Have you seen <http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1552>? K6JPA compares them directly.
73, Oliver W6ODJ On 2 Oct 2010, at 7:48 PM, stan levandowski wrote: > Hello fellow listers. Here I am once again soliciting opinions. So > far, the advice received from this reflector has been 100% helpful. > Thanks everyone! > > I operated a "real" N2DAN Mercury key at W1AW. It was really something. > I've heard that Bencher's version (at around $600) is "almost" as good. > I've also heard that the Elecraft Hexkey has "the same feel as the > Bencher Mercury" (from eHAM reviews) and represents good value for the > money. > > There's quite a difference between $200 and $600 so I'm trying to > understand what the extra $$$ might return with regard to performance. > > 100% of my operating is CW and 95% of that is at 18 - 22 wpm which is a > nice, comfortable, copy-in-my-head ragchew speed - and I'm a slapper. > My present paddle is a Scheunemann-Morsetasten SP-1 (single lever and > springs). > > Thanks, > > Stan Levandowski WB2LQF > HF QRP CW -- Doing more with less for over 50 years! > QCWA #35038 OOTC #4558 NAQCC #4740 SKCC #6488 FISTS #14992 > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
