Yeah, none of us has much endurance with a straight key, that's why the
bug was invented. The cure is to have a straight key nigh every month!
Maybe the Ten Tec owners or the boatanchors group will sponsor it.
Maybe FISTS already has such events. Good way to build up those muscles.
73 all, Bob WB2VUF
K & H Darwin wrote:
>
> Well, I made one contact on SKN. I figured it would be fun so I got on 40
> and called CQ. After no replies I tuned around for a while and found
> someone else calling CQ. I answered and we chatted for 20 minutes.
>
> My arm / wrist / hand were pretty tired when we were done and my fist had
> gotten pretty bad. I guess I'm just out of shape. Needless to say, I'm
> gonna stick to the bencher paddles from now on and only look at straight
> keys!!
>
> Hope y'all had more fun / less fatigue than I did!! One contact per year
> is enough for this dude!!
>
> 73 all!!
>
> Keith Darwin
> AA5AC
> Ferrisburg, VT
>
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