Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

It's not a binary thing.  While nearly everyone identifies one side as dominant, and that's usually the right side, it's more like a continuum.  When our kids were in Little League [and Dad got roped into coaching], it was fairly common for a right-handed kid to be unable to hit the ball.

Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

ecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with My first speed key was a left-handed bug, even though I am right-handed. (My college room mate WB2SEZ was a lefty and I used his bug.) To this day I can send with either a bug or an electronic keyer with

Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

Yes, it is a lot easier if you invert the paddle to switch hands (making the two hands do a mirror of each other). Sending with your non-writing hand gives you the ambidextrous advantage FB de KX2CW ~joan Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra, said Piglet. Shaka, when the walls fell, said Pooh. > On

Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

Kevin: If you lost the use of your dominant hand due to a stroke or industrial accident what would you do? I would guess you would continue life pretty much as it is today except there would be a slowing of productivity until you got back up to speed with the non-dominant hand. Switching

Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

Like Eric, I am a lefty. I forced myself to learn to use a paddle with my right hand so I wouldn’t have to put the pencil down. One different thing I did was to send DAHs with my thumb (ie. the “slow” finger”) and DITs with my fore (ie. “last”) finger. What I have found is that my dominant

Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

I've tried upside down before but I'll need practice sending normally with the "wrong" hand.    Thank you,     Kevin. On 03/18/2018 07:10 PM, Alan wrote: My first speed key was a left-handed bug, even though I am right-handed.  (My college room mate WB2SEZ was a lefty and I used his

Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

Very cool, I had never heard this way of doing things.  I'll try it.    Kevin. KD5ONS On 03/18/2018 07:08 PM, William Ravenel wrote: I’m right handed but decided I’d use a paddle left handed fore ease of taking notes. In my case I left the paddle sense alone (dahs on right paddle) to

Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

My first speed key was a left-handed bug, even though I am right-handed. (My college room mate WB2SEZ was a lefty and I used his bug.) To this day I can send with either a bug or an electronic keyer with either hand. I think it would be challenging, but certainly do-able, to learn to send

Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

I’m right handed but decided I’d use a paddle left handed fore ease of taking notes. In my case I left the paddle sense alone (dahs on right paddle) to facilitate sharing without reversing. Didn’t see how this would be harder and it hasn’t been. Will, AI4VE

Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

Hey Fred,     I know of one guitarist who was pretty good playing backward guitar.  He was from Seattle and known as Jimi.  Regular guitar tuning but backward because of the the northpaw conspiracy.  While I could just barely throw a 90 mph fast ball (four seamer) right handed I could never

Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

A survey taken here on the list a number of years ago found that: ~25% of hams considered themselves left-handed ~all of them considered themselves to be engineers or retired engineers ~50% of them learned to send right to 1) keep the log, and 2) be able to guest op ~0% of northpaws learned to

Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

Yes SIR, I really want to get to Carnegie Hall :)    VY 73 all ya-all   Kevin.  KD5ONS On 03/18/2018 06:45 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Kevin, Set the paddle menu to PDL Rev, and practice, practice, practice. 73, Don W3FPR On 3/18/2018 8:50 PM, kevinr wrote: Have any of you attempted

Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

Kevin, Set the paddle menu to PDL Rev, and practice, practice, practice. 73, Don W3FPR On 3/18/2018 8:50 PM, kevinr wrote: Have any of you attempted changing dominant hands?  My left hand has very few broken bones in it and rarely has the pain I have in my right one.  How difficult would it

Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

I tried it 30 years ago so I could hold a pencil with my dominant (left) hand and not have to put it down when keying with my right.  It took a couple evenings to get back up to speed. Keep it symmetrical. If your sending dots with your right thumb, swap the paddle lead so you're sending dots

Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

I learned to send iambic with my right hand (I am right handed) and by simply reversing the function of the left and right paddles, I am able to switch to the left hand. Chuck Jack KE9UW Sent from my iPhone, cjack > On Mar 18, 2018, at 7:51 PM, kevinr wrote: > > Have any

Re: [Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

I have tried once, but it was difficult... However if you invert the paddle it gets a lot better! One other trick, send the same thing with both hands, it makes it easer to send lefty for me. 73s and thanks, Dave NK7Z https://www.nk7z.net On 03/18/2018 05:50 PM, kevinr wrote: Have any of

[Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

Have any of you attempted changing dominant hands?  My left hand has very few broken bones in it and rarely has the pain I have in my right one.  How difficult would it be to learn to send with my non-dominant hand?  I came very close to giving up CW a few years ago when I had nerve damage in