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Oh yeah, every ham knows you can recognize the sending fist. If they're actually using a real key, anyway.
by myself248 4y ago
Oh yeah, every ham knows you can recognize the sending fist. If they're actually using a real key, anyway.
- flak48 4y agoThis made my Google the etymology of 'ham-fisted' and I was disappointed that it had nothing to do with ham operators with carpal tunnel syndrome.
- mzi 4y agoIt's the opposite, really. The radio term was a pejorative, as the professionals saw the amateurs as ham-fisted.
- Victerius 4y agoI don't understand your sentence.
- wbl 4y agoHey's saying if you are using a straight key instead of an iambic keyer (different morse sending tech) then you can recognize the operator from their patterns (the first)
- dd82 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegraph_key#Operators'_%22fist%22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telegraph_key#Operators'_%22fi... > With straight keys, side-swipers, and, to an extent, bugs, each and every telegrapher has their own unique style or rhythm pattern when transmitting a message. An operator's style is known as their "fist". > Since every fist is unique, other telegraphers can usually identify the individual telegrapher transmitting a particular message. This had a huge significance during the first and second World Wars, since the on-board telegrapher's "fist" could be used to track individual ships and submarines, and for traffic analysis.
- Tempest1981 4y agoIdentifiable ... by the way they tap out Morse code with their hand/fist. Ham = amateur radio operator: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_radio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateur_radio