[Elecraft] Getting Started With CW

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

On 2014-12-01 8:46 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
> If you are just starting out, you may want to learn to send with
> dual lever paddles in Iambic (A or B your choice) and learn the
> squeeze sequences as well. That should help you when you get up to
> speeds above 30 wpm.

*IF* one must start out with paddles/keyer, learn on Iambic A.  Iambic
B was a logic error in the AccuKeyer and simply covers up sloppy (slow)
paddle operation.

There are really three Iambic modes - based on where the trailing
element decision is made:

Iambic A which makes the decision at the end of the current element.
If the other paddle is closed at the end of a dit, the keyer adds a
dah.  If the other paddle is closed at the end of a dah, the keyer
adds a dit.

Iambic B makes the decision at the *beginning* of the current element.
If both paddles are closed at the beginning of a dit, the keyer sends
dit-dah.  If both paddles are closed at the beginning of a dah, the
keyer sends dah-dit.

CMOS Super Keyer (Logikeyer) makes the decision *one dit time into*
the current character.  If the current element is a dit and both
paddles are closed at the end of the dit, the keyer adds a dah.  If
the current element is a dah and both paddles are closed 1/3 of the
way through the dah, the keyer adds a dit.

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV