American style is done with the forearm on the desk and sending is done by rocking the hand up & down, pivoting at the wrist. Some (myself included) will use a modified American style where the elbow is on the desk but the forearm is held above the desk a bit and sending is done by flexing the hand / wrist and moving the forearm up and down. With American sending, you usually want a key with a knob close to the desk and the key is set back from the front edge to make room for your arm.
European sending starts with the key at the front edge of the desk. Your upper arm hangs at your side, elbow close to your rig cage. The forearm is parallel to the floor and is unsupported. Sending is done by moving various parts of your whole arm in a rocking / bouncing fashion. Keys for this style often have large mushroom knobs which are high off the desk. >From a key perspective, European senders can use any key since knob height doesn't really matter much. American senders are pretty dependant on having a knob close to the desk and struggle with mushroom knobs. - Keith N1AS - - K2 5411.ssb.100 - - K3 Wave 3 - -----Original Message----- What is the difference between English and American style? _______________________________________________ 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
