[Elecraft] Not moving your wrist sending CW ?

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

On 2020-03-29 2:01 PM, EricJ wrote:
> The bug was developed to minimize destructive wrist action. Operators
> learned to roll their wrist, but not really flex it in any way. I've
> noticed most of the high speed ops on youtube demonstrating Begali
> (what else?) keys use two fingers and thumb with no wrist movement.

The only place I know that Morse was sent using "fingers only" was with
iambic/squeeze keying using an electronic keyer.

I learned on a straight key 50+ years ago where I was taught to use the
entire forearm.  I moved to a bug where I was taught to roll the forearm
(confirmed after the fact by my wife's grandfather who was a long time
Western Electric landline operator/station manager) to a single paddle
TO keyer and eventually to a dual paddle keyer.  I still roll my wrist
and use very little finger movement (obviously I don't "squeeze").

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 2020-03-29 2:01 PM, EricJ wrote:
> Sending Morse by foot isn't so rare. It's common enough that a Q-code 
> was developed especially for it.
> 
> Most of us started on a straight key (62 years) where wrist action is 
> more important. The bug was developed to minimize destructive wrist 
> action. Operators learned to roll their wrist, but not really flex it in 
> any way. I've noticed most of the high speed ops on youtube 
> demonstrating Begali (what else?) keys use two fingers and thumb with no 
> wrist movement. I've only seen it on youtube as nobody I've known since 
> the Army ever sent that fast!
> 
> Eric KE6US
>