-----Original Message-----
From: Michael O. Hyder <N4NT@bnoc.net>
To: Jim and Kate Belt <jkbelt@spiritone.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Friday, May 15, 1998 1:18 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] keyer
>Tried iambic keying, never could master it. Always felt like the keyer
>was trying to run me instead of letting me run it. Did some analysis:
>1. Iambic keyers have 4 contact states to keep up with(dot, dash,
both,
>neither). Regular keyers only 3 (dot, dash, neither).
>2. Most letters require MORE discrete movements on an iambic keyer
than
>a regular keyer. Sending CQ is deceptively easy on an iambic keyer,
but
>not indicative of the overall ease of use.
>3. Because they make use of dot and dash memories and the keyer
paddles
>are independently operated, they are prone to latch onto a slight delay
>in the release of a paddle and send it out as an error. Releasing a
>paddle seems more difficult than pressing it.
>4. My experience was that I could send about 45 wpm with a regular
>keyer, but only about 25 wpm with the iambic. Practice made my sending
>get worse. I finally decided that iambic keying was the work of the
>devil, designed to make many operators feel they were "over the hill,"
>and gave it up as a lost cause.
>
>And that is all I know about that! Good luck.
>
>Regards, Mike N4NT@bnoc.net
>====================================
> Michael O. Hyder
> 401 E Holston Ave
> Johnson City TN 37601-4009
> (423) 232-6453
>====================================
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