[Fists] Do U use an Iambic key iambically?

[Paul Beringer]

Back in the 60's I used a Vibroplex single paddle with a Hammerlund (sp)
keyer. That was the one with relays and it made lots of noise. When I got
interested in ham radio again in 98, I didn't even know what Iambic keying
was. Reading about it seemed to make sense insofar as ease of keying goes.
So being a fresh learner, it didn't take all that much time to overcome the
tendency to swing back and forth to make strings of dots and dashes.
Squeezing keying is now natural for me and I don't see any reason to go
back.
73 Paul NG7Z

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>Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 8:32 AM
>To: Fists; Mike Zbrozek
>Subject: Re: [Fists] Do U use an Iambic key iambically?
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>> .... How many others feel the same and
>> do not use their paddle iambically? ...
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>Apparently quite a few.  It amazes me how many paddle users don't know
>whether their keyers are Iambic-A or Iambic-B, so they couldn't be using
>iambic.
>
>It did take me time to learn to send iambically, but I consider it
>time well
>spent!
>
>>...Having big powerful hands  the skill required isnt
>> something I have ever developed
>
>It seems to me that iambic keying (with its fewer motions) would be
>advantageous to you.
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>73 de W3GERry
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