[CW] sideswiper question.

[Neal McEwen]

Andrew wrote:
> 
> I have been following with interest the discussion about sideswipers and their merits compared to other keys.  I am still a little confused.  Do you actually push to one side to make the dots and the other side for the dashes?  Or are you actually making the character yourself as with a straight key?   Could someone clear this up?  

Let's use CQ as an example,...
On a hand key you go down-up, down-up, down-up, down-up  down-up,
down-up, down-up, down-up.  This is 16 changes of direction.
On a sideswiper you go left-right-left-right  left-right-left-right. 
This is 8 changes of direction and this where the economy of motion is
derived.

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