Jack,
Congratulations on your proficiency accomplishments, keep up the good work.
With a single lever paddle, you will not notice any difference between
mode A and mode B.
If you use a dual paddle and squeeze both levers then release them both
at the same time - mode A will complete the current element, but mode B
will complete the current element and then send an opposite element.
You do not loose the completion characteristics for either mode with a
single lever paddle.
73,
Don W3FPR
Jack Regan wrote:
To all the cw buffs,
I'm a little confused.
As far as I can tell, a single lever paddle, when connected to a keyer, sends
dots when pushed in on one direction and dashes when pushed in the opposite
direction. Presumably this prevents the possibility of a keyer sensing both
contacts closed at the same time.
Thus, it occurs to me that if the keyer in my KX1 is set for Iambic A, Then I will get
continuous, properly spaced dots or dashes when I close the appropriate contact but will lose
the "benefits" of squeezed" characters!
Is this correct?
Similarly, if my keyer is set for mode B, I would still get the dots and dashes
but lose the auto completion function as well as the squeese function.
Have I got it right?
BTW, I am using Iambic A right now, and always have. It works fine but I sometimes find myself naturally just sending certain squeese character in a "single paddle manner." Given the fact that many top ops seem to like and use single lever paddles, I thought I would give it a try!
Thanks in advance,
Jack, AE6GC
PS. I just got my 10 wpm Certificate of Code Proficiency from ARRL. I am more
proud of that than passing the Extra exam and WAS!!! I am going for 15 wpm
tonight during the West Coast Qualifying Run. Wish me luck!
J
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