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WITHOUT CHANGING THE SPACING.  WITH NO SPRING TENSION, THE CONTACTS SHOULD
BE RESTING AGAINST EACH OTHER.  INCREASE THE SPRING TENSION UNTIL THE LEVER
LIFTS OFF THE CONTACTS AND JUST RELIABLY RETURNS TO THE UPWARD POSITION.
TOO MUCH TENSION IN THE SPRING WILL RESULT IN MUSCLE TENSION AND TREMORS.
SOME FOLK THINK A LOT OF TENSION AND A VERY SMALL GAP MAKES FOR FASTER
SENDING.  IN MY EXPERIENCE IT JUST MAKES FOR CHOPPY SENDING AND ARM TREMORS
DONT TRY IT.  MOUNTING THE KEY THERE ARE VERY FEW KEYS WITH A HEAVY ENOUGH
BASE THAT THEY CAN BE USED JUST SITTING ON A TABLE.  THE BEST POSITION IS
WITH A KEY SCREWED DOWN ON THE OPERATING TABLE IN A LOCATION THAT PERMITS
YOUR ARM UP TO YOUR ELBOW TO REST ON THE TABLE WHILE SENDING.  THIS IS NOT
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ARC N0NAF 275 2 7 894 IA Richmond ARC W4ZA W4FJ 117 2 53 868 VA Cascade RC
‰  END OF 20 WPM TEXT  ‰  QST DE W1AW  ƒ