[Elecraft] Re: Hexkey

[STEPHEN W BANKS]

Gil,

I've had a Hex for a year or so, and it's a good piece of hardware.  I think 
you'd find it to be quite satisfactory.  I also have a couple of other 
paddles, including a Schurr, and they're all good performers.

The Schurr has a dust cover which the Hex does not have (at least mine). 
But both of them are HEAVY slugs, and they'll stay put!

Like most everything, it's a matter of what you are comfortable with.

73 es GL,

Steve
K0PQ




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gil Gibbs" <WA5YKK at Centurytel.net>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, April 14, 2007 11:26 AM
Subject: [Elecraft] Re: Hexkey


> Gents;
>
>   I'm in the process of relearning how to use a paddle, having only
> gotten the feel of a Vibroplex keyer three decades back from an old pal.
> I'm now stumbling around with a Bencher paddle, the first of the line
> that's of the "fall apart" design, and thus I have to be careful about
> how I handle it, which distracts me from training myself to use "thumb
> for dashes, finger for dits", and my brain isn't as young as it used to
> be to do multitasking. Thus the question - does the Elecraft/Bencher
> Hexkey actually perform better than "the original", and thus make the
> price worth adding to my gear? I'd really like to have more versatility
> in sending, not worrying about knocking the contact points off their
> mounts, which are conical points for hinges, and the darn things are an
> annoyance to have to remount.
>    Any input will be appreciated, many hours to go before I can become
> fluent with my old favorite CW again, having been too lazy to get away
> from voice until now!
>
> Tnx, 73's
> Gil WA5YKK
>
>
> >
> >
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