Gil, I've had a Hex for a year or so, and it's a good piece of hardware. I think you'd find it to be quite satisfactory. I also have a couple of other paddles, including a Schurr, and they're all good performers.
The Schurr has a dust cover which the Hex does not have (at least mine). But both of them are HEAVY slugs, and they'll stay put! Like most everything, it's a matter of what you are comfortable with. 73 es GL, Steve K0PQ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gil Gibbs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 11:26 AM Subject: [Elecraft] Re: Hexkey > Gents; > > I'm in the process of relearning how to use a paddle, having only > gotten the feel of a Vibroplex keyer three decades back from an old pal. > I'm now stumbling around with a Bencher paddle, the first of the line > that's of the "fall apart" design, and thus I have to be careful about > how I handle it, which distracts me from training myself to use "thumb > for dashes, finger for dits", and my brain isn't as young as it used to > be to do multitasking. Thus the question - does the Elecraft/Bencher > Hexkey actually perform better than "the original", and thus make the > price worth adding to my gear? I'd really like to have more versatility > in sending, not worrying about knocking the contact points off their > mounts, which are conical points for hinges, and the darn things are an > annoyance to have to remount. > Any input will be appreciated, many hours to go before I can become > fluent with my old favorite CW again, having been too lazy to get away > from voice until now! > > Tnx, 73's > Gil WA5YKK > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [email protected] > 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 > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] 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
