[Elecraft] Cheap Keyer Paddle

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A sleeper of a paddle is the Whiterook MK-44 from electronicsusa.com.
I hesitate to call it a cheap paddle, as that tends to refer to an
inferior product. It is a robust, affordable, lightweight paddle that
will continue to work even after you throw it at a wall. For a few
pennies, you can add a velcro leg strap to it for field use.

Whiterook also offers the TiCK keyer to this same paddle, called the
MK-64.

I have been running both the paddle and the paddle/keyer for nearly
twenty years and they have proven to be a joy to use. I was drawn to
the MK-64 paddle/keyer for use in the monthly Spartan Sprint activity
for its extremely low weight and low current. I still have the same
coin cell in it that I installed nearly twenty years ago.

They offer other products, single lever paddles, straight keys,
combos. They will certainly not break the bank.

72,

Howard Kraus, K2UD