Hi,
I am in the same camp as K9ZU. I hav have operated mobile CW on and off for over 60 years. I always use a full size paddle Unless you have zero space, think about full size. 

73,

Phil NE0S

Sent from my iPhone

On May 8, 2025, at 09:18, John <[email protected]> wrote:


When you operate mobile, you HAVE to head copy!

:-)

That was the big help for me

John K5MO

On Thu, May 8, 2025 at 11:11 AM D.J.J. Ring, Jr. <[email protected]> wrote:
There are indeed QRQ mobile operators, one of the operators who sponsored me for Chicken-Fat-Operators-Club, Joe, WB1GLC, used to drive around sending at 50 WPM and refused to sponsor me unless I could match his speed.

My Bencher paddles overheated!

73
David N1EA 

On Thu, May 8, 2025, 10:17 AM George Hollis <[email protected]> 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

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Radio KH6O <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 7, 2025 11:34 AM
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>; CW Reflector <[email protected]>
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
______________________________________________________________
CW mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/cw
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:[email protected]
CW List ARCHIVES: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/cw/
Unsubcribe send email to
[email protected]
Subscribe send email to [email protected]
Support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html

=30=
______________________________________________________________
CW mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/cw
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:[email protected]
CW List ARCHIVES: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/cw/
Unsubcribe send email to
[email protected]
Subscribe send email to [email protected]
Support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html

=30=
______________________________________________________________
CW mailing list
Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/cw
Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
Post: mailto:[email protected]
CW List ARCHIVES: http://mailman.qth.net/pipermail/cw/
Unsubcribe send email to
[email protected]
Subscribe send email to [email protected]
Support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html

=30=