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[ve3gfn]

Well, as a ham who once tried a paddle back in the early 'sixties,
then went back to the bug, I can claim the electronic keyer in my K3
gets very little action!  I send on a bug with my left hand, but at
age 16, who knew there were left handed bugs? I learned on a
right-handed bug, and have used my bugs backwards for almost 60 years
... I only realized I was doing it wrong after reading a QST article
where the hero said "... so I thumbed a fast five ...".  Hmmmm ... he
uses his thumb to send dits? But I use my thumb to send dahs ...

In my defense, however, I will confess that I taught myself to paddle
a canoe on the right side, after having mastered the left ... just
for those very windy days, when I'm in the canoe by myself.  73 Mike VE3GFN


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[k6dgw]

Mike, it's the tyranny of the majority ... left-handed scissors cost
twice as much.  I equate paddling a canoe [without getting wet] and
flying a helicopter [without getting wet] to be in the same class, never
mastered either.

73,

Fred K6DGW
Sparks NV
Washoe County DM09dn


On 6/29/2016 6:01 PM, Mike Goldstein wrote:

> Well, as a ham who once tried a paddle back in the early 'sixties, then
> went back to the bug, I can claim the electronic keyer in my K3 gets
> very little action!  I send on a bug with my left hand, but at age 16,
> who knew there were left handed bugs? I learned on a right-handed bug,
> and have used my bugs backwards for almost 60 years ... I only realized
> I was doing it wrong after reading a QST article where the hero said
> "... so I thumbed a fast five ...".  Hmmmm ... he uses his thumb to send
> dits? But I use my thumb to send dahs ...
>
> In my defense, however, I will confess that I taught myself to paddle a
> canoe on the right side, after having mastered the left ... just for
> those very windy days, when I'm in the canoe by myself.  73 Mike VE3GFN

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