Jim, I recently acquired an ZN-SLR single lever paddle from Tony N3ZN - it is a work of art and has a very smooth action. For straight keys, I have 3 - one is an original J-38 that sits in the shack as a nostalgia generating decoration. The other is a J-37 whose original base has been lost and has been replaced by a piece of 3/8 inch thick oak extending close to the center of the armature knob - that eliminates the requirement for "two hand keying". I also recently acquired a British key that I will try to see whether I like the British or the American keying methods better. The British method certainly saves a lot of desk space - the American method requires that you have enough space to place your entire forearm on the desk.
73, Don W3FPR On 6/25/2012 6:16 PM, Jim Lowman wrote: > I agree with Don about the HexKey from Elecraft. Among other > things, it complements my K1, K2, K3 and (soon) KX3. > > My previous favorite is the Mercury paddle that I bought at > Pacificon in the late 90s. It was custom-made by the person > who acquired the rights to reproduce the original N2DAN > Mercury paddle, before Bencher acquired the rights. > > Last Thursday I received my Begali Sculpture paddle, and my > friend Jay, W5JAY, pointed me to Tony's website, so I also have > a ZN-V vertical paddle on order from N3ZN that should be > here around the end of next month. > > It's going to be difficult to choose a favorite from the above, > I'm sure. > > Out of curiosity, I looked at auctions for J-38 straight keys. > Someone has one listed with a "Buy it Now" price of $149! > It doesn't look to be in as good shape as one that has a > similar price of $50. > > 72/73 de Jim - AD6CW > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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
