[Elecraft] simple iambic paddle

[Darwin, Keith]

>> How much is the black widow kit?  I'm thinking it's like $30 or 
>> something but I don't recall and haven't done the internet search.

>I have never heard of it. I will go look for it.

Never mind.  I checked.  It's over $60.  You can get the Kent paddles as
a kit too, but they are more.


> That is what I am finding as well. As a sometimes-musician I find
> that I personally have no problem with timing and rhythm with a
> straight key but most of the kids just aren't there.

I am a musician (play every week) and I have no problems with straight
key timing.  I play guitar, bass and a bit of drums.  My son is a
drummer (kit & general percussion) and bassist (better than me).  He has
a very good internal sense of rhythm.  He found the paddles more
intuitive than the straight key (but not by much).  My other son plays
saxophone.  His sense of timing isn't quite as good but he's still
pretty good.  He found the straight key to be much harder than paddles.

So even amongst musicians with good rhythm abilities, paddles are easier
than the straight key.


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