[CW] Whew! Shinny new bug....

[Ron Youvan]

   James Hull es K3PID Ron wrote:


> I am thinking about buying my first really nice straight key.  I am
> thinking about getting The Patriot by LNR but would appreciate some
> honest opinions before I drop $200.  Comments?

> http://www.lnrprecision.com/propumpkey/

>> Well I had a bug about 50 years ago and as I recall I didn’t do very
>> well so I went to a straight key. Later I moved to an Iambic paddle
>> and a keyer and can run it pretty well at 20 wpm. Lately I’ve gotten
>> the bug ( pun intended) and bought a new shinny classic deluxe from
>> the folks at Vibroplex. Well I got it wired up and quickly discovered
>> that all the hours spent using the paddle didn’t help much with the
>> bug. In fact they probably made it more difficult. My fist still wants
>> to hold the paddle to make multiple dahs.....  So if you hear me
>> sending CQ ( I can do that pretty well ) and decide to give me a call,
>> please be gentle! I still have to get use to hearing the damper weight
>> click when the arm swings back for a dah... maybe I can wear ear
>> plugs.... wait...
>> 73 es be gentle...

   I teach and preach iambic sending.
I think iambic sending allows much of the mechanical parts of sending
to become performed by the subconscious.
Bugs and straight keys not so much.

   Iambic sending is the most advanced method of sending Morse code.
I see no reason to regress.  Glass arm here we come.
-- 
   Ron  KA4INM - Youvan's corollary:
                 Every action results in unwanted side effects.