WOW! I'VE ALWAYS WONDERED BUT LITTLE SHY TO ASK HOW TO USE ONE. I HAVE NO ELMERS HR. ANYMORE. THERE ALL SK! SO, IT IS REALLY NICE FB EDUCATIONAL VIDEO FOR YOU TO SHARE TO A FELLOW HAM FEW THOUSAND MILES AWAY. I REALLY LIKE IT.
I WAS HOPING YOPU TELL HOW TO ADJUST THE SCREWS. ON A REGULAR CW BUG I HR IT IS AROUND 15 THOUSNADS OD AND INCH. WHAT IS TI FOR SIDE SWIPERS AND HOW TO ADJUST THESE, ET CETERA. 73 GUD DX STEVE
Charles, this is true, and also the hard to use the sideswiper key. I have problem with the y letter because of this. My mind know how to do it well on normal keyer way, but very hard to do on the sideswiper. But as Carlo says, always go with unstoppable side to side movement, very different as the normal key in which you construct the letters with dits on one side and dats on the other. It is not an easy task at the beginning, but possible to learn and master with practice. Best 73, Milton
Sometimes, the habit given by paddles to use the dots / dashes on left/right paddle wins over when I start a new word. What really matters, anyway, is to keep alternating while in the same word, this makes the real advantage of a sideswiper. 73's !
I did want to add one more thing though and that is to say that the worst sounding cw operators I ever heard were brilliant .They just aint got no rythem.and oh yes one more thing, being good at cw never made me one red cent ;-)
a good straight key user can make a straight key sound like a cootie except for the ability to change directions . cw is music and if you aint got it you aint got it . You can inprove however with practice regardless of your natural ability. A lot of highly technicaly oriented ops dont have that good a fist because they predominetly use the other side of their brain that is needed for good cw and vise versa. there's been a ton of things written on this phenom.some have it all .
WOW! I'VE ALWAYS WONDERED BUT LITTLE SHY TO ASK HOW TO USE ONE. I HAVE NO ELMERS HR. ANYMORE. THERE ALL SK! SO, IT IS REALLY NICE FB EDUCATIONAL VIDEO FOR YOU TO SHARE TO A FELLOW HAM FEW THOUSAND MILES AWAY. I REALLY LIKE IT.
I WAS HOPING YOPU TELL HOW TO ADJUST THE SCREWS. ON A REGULAR CW BUG I HR IT IS AROUND 15 THOUSNADS OD AND INCH. WHAT IS TI FOR SIDE SWIPERS AND HOW TO ADJUST THESE, ET CETERA. 73 GUD DX STEVE
iluvdx60 10 months ago
Charles, this is true, and also the hard to use the sideswiper key. I have problem with the y letter because of this. My mind know how to do it well on normal keyer way, but very hard to do on the sideswiper. But as Carlo says, always go with unstoppable side to side movement, very different as the normal key in which you construct the letters with dits on one side and dats on the other. It is not an easy task at the beginning, but possible to learn and master with practice. Best 73, Milton
mrgVideosAR 11 months ago
Very nice...but where can I purchase a sideswiper from?
73 DE BILL W8LV
tuneusin 2 years ago
Excellent video.Unknowingly until now you were my sideswiper tutor.Hope to hear you on the bands.
Sandy
g0vqw 2 years ago
Carlo --
Sometimes you start a letter with a left-push; other times, you start a letter with a right--push.
For example, there's a sequence "TO" where the "T" is a push to the left, but the "O" starts with a push to the right.
This is very efficient. But it does not match your instructions!
Or possibly, my eyes are not seeing correctly. Charles VA7CPC
cpcohen1945 2 years ago
Hi Charles, that's right ..
Sometimes, the habit given by paddles to use the dots / dashes on left/right paddle wins over when I start a new word. What really matters, anyway, is to keep alternating while in the same word, this makes the real advantage of a sideswiper. 73's !
ik0ygj 2 years ago
Thanks Carlo. This was a really clear explanation, with some very nice keying. Hope to meet you on the air one day. Neil ZL1NZ/VE3
neilsanderson 2 years ago
I did want to add one more thing though and that is to say that the worst sounding cw operators I ever heard were brilliant .They just aint got no rythem.and oh yes one more thing, being good at cw never made me one red cent ;-)
sparky42 2 years ago
a good straight key user can make a straight key sound like a cootie except for the ability to change directions . cw is music and if you aint got it you aint got it . You can inprove however with practice regardless of your natural ability. A lot of highly technicaly oriented ops dont have that good a fist because they predominetly use the other side of their brain that is needed for good cw and vise versa. there's been a ton of things written on this phenom.some have it all .
sparky42 2 years ago
You have a FB fist on that thing OM. Very nice to cpi. I never heard of a sideswiper B4. Thanks for posting. AB7TU
stoker20 3 years ago
Dit on the left, Dit on the right! :D
neyzenilkay 3 years ago
Impressive keying skill!
Enjoyable! Didn't know the potential of the swiper before now.
73 de Erik
OZ9AO 4 years ago
Let we know the unique taste and feeling of these kind of keys. Thank you Carlo
73 de I1QII Diego
marida10 4 years ago
Beautiful sending on a sideswiper Carlo. I'm starting to practice with my Bunnell Double Speed Key and am motivated at hearing how it should sound!
jonjospon 4 years ago
Interesting, Randy
K7AGE 4 years ago