I love this discussion. Being a beginner CW person (practical fast CW
anyway) I was pondering what key to get: Single vs. Double paddles.
The single lever would pay more homage to my OM who did 40+ WPM in WW2
using what he called a "bug." I am not sure what bug meant then, but I
sure wanted to be like him.
Then a Begali came up for sale on Ebay last night... a double paddle. I
grabbed it up with "Buy it now" and cannot wait to see what happens next.
I still only think in left or right and have not squeezed much yet, but
am an eager student.
Thank you all for re-inspiring me to get better at CW no matter what
approach I find.
John
David Ferrington, M0XDF wrote:
Thank you for putting the other side of the case, I'm one of those 'who are
still trying to figure out how the wind blows'.
I have a K3 on order and purchased a HexKey at the same time, thinking it
would be rather nice to have a key from Elecraft to go with the K3.
However, as yet I can't send any Morse, having only got to the point of
'almost' reading it all, and that at rather low speed.
So, I'm not sure whether to keep the HexKey on order, since shipment to the
UK would be expensive if I wasn't shipping the K3 + as well. Or if I should
go for a much cheaper single paddle alternative from the UK.
I know this will be a matter of personal preference, but that's hard to make
with previous experience at all to fall back to.
On 10/9/07 15:17, "David A. Belsley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent:
I have chimed in here against my better judgement because I feel this
is an issue that has to be solved by each individual. I know nothing
I say is going to change the minds of the "fundamentalists" on issues
like these, but for those who are still trying to figure out how the
wind blows, I simply say, "put up your own wetted finger and come to
your own conclusions -- they are the only ones that count."
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