Morsecode worked with a straight key at 25 WPM vs a Bencher 

Absolutely beautiful straight keying. Almost sounds iambic, except with... soul.

Music to my ears. I hear Alex Lifeson from The band Rush was listening to some Morse code and he came up with the song YYZ.

As copied on your hand key -----MMust go down to the seas again , to the lonely sea and the sky , and all i ask is a talll ship and a star to steer her by , and the weels kick and the winds son and the white sails shaking , and a grey mist on the seas faca pd a grey dawn breaking.

I use a Bencher, but I love the sound of your straight key. The great drawback to iambics is that they remove most of the personality from the traffic. I like the personality. We don't traditionally use those "Swedish-style" keys much in North America, but your hand position elucidates the concept for me. Anyway, really fine keying. You make that pump look easy.

i must go down to the seas again for the call of the running tide

That's the best CW I've ever heard on a straight key.

Not taken morse since 1968 and could not keep up at this speed.Lovely sending and great poem.Thanks

I certainly prefer the human touch, everyone has his own style and it sounds better

Your straight key sounds much nicer on the ears than your keyer... very musical. It can be a chore keeping that speed, though. Keep it up!

Real virtuoso! I'm working so hard to get my reading above 15 wpm and sending random groups will go to 17 wpm and above that only with faking it, means doing short bursts, but I can't sustain. Learning it since last year September, though. But I watch this with awe. Thank you! DL7HH .-.-.

Your style with the straight key is a little different but seems to work, I am a tapper also but use my fingers, I have been criticized for tapping but I have done it that way ever since I started as an Army Morse code operator. Good job.

must go down to the seas again ...white clouds ...

Very good fist, I could keep up with the biggest part in my head, so that says something about his sending!

I love this, it gives me tingles

I can hear the two different sounds, but I don't know how the other person in the other side can understand that,.is so fast and a large message

Please try to increase the gap on the key and use more wrist action. You are making readable Morse but it could be much cleaner sounding. I have many years of professional marine and coast station sending at 25 or more WPM and know about these things. Excellent video. 73 Tony G3ZRJ

This straight key is so beautiful! Where can I buy it? Thank you!

I've never seen a straight key's knob worked like that: I was always taught to place the thumb, index and middle fingers on the knob (and use the wrist as a "hinge" while using the forearm to do the work), yet with that accepted technique I was/am only able to send slow, sloppy CW (and I would also get exhausted almost immediately). I've studied and restudied your great video, but I still can't figure out how you do it! :-(

W9DX I built it to prevent/reduce keycliks from my homemade 2-tube vintage transmitter. This transmitter you can se in another clip of mine. I don't use it for the time being. Vintage radio

Good sending indeed.

TNX FR The Video OM...How long has it been since you have needed the key click filter? 73 Jimmy, ARRL TC, WX9DX

I was wondering how quick you can transmit with both keys independently and well. I have learned ,many years ago, the conventional European way to exercise .coul you tell me if there is a course in order to start and repeat what I have learned so far. My reception speed is about 90 characters per minute and I would like to exercise the morse. I hope you can help me in my searching. Thank you very much indeed.

Félicitations pour la superbe manipulation ''(surtout avec la pioche) 73 de joel F5VV

AY THATS PRETTY GOOD

Thanks for the 3xibit

FB straight key sounds!!!!!!

damn nice fist brother! bravo! de N5XTC op Scott, TX

You're a Code God! I'd rather here code than Beethoven.

I am surprised that you "hit" the straight key, rather than hold it... I would expect you to have callouses or blisters after a couple of hours.... Having said that.. I make pretty good morse( about 20wpm) on a straight key, using two fingers and tapping on the "spark guard" on all my straight keys. ( never had any blisters or callouses ! ..) .. ( I can`t send in the "conventional manner" ..)... Nice vid !

Hey Bjarne. I am a Land lubber. The nearest sea is 70 miles away. But I get a strong call to camp out in the Nature istead of the sea. 73 Sandy

What model/make of straight key are you using. thanks and 73

Way cool video!

Great 73 DJ6OI

Nice bit of keying shipmate.

Nice example my friend 73 - Rich, K0PIR

I miss pounding the brass.

Fingers,fingers everywhere nor any dot to see!

good key! How can I buy it?thank you!

,it's wilderness

Nice!

NICE

Character and word spacing?

When I was in the US Army I went to Morse Code school, FT Gordon, GA 1988. I remember our speed being measured in Groups Per Minutes (GPM), each group containing five characters. The qualifying speed to pass the course was 10 GPM, but I completed 23 GPM which at the time I was told was the highest their machines went (or the fastest a person could write the characters as they hear them). I spent the last couple of weeks mopping floors because I was so far ahead of everyone else. I guess I have two questions. the first is, how come I don't see anywhere on Morse Code forums or videos the speed being measured in GPMs, and is 23 GPM (115 characters per minute) a really kick ass speed or do many Morse Code communicators reach this speed with ease? I forget how long it took me to get to that level, but it would have been a few weeks. Thanks!

excellent. 73's de WA7AXT

tnx fer video 73 de HS1CDX

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Nice fist, OM! 👍

That's impressive! de n2eee

what did you say about my mother?

Cool technique, palm rather than fingers….1st time I’ve seen that…

Hello Mr.B.

very fb,but i prefer your bencher perform

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dits seem more 1/3 with the bencher than the straight key

straight key all day long. I know modern stuff is ok for some, but it sounds wrong

CAN’T STAND YouBoob’s commercials!

Negative, air support is offline need to refuel and rearm

darude - sandstorm

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I’ve never seen a straight key handled that way. Not at all the good form the videos portray!