For sale: Kent-Two straight key / paddle combo. 1 Day old, minimal use. $131 new cost, sell for $108 delivered con-us. E-mail directly to: kd1e (at) adelphia (dot) net
It arrived, I tried it, still prefer my old stuff. ..... My Kent-Two arrived yesterday. It is a nice unit. A bit bigger than my Kent paddles. The paddle section is the same as my paddles. The straight key is a nicely made brass unit with smooth (very smooth) bearings at the pivot point. There is no slop or side play in this baby. Nice! Well, I played with it last night. I hooked up the straight key and keyed the rig into a dummy load. I went back & forth between the Kent and the Nye Master key. Much to my dismay, I found I prefer the squishy but almost silent action of the Nye. The Kent was too crisp and snappy for me, much like the Speed-X key I just sold. I did not even hook up the paddles since I already have a set and know I love them. Since I use my left hand for paddles and my right for a straight key, I put the Kent Two on the left and tried straight key sending with my arm across the desk. I can do it, but I prefer to have the key on the right. If I stay with the Kent-Two, I'll have to move it back and forth. What a pain that will be. - Keith - _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 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
