[Fists] Do U use an Iambic key iambically?
K0HB
k-zero-hb at earthlink.net
Sun Jan 21 11:49:41 EST 2007
> > 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.
To this farm kid, keyers were for rich guys. Learned on a Vibroplex,
joined the Navy and they gave me a "speed key", and now I'm too stubborn
(lazy?) to learn a new trick, so I still use that motion on a keyer.
73, de Hans, K0HB
Master Chief Radioman, US Navy
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