Actually, there are quite a few who can go that fast and faster. Usually,
you'll find the QRQ folks on the low end of 40 meters early in the morning.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Barbara Lombardi" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, November 04, 2013 7:15 PM
Subject: Re: CW Sending Via The Computer Keyboard
> How many people are you going to send 40wpm to?
>
> Barb K1EIR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Ed Malmgren
> Sent: Monday, November 04, 2013 4:56 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: CW Sending Via The Computer Keyboard
>
> Tom, regarding the board verses the padels, you will find that when you
> get
> to about 40 wpm you will most likely be usingthe the board because if your
> like me, you make too many errors because ou can't move your hands fast
> enough for those speeds. 73
> Ed K7UC
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, November 04, 2013 10:51 AM
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: CW Sending Via The Computer Keyboard
>
>> Hi, everyone.
>>
>> I have been meaning to write this e-mail for quite some time, and thought
>> I'd better do so before I forget again.
>>
>> I have been spending some time working on sending CW via the computer
>> keyboard using N3FJP's AC Log program, but am finding it more difficult
>> to
>> get used to than I originally had thought.
>>
>> I guess it ultimately boils down to personal preference, and what each
>> individual feels most comfortable with.
>>
>> I still seem to feel more in control with the good old paddles and rig
>> internal keyer.
>>
>> All of this is not to say that I am totally turned off to sending CW via
>> the
>> computer keyboardthe. In fact, like so many things we tinker with, I
>> may
>> return to it on occasion to try another strategy, just to see if I can
>> raise
>> my comfort level a bit.
>>
>> Thanks to everyone who provided thoughts on the topic, when I proposed it
>> a
>> number of weeks ago.
>>
>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
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