[Elecraft] Elecraft Hexkey Question

[O. Johns]

Have you seen <http://www.eham.net/reviews/detail/1552>?  K6JPA compares them directly.

73,

Oliver
W6ODJ


On 2 Oct 2010, at 7:48 PM, stan levandowski wrote:

> Hello fellow listers.  Here I am once again soliciting opinions.  So 
> far, the advice received from this reflector has been 100% helpful. 
> Thanks everyone!
> 
> I operated a "real" N2DAN Mercury key at W1AW.  It was really something. 
> I've heard that Bencher's version (at around $600) is "almost" as good. 
> I've also heard that the Elecraft Hexkey has "the same feel as the 
> Bencher Mercury" (from eHAM reviews) and represents good value for the 
> money.
> 
> There's quite a difference between $200 and $600 so I'm trying to 
> understand what the extra $$$ might return with regard to performance.
> 
> 100% of my operating is CW and 95% of that is at 18 - 22 wpm which is a 
> nice, comfortable, copy-in-my-head ragchew speed - and I'm a slapper. 
> My present paddle is a Scheunemann-Morsetasten SP-1  (single lever and 
> springs).
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Stan Levandowski WB2LQF
> HF QRP CW -- Doing more with less for over 50 years!
> QCWA #35038   OOTC #4558   NAQCC #4740   SKCC #6488   FISTS #14992
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