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Re: "Got a neat add-on for my Vibroplex that lets me send at..."
So this device reduces your WPM?
Jul 20 · 6 weeks ago
📡 Queen_City_Nerd [OP/mod] · Jul 20 at 22:00:
@addison yep, the vibroplex was built to send smooth code easily for people sending code for a living if you will. So as a professional telegrapher you wanted a high WPM with great accuracy and when you are truing to do that with a straight key it just whipes you out and as you tire you send worse. So the "bug" helped that, only I like sending a little on the slower than designed end. My make 20 WPM is the slow end but I like closer to 15 WPM so that add on helped me slow my dits down.
🐝 Addison [mod] · Jul 20 at 22:54:
Very cool. I assumed you were using an electronic keyer, so a mechanical solution sounded strange to me. I'll look up how these vibroplexes work; they must be complex if they're using moving parts to send at such precise intervals!
📡 Queen_City_Nerd [OP/mod] · Jul 21 at 11:23:
I think contrivanceis the best word I have for them. @addison They aren't the most convoluted though. You'll find this is one of thoes more than 1 ways to skin a cat tools and lots of ideas have been tried. Begali the Ferrari of morse code has even got one using magnets, the intreped model.
Got a neat add-on for my Vibroplex that lets me send at PaRtY-PaCe. A little extention to the pendlum made and sold by AI4UH over on ebay. CW events a plenty this weekend. K1USN SST Slow Speed conTest 1600-1700EDT this afternoon, RandomGram event, Bug Day, and the Straight Key Sprint is next Tuesday evening. [https link]
💬 Queen_City_Nerd [mod] · 4 comments · 1 like · Jul 19 · 6 weeks ago