[CW] touch keyer experience

[John - N5DWI]

Hi, Mike

I used to feel the same way about my Heathkit MicroMatic keyer.
When I lost it (long story), I felt as though I'd lost a good friend.

Since Heath is out of business, I had no choice but to go to paddles.

I went through several, and finally settled on the Bencher BY-2,
but it never seemed as smooth as the MicroMatic.  Although I've
become quite proficient on the BY-2, I still sometimes dream of
having my old friend back.

Based on your comments, then, I think I'll try one. 

Which model did you get, one with the keyer, or one without it?

I kind of like the looks of the TT1, but the paddles are horizontal
instead of vertical like my old Heath keyer.

vy 73 de john

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M.Wood wrote:

>I decided to try the touch keyer from cwtouchkeyer.com. The Sears & 
>Roebuck-type 'satisfaction guaranteed' money back offer loomed in my mind. 
>"What does a paddle with no moving parts feel like?" I wondered. The 5-50wpm 
>speed listed on the website for the paddle gave me a lot of room for 
>improvement (18wpm here).
>
>I began practicing while sitting in front of the TV, sending letters and 
>numbers from home shopping, business data, and off-track betting channels 
>(using headset into keyer). In very little time I went from many errors with 
>the touch paddle to smooth readable code. I quickly developed a 'touch' for 
>the paddles. Now my sending speed is significantly more than my copying speed 
>(but working on that with mp3 player). 
>
>Unexpectedly, I now prefer the touch paddles to my existing paddle (Kent 
>dual.) I'm interested to know if any of you have had a similar experience 
>with touch vs. mechanical.
>
>Mike K2CSJ
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