[TenTec] Fw: curtis a or b

[Richard B Drake]

Well, sorry guy but dual paddle iambic keying rules once you learn
to use it. The iambic characers in the alphabet are C, F, K, L, Q,
R and Y then add all the puncuation marks and pro signs. Then
consider that most of the other characers are a single squeeze
with a release of one paddle or the other at the proper time.
Takes practice? You bet! But once you get it down you'll never
want to look at a single paddle keyer again - My opinion of course
:-) But, I'd be happy for anyone to listen to me on the air, maybe
I'm using a keyboard and maybe I'm not, sometimes I do, and
sometimes I don't, and I challenge you to tell the difference - Hi

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73, Rich - W3ZJ

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-tentec@contesting.com
> [mailto:owner-tentec@contesting.com]On
> Behalf Of Steve Ellington
> Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 6:36 PM
> To: k2mme@juno.com; tentec@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Fw: curtis a or b
>
>
>
> Most rigs manufactured these days have mode B keying.
> Most paddles sold are
> dual lever and even with a single lever paddle, A or B
> makes a big
> difference. I use a single lever paddle and mode B to
> key my Omni C. With
> mode A, I make much mistakes. Single lever paddles
> require fewer finger
> motions when you consider the entire alphabet, not just C and Q.
>
> Steve
> N4LQ
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <k2mme@juno.com>
> To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 5:51 PM
> Subject: [TenTec] Fw: curtis a or b
>
>
> >
> >
> >
> > --------- Forwarded message ----------
> > From: <k2mme@juno.com>
> > To: wbcapps@mindspring.com
> > Date: Mon, 1 May 2000 17:42:46 -0400
> > Subject: curtis a or b
> > Message-ID: <20000501.174248.-498091.2.k2mme@juno.com>
> >
> > Hi Bill
> > I noticed thatwhen I bought my scout a few years ago.
> Ten Tec couldn't
> > help me as there was no access in the processor to
> reconfigure as a type
> > "a". I built an outboad keyer and it hangs from the
> scout with velcro.
> > Ten Tec apparently had no particular choice in mind.
> I also have an Omni
> > 6 which has "a or b" in it's menu. I don't think that
> most people are
> > into iambic squeeze keying. With a single paddle it
> doesn't matter.
> > 73 Howie k2mme

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