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

[k1vv at comcast.net]

We agree with Dave about the J-38 .... 

We started with a J-38 back in 1956 when I was a CW radio operator in the US ARMY .... we still have our old Novice J-38 ....we use it on straight key night ..SKN ... 

After 60 years on the bands One thing we still do occasionally ... is record a couple of my QSOs ..... it can be humbling experience .... 

Your CW may sound perfect to you when you are sending it ....... until you play back the recording..... 

The most common problem with many hams... and me ... is running the words together ... 

Which you do not notice when you are sending .....This really comes out when you play back the recording... 

Whitey K1VV 

----- Original Message -----

From: "James Hull" <james.hull at va.metrocast.net> 
To: "CW Reflector" <cw at mailman.qth.net> 
Sent: Friday, January 22, 2016 9:32:46 PM 
Subject: Re: [CW] Whew! Shinny new bug.... 

Ok, well Lee's input below is exactly the feedback I am looking for. Yep, I am a newbie to CW and easily swayed by what looks to be a machinist's dream. Time to go find a J-38 key somewhere. 

Ron, I get your input about iambic paddles. I have one from Bencher (got it as a present a few months ago) but want to learn how to form the code manually, first, before I begin to rely upon an electronic keyer. Crawl-walk-run... and am in the Crawl stage at this point. 

Lots of folks have told me to listen to a lot of code first, before I begin to practice sending. I have been doing that using the program NuMorse for a couple of months now. Thinking ahead, though, I am getting the itch to try sending. Guess I will find me a J-38 as my first straight key (and save me about $125 in the process). 

MANY THANKS, ALL! 

Jim 

Sent from my Raspberry Pi 



> On Jan 22, 2016, at 9:11 PM, Lee <L at w0vt.us> wrote: 
> 
> Do you want a key as jewelry or for functionality? If as jewelry go for this thing. If you want a truly super great hand key to just use, you can't beat the feel of a J-38 hand key. Personally, this thing you show looks clunky to me, but that is just my opinion. I use paddles and bugs, but when using a hand key I prefer a J-38 over everything else. The military bought a zillion of them for good reason. They are no designer key but work as good or better then others. A nice one will cost between $50 and $75 these days. 
> Lee, w0vt 
> 
> 
>> On 1/22/2016 8:03 PM, Ron Youvan wrote: 
>> 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. 
> 
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