[Elecraft] Opinion of the KXPD3 for kx3?

[Fred Jensen]

I tried it once.  I don't know what the changes were from the early 
ones, I think this one had the new springs or whatever.  I found it 
hard, my KXPD1 on my KX1 was much better.

That said, I'm 76, injuries to my hands 50 years ago and arthritis now, 
I began to find my Hexkey hard.  The paddle pieces are small and like 
Jim, without a solid rest for the radio and my arm, I pretty much sent 
Klingon.

73,

Fred ("Skip") K6DGW
Sparks NV USA
Washoe County DM09dn

On 4/3/2017 4:08 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On Mon,4/3/2017 1:08 PM, Eddy Avila wrote:
>> With that said, what's the opinion of the KXPD3 key?
>
> I've tried to use one that my neighbor bought for his KX3. IMO, its 
> only virtue is its small size. I found that I could only use it if I 
> could somehow set the KX3 on a surface so that I could rest my wrist 
> on something, and even then, I found it difficult. OTOH, at age 75 and 
> bored with ragchewing, my fist which used to be good is no longer.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC