[CW] Excellent sideswiper sending from F8GNV

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

The URL for the "Low Boy Paddle is here:
https://www.americanmorse.com/lowboy.htm

Someone else made a similar key, I believe the name was Kitano Key Company
of New Jersey.

WD8DAS has a photo of the Kitano Key here:
http://www.wd8das.net/keys.html

He calls it a "piano key" which is a good description of what it is.

I saw it when it was offered for sale but I hesitated to buy and of course,
I lost out.

73
DR


On Sun, Jul 16, 2023, 7:19 AM D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <n1ea at arrl.net> wrote:

> I found their "Low Boy Paddle" to be of poor but satisfactory quality. I
> was initially put off because the key which requires assembly didn't have
> the correct parts but to the company's credit, they promptly supplied the
> missing parts from a list I emailed them.
>
> I found the use of using the tops of machine screws as key contacts to be
> troublesome but they worked adequately but not pleasantly, but I time I got
> used to the clunky feel.
>
> I had a friend,  Fowler "Barney" Norris, W3MTE (FN), a former CIA Morse
> Operator, who was an excellent radiotelegrapher who worked for Tropical
> Radio Telegraph (TRT) at Slidell, Louisiana Radio, WNU and he was both fast
> and accurate. He used a homemade kit from two J38 keys mounted next to each
> other. All his motions were up and down, using minimum finger motions. TRT
> had the highest standards for Morse operators, minimum perfect copy
> requirements for five minutes without error was 35 WPM.
>
> The key was usable but disappointing in quality.
>
> 73
> DR
> N1EA
>
>
>
> On Sat, Jul 15, 2023, 5:38 PM Bruce Prior <n7rr at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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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>>
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