Quotes from the Bencher website at http://www.bencher.com/
whichpaddle.html:
"Frankly, the BY series paddle, like a fine sports car or a
surgical scalpel,
does not respond well to the heavy physical input such operators are
comfortable with. But that is how old time CW operators, trained on
the bugs
and single lever paddles, learned their craft.
The BY paddles are plain and simply not at all like a fine sports
car. They are more like an old-style Beetle (or possible a Yugo).
If you are one of these operators, for you Bencher offers the
innovative new
Hex Paddle. This paddle too is fully iambic, and very nearly as
responsive as
the BY series paddles, yet is also designed to stand up to the most
physical
of operators, thanks to the floating instrument grade ball bearing
races and
magnetic paddle return, not to mention the massive base."
I have no doubt that "pounders" will appreciate the HEX for its mass,
and it can be adjusted to accommodate heavy fists. It can also be
adjusted to be very, very light -- much lighter than can the BY
paddles, which begin to stick and hang up and become extremely
frustrating.
"The BY series, thanks to its unique pivot-pin bearings, is simply
the most
responsive iambic paddle available today."
This is pure bunk.
So, according to Bencher, the BY series is more responsive than the
Hex.
Darrell
On June 16, 2006 06:22 am, David A. Belsley wrote:
I'm not sure what the Bencher
folks mean by it's being better for people who are used to bugs. I
suppose they mean that, because it is heavy and hard to knock around,
those with robust habits will be better accommodated. But the HEX is
perfectly capable of being used by a very, very light touch. So I
guess I find their statement misleading.
--
Darrell Bellerive
Amateur Radio Stations VA7TO and VE7CLA
Grand Forks, British Columbia, Canada
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