[Elecraft] CW with my K3s and KX3

[Gwen Patton]

I got a nice little mini key that seems based on the 26003, if abbreviated.
It's 3d printed by http://www.cwmorse.us and has a very smooth and balanced
feel. I made the error of not getting one with a base. But it's a very nice
key that I'll certainly use for straight key cw. I have a nice Bencher
paddle, and a Whiterook mini paddle. I built a tiny paddle from a kit at
QRPGuys.com that I haven't yet tested. But I just got a little capacitive
touch "paddle" that works nicely with the KX3 internal keyer that I found
on Ebay for about $10. I got the Bencher many years ago at a hamfest, with
a plexiglas dust cover that houses one of the old CMOS Super Keyer III's.
It works like a total champ, and has six memory buttons, and can be used as
a practice oscillator.

I have a ridiculous number of keys and paddles for someone who doesn't do
much CW.

On Fri, Oct 5, 2018 at 2:58 PM Mike Morrow <kk5f at earthlink.net> wrote:

> That's a very good and comprehensive list of suggestions, Fred.  I've only
> one nit to pick in this statement:
>
> > 3.  86 the keyboard and send with paddle/bug/J-38
>
> Avoid the J-38 military straight key.  The common J-38 was used in
> military service ONLY for Morse training.  The equally-common J-37 is the
> Signal Corps key most often used with real front-line sets that might be
> exposed to combat environments.  However, the Navy Type 26003 key is the
> finest of common military straight keys.  It's what I use if forced to use
> an Asian-origin commercial ham rig.  They seem not to know how to make a
> transceiver capable of Mode A iambic keying.  I'd rub two wires together
> before I'd ever try using the horrific Mode B that almost all Asian ham
> rigs force on buyers.  I really appreciate how every Elecraft rig ever made
> allows great Mode A iambic keying, so I don't often need to break out my
> 26003 straight key.
>
> Mike / KK5F
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