[Elecraft] Kent Straight Key and Paddle

[Charles Greene]

Kevin,

You will be pleased with it.  I was amazed at the low cost, and also 
the prompt shipping.

Chas, W1CG

At 10:56 PM 12/10/2005, Kevin Shaw wrote:
>I'm in the process of building my K2 and I started looking for a paddle/key
>to use for CW when I'm finished. I haven't used CW in over 20 years and I
>never was very proficient with a keyer. I saw a paddle and key combination
>in a ham dealer catalog but it was quite pricey. I liked the combo unit
>since I could practice my iambic paddle technique while actually being able
>to make QSO's with the key.
>
>During my search on the internet I found that Kent (which makes excellent
>paddles I'm told) makes a combo unit exclusively for a dealer in the UK
>called Waters & Stanton. Both the paddle and the key mounted on a black base
>costs $98USD. I didn't think you could even get just a Kent paddle for that
>amount of money. Both the paddle and the key have ball bearing movements.
>Quantities are limited so I went ahead and ordered one. I'll post a quick
>note when I receive it.
>
>If anyone is interested, go to the Waters & Stanton website (www.wsplc.com)
>and search for "kent-two".
>
>73s,
>
>Kevin
>N8IQ
>
>
>
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