[Elecraft] CW Key Suggestions

[WILLIS COOKE]

The two levers are independent on an iambic paddle so that you can close either contact or both at one time by squeezing.  A Bug, such as the Original has a single lever that allows you to close either contact, but not both at the same time.  With an iambic keyer if you close both contacts it will alternate dits and dahs with the first element determined by which contact closes first.  
 
Willis 'Cookie' Cooke 
K5EWJ & Trustee N5BPS, USS Cavalla, USS Stewart


----- Original Message -----
From: Phil Hystad <phystad at mac.com>
To: Randy Moore <wrmoore47 at gmail.com>
Cc: Ed G <ed.goss at comcast.net>; "elecraft at mailman.qth.net" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2012 12:12 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] CW Key Suggestions

So, a question...

With the dual levers of a single lever (non-iambic) SP2 paddle, when you press one paddle, does the opposite paddle move in concert or is it actually disconnected from the lever action of the other paddle.  In other words, do the paddles swing like an old Vibroplex Original (which is also sitting on my desk) or like an iambic although without iambic keying.

phil, K7PEH


On Jun 25, 2012, at 6:15 PM, Randy Moore wrote:

> I have an N0SA SP1, predecessor to the current SP2, both single lever paddles. I love the way it operates and looks. Excellent workmanship! Its really pretty small. Not sure what's different between my SP1 and the newer SP2.  These single lever paddles won't do iambic, which I never could master. The two finger pieces give good spacing for thumb and forefinger, but they are attached to the same lever. 
> 
> The paddle was a gift from my YF on my 50th anniversary as a ham :-)
> 
> 73,
> Randy, KS4L
> 
> 
> 
> On Jun 25, 2012, at 7:38 PM, Phil Hystad <phystad at mac.com> wrote:
> 
>> These look nice -- does anyone here own one?  I am probably weak on understanding the terminology though.  Does single-lever imply that it is not an iambic squeeze type paddle.  I noticed that the single-lever version appears to have two levers but guessing that these do not offer the Squeeze feature (which by the way I have never really learned to use).
>> 
>> phil, K7PEH
>> 
>> 
>> On Jun 25, 2012, at 4:00 PM, Ed G wrote:
>> 
>>> Check out Larry's paddles at:
>>> http://n0sa.com/
>>> Beautiful machine work with highly efficient low-mass arms; a real bargain
>>> for the price he charges.  There is also a single-lever version available. 
>>> --Ed--
>>> 
>>> 
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