Hi.

I never could get used to paddels at all.  I tried for about six months and 
finally gave up.  However, I have one of the MFJ keyboard keyers that I've 
been quite fond of.  At one point I had loaned it out to a friend who had a 
little too much arthritis to use a straight key, and figuring he was going 
to have it for a long time, I bought another one.  He surprised me and gave 
it back about six months later, so it ended up in my sister's ham shack 
instead.  Of course, she only works SSB, but she has it if she ever changes 
her mind.

73, de Lou K2LKK



At 12:28 PM 3/1/2006 -0500, you wrote:
>I have had a vibroplex that I got with my MFJ keyer back in the late 70's.
>Other than I wish the metal base were a bit heavier, it is a nice paddle.
>It is iambic, but I don't use the iambic functions very much, as my old
>paddle wasn't and I just never got used to the mode B iambic keying that my
>keyer and the TS-2000 have.
>
>Steve, K8SP
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "David W Wood" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2006 8:42 AM
>Subject: Re: keyer/paddle recommendations
>
>
> > All:
> > I still use my trusty bencher, even though one lever is slightly bent!
> >
> > David
> >
> > In message , Howard Kaufman <[log in to unmask]> writes
> >>Bencher is very nice about repairing their damaged paddles.  I have
> >>used my bencher for over 25 years.  I hear their are newer keyers on
> >>the market, that are very good, but my old bencher does fine.
> >
> > --
> > David W Wood
> >

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