[CW] High speed sending...

[Mike Hyder -N4NT-]

John, their proof fails.  They not only ignore the fact that with dual
levers you must make an independent motion to release a lever; they
absolutely deny that is the case.

If I am sending the letter "A" then I make 3 motions:  push dot, push dash,
release.  Pushing the dash clears the dot contact on a single-lever key.
With the dual-lever, I must push the dot, push the dash, release the dot,
release the dash.  Call it as you will, there are more motions required with
the dual-lever -- in fact I believe something like 13 of the letters require
more discrete motions to send with the dual-lever than the single.  I wrote
a long (7 page) dissertation on this but it has long-since vanished.

73, Mike

----- Original Message -----
From: "John Bohnovic" <bohnovic@bellsouth.net>
To: "Mike Hyder -N4NT-" <N4NT@charter.net>; <cw@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2002 10:58 AM
Subject: Re: [CW] High speed sending...


> At 06:10 PM 8/2/02 -0400, Mike Hyder  -N4NT- wrote:
>
> >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?
>
> Mike,
>
> You know me and I use my WBL or my buddy Don's (W4WJ) Mercury at speeds
> between 30 and 35 wpm. Sometimes I have to slow down because the band
> conditions don't permit transmissions at these speeds. You will seldom
hear
> me using my Heathkit UltraPro and when I do, It is usually set about 3-5
> wpm faster than the speed my keyer is set at.
>
> At least two people have posted messages to this reflector proving that
> dual lever paddles, when used with an iambic keyer, are more efficient.
> Either you didn't read those messages, or you read them and didn't
> understand them, or you are ignoring what they said. I probably have a
copy
> of them on this PC if anyone is interested I will look for them and post
> them on this reflector.
>
> 73..de John/K4WJ