[CW] Ambidextrous Manipulation

[Raymond Lee]

I am a right-hander.  I write and pound straight key with right hand.  I
prefer thumb dash and finger dot, thus, operate a right-handed bug on the
left and a left-handed on the right.  I wire electronic keyer in such a way
to cope with thumb dash and finger dot as well for the single lever and
twin lever paddles.  I am capable to manipulate bugs / single lever paddles
/ iambic paddles ambidextrously and simultaneously.



73’s de Ray, VR2UW
http://www.youtube.com/user/Radiotelegrapher


On Sun, Nov 11, 2012 at 12:35 AM, Ron Youvan <ka4inm at gmail.com> wrote:

>    Ray VR2UW    vr2uw at netvigator.com wrote:
>
> > Any member in this forum is capable to operate keys / paddles / bugs
> with both hands?  VR2UW would like to share pertinent experience for the
> betterment of ambidextrous manipulation.
>
>    Personally I am right handed and my left had is too stupid to live
> without help from "Rightie."
> My CW mentor Fred K4NT Keirstead {/SK} could send beautiful code with any
> key with either hand with
> the key oriented in either forward or reverse position.  (reverse is for
> mobile operation)
>
>    He used the same BUG for 40 years, with alligator skin covered case and
> wedge.  He took the time
> to learn the iambic method, it took him about a year.  He taught cw
> classes for many years, finally
> for the BARS club, the "Brandon Armature Radio Society."  (Florida) He
> taught beginning and two
> levels of advanced Morse code.
>    Just as everyone that I have put on to iambic keying, he said:  "I'd
> hate to have to go back."
>    (to the old ways)
>    When he used the bug he (a right hander) used his left hand, when he
> learned the iambic method he
> settled on right handed sending, but he didn't know why.
> I told him it was probably because when he started he had to wright down
> the pertinent information
> from the other OM, with his right hand, then after 40 years he had
> enhanced his memory enough to not
> have to take written notes, he agreed that I was most likely correct.  (55
> wpm was his top speed, he
> worked F. D. at 13 wpm)
>
>    I preach and teach the iambic method, but I am struggling to pick up
> speed as I learn "head copy."
> --
>     73 Ron KA4INM - All E-mail sent to this address shall linger in the
> Google cloud forever!
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