Agreed on "bang for the buck"; another in that category IMHO is the Kent SP-1. I have both, with a slight edge to the Kent, but YMMV. And, for the op who wants the feel of a bug with an electronic keyer, the Vibroplex "VibroKeyer" is still in production... fifty years after it was introduced....
73, Al On Tue December 9 2014 8:11:51 pm Bob wrote: > Here is another single lever paddle: > > http://www.americanmorse.com/bushwhacker.htm > > Pretty decent bang for the buck. > > 73, > Bob > K2TK > > On 12/9/2014 8:37 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote: > > > Single lever paddles appear to have gone the way, > > > > Vibroplex, Begali, Schurr (Scheurnemann) and others still offer single > > lever paddles. > > > >> most of the current rigs (K3 included) do not well support such a key > > > > Any of the rigs, including the K3, that include keyers work just fine > > with single lever paddles. > > > > 73, > > > > ... Joe, W4TV > > > > On 2014-12-09 7:35 PM, W2BLC wrote: > >> I learned on a Vibroplex single lever paddle and a Hallicrafters HA-1 TO > >> Keyer. That was in the 60s. > >> > >> Single lever paddles appear to have gone the way, as most of the current > >> rigs (K3 included) do not well support such a key. Hence, I built a > >> little box with a couple of 2032 batteries in it, a keyer chip, and a > >> pot. It is attached to the side of my trusty single lever paddle. I > >> connect it to my 480 or K3 as I would a straight key or a bug. No big > >> deal to me. > >> > >> Of course, I am old fashioned. Imagine, still using a single lever > >> paddle in this modern age of whatevers that can number messages or > >> entries, self log, and maybe even time the turkey roast. > >> > >> Bill W2BLC K-Line > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
