Portable KX3 Paddle Mount

[Don Pomplun]

I need to transport my keyer and paddles from home to SF for a day at
KXCH.  The keyer is robust, but my Vibroplex Brass Racer seems too
fragile.  The paddle unit for my KX3 is very nice and relatively
tough.  I just needed a way to use it remote from the
Elecraft.  There are pix at  http://tinyurl.com/d3gckng
I used a Hammond cast aluminum box that I had around and drilled &
tapped mounting holes for 4-40 screws.  The connector is just a 4-pin
piece of 0.1 header.  Careful soldering and heat shrink made it
pretty good.  Silicone feet keep it still, but putting the keyer box
on top makes it non-skid.  For transport, I unscrew the paddles and
put them and the cable inside the box, cushioned by a slab of sponge rubber.
Don   K2BIO / KXCH
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[Jim Rhodes-2]

Way cool Don. I might just have to do something like that myself.

Jim Rhodes K0XU
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On Mar 19, 2013 8:37 PM, "Don Pomplun" <[hidden email]> wrote:

> I need to transport my keyer and paddles from home to SF for a day at
> KXCH.  The keyer is robust, but my Vibroplex Brass Racer seems too fragile.
>  The paddle unit for my KX3 is very nice and relatively tough.  I just
> needed a way to use it remote from the Elecraft.  There are pix at
> http://tinyurl.com/d3gckng
> I used a Hammond cast aluminum box that I had around and drilled & tapped
> mounting holes for 4-40 screws.  The connector is just a 4-pin piece of 0.1
> header.  Careful soldering and heat shrink made it pretty good.  Silicone
> feet keep it still, but putting the keyer box on top makes it non-skid.
>  For transport, I unscrew the paddles and put them and the cable inside the
> box, cushioned by a slab of sponge rubber.
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