I'll probably never learn code but the array of homebrew paddles people come up with is fascinating. It seems like anything with a little springiness and a set of switch contacts is a candidate for conversion. I've thought of miniature clothes pins and bulldog paper clips as options but then it occurred to me that two of the smallest micro switches would be a better choice since they already have a specified operating force, gold plated switch contacts and provision for mounting.
Glad you found it useful. It is a double tough work horse that is at home in any environment. The color make it stand out in the kit and on the ground.
For this win indeed! Fair review of a great single lever paddle. I am a fan of single lever paddles & now have the Mini-B on my wish list. 73, Patrick KF4LMZ
Single levers for the win. All my shack paddles are single levers. I’m waiting for someone to make a high quality, portable single lever with magnetic return and a 3.5mm jack. But, with a true single lever not a double lever that operates in single action, like that Begali.
Built my mini-B yesterday. #2 hardware is a killer. Spacing adjustments outside case limits holding in hand. Noticed that dit force is twice dah force. Any ideas? Sacrificed good audio cable for cord. Ugh! More when I activate. RICK K8BMA
My first automatic key was a Bug. So, a single level key was an easy and natural transition; although, I sometimes use a dual level key in the same manner as a single lever. I'm so Bug oriented, that I often find myself tapping out each dash separately. I never practiced iambic squeezing -- old dog, new trick problem.
@@DaDitDa I don’t do iambic “squeeze keying” myself,but have grown so used to a twin lever paddle that a single lever would seem foreign to me.But I believe in a short order,the transition would be seamless.I do use the twin lever version of this same type of paddle.
I go back and forth between single lever and dual lever, and I don't do any Iambic squeezing. It takes a few seconds to settle into the feel of each paddle.
I'll probably never learn code but the array of homebrew paddles people come up with is fascinating. It seems like anything with a little springiness and a set of switch contacts is a candidate for conversion. I've thought of miniature clothes pins and bulldog paper clips as options but then it occurred to me that two of the smallest micro switches would be a better choice since they already have a specified operating force, gold plated switch contacts and provision for mounting.
Glad you found it useful. It is a double tough work horse that is at home in any environment. The color make it stand out in the kit and on the ground.
Yup - thanks for the awesome referral
nice lookin paddle Charlie thanks 73
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For this win indeed! Fair review of a great single lever paddle. I am a fan of single lever paddles & now have the Mini-B on my wish list. 73, Patrick KF4LMZ
It took a little getting used to because I usually squeeze out the iambic stuff, but once I got it down mistakes were way less than the dual lever.
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Great....now I want one...
Single levers for the win. All my shack paddles are single levers. I’m waiting for someone to make a high quality, portable single lever with magnetic return and a 3.5mm jack. But, with a true single lever not a double lever that operates in single action, like that Begali.
Hi. Could you please recommend a good double lever paddle for beginners to learn Morse code? Thanks
Built my mini-B yesterday. #2 hardware is a killer. Spacing adjustments outside case limits holding in hand. Noticed that dit force is twice dah force. Any ideas? Sacrificed good audio cable for cord. Ugh! More when I activate. RICK K8BMA
I noticed you mounted the key paddle upside down from the pictures on the american morse website is this your preference or just a mistake?
Just preference. It functions the same either way. I like it the way I mounted it. Thanks for watching.
I’ve never used a single lever paddle,always a double.Not sure if I could get used to it,or if there is any real advantage to using one.
My first automatic key was a Bug. So, a single level key was an easy and natural transition; although, I sometimes use a dual level key in the same manner as a single lever. I'm so Bug oriented, that I often find myself tapping out each dash separately. I never practiced iambic squeezing -- old dog, new trick problem.
@@DaDitDa I don’t do iambic “squeeze keying” myself,but have grown so used to a twin lever paddle that a single lever would seem foreign to me.But I believe in a short order,the transition would be seamless.I do use the twin lever version of this same type of paddle.
I go back and forth between single lever and dual lever, and I don't do any Iambic squeezing. It takes a few seconds to settle into the feel of each paddle.
I do the squeezing so it takes a few QSO to get in the grove.
They’re proud of them. 5$ worth of metal and no cable. Other than that and not engineering a proper hand placement, it looks like a solid key.
haha interesting way to put it