[CW] High speed sending...

Tue, 6 Aug 2002 22:56:26 -0400

Letter Iambic keyer motions                              Single lever
motions

A  dot, dash, release dot release dash (4)       dot, dash, release dash (3)
C  dash, dot release dash release dot (4)        dash, dot, dash, dot,
release (5)
K  dash, dot, release dot, release dash (4)       dash, dot, dash, release
(4)
N  dash, dot, release dash release dot (4)       dash, dot, release (3)
R  dot, dash, release dash, release dot (4)      dot, dash, dot, release (4)
AR dot, dash, release dash release dot (4)     dot, dash, dot, dash, dot,
release (6)

If you go through the alphabet with this analysis, you'll see that total
movements are fewer with the single-lever because pushing it one way clears
the opposite contact.

If the characters a, c, k, n, r, and + (/ar) are all the identical motions
iambicly (and I'll concede they probably are), then it is no wonder my brain
gets confused.  Each letter ought to be a discrete set of motions, shouldn't
it?  I'd not only have to remember those identical motions, but I'd also
have to be very precise in my timing and I wouldn't have a sidetone to help
me because my motions are required to be ahead of the sidetone -- that's
sending blind???

No, I do not see that the iambic keyer is doing a lot of the work for us.

About sending periods. . .  People who do that are one of my pet peeves.
Most of the folks I talk with just pause a second if they want to pause.
They send neither a period nor a BT.  But if they need to say "uh" then they
might send BT.

73, Mike N4NT

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ronald KA4INM Youvan" <[email protected]>
To: "cw" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 07, 2002 2:27 AM
Subject: Re: [CW] High speed sending...

> Mike Hyder -N4NT- wrote:
>
> > 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.
>
>
>    Mike, you are missing something important, send an `a' then send a `.'
with
> your single lever, I use the SAME motion and effort for both with my
double
> lever, do you see any difference?  The characters a, c, k, n, r, and +
(/ar)
> (possibly more, it is late) are all the identical motions iambicly,
> are they with a single lever?  Do you see that the iambic keyer is doing a
lot
> of the work for us?
>    When I rag chew I never send a /bt, I send a period to end sentences,
> or thoughts.  Why not, it fits and it is as easy to send as the letter A.
>    Do you see why?
>
>         73 (= Best Regards) de: Ron [email protected]
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