HexKey

[k6dgw]

I bought the Elecraft HexKey on Monday and it arrived on Wednesday
[yesterday].  I'm *really* impressed.  Playing around with it some today
on my K2/100, it has a really great feel, is still set as it came out of
the box, and I didn't know it came with spell-check but I find that it
misspells stuff a lot less than my vanilla Benchers do. :-)

There have been a couple of posts about the rubber feet for the HexKey.
  Mine is rock solid on the desk.  I have one "vanilla" Bencher anchored
with some double-sided tape because it wanders otherwise [I treat a
paddle as a bug and tend to slap it around some].  The HexKey stays put.
  Someone posted that changing the feet made a big difference.  I'm not
sure how much better it could get for me, but could you tell me the
problem you encountered ... off-line would be great!

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2008 Cal QSO Party  4-5 Oct 08
- www.cqp.org
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[dave.wilburn]

I have had my hex-key for quite some time and have enjoyed it.  I opened
up the original adjustments a bit, as the magnets were in contact.  By
breaking that contact, they are then 'floating in tension' and it gives
it a nice feel.

I have not had problems with the feet, but I use a little swath of
anti-slip cloth, available at Wal-Mart, underneath the key.  This mainly
cause I am heavy handed.  Most folks will be just fine with the
substantial weight of the paddles keeping the thing in place.  Enjoy and
Happy Holidays.
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David Wilburn
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K4DGW
K2 S/N 5982


On Thu, 2007-12-13 at 16:51 -0800, Fred Jensen wrote:

> I bought the Elecraft HexKey on Monday and it arrived on Wednesday
> [yesterday].  I'm *really* impressed.  Playing around with it some today
> on my K2/100, it has a really great feel, is still set as it came out of
> the box, and I didn't know it came with spell-check but I find that it
> misspells stuff a lot less than my vanilla Benchers do. :-)
>
> There have been a couple of posts about the rubber feet for the HexKey.
>   Mine is rock solid on the desk.  I have one "vanilla" Bencher anchored
> with some double-sided tape because it wanders otherwise [I treat a
> paddle as a bug and tend to slap it around some].  The HexKey stays put.
>   Someone posted that changing the feet made a big difference.  I'm not
> sure how much better it could get for me, but could you tell me the
> problem you encountered ... off-line would be great!
>
> 73,
>
> Fred K6DGW
> - Northern California Contest Club
> - CU in the 2008 Cal QSO Party  4-5 Oct 08
> - www.cqp.org
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