[CW] What is the best telegraph key??

[KD5NWA]

Last year I saw one for sale at a local hamfest, it looked like the classic 
model and needed a little cleaning but it was in fairly good shape.  It 
ended selling for $70.00, I didn't recognize it and the ham selling it 
didn't know what it was, he was selling for the wife of a SK ham. It was 
very smooth in operation, Oh well, maybe next time.

At 02:17 PM 8/25/2004, Mark Danner wrote:
>I found Begali at www.i2rtf.com/index.html - they look pretty sturdy!
>
>Mark, AB7MP
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: cw-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:cw-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
>Behalf Of David J. Ring, Jr.
>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 8:47 AM
>To: Sherrill Watkins; cw at mailman.qth.net; Buck
>Subject: Re: [CW] What is the best telegraph key??
>
>Sherrill and Buck,
>
>The idea of a sideways key is good - and most people mount the key so
>that
>they actuate the key by pressing towards the left.
>----snip---
>
>By the way, www.begali.it makes and sells quality straight keys - the
>
>-----snip---
>
>Also I1QOD Alberto is making an "Italian Coast Station Key" - and that's
>the
>key I want to buy!  He does fine quality work, and he can operate over
>60
>wpm using a paddle and keyer.  He is one of the top CW operators in the
>world - so he knows what a key must do.
>
>73
>
>DR
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Sherrill Watkins" <SEWATKINS at dgs.state.va.us>
>To: <na4fm-list at towncorp.net>; <cw at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 9:18 AM
>Subject: RE: [CW] What is the best telegraph key??
>
>
>Dear Buck: Thank you very much for your comments. Your idea about a side
>motion is very interesting. I don't know why that never caught on?
>Thank's
>again -73- Sherrill W. k4own.
>
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Cecil Bayona
KD5NWA