[CW] Mobile "finger" key

[John]

I made one out of parts from an old ice cube relay. I mounted it to a large
binder clip and clipped it onto a short extension on my Jeep console.
Mobile CW with it and my IC706 was the best thing that ever happened to my
journey to being a better CW op.
John K5MO

On Thu, May 8, 2025 at 10:17 AM George Hollis <k9zu at hotmail.com> wrote:

> I've been doing mobile cw for years. My rig is a ts50s mounted on a
> speaker pedestal, and my vehicle is a Roadtrek RV, based on a Chevy 3500
> Express chassis. My paddle is a bencher that is at the end of the right arm
> rest. Unless you are left-handed, you would find the position relaxed and
> not a compromise to your driving. My boast is that I can parallel park at
> 50 wpm.  i can provide pix of the position if you wish. I am not alone,
> there are several /cw folks, several of whom I qso on the low end of 40 on
> a daily basis.
>
> De K9ZU.
>
> 73.
>
> George Hollis
> Brunswick MD
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> *Sent:* Wednesday, May 7, 2025 11:34 AM
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> *Subject:* [CW] Mobile "finger" key
>
> ZCZC
>
> I would like to attempt mobile CW (without crashing my truck). I'm looking
> for a key that could be worn like a ring on my index finger, and use my
> thumb for working the key.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> --
>
> 73,
> Jeff KH6O / 6
>
> NNNN
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