[CW] Straight key vs paddle

[John Barnwell]

Michiel, do yourself a favor, and learn with a straight key. Learning to be proficient in sending and receiving "good" code, is not magic. It takes a little dedication, and lots of practice on a regular basis. Check out youtube and you will see more than one "cw op" who thinks he is the cat's meow on a bug or paddle, little does he know that what he is sending is considered "poop fist" material. By learning slowly with a hand key, you will learn proper spacing between characters and words. When you get to the point where you can set the gap on your hand key at a "hairs width" and send with it perfectly at 15 to 20 wpm, you might then give a paddle a try. Warm regards, John Barnwell

--- On Sun, 4/18/10, Michiel Wories <mwories at hotmail.com> wrote:

From: Michiel Wories <mwories at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [CW] Straight key vs paddle
To: cw at mailman.qth.net
Date: Sunday, April 18, 2010, 7:12 PM



 


 


 
Hi all,
 
Lots of useful suggestions and heard some rationale 
to use a straight key. Would it impair my ability to learn straight key if I 
started with a bug first?
 
Thanks,
Michiel




From: Jim Lasley 
Sent: Sunday, April 18, 2010 9:08 AM
To: cw at mailman.qth.net 
Subject: Re: [CW] Straight key vs paddle


I 
agree with Larry.  One of the nicest compliments I've had was when 
switching from a bug to straight key was "Wow! A W1AW fist."  I still 
chuckle over that one.

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