I like the Paddlette paddles for portable use with the K2. At home, I use the Elecraft HexKey and a set of Brown Brothers BTL-A paddles. The Paddlettes are similar in design to the Brown Brothers and have a solid feel to them. The newer Paddlettes have stiffer arms than the old ones which is a significant improvement. There is no vertical movement of the arms which helps to keep the "solid" feel. I used the Palm only once and it felt a touch spongy to me, but it may have been the way that that particular unit was adjusted. Surprisingly, the K9LU Bulldog paddles feel pretty good too. I did not like the Whiterook or MFJ portable paddles. I also have the Black Widow and Scorpion paddles and use them on occasion, but prefer the others.
(IMHO, of course) John W2XS TF3KX wrote: > > My K2 #6425 is now up and running, and I need good, light/small portable > iambic paddles for the upcoming summer trips. Are there any good > recommendations? > > Candidates I have been looking at include: > - Palm Mini Paddles (http://www.morsex.com/palm) > - Paddlette PK1 (http://www.paddlette.com/pkproduct.htm) > - Paddlette BP (http://www.paddlette.com/bpproduct.htm) > > Does anyone have experience, or even comparison on these or others that > would be suitable for portable operation? My preference for "feel" is > that the I prefer "harder/metallic" touch when making contact over > "softer" touch, that I have found with some paddles. > > 73 - Kristinn, TF3KX > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Portable-CW-paddles-for-K2--tp16894191p16895760.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.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
