[Elecraft] Palm Mini Paddle quick mount?

Sun Oct 13 13:08:06 2002

I had the same problem until I realized I use my clipboard to copy CW.  Then I just used the magnets to affix the Palm paddles to the clip on the clipboard and I was 
set.  Works both at home and while seated in the sands of the Southwest broiling in the sun :)
   Kevin.    KD5ONS

10/13/2002 7:52:39 AM, Mario Lorenz <[email protected]> wrote:

>Am 04. Oct 2002, um 14:39:43 schrieb Michael G0POT:
>
>> Guess I should start by saying that K1 #1366 is now alive over here in
>> G-Land. Popped together far quicker than I thought...so quick that I don't
>> have a key to use with it!
>> 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'?
>> How firm was it?
>> Do the magnets have an effect on the VFO?
>> Any thoughts?
>
>Well, I got me the magnets, only to find out that the K2 enclosure is not
>magnetic so you cannot mount the paddle that way. They do ship adhesive pads
>but I didnt want to use these, either. I've used a separate small steel plate
>where I mount the paddle using the magnets.
>
>Mario
>
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