I got a nice little mini key that seems based on the 26003, if abbreviated. It's 3d printed by http://www.cwmorse.us and has a very smooth and balanced feel. I made the error of not getting one with a base. But it's a very nice key that I'll certainly use for straight key cw. I have a nice Bencher paddle, and a Whiterook mini paddle. I built a tiny paddle from a kit at QRPGuys.com that I haven't yet tested. But I just got a little capacitive touch "paddle" that works nicely with the KX3 internal keyer that I found on Ebay for about $10. I got the Bencher many years ago at a hamfest, with a plexiglas dust cover that houses one of the old CMOS Super Keyer III's. It works like a total champ, and has six memory buttons, and can be used as a practice oscillator.
I have a ridiculous number of keys and paddles for someone who doesn't do much CW. On Fri, Oct 5, 2018 at 2:58 PM Mike Morrow <[email protected]> wrote: > That's a very good and comprehensive list of suggestions, Fred. I've only > one nit to pick in this statement: > > > 3. 86 the keyboard and send with paddle/bug/J-38 > > Avoid the J-38 military straight key. The common J-38 was used in > military service ONLY for Morse training. The equally-common J-37 is the > Signal Corps key most often used with real front-line sets that might be > exposed to combat environments. However, the Navy Type 26003 key is the > finest of common military straight keys. It's what I use if forced to use > an Asian-origin commercial ham rig. They seem not to know how to make a > transceiver capable of Mode A iambic keying. I'd rub two wires together > before I'd ever try using the horrific Mode B that almost all Asian ham > rigs force on buyers. I really appreciate how every Elecraft rig ever made > allows great Mode A iambic keying, so I don't often need to break out my > 26003 straight key. > > Mike / KK5F > ______________________________________________________________ > 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] -- -+-+-+-+- Jenny Everywhere's Infinite: Quark Time http://quarktime.net ______________________________________________________________ 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]
