[CW] I LOVE my "Retarded Method"!

[Ed Tanton]

My bottom line is that for average QSOs, with non-constancy (e.g. NOT a 
contest) I prefer a bug; for contests or HS QSOs I pretty much have to 
revert to a paddle & keyer. But this is more because of my lack of (recent) 
bug practice. I USED to be pretty good with both straight key and bug-since 
there was no way (as a 15 yr old high school student) I could afford a 
paddle and TO-keyer at the time.

So... until my bug practice catches up with my paddle skills, it'll be a 
bug for most QSOs and the keyer for contests/etc.



73 Ed Tanton N4XY <n4xy@earthlink.net>

Ed Tanton N4XY
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