[CW] "THE SECRETS OF CW" by Frank Merritt, VE7FPM

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr.]

Hello Bruce,

Many people use straight keys today, the club SKCC is thriving.  They're
dedicated to straight key use.

I'm wondering if you also learned Morse in what was the traditional
profession, straight key to semiautomatic key, then perhaps go electronic
keyer?  Many used to do that but some went directly to electronic keyer,
and bypassed this progression.

A discussion about which would bear the best fruit would be interesting,
but I doubt anyone has done a scientific survey, which just leaves us with
valued opinions which are sometimes unfactual.

73

DR N1EA


On Jan 30, 2017 10:40 PM, "Bruce Prior" <n7rr at hotmail.com> wrote:

This is an interesting article. I have one observation, however. The days
of straight keying are long over in 2017. That's a stage which beginners
don't need to visit at all. Almost any modern transceiver has a built-in
keyer. If you're using an old rig without an internal CW keyer, you can
build an inexpensive external one very easily: http://www.hamgadgets.
com/ULTRA-PICOKEYER.
Ultra PicoKeyer KIT - HamGadgets <http://www.hamgadgets.com/ULTRA-PICOKEYER>
www.hamgadgets.com
Want to buy it assembled? Radio Dan can help you out. He offers Ultra
PicoKeyer and ID-O-Matic kits assembled and tested, complete with cables if
you want.

For beginners, I'd suggest using a single-lever paddle, although a
dual-lever one can also be used in slap fashion, and the operator could
then experiment with iambic and dit-insertion and dah-insertion techniques
if desired.


Animportantskilltolearninsendingisalwaystoleavespacesbetweenwords.


73, Bruce Prior N7RR


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