simple iambic paddle
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Knowing the penchant for CW that many of you have, I thought I would
ask the following question here. Does anyone have a design for a very simple iambic key that can be made with simple materials and hand tools? The kids are starting to send CW and I am finding they are having a LOT of trouble with a straight key. Most immediately gravitate to the bencher so I am trying to find a way to make a $5 paddle. Brian Lloyd Granite Bay Montessori School 9330 Sierra College Bl brian AT gbmontessori DOT com Roseville, CA 95661 +1.916.367.2131 (voice) +1.791.912.8170 (fax) PGP key ID: 12095C52A32A1B6C PGP key fingerprint: 3B1D BA11 4913 3254 B6E0 CC09 1209 5C52 A32A 1B6C _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Iambic or just paddles? I think single-lever would be easier to home
brew. I envision a hack saw blade plus a couple of bolts for contacts, all on a wooden base. If you want iambic, that would be more difficult. How much is the black widow kit? I'm thinking it's like $30 or something but I don't recall and haven't done the internet search. When teaching my kids morse, I too found they had a much easier time with the paddles than the straight key. In fact, they were both able to learn iambic (squeeze) keying with less effort than learning the straight key. - Keith N1AS - - K2 5411.ssb.100 - - K3 711 - -----Original Message----- From: Brian Lloyd Does anyone have a design for a very simple iambic key that can be made with simple materials and hand tools? The kids are starting to send CW and I am finding they are having a LOT of trouble with a straight key. Most immediately gravitate to the bencher so I am trying to find a way to make a $5 paddle. _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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On Apr 24, 2008, at 9:48 AM, Darwin, Keith wrote: > Iambic or just paddles? I think single-lever would be easier to home > brew. I envision a hack saw blade plus a couple of bolts for > contacts, > all on a wooden base. If you want iambic, that would be more > difficult. Yes, it would. Some have discovered how much easier it is to use the iambic feature to insert an element into a string of another element. > How much is the black widow kit? I'm thinking it's like $30 or > something but I don't recall and haven't done the internet search. I have never heard of it. I will go look for it. > When teaching my kids morse, I too found they had a much easier time > with the paddles than the straight key. In fact, they were both > able to > learn iambic (squeeze) keying with less effort than learning the > straight key. That is what I am finding as well. As a sometimes-musician I find that I personally have no problem with timing and rhythm with a straight key but most of the kids just aren't there. Brian Lloyd Granite Bay Montessori School 9330 Sierra College Bl brian AT gbmontessori DOT com Roseville, CA 95661 +1.916.367.2131 (voice) +1.791.912.8170 (fax) PGP key ID: 12095C52A32A1B6C PGP key fingerprint: 3B1D BA11 4913 3254 B6E0 CC09 1209 5C52 A32A 1B6C _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Brian
You could make an extremely simple paddle from a piece of a hacksaw blade for the arm, and two brass screws for the dit and dah contacts. Good luck and 73 Bob N6WG ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Lloyd" <[hidden email]> To: "Elecraft reflector" <[hidden email]> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 9:39 AM Subject: [Elecraft] simple iambic paddle > Knowing the penchant for CW that many of you have, I thought I would > ask the following question here. > > Does anyone have a design for a very simple iambic key that can be > made with simple materials and hand tools? The kids are starting to > send CW and I am finding they are having a LOT of trouble with a > straight key. Most immediately gravitate to the bencher so I am trying > to find a way to make a $5 paddle. > > Brian Lloyd > Granite Bay Montessori School 9330 Sierra College Bl > brian AT gbmontessori DOT com Roseville, CA 95661 > +1.916.367.2131 (voice) +1.791.912.8170 (fax) > > PGP key ID: 12095C52A32A1B6C > PGP key fingerprint: 3B1D BA11 4913 3254 B6E0 CC09 1209 5C52 A32A 1B6C > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [hidden email] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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>> How much is the black widow kit? I'm thinking it's like $30 or >> something but I don't recall and haven't done the internet search. >I have never heard of it. I will go look for it. Never mind. I checked. It's over $60. You can get the Kent paddles as a kit too, but they are more. > That is what I am finding as well. As a sometimes-musician I find > that I personally have no problem with timing and rhythm with a > straight key but most of the kids just aren't there. I am a musician (play every week) and I have no problems with straight key timing. I play guitar, bass and a bit of drums. My son is a drummer (kit & general percussion) and bassist (better than me). He has a very good internal sense of rhythm. He found the paddles more intuitive than the straight key (but not by much). My other son plays saxophone. His sense of timing isn't quite as good but he's still pretty good. He found the straight key to be much harder than paddles. So even amongst musicians with good rhythm abilities, paddles are easier than the straight key. - Keith N1AS - - K2 5411.ssb.100 - - K3 711 - _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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I suppose two hack saw blades could be used to make a twin lever keyer
with not a whole lot more work. Or there's the time-honored tradition of hooking 2 straight keys bottom-to-bottom, turning them on their sides and using them as an iambic paddle. - Keith N1AS - - K2 5411.ssb.100 - - K3 711 - -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Robert Tellefsen Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 1:16 PM To: Brian Lloyd; Elecraft reflector Subject: Re: [Elecraft] simple iambic paddle Brian You could make an extremely simple paddle from a piece of a hacksaw blade for the arm, and two brass screws for the dit and dah contacts. Good luck and 73 Bob N6WG _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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As others have said, my first paddle was a hacksaw blade but take care of
the sharp points! Better is a strip of pcb material, or 2 strips with a separator for iambic. >From memory I used about 5mm wide and about 40mm from the fulcrum, which can be just a wood block with 2 slots cut and a screw through to pinch together. If you start to get ambitious, you could make the whole keyer/oscillator on the pcb, perhaps a TIC keyer. I did this to fit inside the base of a Norcal 20 with the paddle sticking out of the side to which I screwed a pair of Kent paddle handles. You could just shape the pcbs into large finger pads. David G3UNA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Lloyd" <[hidden email]> To: "Elecraft reflector" <[hidden email]> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 5:39 PM Subject: [Elecraft] simple iambic paddle > Knowing the penchant for CW that many of you have, I thought I would ask > the following question here. > > Does anyone have a design for a very simple iambic key that can be made > with simple materials and hand tools? The kids are starting to send CW > and I am finding they are having a LOT of trouble with a straight key. > Most immediately gravitate to the bencher so I am trying to find a way to > make a $5 paddle. > > Brian Lloyd > Granite Bay Montessori School 9330 Sierra College Bl > brian AT gbmontessori DOT com Roseville, CA 95661 > +1.916.367.2131 (voice) +1.791.912.8170 (fax) > > PGP key ID: 12095C52A32A1B6C > PGP key fingerprint: 3B1D BA11 4913 3254 B6E0 CC09 1209 5C52 A32A 1B6C > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [hidden email] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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On Thursday 24 April 2008 12:39:01 pm Brian Lloyd wrote:
> Does anyone have a design for a very simple iambic key that can be > made with simple materials and hand tools? I made one when I built The Ultimate Keyer Mk2 by G3RVM in the February 1980 issue of Radio Communication. I used two thin strips of copper clad board. Mine was double sided but singe sided is all that's needed. I sawed a small diecast box to get two nice right angle brackets and screwed them on the base of the main diecast box where I had the electronics. The PCB strips came out the front of the box separated about half an inch. I used stick-on rubber feet as the thumb abd finger contacts. For the switch contacts, I drilled quarter inch staggered holes in the PCBs and using the other two corners of the cut box, mounted them outside the PCBs with a long screw going through each PCB hole. So the mounts for the screws are both outside the strips. The PCB strips were nicely springy and I adjusted the screws to a very fine touch. I bought a Bencher paddle soon afterwards. I have no idea why I dismantled my own paddles; I remember their being just as good as the Bencher. Ian, G4ICV, AB2GR, K2 #4962 -- _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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I should have added how I made the contacts: I filed slots in the side
panel and fitted M4 washers with M3 screws to give me some adjustability in contact spacing. That made for a rather hard contact, so, you might find a way of springing the grounding contact and it will be more comfortable. I found the pcb needed tinning with solder to make a good contact pad. David G3UNA > As others have said, my first paddle was a hacksaw blade but take care of > the sharp points! > > Better is a strip of pcb material, or 2 strips with a separator for > iambic. >>From memory I used about 5mm wide and about 40mm from the fulcrum, which >>can > be just a wood block with 2 slots cut and a screw through to pinch > together. If you start to get ambitious, you could make the whole > keyer/oscillator on the pcb, perhaps a TIC keyer. > > I did this to fit inside the base of a Norcal 20 with the paddle sticking > out of the side to which I screwed a pair of Kent paddle handles. You > could just shape the pcbs into large finger pads. > > David > G3UNA > > Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Lloyd,
I also made one very simply and cheaply from double sided copper clad board based on a QST article that was published several years ago (which I have in my files at home and can send you a copy). Mine has a small horizontal board with a vertical board soldered o it. The vertical board is about 2" long and 1" high and has the contacts for the paddle arms. The paddle arms are a little narrower and about an inch longer than the vertical board. The attached to each side of the vertical board at the back with several layers of double sided foam tape, giving a spacing between the paddle arms and the center vertical board of about 1/8" and between each other of about 3/8". The spacing can be changed by using more or fewer layers of foam tape. The foam tape acts as the spring, as well as an insulator between the center vertical board and the paddle arms. The whole thing is attached to an Altoids box that's filled with pennies to give it a "heavy" base. I used this for many QSOs as I was getting my code speed up. 73, Bob W1SRB -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Ian Stirling Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 1:49 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] simple iambic paddle On Thursday 24 April 2008 12:39:01 pm Brian Lloyd wrote: > Does anyone have a design for a very simple iambic key that can be > made with simple materials and hand tools? I made one when I built The Ultimate Keyer Mk2 by G3RVM in the February 1980 issue of Radio Communication. I used two thin strips of copper clad board. Mine was double sided but singe sided is all that's needed. I sawed a small diecast box to get two nice right angle brackets and screwed them on the base of the main diecast box where I had the electronics. The PCB strips came out the front of the box separated about half an inch. I used stick-on rubber feet as the thumb abd finger contacts. For the switch contacts, I drilled quarter inch staggered holes in the PCBs and using the other two corners of the cut box, mounted them outside the PCBs with a long screw going through each PCB hole. So the mounts for the screws are both outside the strips. The PCB strips were nicely springy and I adjusted the screws to a very fine touch. I bought a Bencher paddle soon afterwards. I have no idea why I dismantled my own paddles; I remember their being just as good as the Bencher. Ian, G4ICV, AB2GR, K2 #4962 -- _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Hi Brian,
Take a look at my website ( www.k9ew.us )for some homebrew key / paddle ideas. Most were copied or adapted from the designs of others that I found on the Internet. Look under Projects / Paddles and Keys. They are very low-tech, and don't require much skill to build. And they all work! 73, ed - k9ew www.k9ew.us On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 11:39 AM, Brian Lloyd <[hidden email]> wrote: > Knowing the penchant for CW that many of you have, I thought I would ask the > following question here. > > Does anyone have a design for a very simple iambic key that can be made with > simple materials and hand tools? The kids are starting to send CW and I am > finding they are having a LOT of trouble with a straight key. Most > immediately gravitate to the bencher so I am trying to find a way to make a > $5 paddle. > > Brian Lloyd > Granite Bay Montessori School 9330 Sierra College Bl > brian AT gbmontessori DOT com Roseville, CA 95661 > +1.916.367.2131 (voice) +1.791.912.8170 (fax) > > PGP key ID: 12095C52A32A1B6C > PGP key fingerprint: 3B1D BA11 4913 3254 B6E0 CC09 1209 5C52 A32A 1B6C > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [hidden email] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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there was a small pcb based training keyer kit, manhatten style, several
years ago. Had a tick based keyer, a small piezo spkr, a single switch, and couple resistors. The paddles and everything was built from the raw PCB materials. took about 20 min or so to make, and as I recall was $12 or so... Anybody remember a link to it ? is it still available ? Vaguely seems it was a Norcal project kit for the Az hamfest. Doug Hendricks may remember better that I. Should fit the bill perfectly. Niel WA7SSA Brian Lloyd wrote: > > On Apr 24, 2008, at 9:48 AM, Darwin, Keith wrote: > >> Iambic or just paddles? I think single-lever would be easier to home >> brew. I envision a hack saw blade plus a couple of bolts for contacts, >> all on a wooden base. If you want iambic, that would be more difficult. > > Yes, it would. Some have discovered how much easier it is to use the > iambic feature to insert an element into a string of another element. > >> How much is the black widow kit? I'm thinking it's like $30 or >> something but I don't recall and haven't done the internet search. > > I have never heard of it. I will go look for it. > >> When teaching my kids morse, I too found they had a much easier time >> with the paddles than the straight key. In fact, they were both able to >> learn iambic (squeeze) keying with less effort than learning the >> straight key. > > That is what I am finding as well. As a sometimes-musician I find that I > personally have no problem with timing and rhythm with a straight key > but most of the kids just aren't there. > > Brian Lloyd > Granite Bay Montessori School 9330 Sierra College Bl > brian AT gbmontessori DOT com Roseville, CA 95661 > +1.916.367.2131 (voice) +1.791.912.8170 (fax) > > PGP key ID: 12095C52A32A1B6C > PGP key fingerprint: 3B1D BA11 4913 3254 B6E0 CC09 1209 5C52 A32A 1B6C > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [hidden email] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Or you could forget about all the expensive mechanical junk, hacksaw
blades etc and just build one of these cool devices. http://www.cwtouchkeyer.com/ Works perfectly, and you can customise it as you wish. 73,Deni F5VJC 2008/4/24 Niel Skousen <[hidden email]>: > there was a small pcb based training keyer kit, manhatten style, several > years ago. Had a tick based keyer, a small piezo spkr, a single switch, and > couple resistors. The paddles and everything was built from the raw PCB > materials. > > took about 20 min or so to make, and as I recall was $12 or so... > > Anybody remember a link to it ? is it still available ? Vaguely seems it > was a Norcal project kit for the Az hamfest. Doug Hendricks may remember > better that I. > > Should fit the bill perfectly. > > Niel > WA7SSA > > > > Brian Lloyd wrote: > > > > > On Apr 24, 2008, at 9:48 AM, Darwin, Keith wrote: > > > > > > > Iambic or just paddles? I think single-lever would be easier to home > > > brew. I envision a hack saw blade plus a couple of bolts for contacts, > > > all on a wooden base. If you want iambic, that would be more difficult. > > > > > > > Yes, it would. Some have discovered how much easier it is to use the > iambic feature to insert an element into a string of another element. > > > > > > > How much is the black widow kit? I'm thinking it's like $30 or > > > something but I don't recall and haven't done the internet search. > > > > > > > I have never heard of it. I will go look for it. > > > > > > > When teaching my kids morse, I too found they had a much easier time > > > with the paddles than the straight key. In fact, they were both able to > > > learn iambic (squeeze) keying with less effort than learning the > > > straight key. > > > > > > > That is what I am finding as well. As a sometimes-musician I find that I > personally have no problem with timing and rhythm with a straight key but > most of the kids just aren't there. > > > > Brian Lloyd > > Granite Bay Montessori School 9330 Sierra College Bl > > brian AT gbmontessori DOT com Roseville, CA 95661 > > +1.916.367.2131 (voice) +1.791.912.8170 (fax) > > > > PGP key ID: 12095C52A32A1B6C > > PGP key fingerprint: 3B1D BA11 4913 3254 B6E0 CC09 1209 5C52 A32A 1B6C > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Post to: [hidden email] > > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: > http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [hidden email] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > -- 73, Deni F5VJC K2 1188 K3 325 For a Ham Radio friendly holiday in France... Visit www.mycottageinbrittany.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Or you could save your money and do it with two jubilee clips (hose
clips) on your fingers. -- I need someone to protect me from all the measures they take in order to protect me. -Banksy, street artist (b. 1974) On 24 Apr 2008, at 20:33, F5vjc wrote: > Or you could forget about all the expensive mechanical junk, hacksaw > blades etc and just build one of these cool devices. > > http://www.cwtouchkeyer.com/ > > Works perfectly, and you can customise it as you wish. > > 73,Deni > F5VJC > > 2008/4/24 Niel Skousen <[hidden email]>: >> there was a small pcb based training keyer kit, manhatten style, >> several >> years ago. Had a tick based keyer, a small piezo spkr, a single >> switch, and >> couple resistors. The paddles and everything was built from the >> raw PCB >> materials. >> >> took about 20 min or so to make, and as I recall was $12 or so... >> >> Anybody remember a link to it ? is it still available ? Vaguely >> seems it >> was a Norcal project kit for the Az hamfest. Doug Hendricks may >> remember >> better that I. >> >> Should fit the bill perfectly. >> >> Niel >> WA7SSA >> >> >> >> Brian Lloyd wrote: >> >>> >>> On Apr 24, 2008, at 9:48 AM, Darwin, Keith wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Iambic or just paddles? I think single-lever would be easier to >>>> home >>>> brew. I envision a hack saw blade plus a couple of bolts for >>>> contacts, >>>> all on a wooden base. If you want iambic, that would be more >>>> difficult. >>>> >>> >>> Yes, it would. Some have discovered how much easier it is to use the >> iambic feature to insert an element into a string of another element. >>> >>> >>>> How much is the black widow kit? I'm thinking it's like $30 or >>>> something but I don't recall and haven't done the internet search. >>>> >>> >>> I have never heard of it. I will go look for it. >>> >>> >>>> When teaching my kids morse, I too found they had a much easier >>>> time >>>> with the paddles than the straight key. In fact, they were both >>>> able to >>>> learn iambic (squeeze) keying with less effort than learning the >>>> straight key. >>>> >>> >>> That is what I am finding as well. As a sometimes-musician I find >>> that I >> personally have no problem with timing and rhythm with a straight >> key but >> most of the kids just aren't there. >>> >>> Brian Lloyd >>> Granite Bay Montessori School 9330 Sierra College Bl >>> brian AT gbmontessori DOT com Roseville, CA 95661 >>> +1.916.367.2131 (voice) +1.791.912.8170 (fax) >>> >>> PGP key ID: 12095C52A32A1B6C >>> PGP key fingerprint: 3B1D BA11 4913 3254 B6E0 CC09 1209 5C52 A32A >>> 1B6C >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Elecraft mailing list >>> Post to: [hidden email] >>> You must be a subscriber to post to the list. >>> Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): >>> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: >> http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm >>> Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Post to: [hidden email] >> You must be a subscriber to post to the list. >> Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): >> http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm >> Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com >> > > > > -- > 73, Deni > F5VJC > K2 1188 K3 325 > > For a Ham Radio friendly holiday in France... > Visit www.mycottageinbrittany.com > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [hidden email] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Would the travel keyer/paddle from MFJ get the point across??? Richard Kent WD8AJG K2-5296 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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I wanted some paddles for another rig but, I couldn't see buying another
one. So, I made my own from bailing wire. They work perfectly. Gary, N7HTS K2 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Hi Scott, these are the paddles that I made.
Hi Scott, These are the paddles that I made. Gary, N7HTS K2 Scott McDowell wrote: > Gary > I was raised on a farm and have used bailing wire all my life > but making a cw paddle out of it is new to me. > Would you be willing to share how you did it? > Thanks > 73 > Scott N5SM > > On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 9:05 PM, Gary Krause <[hidden email] > <mailto:[hidden email]>> wrote: > > I wanted some paddles for another rig but, I couldn't see buying > another one. So, I made my own from bailing wire. They work > perfectly. > > Gary, N7HTS > K2 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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These look like they are made pretty simple. I have a couple of them, never used them much because my hands are too big and there is no weight to them. But it would work fine for most folks. Especially if velcroed or screwed to a board. Dave Wilburn K4DGW K2/100 - S/N 5982 K3/100 - S/N 766 "For those who fought for it, freedom has a flavor the protected will never know." Brian Lloyd wrote: > Knowing the penchant for CW that many of you have, I thought I would ask > the following question here. > > Does anyone have a design for a very simple iambic key that can be made > with simple materials and hand tools? The kids are starting to send CW > and I am finding they are having a LOT of trouble with a straight key. > Most immediately gravitate to the bencher so I am trying to find a way > to make a $5 paddle. > > Brian Lloyd > Granite Bay Montessori School 9330 Sierra College Bl > brian AT gbmontessori DOT com Roseville, CA 95661 > +1.916.367.2131 (voice) +1.791.912.8170 (fax) > > PGP key ID: 12095C52A32A1B6C > PGP key fingerprint: 3B1D BA11 4913 3254 B6E0 CC09 1209 5C52 A32A 1B6C > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [hidden email] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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