This is the GHD 601A MP Cootie Key/Paddle Combo, better know as a Sideswiper. It is a very nice feelilng key and a pleasure to send with. For more information on Cootie Keys/Sideswipers please visit the Sideswiper Net site and join the fun. http://sideswipernet.googlepages.com/home .
W5PEH (I think) this sounds like a little over twenty words a minute. I was proficient in my prime and used a Heathkit iambic keyer.
I talked to the Russians a lot during the cold war with CW, man those guys were good.
Some guys would use a straight key or a vibroplex. You could tell who was who simply by their key slang.
N5DEB
1951abcd 2 months ago
@pipertoo Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus...hi hi... it was very hard for me at first...just takes some time and getting use to....hope to catch u on the air soon....73, Pete
cameldriver777 1 year ago
Just tried a sideswiper for the first time at a QRP club meeting last month. I liked it way more that I thought I would. TNX for the nice video. Virginia KD5EZN SKCC 6663
pipertoo 1 year ago