[CW] Quality Cootie Key

[D.J.J. Ring, Jr.]

I love the homebrew key's finger piece.  Deluxe!

Three beautiful keys.  I think you like the Begali best.

I do love that key but I have only tried it and I love the feel of it.

73

DR
N1EA


On Sun, Apr 8, 2018 at 8:05 PM, stan levandowski <sjl219 at optonline.net> wrote:
> 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. 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, followed closely by the dual-lever
> Begali Stradivarius http://www.i2rtf.com/stradivarius.html with its
> torsion-blade suspension and the hybrid Begali Leonessa
> 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, attached with a special adapter to
> my Elecraft KX2 http://www.elecraft.com/KX2/kx2.htm, although sometimes I
> carry my Begali Adventure Mono 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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