[Elecraft] Good morse key?

[Darwin, Keith]

American style is done with the forearm on the desk and sending is done
by rocking the hand up & down, pivoting at the wrist.  Some (myself
included) will use a modified American style where the elbow is on the
desk but the forearm is held above the desk a bit and sending is done by
flexing the hand / wrist and moving the forearm up and down.  With
American sending, you usually want a key with a knob close to the desk
and the key is set back from the front edge to make room for your arm.

European sending starts with the key at the front edge of the desk.
Your upper arm hangs at your side, elbow close to your rig cage.  The
forearm is parallel to the floor and is unsupported.  Sending is done by
moving various parts of your whole arm in a rocking / bouncing fashion.
Keys for this style often have large mushroom knobs which are high off
the desk.

>From a key perspective, European senders can use any key since knob
height doesn't really matter much.  American senders are pretty
dependant on having a knob close to the desk and struggle with mushroom
knobs.

- Keith N1AS -
- K2 5411.ssb.100 -
- K3 Wave 3 -

-----Original Message-----
What is the difference between English and American style?