[CW] Excellent sideswiper sending from F8GNV

[Bruce Prior]

A fine quality single-lever paddle is the American Morse Equipment Mini-B: American Morse Equipment - Mini-B Miniature Single Lever/Sideswiper Paddle<https://www.americanmorse.com/minib.htm> which is well-adapted to portable use. I attach it either to my transceiver or to a clipboard using 3M Dual Lock. If a connecting cable fuses the left and right terminals, it can be used as a cootie key. For use in freezing weather, I cover the paddle handle with heat-shrink tubing.
American Morse Equipment - Mini-B Miniature Single Lever/Sideswiper Paddle<https://www.americanmorse.com/minib.htm>
American Morse Equipment
www.americanmorse.com
73,
Bruce Prior N7RR
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From: cw-bounces at mailman.qth.net <cw-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on behalf of Michael Kashuba via CW <cw at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2023 14:05
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Subject: Re: [CW] Excellent sideswiper sending from F8GNV

Chris…Re: Vibroplex Vibro Keyer. Although it lacks some precision, flash and exotic metals that other higher buck single lever paddles offer, I have always found it to be easy, pleasant and comfortable to send accurate CW with…. As long as contact spacing isn’t terribly minuscule…

73
Mike
K6LQ

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On Jul 14, 2023, at 9:09 PM, Chris R. NW6V <chrisrut7 at gmail.com> wrote:


Ingenious, and a lovely creation Rick. Kudos!

73 Chris NW6V


On Fri, Jul 14, 2023 at 9:33 AM Rick Dettinger <k7mw78 at gmail.com<mailto:k7mw78 at gmail.com>> wrote:
I mounted my Kent single lever paddle on a 6mm brass plate with a wood spacer cut away for the wiring between.  I prefer terminal posts rather than a captive cable, so I purchased them from Kent  Keys.  Finger piece is Teak.  I prefer this key to a leaf spring (saw blade) type key, although I learned with a home-brew saw blade key.
Dot and dash contacts are shorted underneath the key in the spacer.
If I wanted a little spring action, I would put the leaf spring between the lever and the finger piece.
I find it works well as is.




> On Jul 14, 2023, at 8:31 AM, D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <n1ea at arrl.net<mailto:n1ea at arrl.net>> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Jul 14, 2023 at 10:42 AM Radio KH6O <radio.kh6o at gmail.com<mailto:radio.kh6o at gmail.com>> wrote:
> Is there any reason, other than asthetic, for not using a single-paddle keyer as a sideswiper?
>
> http://vibroplex.com/contents/en-us/d10_VIBROKEYER_single_lever_paddles.html
>
> 73,
> Jeff KH6O
>  Hello Jeff, Aloha!
>
> I use a modified Vibroplex single lever keyer. I found the width of the combination of the button knob and the paddle knob to be too great for comfortable sending in cootie mode, so I had someone make me a single knob with a inset fastener with a special U shaped two prong spanner to tighten it.  Much better, someone on the Internet was selling such a modification but I could not find it right now.  Maybe it's gone.  Maybe Vibroplex will make one.
> http://www.sideswipernet.org/pix/n1ea_vibrokeyer_ssk_1.jpg
>
>
> It's mentioned in my "How to send with a Sideswiper" article on the web.
> https://www.qsl.net/n1ea/sideswiper
>
> There's also a link in that article to a recording from circa 1910 of fast hand key sending which is very interesting.
>
> 73
>
> DR
> N1EA
>
>
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