[CW] bugs on SKN ??

[David J. Ring, Jr.]

The ARRL accepts bugs and cootie keys (anything non-electronic) as "straight 
keys".

I think that this almost negates the existance of SKN.

Why have some on a key that will send 45 wpm in the trained hand when the 
others are doing the up and down thing at maybe 20 - maybe 22 wpm - and with 
great effort?

It doesn't make sense to me.

Getting on a straight key is a great leveler - which is what SKN was 
supposed to be about - it is difficult for the high speed operator to send 
18 wpm and copy the same.

I highly recommend - even for the just SKN - for the men and women reading 
this message to grab the straight key and FEEL what it was like having a 
shift of eight hours on one.   The early telegraphers did that - and many of 
the radio operators did that.  In the UK for many years bugs and electronic 
keys were FORBIDDEN on their radio circuits.

73

DR

David Ring N1EA

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Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2005 10:43 AM
Subject: [CW] bugs on SKN ??


I wonder what is the feeling on using bugs for straight key night....
are they considered straight keys ??      Jim  N5KY
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