[CW] Kent Keys

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

Piero Begali and his daughter Bruna who is the one who speaks English does
an exceptional job at manufacturing and dispatching keys internationally.
They sent me a prototype in received in less than 24 hours from Italy to
Massachusetts.

Rating 10 out of 10, on service, but read the reviews, some keys are much
better than others. Unfortunately for my bank account, the keys that I
think are excellent are all the most costly.

The Begali Sculpture Swing is the best sideswiper I've ever used. The
Begali Intrepid is like a fine watch and been been adjusted to send below
20 WPM to speeds higher than I can send accurately. The Begali Blade would
be my choice for a straight key it's a modern Swedish type key read about
it here: http://www.i2rtf.com/blade.html

73

DR
N1EA

On Fri, Mar 10, 2023, 14:33 John <johnk5mo at gmail.com> wrote:

> Another thumbs up for Pietro Begali's wonderful keys.
>
> Great service and excellent followup if needed.
>
> John K5MO
>
>
> On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 2:31 PM Bruce Prior <n7rr at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>> That's sad news about high-quality Kent keys.
>>
>> There is an alternative company from northern Italy which is alive and
>> well. That's Pietro Begali keys: Keys / Paddles - Begali's Web site
>> (i2rtf.com) <http://www.i2rtf.com/keys---paddles.html>
>>
>> My favorite shack Begali paddle is: Sculpture mono - Begali's Web site
>> (i2rtf.com) <https://www.i2rtf.com/sculpture-mono.html>
>>
>> For outdoor operating, either Adventure dual - Begali's Web site
>> (i2rtf.com) <http://www.i2rtf.com/adventure-dual.html>
>> or
>> Adventure mono - Begali's Web site (i2rtf.com)
>> <http://www.i2rtf.com/adventure-mono.html>
>>
>> are worth considering.
>>
>> 73,
>> Bruce Prior N7RR
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* cw-bounces at mailman.qth.net <cw-bounces at mailman.qth.net> on
>> behalf of Steve WD8DAS via CW <cw at mailman.qth.net>
>> *Sent:* Friday, March 10, 2023 7:17 PM
>> *To:* cw at mailman.qth.net <cw at mailman.qth.net>
>> *Subject:* Re: [CW] Kent Keys
>>
>>
>> Death or illness is what I keep worrying about...    It is such a
>> terrible feeling when the other end never responds.
>>
>>
>> Steve WD8DAS
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Frank A <paramedicmarine at gmail.com>
>> To: CW Reflector <cw at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Fri, Mar 10, 2023 1:07 pm
>> Subject: Re: [CW] Kent Keys
>>
>> Thanks for the warning, Steve. I hope it isn't due to a death in the
>> family or something.
>>
>> 73,
>> Frank
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 10, 2023, 09:28 Steve WD8DAS via CW <cw at mailman.qth.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Just a heads-up...  In early January, I placed an order through the Kent
>> Engineers website https://kent-engineers.com/
>>
>> Other than the automated response to my PayPal payment, I received no
>> communications and never received the key I ordered. I sent emails, tried
>> to call (call would not go through), and used the contact form on the
>> website - no luck at all.
>>
>> After a couple months of periodic attempts to contact Kent Engineers,
>> I've given up and started the burdensome process to get my money back from
>> PayPal.  It appears PayPal is getting no answers to their inquiries either.
>>
>> I mention this to the group as it seems like Kent is out of business with
>> an orphaned website and any orders placed there will go unfulfilled.
>>
>>
>> Steve WD8DAS
>>
>>
>>
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