Review of CW Morse Paddles with weighted base (

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  • @wolfgangpalme3709
    @wolfgangpalme3709 3 роки тому +6

    Probably the best Ham Radio channel in the world. I always learn a lot by watching Dave's skilfully made episodes. Thank you Dave.

  • @opticalman1jeffkeokro741
    @opticalman1jeffkeokro741 5 років тому +11

    Thanks Dave another great video, I am in the process of learning CW. I always thought if you are going to be a ham your need to try out most if not all modes. I think that CW adds to the over all feel of ham radio.

  • @genewoody7187
    @genewoody7187 3 роки тому

    I enjoyed the video David. I am a retired Navy Radioman, retired in1983. in 1962, 63 & 64 a fellow RM had a keyer, he tried using it a couple times but the Communications Technicians, CTs) made him quit using it because they knew who it was sending because the dits and dahs were perfect. I was told by the CTs to dirty up my fist because they knew who was sending. I never could use a "bug" I could only use the old WWII keyers on the USS Providence CLG6.

  • @nr3rful
    @nr3rful 3 роки тому +1

    I have a Vibroplex "speed key" made circa 1961 and one circa 1971 from when I was in the service. Still use them and love them.

  • @bobvandevelde
    @bobvandevelde 4 роки тому +2

    As a real beginner radio enthousiast I really appreciated this video. I still have a lot to learn, but I'm determined to get to a level where I can enjoy Ham radio up to a high level. Morse is my ultimate goal. I hope to get there some day. Thanks again!

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      @rickykaiden5598 3 роки тому

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      @zacharydariel5982 3 роки тому

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  • @jameslewis2661
    @jameslewis2661 2 роки тому

    I am coming back to ham radio after 50 years away (got wife and kids now just have tolerant wife of 47 years LOL). I spent a few hours trying to figure out paddles and iambic, what they are, what is best, how do you use. Then discovered this video and ALL IS CLEAR LOL. Also discovered NO I don't need to spend $200 to $300 for a key! That was not a discussion I wanted to have with Susie. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

  • @leegroce2943
    @leegroce2943 Рік тому

    Thank you sir for your excellent explanation of CW timing. I recently bought a Vibroplex Code Warrior Jr., but I have had my Bencher key which is like yours for about 45 years and I do love it. I was not aware of the fellow who makes his keys by printing them. I have been using a key from Electronics USA for at least twenty years and I enjoy it too. I also have a J-38 key that works well. I am very happy that I have found your channel. 73!

  • @rangersmith4652
    @rangersmith4652 3 роки тому +2

    Those dit-dah patterns are poetic feet called iambs. It becomes iambic pentameter only when it is grouped in sets of five; e.g., "We MET a MAN who LIKED to RIDE a BIKE."

  • @ICPolyman
    @ICPolyman 2 роки тому

    Dave, you mentioned that the cable might be defective, that when you plugged it in it would give a brief Dah or Dit ... This is due to the stereo 1/8th inch plug that has been chosen. What happens is that the Sleeve of the stereo connector, briefly shorts with the Ring and Tip as you plug it in as if you are pressing the paddles on the keyer.

  • @barndweller4573
    @barndweller4573 Рік тому

    Thank you for another great video. I am in the process of trying to bring back the CW to my brain. I was a novice over 40 years ago and did a year of CW only. never got that fast about 10 words per min. I now know that I had / have some hearing issues. I now have hearing aids that allow me to feed any audio directly to my hearing aids via blue tooth and it corrects the sounds I do not hear very well. I do not know if its just because I am doing it because I want to or what but the code is coming back pretty easily and it seems easier than it did so many years ago. Wish me luck, I will be the guy on the bands going s l o w !
    Please keep up the videos as long as you can, they are invaluable. Yes I do some Patron to you.

  • @nvrumi
    @nvrumi 5 років тому +4

    I have one of these keys sans heavy base. I'm learning Morse and will use my key for field ops. I think another with the heavy base is on the list for the home station.

  • @stridermt2k
    @stridermt2k 3 роки тому +1

    thank you for the review and for giving me a quick education about keys.
    I just bought a K-4 straight key with the idea of learning CW, but now understand the differences between the paddle keys and what keyers do.
    73 de N2NLQ

  • @kumasu
    @kumasu Місяць тому

    Wow. Today is the day I learned why it's called an iambic key. Thank you!

  • @sundownsigns
    @sundownsigns 4 роки тому +1

    David, based on your review I bought one of these keys and I've been very pleased. It was my first experience with an iambic key and it was a good cost effective way to get that experience. Thanks! Plus, thanks for your Extra Class lessons that helped me pass the exam last month. 73...jim, WA7VVV

  • @felinefriday4855
    @felinefriday4855 2 роки тому

    Thank you for this review. I needed to know if that brand is any good.

  • @carlsmith8850
    @carlsmith8850 2 роки тому +1

    What is the QRP rig your using in the video? Great channel!

  • @fa18mhr
    @fa18mhr 5 років тому +5

    Being new to HF, I really appreciated the history, technology progression, and key terminology included in your review. Straight key I knew, but a Cootie key, not a clue. OBTW - Couldn't you just remove the base from that key to use it man-portable?

    • @RobMacKendrick
      @RobMacKendrick 5 років тому

      Sidesweepers are very popular to homebrew. Traditionally they were made from a hacksaw blade, though these days there are dozens of designs. Since the action is very simple, you can make it dirt simple or extremely fancy, as you wish.

  • @frankwc0o
    @frankwc0o 3 роки тому

    I just noticed. Congrats on 100K. Well done!

  • @FreeStuffGuy916
    @FreeStuffGuy916 3 роки тому

    Bill-N6EF-I bought one of the paddles with the metal base in red and black because of this video and love it. My first set of paddles was 2 brass straight keys from Radio Shack placed back to back which worked very well for many years. I still have them somewhere but use these new paddles now.

  • @PaulTaylor1
    @PaulTaylor1 2 роки тому

    After your review I bought one in black, love it so far!

  • @pandorasrevelations9873
    @pandorasrevelations9873 3 роки тому +1

    Taking CW academy now. I need a better paddle!! Thank you for your review!!

  • @drlegendre
    @drlegendre 4 роки тому +2

    A terminology correction..
    The single 'dit-dahhh' sequence is an iamb. Iambic pentameter is a poetical meter that comprises five iambs per phrase.

  • @docpearson
    @docpearson 4 роки тому +1

    That is the best review of The difference between keyers and paddles I have seen. Keep up the good work thank you and God bless you

  • @michaelbalamuth93
    @michaelbalamuth93 3 роки тому

    Nice video. You might have mentioned that for field use you can just take the Key off the steel base... only 4 bolts....

  • @bubbajeph
    @bubbajeph 5 років тому

    I am left handed as was my father. He taught me to 'key' with my right hand as I copy in writing with my left. Never having to drop, and have roll off, the pencil. My Bencher looks just like yours and works the same.

  • @JosephAnthonyJosefius
    @JosephAnthonyJosefius 3 роки тому +2

    He does make a lighter version, I just made my first QSO with it for testing, it's the pocket version and it's simply awesome. Going to use it with my KX2 when I go out. 73 de KI5JCO

  • @jimkelsall9349
    @jimkelsall9349 11 місяців тому

    Thank you fine Sir! I have had my amateur radio license for nearly 20 years, originally for offroading, but I am now gaining an interest in HF and CW and looking for a key. This video was informative and helped greatly. Thank you. Now subscribed. VE6BTW.

  • @KU9L
    @KU9L Рік тому

    I looked for the keyer but can not find it. I believe I have a straight key made in a similar way I got several years ago, but it did not come with a heavy enough base. I am just coming back from 40 years of being Rip Van Winkle in this hobby, LOL.

  • @natevanness
    @natevanness 5 років тому +1

    Very happy with your stuff, you put a lot of time and effort into your videos and it is very much appreciated.

  • @techniq808
    @techniq808 4 роки тому

    Excellent video and was not expecting the keyer history lesson and was pleasantly surprised to get that additional knowledge. I think I'll know where I'll get an iambic keyer from.

  • @kendebusk2540
    @kendebusk2540 8 місяців тому

    Right or left for dits? Most seem to use left, but I learned the opposite. Is there a reason for most to do it that way as an established custom or just an arbitrary personal decision?

  • @mikeemerson8563
    @mikeemerson8563 5 років тому +2

    I bought one several months ago without the base. It works well
    Mike. KC5BG

  • @rjinnh3933
    @rjinnh3933 4 роки тому

    Hi Master OGIE
    Did you forget to mention that this key uses Brass Contacts, Stainless Hardware and 4 Roller Bearings. One top and one bottom of each paddle?

  • @okhamradio
    @okhamradio 3 роки тому

    Thanks for the review of this device

  • @danbrownlegalbooks
    @danbrownlegalbooks 2 роки тому

    Dave, I am curious about the QPR rig you are transmitting into. I am an EC (AA0CB) little to no experience but I love the idea of QRP.

  • @Tommyr
    @Tommyr 3 роки тому

    I have one of their straight keys (great key!) and just ordered a pocket paddle from them. Well made keys. Very good prices.

  • @usernamemykel
    @usernamemykel Рік тому

    How is it wired (at the plug to the KEY on the rig)? Is it a plain, ordinary, 3 conductor audio stereo arrangement, or what?
    Many thanks!

  • @doloresazbill6044
    @doloresazbill6044 2 роки тому +1

    Dave, you are absolutely awesome. You got me through to my technician and general licenses and now I keep coming back to learn more. You are my go to man! I am looking to buy a keyer and this was the perfect place to learn about the options! Thanks again for all the work you go to, to make HAM radio a delightful experience! KJ7TBN

  • @frankwc0o
    @frankwc0o 3 роки тому

    What is that CW radio you demonstrated in the last part of your video?

  • @edwardkerns5202
    @edwardkerns5202 3 роки тому

    Nice clear introduction to CW keying and iambic keyers. Thanks Dave. Ed, N1EK

  • @julioparedes4935
    @julioparedes4935 3 роки тому

    Excellent quality of manufacture and great smooth feeling on use.
    There are some similar looking Chinese paddles, very cheap in ebay, but they are terrible.
    I strongly recommend this CWMorse paddle.

  • @rangersmith4652
    @rangersmith4652 3 роки тому

    The reference system IC-7300 has a keyer built into the microphone. Not exactly comfortable to use, but could serve in a pinch.

  • @wildcardxpress
    @wildcardxpress 5 років тому +1

    Dave I watch and enjoy all of your videos, I just want to say I really enjoyed this one about the key

  • @jack002tuber
    @jack002tuber 5 років тому +1

    Nice video, Dave! I like the idea of an iambic keyer. Should be easy on the wrist. Also QRP seems interesting. Good info here.

  • @MichiganMaker
    @MichiganMaker 3 роки тому

    great little history. Thank you!

  • @scharkalvin
    @scharkalvin 3 роки тому

    There was a 'double bug' at one time with two weights and pendulums that could send both dah's and dit's automatically. Probably a pain to adjust right!

    • @davecasler
      @davecasler  3 роки тому

      It seems an obvious solution, but I've never seen one.

    • @scharkalvin
      @scharkalvin 3 роки тому

      @@davecasler There is one in the ARRL museum in Newington Conn. A photo once appeared in QST many years ago.

  • @RTOHIO
    @RTOHIO 2 роки тому

    How can a newby ham studying for the exam gain practice using a lambic paddle keyer if newby ham does not yet have a transceiver that creates perfect dits and dahs internally?

  • @ajameslee
    @ajameslee 3 роки тому

    Sir wonderful video as usual! I started practicing with my Vibroplex iambic keyer and just realized my dits are on the right and dahs are on the left. I’m right handed. Should I switch them or leave it as it is? Are there any pitfalls I should be aware of other than issues with using others equipment?

  • @charleszimmermann7784
    @charleszimmermann7784 3 роки тому

    My keying days are almost all over, arthritis is so bad I can barely muster a CQ with my call sign. Thanks for the video 73

  • @orlandoestrada2234
    @orlandoestrada2234 2 місяці тому

    I want to connect a paddle key + a keyer to a straight key jack, how to do ? , thanks

  • @Lehmann108
    @Lehmann108 3 роки тому

    They still make these? Wow! My did did this WWII.

  • @r.hooper2355
    @r.hooper2355 5 років тому +1

    Dave, Thank you for putting an excellent video together. A new general ham since May and having been thinking about maybe getting into Morse Code, though not too soon, but wondering about the different keys. And Poof, there you are answering my questions. Thank you sir!. 73 K4QJS hoop

  • @gazalaem
    @gazalaem 10 місяців тому

    What is the company name? How do I buy one?

  • @K6TJO
    @K6TJO 5 років тому

    Thanks for this review. I am looking for a quick and quality approach to start learning cw and this looks like a good way to go. Do you see any deficiencies with that product for my goals?

    • @davecasler
      @davecasler  5 років тому +1

      There are several software programs and apps out there to learn CW. I like the Koch method best.

  • @davem0udb
    @davem0udb 3 роки тому

    Thanks Dave, just what I needed to understand

  • @mikeklemens8970
    @mikeklemens8970 5 років тому +2

    Nice lambic paddles in custom colors!?!?!
    Thank you for the review Dave.
    Mike N6IMY

  • @richard-fy2mu
    @richard-fy2mu 2 роки тому

    Have you done one electronic iambic keyer? Loved one I had but I forgot name of it.

    • @davecasler
      @davecasler  2 роки тому

      The "keyer" is built into most modern radios. What looks like the key is actually called "the paddles." You connect them to the rig, turn on the keyer using the menu. The menu controls speed, has memories, etc.

  • @MrJoergenfoged
    @MrJoergenfoged Рік тому

    Unusable onboard a Vessel - won't work when the Vessel is rolling / pitching in high seas - my personal experience

  • @sunkenbranchphotography9943
    @sunkenbranchphotography9943 3 роки тому

    Very nice, was looking for an alternate for my QRP rig. I have the Bencher with the bigger plug for my other rig. AG3Z

  • @HFMmv
    @HFMmv 3 роки тому

    Is there a difference in hand choice? I can send left or right should I perfect just one hang BTW I am left handed...

    • @davecasler
      @davecasler  3 роки тому

      A lot of lefties reverse the wiring on the paddles. Often the radio itself has a menu option to reverse the paddles. Use what works best for you.

  • @rags3711
    @rags3711 4 роки тому

    I purchased a paddle key that you suggested. What else do I need to practice code? What makes the sound and how much does it cost. Help! SOS. That’s how much I know. NOTHING.

    • @TrystansWorkbench
      @TrystansWorkbench 4 роки тому

      With a morse paddle, you need a "morse keyer". That converts the two buttons of the paddle into "dits" and "dahs". Then you need to plug the output of that "morse keyer" into a "morse oscillator". That makes the dit and dah sounds from the keyer.

  • @gregnewberry4813
    @gregnewberry4813 4 роки тому

    Nice video. I want a paddle, but the prices... Nice to know about these.

  • @davidschwartz9636
    @davidschwartz9636 4 роки тому

    Thanks for this video Dave, it answered a few questions I had. Saw the range from CW Morse in the week and was thinking about getting one, after your video I'm definitely going to go ahead and order. Certainly seem well made, really good price and made in the U.S. of A instead of China. Regards David M0XQZ

  • @johnparsons5552
    @johnparsons5552 5 років тому

    Dave. Good morning from Ohio. I watched your review of this product and just now place an order for it. Thanks for making this product review.
    73. KC4KXL John

  • @DonDegidio
    @DonDegidio 5 років тому +2

    Dave,
    Wonder if the metal base could be removed for backpack use? WB3BJU

    • @davecasler
      @davecasler  5 років тому

      The nuts on the screws are nylon and are designed to be difficult to remove. But I'm sure it could be done.

    • @DonDegidio
      @DonDegidio 5 років тому

      Hi Dave,
      They appear to be just ordinary self-locking nuts. WB3BJU

    • @DonDegidio
      @DonDegidio 5 років тому

      Hi Dave,
      They appear to be just ordinary self-locking nuts. WB3BJU

    • @davecasler
      @davecasler  5 років тому

      Might be easier just to purchase another key from cwmorse.us without the heavy base. He has lots of options.

  • @philvittetoe5391
    @philvittetoe5391 5 років тому +2

    Thanks Dave! keep em coming!
    /Phil

  • @kc5lvz
    @kc5lvz 5 років тому +3

    Nice video Dave 73

  • @stevearrowood7430
    @stevearrowood7430 5 років тому

    Hi Dave. I don't recognize that QRP radio but it looks interesting. Is that something you bought or a kit you built? 73 KM6VAY

    • @mxkody781
      @mxkody781 5 років тому

      It's a kit radio. It's the QRP-Labs QCX. It's a monoband, CW only transceiver. They've got a lot of great features and will only set you back $50.

    • @TrystansWorkbench
      @TrystansWorkbench 4 роки тому

      www.qrp-labs.com/

  • @jeffreygray9317
    @jeffreygray9317 2 роки тому

    Dave your information on how to use a cootie is wrong. There is no dots on thumb and dash on index fingers. Cooties were developed to reduce glass arm aka carpel tunnel syndrome. The proper technique is to make the alternate finger and thumb making the needed character be it dot or dash. Plus the sideswipper when operated correctly can reach 30 plus speeds easily. The single paddle with a keyer so the dot is on the thumb and dash is on the fingers, ten speeds of 60 are possible. The single paddle key like the Begali HST are the favored key for CW speed contest. The begali HST has a switch to make it work with a keyer or as a cootie.

  • @1boortzfan
    @1boortzfan 3 роки тому

    Could you do a video on how to adjust a bug?

  • @HaleiwaSam
    @HaleiwaSam 5 років тому

    Aloha and Thanks for the great video. I just happen to have a Nye Viking Paddle on sale on Ebay for Cheap, I like my Bencher a lot more. Hope you don't mind the plug. I watch all of your videos so I can stay current. Aloha and 73!

  • @CrittendenIV
    @CrittendenIV 4 роки тому

    Gonna have to get one. What's the radio you used? Thanks again Dave! :)

    • @TrystansWorkbench
      @TrystansWorkbench 4 роки тому

      The Radio Dave was using is a QCX from www.qrp-labs.com/ It costs about the same as the morse paddle.

    • @ronadams9519
      @ronadams9519 2 роки тому

      Can u use straight key with the QCX?

  • @roymayo4
    @roymayo4 4 роки тому

    What radio kit is that please?

  • @jasony.2001
    @jasony.2001 5 років тому

    What is that little QRP right you have there? I don't have any QRP and want to get into it.

    • @davecasler
      @davecasler  5 років тому +1

      It's a QCX from QRP Labs

    • @jasony.2001
      @jasony.2001 5 років тому

      @@davecasler Thank you! Btw, I got the keyer you review. It should arrive in the mail soon!

  • @bluedeath996
    @bluedeath996 5 років тому

    I am new to the hobby, but not to electronics. A morse key is literally a switch with a spring (or 2 switches and 2 springs), how are they so expensive?

    • @hectorpascal
      @hectorpascal 5 років тому

      It's a simple answer! The old keys, and later ones with a really nice "feel", were never made in great quantity, and many have been lost or broken over the years. As simple and "pretty" electromechanical items, the remaining ones have quickly become collectors' items. So following the law of supply and demand, the price of those keys has gone up! Modern manufacturers who see this naturally want a slice of the action, and therefore concentrate their own production on the deluxe end of what is really a very small market. Luckily the advent of 3D printing has now revived the bottom end of it!

    • @davecasler
      @davecasler  5 років тому +1

      The Delgado keys are a step in the direction of less-expensive keys.

  • @jimwilliamsiii
    @jimwilliamsiii 5 років тому +1

    Is there a device that would convert text typed into a program and convert it into Morse Code? And vice versa?

    • @davecasler
      @davecasler  5 років тому +3

      There are a number of keyboard keyers. Receiving anything except machine-sent morse is problematic--the code is not designed for that. Hard to beat the gray matter between the ears!

    • @jimwilliamsiii
      @jimwilliamsiii 5 років тому

      @@davecasler Thank you sir!

    • @jimwilliamsiii
      @jimwilliamsiii 5 років тому

      @Franklin Lewis Thank you sir!

    • @jimwilliamsiii
      @jimwilliamsiii 5 років тому +1

      @@davecasler I am a big fan of Morse Code, I'm just not very good at it.

    • @RobMacKendrick
      @RobMacKendrick 5 років тому +4

      @@jimwilliamsiii Easy fix: do it! It comes fast. Be sure to do a lot of live copying before your first QSO. You have to anyway to learn to take code, and it teaches you CW QSO protocol, which is unique. Since the license requirements changed, I work a lot of learners who do passably well with code, but know disturbingly little about how to conduct a QSO. You get that skill from copying ordinary (not contest) traffic.
      Anyway, that's how you get good at code. You copy a lot of it, and then... you do it! As often as possible. (Not hard, because it's fun and keeps getting funner.)

  • @dgr3756
    @dgr3756 2 роки тому

    Dave... Just ordered mine today!!!...Thanks for the FB vid, ..73's Dave,k3dgr

  • @FraterAlex
    @FraterAlex 4 місяці тому

    At least for me, I do not like a key which I have to hold down so the metal base is a plus, even on a place I have to hike to.

  • @jackhengert154
    @jackhengert154 3 роки тому

    Dave your instructional videos are awesome and extremely helpful to a new ham like myself. Many thanks, 73s.
    Jack, Kj4hfn

  • @jimmurphy713
    @jimmurphy713 3 роки тому

    A good basic coverage of different Morse keys.

  • @N4EJM
    @N4EJM 5 років тому

    Great video Dave. I'm in the process of learning CW and videos like this are very informative. At first I thought I would like the straight key but after messing around with a key app for my iPhone I think I like the paddles more. 73 de N4EJM

  • @K6TJO
    @K6TJO 5 років тому +1

    Show us the rest of that equipment

  • @robertshea9841
    @robertshea9841 Рік тому

    Thanks for the intro.

  • @claudem.p.7969
    @claudem.p.7969 4 роки тому

    Another nice video. I bought one very satisfied. I have the Bencher but straight key. I keep it in the box so beautiful. 73 VA2SOB.

  • @johng7rwf419
    @johng7rwf419 5 років тому

    Very interesting potted history...

  • @genebodenberger
    @genebodenberger 5 років тому +1

    Straight key for me.

  • @larspregge6420
    @larspregge6420 4 роки тому

    u are using qcx, great hardware :D

  • @pipesmokercowboychris
    @pipesmokercowboychris 5 років тому

    Very cool. I tried paddles once and couldn't get it down. I use a homemade sideswiper that I made myself. I'm still learn cw better. I was a 5wpm General and just barely passed. Now an Extra. 73 KA9WLU

  • @qrptedmac
    @qrptedmac 4 роки тому

    I ordered one of these.

  • @gerdgroos8830
    @gerdgroos8830 6 місяців тому

    So funny. Whenever David uses this keyer he has to hold it down on the table with his other hand or it would slip. So the key is not heavy enough. Why does he love it, as he says?

  • @patrickm9953
    @patrickm9953 4 роки тому

    thanks for showing

  • @atomikrobot300099
    @atomikrobot300099 5 років тому +1

    Thank you so much for reviewing these! I've always wondered about them on eBay!

  • @yvesbajulaz
    @yvesbajulaz 4 роки тому

    Great explanation thx

  • @mikeZL3XD7029
    @mikeZL3XD7029 7 місяців тому

    Thanks!

    • @davecasler
      @davecasler  7 місяців тому

      Thank you for your support!

  • @VK4QC
    @VK4QC 4 роки тому

    Nice paddles and great review. 73 Peter VK4QC

  • @donarnold8268
    @donarnold8268 5 років тому

    Thank You!

  • @carolmartin7042
    @carolmartin7042 5 років тому

    Thank you. Glen, N0QFT

  • @kuyckxandre268
    @kuyckxandre268 4 роки тому

    nice greets from Belgium

  • @jaywshoup
    @jaywshoup 5 років тому

    What’s his URL?

  • @jacuswoczega9180
    @jacuswoczega9180 8 місяців тому

    OK, nice episode, but this is not "review of device' . Maybe general basic about CW