no, it isn't a knob, it's a...

[Andrea Borgia]

... damned weird contraption (sans broccoli ;-) but, believe me, this
thing is just plain fun to send code with:

http://andrea.borgia.bo.it/amateur-radio/thx-cootiekey-dscn0022.jpg
(taken from http://andrea.borgia.bo.it/amateur-radio/index.shtml.en)

Ok, it'a lame attempt at diverting the attention from the latest
blockbuster thread (or should I say broccoli-buster? ;-)

B73,
Andrea.

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[Stuart Rohre]

It's a sideswiper.

Stuart
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[Brian Mury-3]

On Thu, 2005-07-14 at 17:51 -0500, Stuart Rohre wrote:
> It's a sideswiper.

No, it's a single lever paddle. Note the three wire connection (and you
can even see the cuts in the copper base that isolate the dit, dah, and
ground connections).

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[Andrea Borgia]

On Thu, 14 Jul 2005, Brian Mury wrote:


> On Thu, 2005-07-14 at 17:51 -0500, Stuart Rohre wrote:
> > It's a sideswiper.
> No, it's a single lever paddle. Note the three wire connection (and you
> can even see the cuts in the copper base that isolate the dit, dah, and
> ground connections).

Actually, it is both: you can't see it in the picture but below the
"crocodiles" (is that the correct name?) lies a black jumper wire connecting
red and white(*) contacts and this is the normal configuration (for me). I
have tried to use it a single-lever paddle, but I prefer to do my dits and
dats by myself ;-)

Once I lay my hands on a Simplex Mono, things might change, though...

B73,
Andrea.

(*) colors are not casual: this way I remember which one goes right and
which one left 8-)

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[Stuart Rohre]

Ah, OK thanks for the update---

Depending on how you wire this particular key, ie have jumper on two side
wires, and common on lever, you COULD use it as a sideswiper, (sidewise
key).



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[Brian Mury-3]

On Fri, 2005-07-15 at 16:56 -0500, Stuart Rohre wrote:
> Depending on how you wire this particular key, ie have jumper on two side
> wires, and common on lever, you COULD use it as a sideswiper, (sidewise
> key).

Good point. That would work for any single lever paddle. The thought had
never occured to me.

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