My HexKey is the best investment I have made. Once I got the adjustment
so there was about a 1/8" distance between the plates and magnets, it
was awesome. Lots of weight, it doesn't move around on the bench on me
(and I have very large hands). I set it up and I have not had to do
anything with it since. Did I mention it is awesome? CW is the my
primary mode, but I do more listening for now than sending. I max out
my sending around 20 wpm, so I can only speak of its performance to that
rate.
I have had a bencher and a vibroplex. Both good setups in their own
way. The bencher I never did get adjusted so that I liked it. When it
was close, then it still "walked" on me. The vibroplex had lots of
adjustments, but it seemed like something was always changing on me. I
would get it dialed in and then it would change. It walked too. You
see lots of folks with these, and other various paddles or keys actually
attached to their bench. With the HexKey, I can set it out and use it,
and then set it back out the way and have room to work on my projects.
No muss no fuss.
It ranks right up there with my K2 as one of the best ham radio
investments that I have made in my short (6 years) time in the hobby.
David Wilburn
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
K4DGW
K2 #5982
Gil Gibbs wrote:
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
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