On 7/6/2023 10:38 AM, [email protected] wrote:
I stepped up to a keyer from my Lightning Bug in the early 90s' but could never get the hang of both. My fist kept wanting to do the bug W3HKK (since 1956)
First of all: "its not your fault" There are many different keyers available, and then there are single and dual action paddles. Some keyers have multiple personalities to choose from. This is a huge topic to try to wrap your mind around. The reader's digest version is that you can minimize the learning curve by using a single action paddle. This largely eliminates iambic action (which you won't miss), even if the keyer supposedly supports iambic. Some built in keyers in rigs have an option to select "A" or "B" iambic type. On one rig I had, I absolutely could not send with one of these selections, but the other one worked fine for me. On my current rig, A and B seem to be the same. I only use a single action paddle (IE, "dot" and "dash" are mutually exclusive). Hope this helps. 73 Rick N6RK _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
