RE: slow CW

[Howard W. Ashcraft]

I don't think you want to take the speed below 10 wpm.  If you can't
copy at that speed, increase the space between the letters.  If the
letters themselves are too slow, they can be hard for others to copy.
Increasing the spacing between letters will give you time to "compose"
the next letter and will signal operators not to squirt 20 wpm back at
you

73  Howard Ashcraft, W1WF

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[Mike Markowski]

Howard W. Ashcraft wrote on 06/09/05 11:37 ET:
> I don't think you want to take the speed below 10 wpm.  If you can't
> copy at that speed, increase the space between the letters.  If the
> letters themselves are too slow, they can be hard for others to copy.

I recently heard an op using software or a keyer to send at about 5 wpm,
and Howard is right.  It was extremely difficult to copy even though it
was perfectly formed.  Beijing Opera does this, by the way.  The words
are so long and drawn out that even native speakers of Chinese cannot
understand it without great effort.  As someone else mentioned, a
straight key is probably just the thing to use.  Once your speed is up
to around 15 wpm paddles start to have a comfort advantage.

Mike  AB3AP
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