[Fists] Do U use an Iambic key iambically?

[pgoemans]

Yep,
  Iambic B rocks!


Paul R Goemans WA9PWP
Stoughton, WI 53589
FISTS 2153


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Beringer" <ng7z at arrl.net>
To: "FISTS reflector" <fists at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 10:53 AM
Subject: RE: [Fists] Do U use an Iambic key iambically?


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> 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
>