[Elecraft] [OT?] Changing which hand you send with

[kevinr]

I've tried upside down before but I'll need practice sending normally 
with the "wrong" hand.

    Thank you,

         Kevin.


On 03/18/2018 07:10 PM, Alan wrote:
> My first speed key was a left-handed bug, even though I am 
> right-handed.  (My college room mate WB2SEZ was a lefty and I used his 
> bug.)  To this day I can send with either a bug or an electronic keyer 
> with either hand.  I think it would be challenging, but certainly 
> do-able, to learn to send with the opposing hand later in life.
>
> If you do that, be sure to swap the dot and dash leads on the key 
> paddle.  The dits should always be sent with the thumb and the dashes 
> with the finger no matter which hand you're using.
>
> An alternative that I sometimes use as a temporary solution is to grab 
> the key paddle from the other side, with the hand over they keying 
> mechanism.
>
> Alan N1AL
>
>
> On 03/18/2018 05:50 PM, kevinr wrote:
>> Have any of you attempted changing dominant hands?  My left hand has 
>> very few broken bones in it and rarely has the pain I have in my 
>> right one.  How difficult would it be to learn to send with my 
>> non-dominant hand?  I came very close to giving up CW a few years ago 
>> when I had nerve damage in my right arm.  I have gotten marginally 
>> better since then but hate hurting peoples' ears with my sending.  A 
>> friend of mine was able to learn to bow her cello left handed and 
>> went on to Juilliard.  But I don't have anywhere near her skills. Any 
>> thoughts you may have for my dilemma?
>>     73,
>>        Kevin.  KD5ONS
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