Re: Topband: Bugs
On 7/6/2023 12:53 PM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote: The reader's digest version is that you can minimize the learning curve by using a single action paddle. This largely eliminates iambic action (which you won't miss), even if the keyer supposedly supports iambic. Great advice. Especially with keyers that won't let you turn Iambic off! 73, Jim K9YC _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: Bugs
Sorry, wrong link http://www.schulheft-ottakring.eu/vane/afu/cw/CW%20Literatur/Banana%20Boat%20Swing.pdf Mark Lunday wd4...@outlook.com From: Topband on behalf of Mark Lunday Sent: Thursday, July 6, 2023 6:42 PM To: Stephen Hawkins ; topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: Bugs Steve I have not heard that term in a very long time. Interesting article on "banana boat swing" From: Topband on behalf of Stephen Hawkins Sent: Thursday, July 6, 2023 5:40 PM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: Bugs All this talk about Bugs caused a phrase submerged deep in my brain to come quietly to the surface. 50+ years ago I was a Navy Radioman. However I was a Radioman on a Submarine. In 2.5 years I maybe sent 5 messages as we were almost always on radio silence. We could occasionally listen for other then official traffic. I would sometimes listen to commercial ship to shore traffic from Merchant ships. If memory servers me correctly Merchant radio officers back then were required to use a Bug. A few of them had what my Chief Radioman called, a "Banana Boat Swing". Music once you got used to it. Boy that was 50 years ago and I have not thought of that term, or heard it used in a very, very long time. Steve NG0G _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: Bugs
Steve I have not heard that term in a very long time. Interesting article on "banana boat swing" http://www.9h1mrl.org/ukrae/arc_cd/extra/morse/html/c15.htm Mark Lunday wd4...@outlook.com From: Topband on behalf of Stephen Hawkins Sent: Thursday, July 6, 2023 5:40 PM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: Bugs All this talk about Bugs caused a phrase submerged deep in my brain to come quietly to the surface. 50+ years ago I was a Navy Radioman. However I was a Radioman on a Submarine. In 2.5 years I maybe sent 5 messages as we were almost always on radio silence. We could occasionally listen for other then official traffic. I would sometimes listen to commercial ship to shore traffic from Merchant ships. If memory servers me correctly Merchant radio officers back then were required to use a Bug. A few of them had what my Chief Radioman called, a "Banana Boat Swing". Music once you got used to it. Boy that was 50 years ago and I have not thought of that term, or heard it used in a very, very long time. Steve NG0G _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: Bugs
All this talk about Bugs caused a phrase submerged deep in my brain to come quietly to the surface. 50+ years ago I was a Navy Radioman. However I was a Radioman on a Submarine. In 2.5 years I maybe sent 5 messages as we were almost always on radio silence. We could occasionally listen for other then official traffic. I would sometimes listen to commercial ship to shore traffic from Merchant ships. If memory servers me correctly Merchant radio officers back then were required to use a Bug. A few of them had what my Chief Radioman called, a "Banana Boat Swing". Music once you got used to it. Boy that was 50 years ago and I have not thought of that term, or heard it used in a very, very long time. Steve NG0G On 7/6/23 2:53 PM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote: On 7/6/2023 10:38 AM, w3...@roadrunner.com wrote: I stepped up to a keyer from my Lightning Bug in the early 90s' but could never get the hang of both. My fist kept wanting to do the bug W3HKK (since 1956) First of all: "its not your fault" There are many different keyers available, and then there are single and dual action paddles. Some keyers have multiple personalities to choose from. This is a huge topic to try to wrap your mind around. The reader's digest version is that you can minimize the learning curve by using a single action paddle. This largely eliminates iambic action (which you won't miss), even if the keyer supposedly supports iambic. Some built in keyers in rigs have an option to select "A" or "B" iambic type. On one rig I had, I absolutely could not send with one of these selections, but the other one worked fine for me. On my current rig, A and B seem to be the same. I only use a single action paddle (IE, "dot" and "dash" are mutually exclusive). Hope this helps. 73 Rick N6RK _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector -- Stephen Hawkins NG0G n...@arrl.net 73 49 111 01001001 _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: Bugs
On 7/6/2023 10:38 AM, w3...@roadrunner.com wrote: I stepped up to a keyer from my Lightning Bug in the early 90s' but could never get the hang of both. My fist kept wanting to do the bug W3HKK (since 1956) First of all: "its not your fault" There are many different keyers available, and then there are single and dual action paddles. Some keyers have multiple personalities to choose from. This is a huge topic to try to wrap your mind around. The reader's digest version is that you can minimize the learning curve by using a single action paddle. This largely eliminates iambic action (which you won't miss), even if the keyer supposedly supports iambic. Some built in keyers in rigs have an option to select "A" or "B" iambic type. On one rig I had, I absolutely could not send with one of these selections, but the other one worked fine for me. On my current rig, A and B seem to be the same. I only use a single action paddle (IE, "dot" and "dash" are mutually exclusive). Hope this helps. 73 Rick N6RK _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: Bugs
I stepped up to a keyer from my Lightning Bug in the early 90s' but could never get the hang of both. My fist kept wanting to do the bug thing. And so I found a keyer exceedingly frustrating and sold it. Now Im either keyboarding or using the bug ( which I find best for rag chewing). Bob W3HKK (since 1956) ex: F7AL-5A3TG-9G1GS-ON8UD-W3HKK/PY8, W3HKK/PS7 - _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
