[CW] Quality Cootie Key

[stan levandowski]

Begali vs. Frattini:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIWqUF_JsM4


GHD makes a fine Cootie also.


73, Stan WB2LQF





Sun, Apr 08, 2018 at 05:16 PM, Bruce Prior wrote:




The heart of a CW station is its key. If you're a professional 
machinist, go for it. You can make one for yourself.







Most of us are not machinists. If you're dedicated to the art of cootie 
keying, you cannot do better than the
Begali Sculpture Swing
http://www.i2rtf.com/sculpture-swing.html 
<http://www.i2rtf.com/sculpture-swing.html> . Sure, it's pricey, but 
it's a very sophisticated key. 




I never got the hang of cootie keying. I live in the electronic keyer 
world. My finest key is the single-lever
Begali Sculpture Mono http://www.i2rtf.com/sculpture-mono.html 
<http://www.i2rtf.com/sculpture-mono.html> , followed closely by the 
dual-lever
Begali Stradivarius http://www.i2rtf.com/stradivarius.html 
<http://www.i2rtf.com/stradivarius.html>  with its torsion-blade 
suspension and the hybrid
Begali Leonessa http://www.i2rtf.com/leonessa.html 
<http://www.i2rtf.com/leonessa.html> , currently in the dual-lever mode.







When I'm activating SOTA summits I usually prefer the
Begali Adventure Dual http://www.i2rtf.com/adventure-dual.html 
<http://www.i2rtf.com/adventure-dual.html> , attached with a special 
adapter to my
Elecraft KX2 http://www.elecraft.com/KX2/kx2.htm 
<http://www.elecraft.com/KX2/kx2.htm> , although sometimes I carry my
Begali Adventure Mono http://www.i2rtf.com/adventure-mono.html 
<http://www.i2rtf.com/adventure-mono.html>  instead. I'm planning an 
activation tomorrow
  with the latter.




I can't afford the real estate for an antenna farm, but over the years 
I've budgeted enough for excellent keys.




73, Bruce Prior N7RR










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