Re: [Elecraft] simple iambic paddle

2008-05-01 Thread David Wilburn
http://electronicsusa.com/mk.html These look like they are made pretty simple. I have a couple of them, never used them much because my hands are too big and there is no weight to them. But it would work fine for most folks. Especially if velcroed or screwed to a board. Dave Wilburn

RE: [Elecraft] simple iambic paddle

2008-04-24 Thread Darwin, Keith
Iambic or just paddles? I think single-lever would be easier to home brew. I envision a hack saw blade plus a couple of bolts for contacts, all on a wooden base. If you want iambic, that would be more difficult. How much is the black widow kit? I'm thinking it's like $30 or something but I

Re: [Elecraft] simple iambic paddle

2008-04-24 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Apr 24, 2008, at 9:48 AM, Darwin, Keith wrote: Iambic or just paddles? I think single-lever would be easier to home brew. I envision a hack saw blade plus a couple of bolts for contacts, all on a wooden base. If you want iambic, that would be more difficult. Yes, it would. Some

RE: [Elecraft] simple iambic paddle

2008-04-24 Thread Darwin, Keith
How much is the black widow kit? I'm thinking it's like $30 or something but I don't recall and haven't done the internet search. I have never heard of it. I will go look for it. Never mind. I checked. It's over $60. You can get the Kent paddles as a kit too, but they are more. That

Re: [Elecraft] simple iambic paddle

2008-04-24 Thread Robert Tellefsen
Brian You could make an extremely simple paddle from a piece of a hacksaw blade for the arm, and two brass screws for the dit and dah contacts. Good luck and 73 Bob N6WG - Original Message - From: Brian Lloyd [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Elecraft reflector elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent:

RE: [Elecraft] simple iambic paddle

2008-04-24 Thread Darwin, Keith
- -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Robert Tellefsen Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 1:16 PM To: Brian Lloyd; Elecraft reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] simple iambic paddle Brian You could make an extremely simple paddle from a piece

Re: [Elecraft] simple iambic paddle

2008-04-24 Thread David Cutter
As others have said, my first paddle was a hacksaw blade but take care of the sharp points! Better is a strip of pcb material, or 2 strips with a separator for iambic. From memory I used about 5mm wide and about 40mm from the fulcrum, which can be just a wood block with 2 slots cut and a

Re: [Elecraft] simple iambic paddle

2008-04-24 Thread Ian Stirling
On Thursday 24 April 2008 12:39:01 pm Brian Lloyd wrote: Does anyone have a design for a very simple iambic key that can be made with simple materials and hand tools? I made one when I built The Ultimate Keyer Mk2 by G3RVM in the February 1980 issue of Radio Communication. I used two thin

Re: [Elecraft] simple iambic paddle

2008-04-24 Thread David Cutter
I should have added how I made the contacts: I filed slots in the side panel and fitted M4 washers with M3 screws to give me some adjustability in contact spacing. That made for a rather hard contact, so, you might find a way of springing the grounding contact and it will be more comfortable.

RE: [Elecraft] simple iambic paddle

2008-04-24 Thread Solosko, Robert B (Bob)
, 2008 1:49 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: Re: [Elecraft] simple iambic paddle On Thursday 24 April 2008 12:39:01 pm Brian Lloyd wrote: Does anyone have a design for a very simple iambic key that can be made with simple materials and hand tools? I made one when I built The Ultimate

Re: [Elecraft] simple iambic paddle

2008-04-24 Thread Ed - K9EW
Hi Brian, Take a look at my website ( www.k9ew.us )for some homebrew key / paddle ideas. Most were copied or adapted from the designs of others that I found on the Internet. Look under Projects / Paddles and Keys. They are very low-tech, and don't require much skill to build. And they all