[Elecraft] KXPD3 and single-lever paddles

[Jim Hoge]

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Dennis,

I have a number of keys, both single lever and iambic and I most certainly understand the arthritis comments. If I have been in the shop or out in the yard and working with my hands, I am definitely QLF for a time afterwards.  I don't know that it really makes a difference whether I am on a single lever or iambic key but I have found that either wider spacing between the thumb and finger pieces or a wide single lever seems to be better suited to my stiff hands. Try something as simple as a stick on footpad or rubber bumper to get wider spacing and see how it feels. From there, you can fabricate a permanent solution if it is to your liking. I intentionally omitted naming what I use, choosing to focus on the width of the fingerpiece(s). 

73,
Jim W5QM