[CW] Straight key vs paddle

[Ron Zond]

Mike

You can copy 25 wpm  in three weeks, with just 15 min a day practice.
Start at 35 and work down.

Ron
K3MIY

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Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 8:51 AM
To: CW Reflector
Subject: Re: [CW] Straight key vs paddle


On Sun, Apr 18, 2010 at 09:08:52AM -0700, Jim Lasley wrote:
> 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.

It's compliments like that that make one's day. I was teaching a Morse
class, using a straight key at about 7 WPM, and a former Coastie shore
station CW op looked in to say "You have a pretty fist". It just doesn't
get any better than that.

Now if I could only get up to solid copy at 25 wpm or higher ... .

-- 
Mike Andrews, W5EGO
mikea at mikea.ath.cx
Tired old sysadmin 
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