[Elecraft] Results of 'survey'

[Al Lorona]

Thanks to all who replied to my question about gap width on your paddles.

I got answers ranging from 0.6 mil (15.24 micron) to 30 mil (0.762 mm), a spread of 50x! This obviously comes down to personal preference. I had to smile at the reply from George, W3HBM: "Whatever feels good to you!  Enjoy!", which was George's tactful way of saying, "Stop overthinking it, dude!" Point taken, George!

What spurred this question is I recently bought a new paddle and it came from the factory with a phenomenally small gap-- much smaller than I had used all my life-- but yet it felt okay. I let it out a little bit, and as I did I wondered if I was violating some universal rule of thumb. I wasn't.

Thanks, everybody!

Al  W6LX