++++++++++++++++++++ See also CW Proficiency ++++++++++++++++++++ From: "=?iso-8859-1?B?V9hJRkw=?=" To: Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K2 keyer Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 23:07:39 -0600 I concur! I learned (am still learning) to send with my Left hand so I could / can write with my right. I can actually READ some of my handwriting that way! I am MOSTLY right-handed. Anyhow, I can just walk up to anyone's paddles and start sending 'lefty' ... pretty kewl! Ron E. WØIFL ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Hammond NØSS" To: "John Gay" ; Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 4:33 PM Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K2 keyer > John: > > >I want to key this with my left hand so I can write with the right (found > >I had to switch the MH2 to the left because I couldn't drop it fast enough > >from the right to write in the 10m contest). Spent a bit of time with the > >K2 in "Test" and cw mode. **snip** TOM: > From a 'lefty' who has been there, if you can swing it, I'd urge you to > LEAVE the paddle (and K2) set up for normal RIGHT HANDED sending. > > As you go from one hamshack to the next, you're going to find MANY more > paddles for 'righties' than for 'lefties'. You might as well learn to send > using THEIR format, so you don't always have to either re-wore or > reconfigure... OR turn the paddle around and send over the top, OR turn it > upside down. > > There's no law of the jungle that sez you can't send righthanded CW with > your left hand... it's just HOW you learn to send it. > > Granted, many rigs nowadays allow you to configure them for left- or > right-handedness, but you still have to change things around in order to be > able to send. It's still a pain. > > Good luck with WHICHEVER handedness you eventually choose. > > 73, > > Tom Hammond N0SS +++++++++++++++++++++ From: "WQ8Q" To: , "oscar a hoyt" Subject: Re: [Elecraft] help for lurker, not really off topic Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 07:41:18 -0400 Chuck Adams K7QO has a great page on sending using a set of paddles. You might give this a try . . . http://www.qsl.net/k7qo/sending.html http://www.qsl.net/k7qo/ 73 de Rick, WQ8Q +++++++++++++++++++++ From: "Bob Tellefsen" To: "oscar a hoyt" , Cc: Subject: RE: [Elecraft] help for lurker, not really off topic Date: Mon, 19 May 2003 08:39:25 -0700 Hello Oscar My suggestion would be to get a good set of paddles for the K2, and use the internal keyer. You can either find used paddles at ham swaps, or buy new. I am using the Vibroplex Code Warrior Jr, the commercialized version of the NorCal paddle kit. Since you have the trained background of a radioman, you know what good code sounds like. You can be your own coach. I recommend sitting down with the K2 in TEST mode (won't transmit this way) and use the sidetone as a code practice oscillator. Practice sending text from a book or magazine, and listen to what you are sending. You will know if it is right or not. When I transitioned from a bug to paddles, I spent a half hour daily for one week practicing this way, before I went on the air. That way my reflexes had time to adjust to the different tempo of paddles vs. bug. This should work for you also. There is another benefit to using paddles and the internal K2 keyer. If you should get interested in any kind of contesting, you will be able to use the memory keyer buttons on the K2 to advantage. Good luck and 73, Bob N6WG -----Original Message----- From: elecraft-admin at mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-admin at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of oscar a hoyt Sent: Sunday, May 18, 2003 5:26 PM To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net Cc: qrp-l at Lehigh.EDU Subject: [Elecraft] help for lurker, not really off topic Hello my name is Oscar and I'm a poor CW operator. Kind of a take off on an AA meeting. (I'm not a member just saw it on TV) I just had a qso with WD5ILB in Azel, Tx, he was calling CQ at a speed I thought I could handle. He did very well but my sending with a home made paddle (simular to the hand held type,theTE NE KE that KK5PY makes).... well my sending on the air really STINKS... In the Navy (aviation) I worked as a radioman and passed a squadron code school at 20WPM sending and recieving. But that was with a straight key, bugs were not even allowed.. I've been told I had a good fist with a straight key, but not real fast with it. -- snip -- +++++++++++++++++