[Elecraft] recommendation of a low cost iambic paddle / BeengaliSimplex shipping with gold contacts

[Joe-aa4nn]

That is correct, and also the K1EL Winkey keyer.  Steve provided
me with a chip fix for the Begali Simplex Mono which had the funny
material for key contacts.  Steve did considerable research and
finally declard the Begali contact material was acting more like a
diode, creating a peculiar problem for the way Winkey detected a
paddle closure.  This is not a problem with the WinkeyUSB keyer.

Begali offers a kit, I think, that will fix the contact problem.
de Joe, aa4nn

From: "Vic K2VCO" <vic at rakefet.com>> 
> If the 'regular' contacts are the same as what was previously supplied 
> with the various Begali magnetic paddles, they have problems with many 
> keyers, including the K2's internal keyer, the Logikey, and others. So 
> the gold contacts are a very good investment.