[Elecraft] kxpd3 question

[KD8RQE at aol.com]

Hi Jerry,
 
I made the decision to use a single lever paddle and not learn the  
"squeeze" technique needed to run a dual lever paddle. Several reasons:
 
The truly high speed guys use single lever paddles--they feel they make  
fewer mistakes with the single lever.
 
If you learn the single lever technique you can use a dual lever paddle and 
 just not "squeeze"
 
The dual lever technique doesn't save that much time.
 
I think that a lot of the impetus to a dual lever is "CQ", both letters are 
 "squeeze" letters and if you are sending it a lot it is easier to send 
repeated  CQ's with a dual lever paddle.
 
I think regular practice is needed with both single an dual lever  paddles.
 
I am fond of my Begali Sculpture single lever, along with my Tony Baleno  
single lever.
 
If you go single lever, if you occasionally use a dual lever paddle you  
will be happier with minimal space between the paddles; it's closer to the  
distance your fingers need to move for the single lever.  Begali's Magnum  has 
a very narrow space and I use it as well as my Sculpture single lever.   
Tony Baleno of N3ZN keys will make a dual lever with what ever spacing between 
 the paddles you want.
 
Hope this helps.
 
73
 
Mike KD8RQE
 
 
In a message dated 11/9/2017 9:31:16 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
jsodus at comcast.net writes:

Hello,


I'm a "no-code-ham" determined to become a  "know-code-ham" and so have 
signed up to a course by CWops.

They  require a paddle for sending practice since lessons will be done at  
20-wpm.


Having researched the topic of 'paddles' and from that  effort, I think 
that a single paddle might work best for me.

Here are  the negative items which helped form that opinion:

1. a comment that  regular practice is needed to maintain competence with a 
 dual-paddle,

2. iambic-a or iambic-b just seem physically  complicated.


In reading my KX3-manual and Fred-KE7X's book, it  seems to me that the 
KXPD3 is capable of only dual-paddle operating. Or have I  missed something?


I understand that my KX3 has a second port for an  external key (I presume 
a single-paddle).

In the past, I recall seeing  photos of hams working KX3-portable with a 
straight-key but, at those times, I  did not pay attention if any had a paddle.


TIA for any  reply.

73 Jerry  KM3K
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