[Elecraft] Palm Mini Paddle quick mount?

Sun Oct 13 12:53:00 2002

On Fri, 4 Oct 2002, Michael G0POT wrote:

> Guess I should start by saying that K1 #1366 is now alive over here in
> I'm thinking of getting a Mini Paddle from Palm Radio (www.palm-radio.de)
> but I'm not sure about mounting it with their 'Quick Mount'.
> I want to fix it to the case (I don't have the tilt stand) but am not keen
> on drilling holes just yet. Has anyone tried one of these keys with the
> magnetic version of their 'Quick Mount'?

     I went for a hybrid approach.  I used one magnet inside the K1 and
one magnet in the mount to secure the front of the key holder.  To support
the rear, I ran a screw through the hole for the stand:

	http://www.moselle.com/~joberreu/mount.jpg
	http://www.moselle.com/~joberreu/k1.jpg

     Works fb.  OTOH, I've found that I don't actually operate directly
from the K1 all that much.  It spends most of its time bedside wired to a
free standing a Twinkey, and in the field I end up putting my palm paddles
on a short extension and just holding them to my notepad while keying.  
'Course I rarely operate from a table of any sort -- I'm usually in a tent
or sitting on a fallen tree :).

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Jessie Oberreuter
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