[Elecraft] Suggested key/paddle for CW for a the K3 and others (not expensive)

[Jim Lowman]

You probably don't want to spend that much right away if you're deciding 
whether CW is your thing or not, so probably a Bencher BY-1 or, I think, 
MFJ makes a knockoff for less money.

Actually, Kent has a sale going on the dual-lever model for about 80 
Euros, I think.

There have been a couple of recommendations for Tony's (N3ZN) paddles.  
I can't agree more.  I have the ZN-V and, for Christmas, the XYL bought 
one of his new ZN-QRP paddles for me.

The perfect complement to the K3, of course, is the HexKey that Elecraft 
sells, as K0PP mentioned.

I didn't start out to be a collector, but I now have the following:

Begali Sculpture
Elecraft HexKey
Ten-Tec 40th anniversary paddle
Long Island Mercury paddle, before it was sold by Bencher
Kent dual-lever (another gift from the XYL)
N3ZN ZN-V (vertical paddle, like the WBL paddles of days past)
Vibroplex Iambic
Vibroplex Code Warrior
March R-3A (on loan from a friend)
K8RA P-4 (four-pound monster)
N3ZN ZN-QRP
the venerable Bencher BY-1 and its MFJ counterpart, which started the 
whole thing

and a few straight keys.

73 de Jim - AD6CW

On 1/4/2013 1:40 PM, Clifford Hynds wrote:
> HI,
>
> OK this is probably a hard question but I am looking at something other
> than a straight key to try my hand at CW again. Thought it time to go back
> to basics and QRP.
>
> Single or Dual paddles , suggested paddles?
>
> Open to suggestions ?
>
> thanks in advance,
>
> Cliff Vk2CCJ
>