Unfortunately, a quick trial at Dayton is not adequate to determine
how good a pair of paddles will be for you. It takes living with
them for a while -- indeed, it takes a bit of time (several days or
even much more) simply to get new paddles decently adjusted. The
commonplace Bencher BY-1 paddles are really quite mediocre. They are
sloppy and inconsistent. But if you can stand a wide gap and a bit
of tension, they will work. If you want very light tension and
barely perceptible (or even imperceptible) motion, they are nothing
but frustration. The Kent are nice, and the Begali are sweet, but
expensive. The Hex are a good compromise. They can be adjusted
quite finely (although the pitch on the adjustment screws makes this
more difficult than it need be.) If you want good stiff paddles,
little beats the WBLs, but Stan doesn't make them anymore. Maybe you
can find a pair on e-Bay. If you do find a pair, grab them; they are
nothing short of fantastic.
best wishes,
dave belsley, w1euy
On Jun 7, 2006, at 4:28 PM, michael taylor wrote:
On 6/7/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
...
chrome benchers which have worked great for years. I've thinking of
stuff like Begali and the like. I'm a 'try before you buy' type of
person. There's no way I would order an expensive key like that
without
trying a few qso's out to see how I like it. What's the best way
to do
...
I don't know if any dealers of these high-end keys and paddles offer a
money-back trial or not. Otherwise I suppose you might have to travel
to Dayton next year and visit all the vendors' displays.
I suppose a local club could organize a "key night" to let hams have a
quick try of various straight keys and paddles from their membership's
own shacks.
-Michael Taylor, VE3TIX
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