Begali is an italian maker of keying paddles who is highly regarded.  He
makes many iambic versions and the simplex mono is a single-lever paddle.
Check out the reviews on e-ham.  Lou
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brett Winches" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 6:10 PM
Subject: Re: keyboard


> What is a begali simplex ? =20
>
> I like my Chicago Spies works straight key.  However a friend of mine
> had a straight key with about a 9 to 12 inch long leaver but I never did
> get to send much code with it as he had not hooked it up when I saw it.
> He also had a original WU sounder set presented to him on his retirement
> from WU.  It was brass silver plated on a walnut plaque. =20
> =20
>
>
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> BRETT WINCHESTER
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lou Kolb
> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 3:42 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: keyboard
>
> Yes, and this thing has lots of memory space and a 200 character
> type-ahead buffer which is great for ragchewing.  I can type much better
> than I can work the iambic paddles.  I swear, I'm going to pick up a
> begali simplex mono one of these days.  Lou
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Brett Winches" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 4:18 PM
> Subject: Re: keyboard
>
>
> > I like the idea of separate keyboards as you can likely log faster
> with
> > two than do the task switching.  Just a guess however.  =3D20
> >
> >
> > ###
> > BRETT WINCHESTER
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> > 208-639-8386
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> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: For blind ham radio operators
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lou Kolb
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 2:53 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: keyboard
> >
> > If you can spend 60 bucks and have some one who can put together a
> > simple kit for you try
> >
> > http://www.k1el.com
> >
> > he makes several keyers for use with a computer and the k40 which is a
> > stand alone keyboard keyer.  I've had mine for a year and a half now
> and
> > absolutely love it.  It's gotten my speed up to 40 wpm and I operate
> > much more cw than I used to .  Lou WA3MIX
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Howard Kaufman" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2007 10:27 AM
> > Subject: keyboard
> >
> >
> > > Has anybody found a usable program to turn my pc in to a cw
> keyboard
> > that
> > > will key a radio?  I have everything I need except the program to
> key
> > the
> > > contacts in the rs232 cable that would key the ts480.  I know the
> > bencher
> > is
> > > fine, but I'd like to try cw from a keyboard.