[CW] N1EA Method of Sideswiper Sending

[David J. J. Ring, Jr.]

Hello Lads and Lassies!

Years ago in an effort to retain my abilities to send with a semi-automatic key and paddles for electronic keyer use as well as the sideswiper which I was attempting to learn, I asked a LOT of questions from the best sideswiper operators of the day, like Bob Shrader, W6BNB, Ben Russell, N6SL, and many others.

I formulated a method of keying the sideswiper that would allow me to not get totally confused or at least any more than normal.

The result was this method: 
My Gopher site via the http to gopher gateway. 
https://gopher.floodgap.com/gopher/gw?=sdf.org+70+302f75736572732f646a72696e676a722f73696465737769706572

My Web Site in HTML (normal browser) http://qsl.net/n1ea/sideswiper.html

For those quirky enough to still have software that accesses gopher directly: 
gopher://sdf.org:70/0/users/djringjr/sideswiper

Anyway, it's left me able to send with all types of similar keys without having to "forget" too much.

Here are several of my old videos - watch the keys and not my fingernails - but still the quality of my voice and video are very poor, I was in terrible pain when I did them.
Two on bugs, two on different types of sending - the USA one I'm just slapping the key 

Video 1 semi-automatic key "bug" pendulum damper adjustment by N1EA https://youtu.be/NpAuWL7vnMI
Video 2 bug setup and demo https://youtu.be/2NjjviNVaW8

Also two straight key videos
Video 3 UK and Swedish style sending by N1EA https://youtu.be/9HPsZ6VLvLE
Video 4 USA straight key setup and sending method by N1EA https://youtu.be/3mkXTxnaiaM

Also a video on cootie adjustment and a small demo of sending:
Video 5 Side Swiper Sending, Russian KDM by N1EA sideswiper Morse key https://youtu.be/r0EDFjCEoDI

Just to show you I can send when I'm in less pain - a bit less and with trimmed fingernails to boot two demo videos.

Video 6 Kubla Khan - Take 1 https://youtu.be/8hWDnM9cdGo 
Video 7 Kubla Khan - Take 2 [with Closed Captions - turn them on if you want the translation] https://youtu.be/r8JXr3I2ycQ

"Bonus" Video 8 N1EA at 29 years old interviewed by CBS News at Valdez, Alaska after SOS and succesful rescue of 535 passengers and crew from passenger ship "ms PRINSENDAM" https://youtu.be/4Puk5KUEeVE?t=916 OR here if you don't want the introduction by CBS news https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Puk5KUEeVE&t=1002s

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