* On 2011 28 Jun 23:20 -0500, Buddy Brannan wrote: > Completely agree. To this day, I still can't send properly with an iambic > paddle and tend to use them as though they were single lever paddles. Even > though I've never owned such a beast. Really, really want another bug, > though.
In late '09 I read the World of Ideas column in CQ by the late Dave Ingram, K4TWJ, wherein he introduced the W6AME Bushwhacker single lever paddle kit. His statement that many ops find single lever keying easier and more accurate than iambic intrigued me so I ordered one and received it on a snowy Christmas Eve just before our Christmas blizzard of '09 so I had plenty of time to play with it. Admittedly, operating one is deceptively simple yet takes a much different technique than iambic paddles. I find my accuracy has improved but still has a long way to go! http://www.americanmorse.com/bushwhacker.htm It is a well-made unit, very precise, and offers a wide range of adjustment. I've had several straight keys from various no-name cheapies to a J-38. Last August I picked up a tarnished key on a black krinkle finish base. It looked neat and felt good so I paid the asking price and found out later that it is a Nye Speed-X key. I cleaned the nickel parts with NEVR-DULL and it looks great on the desk and is much easier to use than any previous key. I bought the matching base from Morse Express which makes for a nice key that is not too high off the desk top. 73, de Nate N0NB >> -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://www.n0nb.us ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
