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

[Tommy Alderman]

Good for you Will!! I have been doing CW for 59 years and having tried RTTY
and all of the digital modes, I still think CW is a truly FUN part of the
hobby which so far, digital cannot replace.

73,
Tom - W4BQF


-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of William Ravenel
Sent: Thursday, June 30, 2011 7:37 AM
To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Iambic Keying (WAS: Straight key first?)

I passed 13 wpm to pass General in the early 80s and never made a single CW
QSO - didn't even use a key to practice. But when I passed the no-code Extra
in 2007 I decided to work CW until I could copy at least 20 wpm. Bought a
paddle and decided to learn to use it with my left hand so my dominant right
hand could take notes. I also decided to set the paddle up with dits on the
left since this appeared to be the way the majority of paddle users did it.
This way I could pass my paddle to most right handers and there would be no
need to reverse the "sense" of the paddle. Similarly, I could move most
other's paddle to the left side of the radio and jump right in. I've reached
20 wpm now and wish I'd discovered the joy of CW sooner.

Will, AI4VE
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