[Elecraft] Black Widow paddle kit

[joswarnier]

No financial support / interest here, but all I can say after 24 hours
fieldday work last week-end ( clubstn ON4SNW/P )
the black widow paddle SN#30 has done an outstanding job ! ( 595 QSO's )
http://users.skynet.be/on6wj/bw1.JPG
73's to all
Josef
ON6WJ/OP5R
G-QRP#429
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Timothy A. Raymer" <traymer at mail.mo.gov>
To: "David Pratt" <david at g4dmp.fsnet.co.uk>; <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 11:09 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Black Widow paddle kit


> This paddle was on display at Dayton, (If memory serves me correctly) and 
> I got to use it.  I observed the same thing, but if you like wider 
> spacing, I remember that you can "flip" the arms so the paddles mount 
> outside and push on the brass.  Might also be simple enough to add a piece 
> of brass stock that the screw pushes against to reinforce things.
>
> Tim Raymer
> 73 de KA0OUV
> K2 #1383
>
> At 15:59 06/05/2006, David Pratt wrote:
>>>http://www.w5jh.net/Black_Widow.htm
>>
>>It looks to be a fine piece of engineering, Eric, apart from the paddles 
>>which seem very fragile. Considering that the force of the thumb and index 
>>finger will be pushing against the paddles which only have a screw head 
>>supporting them, my guess is that one would need to be very light fisted. 
>>Just an observation from the picture - I could be wrong.
>
> Timothy A. Raymer
> Missouri Department of
> Health and Senior Services
>
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> <KA0OUV[at]arrl.net>
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