Cookie, others ...
I've been a CW op since 1951 and at one time even
earned a living as a shipboard RO. I recently sold
a straight key collection of almost 200 keys on eBay.
Some brought astounding prices ... one $1501 !
The Bencher RJ-1/2 is ... in my opinion ... indeed an
excellent key and I have one beside my K3. The
flameproof "Navy key" is also an fine unit. The J-38
family of keys are "good", but nothing special. My
pick of all however, is a brass key made in the '30's
by Signal Electric, and I kept mine. I mounted it of
a piece of marble obtained as a tombstone sample. (:-))
If just learning to send code -most- important advice I can
offer is to -never- let the forearm touch the able. The thumb
and next two fingers rest on the key's knob and the elbow
on the table. The wrist becomes a flexible spring. NEVER
rest the arm on the table and use the wrist for the up-and-
down motion. You -will- develop the infamous "glass fist".
73! Ken Kopp - K0PP
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