[CW] High speed sending...

[Tony Martin]

Mike.....
....and not to mention that an operator that uses the dual paddle in the
true iambic style, is just OUT OF LUCK when he comes upon a situation
where the ONLY key available is a single paddle!  I think every time I
have seen this situation, the frustration factor on behalf of the IAMBIC
operator is out of sight....several utterances include "why did I ever
learn Iambic"....plus other unmentionable phrases 8-). The single paddle
op has no difficulty using the dual paddle because it just appears as a
"fat" handle, hi.

Of course there are always exceptions.

73
Tony, W4FOA


Mike Hyder -N4NT- wrote:
> 
> I've tried both and have found the single-lever is much easier for me to
> use.  I suggested the fellow try one.  Maybe you ought to suggest he not.
> 
> My brain is not able to handle 4 different contact states (open, dot, dash,
> both).  People will dispute it, but because the dual-lever paddles operate
> independently, there must be a motion to release a paddle which makes the
> iambic actually less efficient.  And finally, because of the delay between
> manipulation of the paddles and the output of the keyer (because of dot and
> dash memories) my brain had trouble with speeds over 30 wpm.
> 
> And lastly, I do not know anyone who operates over about 30 wpm who uses an
> iambic keyer/key.  How fast do you operate?
> 
> 73, Mike
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Werner Jochem" <wemjo@gmx.net>
> To: "Mike Hyder -N4NT-" <N4NT@charter.net>
> Sent: Friday, August 02, 2002 5:17 PM
> Subject: RE: [CW] High speed sending...
> 
> > > My first response got bounced for some reason.  My suggestion to folks
> who
> > > are having trouble sending is that they obtain a single-lever
> > > paddle and use
> > > it instead of the dual-lever.  It may also help to disable the dash
> memory
> > > in the keyer.
> > >
> > > 73, Mike N4NT
> >
> > Why do you think a single-lever paddle is easier to handle, Mike?
> >
> > I tried a single-lever paddle many years ago, but I find it much easier to
> > send with a dual-lever paddle using squeeze technique. It's a very
> > economical way to produce the code, especially at high speed levels.
> >
> > 73 cwfe Joe
> 
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