[Elecraft] Iambic Keying (WAS: Straight key first?)

[Kevin Rock]

    Or you could do what I did: shatter my right wrist in so many places  
they had to pin it together.  For eight weeks I was in a cast that held my  
hand immobile; thus necessitating my entry into the world of left  
handedness.  I learned to do every thing with my left hand, most  
especially how to write.  Made me ambidextrous in many of the things I  
do.  I could even throw a baseball with my non-dominant hand.  Could not  
throw it fast but I could hit the target.  This accident interrupted my  
entry into amateur radio for many years.  The theory was simple but my  
right hand would not send CW.  By the time I thought to try my left hand  
other interested had taken over.  Oh well, it would have been nice to have  
gotten my ticket in 1966 or so.  I was learning how to send on a bug at  
the same time.  The point being I can still write with my left hand if  
necessary but I have found it simple to send and write with the same  
hand.  There is plenty of time as long as you copy in your head for a few  
seconds (words).  Now to learn how to send left handed to ease the pain in  
my right wrist.
    73,
       Kevin.  KD5ONS



On Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:59:51 -0700, Don Wilhelm <w3fpr at embarqmail.com>  
wrote:

>   OK, I have made a vow to learn to send with my right hand within the
> next year, so my left hand is free to write.  Then I will not have to
> change any of the transmitters to reverse the paddles anymore.
>
> Being a Southpaw can be a good thing!
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR