At 09:24 PM 2/28/97 +0000, you wrote:
>OK, another dumb question. I just built my first keyer. (A small $12 kit
>from Ten-Tec, and homemade key). Nothing in the instructions about which
>side should be dits and which side should be dahs. I wired it as dits to
>the left and dahs to the right - is this the norm?
> 73 de Jim (AD4KB@aol.com)
>
Jim, There was quite a thread on this not too long ago. On banlance, the
majority opinion seems to be that the dits are on the thumb. When I started
using a paddle years ago it seemed to me that the dahs should be on the
thumb and that's the way I learned it. Kind of hard to change now. If you
have not developed any skill either way I would say you would be better off
with the dits on the thumb. If you ever use someone elses keyer, more often
than not it will be wired that way.
73 Bob AA0MC
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