[Elecraft] KX3: Paddles

[Wayne Burdick]

Note that the KX3 also has a jack for a keyer/paddle/handkey/etc. of  
your choice. It can be used simultaneously with the attached paddle,  
too.

Wayne
N6KR

On May 23, 2011, at 9:31 PM, David Cutter wrote:

> I agree.  I prefer my arm to lie at 90 to the table and my wrist and  
> fingers
> to follow in a straight line for minimum stress, maximum comfort to  
> the
> paddle.  Rotating the rig 15 would help a lot. But I have another  
> problem
> which is that I often operate the tune with my left hand while my  
> right
> stays put on the paddle, so, with this arrangement, my left hand has  
> to be
> held up and across me, which I think I would find uncomfortable quite
> quickly.  I don't think it's a deal breaker and the panadaptor idea  
> on a
> netbook is definitely a deal maker.
>
> David
> G3UNA
>
>
>> One of the things that impressed me a lot about the KX1 was the 45  
>> degree
>> mounting of the paddles - VERY practical!
>> I see the KX3 pictured with 90 degree paddles, equally hard to use  
>> on a
>> table regardless of your 'handedness'.
>> But then, it IS only a prototype, isn't it?
>>
>> Ralph, VE7XF
>>
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