[CW] HamKey

Fri, 16 Jan 2004 09:50:39 -0800

I have to "second the motion" of DR's comments. I never cared much for it
either.
73,
Troy, W6HV
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David J. Ring, Jr." <[email protected]>
To: "Barbara Maloney" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 8:50 PM
Subject: Re: [CW] HamKey


> My wife has one as she comes from St. Louis, MO where they are made.  She
> doesn't use it.  I've tried it, but quickly disconnected it.
>
> It feels cheap to me, and is sticky - but perhaps it needs to be taken
apart
> and cleaned throughly.
>
> I didn't like them when they came out - I thought they were a cheap
> knock-off of the better Brown Bros. key - which was also from St. Louis.
> The frame is plastic but it hasn't broken yet, but I am a metal person
when
> it comes to frames!  I like plastic paddles though.
>
> It sends ok, but it isn't my favorite.  My wife retired it for a Bencher.
>
> 73
> DR
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Barbara Maloney" <[email protected]>
> To: "Joe L Blackwell" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 11:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [CW] HamKey
>
>
> > Very interesting.  See also QST for Feb. 2004, page 30 for a pix of the
> HK-1 prototype now owned by K6RML.   He does not list an email adr at
> qrz.com, so does anybody know who the maker of the Ham Key is or was?  Is
it
> worth a hoot for sending?
> > 73, Mike, AC5P
> >
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