Hi Bill, First, don't give up! I'd try using a combination of approaches: copy some W1AW, copy some qsos, practice off-air at your highest sending (not copying) speed, and of course have qsos at comfortable, but too comfortable, speeds.
William Moore wrote: > 1. Iambic A or Iambic B? A sends exactly your paddle presses. B adds an extra iambic (adds a dit to a dah, or dah to a dit) to your final press. I think it comes down to what you've learned. Last year I liked B best, but as my speed has increased I now prefer A. > 2. Proper contact spacing on the paddles? Personal preference probably, but I like mine as close as possible so I barely have to touch the paddles. > 3. Paddles n or Paddles r? I am right handed. Most likely 'n' so that your thumb sends dits and finger sends dahs. > 4. How to best learn the art of Iambic keying. For instance start at 20 wpm > and work down or 10 wpm and work up? > 5. Slap or caress the paddles? > 6. Is it just a matter of practice, practice and more practice? Kind of > like soldering For all the above, go to http://www.k7qo.net/ and under the section "Ham Radio Articles" read the article "Sending Morse". It's extremely helpful. > 7. A reality check, maybe I am just too far gone to learn this skill. But, > at one time, I did have a pretty good fist on the J-38. > ..............And any other tid-bits of advice It might be me, but relaxation is helpful. When I'm in the state of mind where I almost don't care whether I copy correctly...that's when I copy best! GL & 73, Mike ab3ap _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
