[CW] Bug Sending Flourishing Fingers or Rolling Forearm?

[stan levandowski via CW]

David, enjoyed the video of YOUR sending very very much.  I send like 
you do - rolling forearm and vicious whacking.  Fifty+ years ago, in 
Navy class "C" high speed telegraph school, my instructor told me I was 
doing it all wrong.  Essentially, he wanted me to make love to the bug 
with gentle fingertip stroking.   It was rather easy to conclude he 
never went to sea....a career hot shot shore station op.  Your video 
made my day.  73, Stan WB2LQF

On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 06:49 PM, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. via CW wrote:


Bug sending.  Fingers or Rolling Forearm?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYhrSEERvbI 
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYhrSEERvbI>

DA sending closing message on Night of Nights 11 
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYhrSEERvbI>


DA sends with her flying fingers! I learned to send by rolling my 
forearm.


RCA KPH operator Denice Stoops (DA) uses a wonderful fingerwork flourish 
but it isn't the way I was taught to avoid cramping and other bug-a-boos 
of bug sending.

Here is a video of myself at a Speed-X semi-automatic key - I discuss 
sending and set up of bug:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NjjviNVaW8 
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NjjviNVaW8>


Here is a closeup of bug setup looking at the damper adjustment - "just 
so it touches the wheel on the damper - and the damper wheel is 
unrestrained so that it moves!".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpAuWL7vnMI 
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpAuWL7vnMI>


I always asked the best operators I ever heard for advice and I was told 
I could send faster, longer, and clearer by rotating the forearm to 
send.  I have found this to be true. 


More on KPH including a half hour video and more DA sending!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mXrpkU7CCI 
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mXrpkU7CCI>


Even though I recommend my method of bug sending, I could watch DA 
sending forever!  I'm boring next to her!


73
David N1EA









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