[Fists] More questions on sending.

[Fred Adsit]

Not a simple subject. Has been subject to considerable discussion over the 
years, on the Web. Here is one site. www.morsex.com/pubs/iambicmyth.pdf . 
Here is another. www.morsecode.nl/iambic.PDF .

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Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 11:35 AM
Subject: [Fists] More questions on sending.


> After last December's FCC event, I got interested in CW again.
>
> Over the last 20 years or so, I've listened but haven't operated.
>
> Last week I began experimenting with my keyer, an original WB4VVF 
> accukeyer with a big 256 bits of memory, and a Brown Bros. BTL.
>
> After a couple frustrating days of sending "R" instead of "A", adjusting 
> and reajusting the spacing on the paddle, and more practice, I've gotten 
> to the 80% mark on sending at maybe 15 WPM.
>
> This is from being out of practice, maybe a little arthritis, maybe a 
> little shakiness from age.
>
> Then I found a couple websites that discuss proper IAMBIC-B sending, key 
> spacing, and even a site that claimed that IAMBIC-B squeeze keying was 
> "harder", more timing sensitive, than non-IAMBIC keying.
>
> What I'm asking for are tips and opinions on keying technique with an 
> IAMBIC keyer.  I saw a video on the web showing a proper bug technique.
>
> de ah6gi/4