[Elecraft] Keyer paddle setup

[Mike Geddes]

Thanks for all the great feedback!  I am a relatively new CW op (though of 
course passed it for my licenses along the way) but only more recently 
wanting to improve my skills and develop somewhat of a decent fist.  To that 
end, I have taken the microphone off of my "big" rig and starting to be more 
regular on CW.  Been using my recently built K1 the most lately. The good 
news is that I don't think I am too entrenched in my current mode to change 
to the more standard mode. I think it is like anything . . . important to 
learn good form early in the development of a skill, because it is much more 
difficult to change once proficiency is reached. Not sure why I started with 
dahs on left. I built some QRP kits and guess I just wired them that way. 
Never really have had a CW op elmer.  But I have a bunch on this great site! 
Thanks again for your feedback. It was interesting and helpful.

73,
Mike
N4JX

K1/4  # 2319 on the air
K2     # 6042 next project

 ----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron D'Eau Claire" <rondec at easystreet.com>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 4:20 PM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Keyer paddle setup


I took a slightly different approach. I am nominally left-handed but since I
operated at a variety of commercial and military sites as well as my
personal Amateur station, I chose to learn to use a right handed bug (yes,
there were expensive 'left handed' bugs available).

Sending with my right hand freed my left hand to write while I'm sending.
That is, if I can write and send CW at the same time. Personally I'm still
working on walking while chewing gum...

Ron AC7AC

-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Peter PA0PJE
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2007 12:54 PM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Keyer paddle setup


I normally use my right hand to send and, indeed, learned to use my thumb
for dits. Electronically reversing the function and putting the paddle on my

left, I can use my left hand without much training. My brain simply seems to

cope with that...

72,
Peter

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