[Elecraft] Iambic Keying - Debunking the Myth

[Dan KB6NU]

I read this article a couple of months ago. It seems to me that the  
author protests wayyyyy too much. He admits that iambic keying gives  
at least a 5% advantage, but then claims that it's not worth the pain  
of learning how to do it.

Well, I don't know about the rest of you, but it wasn't difficult for  
me to learn how to do it, and the 5% gain was certainly worth the  
little bit of effort it took on my part. I think N1FN, for whatever  
reason, had a lot of trouble getting the hang of it, and that got   
him so worked up that he's trying to defame the technique.

This is how it boils down for me: Try iambic keying, and if you like  
it and it's not too much hassle for you, use it. If you're not  
patient enough to learn iambic keying, or you are having trouble  
learning it, sell your dual-lever paddle and go out and buy a single- 
lever one.


73!

Dan KB6NU
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On Sep 10, 2007, at 8:27 AM, Bill Tippett wrote:

> Iambic Keying - Debunking the Myth
>
> by
> Marshall G. Emm, N1FN