speed ops on youtube demonstrating Begali
(what else?) keys use two fingers and thumb with no wrist movement.
The only place I know that Morse was sent using "fingers only" was with
iambic/squeeze keying using an electronic keyer.
I learned on a straight key 50+ years ago where I was taught to use the
entire forearm. I moved to a bug where I was taught to roll the forearm
(confirmed after the fact by my wife's grandfather who was a long time
Western Electric landline operator/station manager) to a single paddle
TO keyer and eventually to a dual paddle keyer. I still roll my wrist
and use very little finger movement (obviously I don't "squeeze").
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 2020-03-29 2:01 PM, EricJ wrote:
Sending Morse by foot isn't so rare. It's common enough that a Q-code
was developed especially for it.
Most of us started on a straight key (62 years) where wrist action is
more important. The bug was developed to minimize destructive wrist
action. Operators learned to roll their wrist, but not really flex it
in any way. I've noticed most of the high speed ops on youtube
demonstrating Begali (what else?) keys use two fingers and thumb with
no wrist movement. I've only seen it on youtube as nobody I've known
since the Army ever sent that fast!
Eric KE6US
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