[Elecraft] re: "Bug" for K2

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

Must have a really fast finger to make dits manually on a mouse button. =
For
me, the speed advantage in the bug are the automatic 'dits'. Wouldn't a
small "straight key" be easier than using a mouse?=20

You're right. Old bugs are not very portable. Ops who had to move about =
a
lot had very nice boxes to carry them around in  from station to =
station.
The commercial stations had shelves on which the individual ops bugs =
were
kept safely while their owners were off duty.=20

Ron AC7AC

-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-admin@mailman.qth.net =
[mailto:elecraft-admin@mailman.qth.net]
On Behalf Of Monty Shultes

Those Vibroplexes are pretty, but big and not very portable.

I use an old 3 button mouse rewired to make the left and right buttons =
the
dot and dash paddles.  (The electronics are needed only to support the
microswitches.)  You can strap it to your leg for mobile operation.