[Elecraft] Re: The Ultimate Iambic Paddle for us

Sat May 31 11:35:00 2003

I agree with Rick. I have Piero's Magnetic Classic Key and had NO problems with the ordering process. He is rather slow in answering emails, but, always did and furthermore charged my CC only when he shipped the key.
Rich
KQ9L
WQ8Q <[email protected]> wrote:
Hmmm. And I've had no problem whatsoever ordering from Pietro!
And I'm looking forward to getting the new QRP paddles!

73 de Rick, WQ8Q

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jerry T Dowell" 
To: 
Sent: Saturday, May 31, 2003 9:15 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] Re: The Ultimate Iambic Paddle for us

> Ulrich H. Steinberg wrote:
>
> "" Piero Begali, I2RTF, has designed what I feel to be the ultimate iambic
> paddle for portable use. I had some influence on the design and had an
> opportunity to try a prototype for several weeks. It is a compact folding
> design that expands to provide stability. It is heavy enough to stay put
on
> a desk, but it also has provisions to strap it to your leg. It is a
> magnetic iambic paddle with all the ingredients that have made Piero's
keys
> a legend by now. I have published a more detailed review on eHam
> (http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/3342) or you can also go to Piero's
> website for more details: http://www.i2rtf.com. These paddles are not
> inexpensive, but if you want the very best they are without peers. ""
>
> I ordered a Begali iambic paddle a month ago and so far have had a poor
> experience with the order. It took over a week and many e-mail attempts to
> get confirmation of the order. It seems that his ISP is blocked by many
> providers such as Earthlink, AOL, etc, because it has been a spam source.
He
> finally responded to one of my messages sent from work. In it he confirmed
> the order and said that the key would be shipped by the end of that week.
> That was three weeks ago, and the key has not yet shipped. (My ATM/Visa
card
> has not yet been charged.) Messages from my work account have gone
> unanswered, though it is possible that his messages are now blocked on
that
> server as well. One consequence of this delay is that the cost of the key
> has gone up substantially in the last month because of the decline of the
> dollar against the euro.
>
>
> So, if you order a Begali key, you must be prepared to be patient and to
> experience much anxiety if your ISP is one of those who blocks his mail!
>
> Still patient,
> Jerry AI6L
>
>
>
>
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