[ARC5] US Morse Exam History...Commercial versus mateur (OT)

[Richard Knoppow]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Everette" <radiocompass at yahoo.com>
To: "Geoff" <geoffrey at jeremy.mv.com>; 
<kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
Cc: <Arc5 at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 22, 2012 6:49 AM
Subject: Re: [ARC5] US Morse Exam History...Commercial 
versus mateur (OT)


>I have a keyer, but don't use it much... a Hallicrafters 
>HA-1, with a Vibroplex Virokeyer paddle which is the only 
>kind I've ever been able to sort-of master.
>
> On Field Day, it is quite handy to use a bug -- my weapon 
> of choice -- and be able to send slower using the Dah-side 
> as a straight key, in the event of QRM or a doofus 
> operator on the other end whose "morse reader" is 
> confounded by the bug.
>
> My most recent "large" hamfest purchase was a brand new 
> Blue Racer.  Lovely!
>
> 73
>
> Mike
> W4DSE
>
>
     Same here, I have the same keyer and paddle. I've 
practiced with it but am still more comfortable with a bug. 
I suppose its because I learned to use a bug early and kept 
it up. Also, the HA-1 does not have all the gee-gaws on it 
that modern keyers do that allows it to fix bad timing so 
you really have to have some skill with it.


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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk at ix.netcom.com