[Elecraft] Cheap keyer paddle?

[CUTTER DAVID]

There is a new manufacturer advertising in Sprat magazine.  Model UMPP-1 is advertised bench model and there are others $60 to US.  Not quite "cheap" but very small and good for travelling. 
www.umpp-cw.com
gm0eul at gmail.com

73 David G3UNA/G6CP


> On 18 September 2020 at 08:36 David Gilbert <ab7echo at gmail.com> wrote:
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> There are several cheapies on eBay for about $35.  You'd probably need 
> to stick it down to something heavier because they look pretty light.
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> Dave   AB7E
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> On 9/17/2020 10:09 PM, Alan Bloom wrote:
> > I am currently "sheltering in place" far from home and would like to set
> > up a station here.  I'm an 11-hour drive from home so I need to buy all
> > new accessories.
> >
> > I already have a good Vibroplex key paddle at home so I don't need
> > another high-quality one.  The good ones seem to start at around $175,
> > which is way more than I want to pay for temporary use.  I once made a
> > homebrew paddle made out of bent aluminum sheet metal and a pair of
> > micro switches for the dot and dash contacts. ("A Lightweight Homemade
> > Keyer Paddle", QST, July 2009).  I was satisfied with that paddle, so
> > you can see that I am not obsessive about "feel".
> >
> > So who makes a decent, inexpensive key paddle?  (By the way, I don't
> > need the iambic feature, so a single-lever model would be fine.)
> >
> > Alan N1AL
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