I used paddles just like I use a bug; with my arm lying on the table and rolling my wrist and hand from side to side. Sort of hard to do that "reaching over the top", Hi! But I learned both a bug and paddles right handed in spite of being a southpaw so it was never an issue.
Of course, back when bugs were very common it was considered very bad manners to use someone else's bug. We took our own with us, both commercial and Ham operators. Everyone had a straight key, and most bugs were equipped with a little paddle on the end of its cord that had two flat copper contacts separated by an insulator. You slipped that between the frame and the hot strip going to the contact on the straight key and you were ready to send. Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- If you're confronted with a situation where you need to send with your "other" hand ... as in when you're visiting someone's station ... just turn the paddles around so the paddles face away from you and reach over the top. 73! Ken - K0PP ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html