[Elecraft] Handedness

[w7aqk]

Hi All,

Hmmm!  Even if it were true (that the K4 favored right handers), that 
wouldn't be a disadvantage to me, and I am very left handed!!  I've almost 
always favored setting up my radios on my right side, and operating the 
controls with my right hand.  My left hand is then free to either write, 
send on my paddle, or whatever!  Now, I do have the ability to do certain 
things right handed, but not the kind of things that require great 
precision.  I even play golf right handed, and bat right handed in baseball, 
but that is more a matter of how I was taught and the equipment available.

I've often thought I should learn to send CW right handed, but never have 
done it.  I can run an adding machine right handed, but again that was 
almost forced on me by the design.  In short, I don't know why people want 
to rely so heavily on their dominant hand.  It really is inconvenient to do 
so.  Controlling a radio with your "opposite" hand can't be that difficult a 
task, and the benefits of doing so are many.  You want your dominate hand to 
be free and available for the kinds of tasks that really require the most 
dexterity.  Spinning  a dial isn't one of them!!!!

Dave W7AQK