Hey John, I never meant to imply that someone would have to be stupid to buy one, I just didn't know if they were for real or not.
In the end, they may only send dits and dahs, but then a good Cuban cigar is just a smoke, and I certainly can appreciate the difference between a working horse and an Arabian. The photos look elegant, but digital photography and the internet has taught me to be very skeptical, and in nearly 50 years of hamming, I've never crossed paths with these guys. Congratulations on your purchase. Tom -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of n3drk Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 8:39 PM To: Ron D'Eau Claire; [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] CW Keys A philosopher once said "Stupid Is As Stupid Does." I must be stupid because I just purchased one this morning!! 73s john-n3drk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ron D'Eau Claire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 8:30 PM Subject: RE: [Elecraft] CW Keys Tom W3QS wrote: This is probably a stupid question, and I guess I already know the answer, but is this for real? See GD907WS at http://www.mtech.whsites.net/ghd/ What could possibly make a key worth 1250 bucks? -------------------------- The GHD keys have an excellent reputation for workmanship. The expensive one you are looking at is not really a "bug". A bug is a semi-automatic key that makes dits while the operator makes the dahs side-swiper style. That big GHD key is an all mechanical fully-automatic keyer! (Sort of a Babbage machine for CW!) It makes both dits and dahs. The only thing it doesn't do is the automatic space between dahs and dits. In addition most of those keys, including the expensive one, have no mechanical contacts. They use optics to trigger a circuit closure, thereby avoiding the issue of keeping contacts clean. Is that all worth the money? Not to me, but it appears to be to a number of operators... It's also worth realizing that there's a growing amount of pure "humbug" out there in "Electronics Land". One company is featuring cryogenically-treated parts for tube-type amplifiers. Yes, they claim to super-cool tubes, capacitors and other parts and say that once the parts have experienced those very cold temperatures and returned to normal room temperature, any amplifier they are used in will have a 'sweeter, smoother sound'. Apparently they have takers. Old P.T. Barnum would be laughing his head off... Ron AC7AC _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
