[CW] Whew! Shinny new bug....

[Lee]

Do you want a key as jewelry or for functionality?  If as jewelry go for 
this thing.  If you want a truly super great hand key to just use, you 
can't beat the feel of a J-38 hand key.  Personally, this thing you show 
looks clunky to me, but that is just my opinion.  I use paddles and 
bugs, but when using a hand key I prefer a J-38 over everything else.  
The military bought a zillion of them for good reason.  They are no 
designer key but work as good or better then others.  A nice one will 
cost between $50 and $75 these days.
Lee, w0vt


On 1/22/2016 8:03 PM, Ron Youvan wrote:
> James Hull es K3PID Ron wrote:
>
>
>> I am thinking about buying my first really nice straight key.  I am
>> thinking about getting The Patriot by LNR but would appreciate some
>> honest opinions before I drop $200.  Comments?
>
>> http://www.lnrprecision.com/propumpkey/
>
>>> Well I had a bug about 50 years ago and as I recall I didn’t do very
>>> well so I went to a straight key. Later I moved to an Iambic paddle
>>> and a keyer and can run it pretty well at 20 wpm. Lately I’ve gotten
>>> the bug ( pun intended) and bought a new shinny classic deluxe from
>>> the folks at Vibroplex. Well I got it wired up and quickly discovered
>>> that all the hours spent using the paddle didn’t help much with the
>>> bug. In fact they probably made it more difficult. My fist still wants
>>> to hold the paddle to make multiple dahs.....  So if you hear me
>>> sending CQ ( I can do that pretty well ) and decide to give me a call,
>>> please be gentle! I still have to get use to hearing the damper weight
>>> click when the arm swings back for a dah... maybe I can wear ear
>>> plugs.... wait...
>>> 73 es be gentle...
>
>   I teach and preach iambic sending.
> I think iambic sending allows much of the mechanical parts of sending
> to become performed by the subconscious.
> Bugs and straight keys not so much.
>
>   Iambic sending is the most advanced method of sending Morse code.
> I see no reason to regress.  Glass arm here we come.