[CW] 5 finger key?

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at first glance intriguing, rather like?playing bass maybe,?but I bet it would become tiresome to the fingers.? Keying is easier with whole arm movements.

Bill

AC6QV


-----Original Message-----
From: Jeffrey Herman <jeffreyh at hawaii.edu>
To: CW Reflector <cw at mailman.qth.net>
Cc: Ham Radio History E-list <ham-radio-history at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 1:37 pm
Subject: [CW] 5 finger key?




Continuing to browse through my '65 edition
of Hinks and Kinks I came across an odd one:
Five metal strips to be used as keys (one
per finger), mounted on a wood base, connected
in parallel. It's suggested that the metal strip
key for the thumb be used to make dashes, with
the other four fingers tapping out dots.

I could see using two strips -- one for the index
finger and the other for the thumb -- sort of a
"cuddie key", but five?

Kind of a poor man's "speed key" I guess. For example,
sending the Morse "4", ....-, you could begin
with your little finger and end with your thumb.

If there was an award given for the oddest key, this
surely would be a winner!

73,
Jeff KH6O



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