Thanks for the propo report Blowzo 😂👌 Whilst in close up shot I was telling you to operate the key so we could see the pivot point etc 😁 Very clean and shiny key and a bath before the spring, you’ve spoiled us 😂 73 👍👏👏
I know, right? I was afraid of this.. and my only hope was that any wives/girlfriends/partners wouldn't see my vid.. lest they expect YOU to take multiple showers a year. Just doin' my thing to save the planet you see :) "whilst in close up shot I was telling you..." Hahaha, that's funny. I'll listen more closely next time Mark. lol. Be well friend :)
Hey Blowzo. Love the band report! Do you get a PBR with the key? Sounds like you need a few to get it to work like you want... inspired by you and your videos I’ve bought a secondhand begali spark off eBay for £50. I’m hoping I don’t have too many mechanical adjustments to make, I’m hoping a straight key will be easier to setup. BUT I shall get some U.K. equivalent PBR juuuust in case 😊. Nice to see another video Chuck. Keep safe. 73 de Will, M0LGW 👍🏻😊
lol, thank YOU for putting up with me. And sadly, I think MFJ forgot to include the darn PBR! It was the only reason I bought that key. Heck, I had homebrew paddles that work fine. Problem is- I don't know how to homebrew wobbly pops! Thus the iambic key from 'Made From Junk'. Even if your key does take a few adjustments, and I'm sure every key does, regardless of price, it wil be fine. You'll get it. And believe it or not- for me, adjusting my straight key was just as miserable. In fact, it's still not adjusted to my liking. Well, not 'liking' - not adjusted to my sending capability, which is none. lol. I'm not good at straight keys and never will be. Which is odd, given that I'm an ex- guitarist. I find that placing a few magazines or whatever under my hand helps a lot. I could lower the knob on the key- but would ruin it. Don't want to bend things up on it. Good luck with your PBR-analog quest! It's cheap ass beer- and exceedingly full bodied and amber. It's the beer of choice of old-ass dried-up pecker-head old men in dive bars all across America! Be well William and thanks for watching! 73 OM
Oh man, I've had the MFJ for a long time. I probably bought it around 2013 or 2014. So 7 or 8 years. Yeah, don't get me wrong: i dearly love the paddles. I adore the feel of them.. and once properly set up, have been problem-free. And look what I did in the video- which to me is almost abuse, lol, and when I popped the 'dah' paddle back into place, and after whacking at the 'dit' paddle- the spacing and feel was still perfect. I don't know how anyone could possibly expect more than this as far as durability. Would I take mine camping or on FD? Sure! That's why I built the 'Head Box'. MFJ obviously has issues with quality control, but it doesn't bother me as a tinkerer. I've never had a problem with anything MFJ other than the loose hardware on my paddles.. and that's almost to be expected with a mechanically delicate mechanism such as imabic paddles. Sure, I'd love to have a set of boutique Italian paddles- but there's probably 100 other thing's I'd rather have more for the same amount of money. lol. Be well OM :)
@@lizzyfan1986 YAY!!!!!!! I'll match your speed, and i don't care if it's 2 WPM or 20. Any faster than 20 tho and you'll have to match MY speed: it's all I can send. lol. Have a really nice day :)
That comment is really fucked up. Please leave and don't watch my garbage if you can't say anything nice. I slur a lot because of a STROKE, you prick. Fuck you, 'bigmartin'. Don't take me seriously because I drink one can of beer a day maybe 4 days a week? Leave.
Thanks for the propo report Blowzo 😂👌
Whilst in close up shot I was telling you to operate the key so we could see the pivot point etc 😁
Very clean and shiny key and a bath before the spring, you’ve spoiled us 😂
73 👍👏👏
I know, right? I was afraid of this.. and my only hope was that any wives/girlfriends/partners wouldn't see my vid.. lest they expect YOU to take multiple showers a year. Just doin' my thing to save the planet you see :)
"whilst in close up shot I was telling you..." Hahaha, that's funny. I'll listen more closely next time Mark. lol. Be well friend :)
Hey Blowzo. Love the band report! Do you get a PBR with the key? Sounds like you need a few to get it to work like you want... inspired by you and your videos I’ve bought a secondhand begali spark off eBay for £50. I’m hoping I don’t have too many mechanical adjustments to make, I’m hoping a straight key will be easier to setup. BUT I shall get some U.K. equivalent PBR juuuust in case 😊. Nice to see another video Chuck. Keep safe. 73 de Will, M0LGW 👍🏻😊
lol, thank YOU for putting up with me. And sadly, I think MFJ forgot to include the darn PBR! It was the only reason I bought that key. Heck, I had homebrew paddles that work fine. Problem is- I don't know how to homebrew wobbly pops! Thus the iambic key from 'Made From Junk'.
Even if your key does take a few adjustments, and I'm sure every key does, regardless of price, it wil be fine. You'll get it. And believe it or not- for me, adjusting my straight key was just as miserable. In fact, it's still not adjusted to my liking. Well, not 'liking' - not adjusted to my sending capability, which is none. lol. I'm not good at straight keys and never will be. Which is odd, given that I'm an ex- guitarist. I find that placing a few magazines or whatever under my hand helps a lot. I could lower the knob on the key- but would ruin it. Don't want to bend things up on it.
Good luck with your PBR-analog quest! It's cheap ass beer- and exceedingly full bodied and amber. It's the beer of choice of old-ass dried-up pecker-head old men in dive bars all across America!
Be well William and thanks for watching! 73 OM
When did you buy this? I picked one up for under 100 bucks and it's tremendous...especially for me coming back to CW
Oh man, I've had the MFJ for a long time. I probably bought it around 2013 or 2014. So 7 or 8 years. Yeah, don't get me wrong: i dearly love the paddles. I adore the feel of them.. and once properly set up, have been problem-free. And look what I did in the video- which to me is almost abuse, lol, and when I popped the 'dah' paddle back into place, and after whacking at the 'dit' paddle- the spacing and feel was still perfect. I don't know how anyone could possibly expect more than this as far as durability. Would I take mine camping or on FD? Sure! That's why I built the 'Head Box'. MFJ obviously has issues with quality control, but it doesn't bother me as a tinkerer. I've never had a problem with anything MFJ other than the loose hardware on my paddles.. and that's almost to be expected with a mechanically delicate mechanism such as imabic paddles. Sure, I'd love to have a set of boutique Italian paddles- but there's probably 100 other thing's I'd rather have more for the same amount of money. lol. Be well OM :)
@@n8nkqrp595 Oh, when I'm ready to get on the air as a CW op, you can bet you'll be my 1st QSO....I'll blow your phone up!!!
@@lizzyfan1986 YAY!!!!!!! I'll match your speed, and i don't care if it's 2 WPM or 20. Any faster than 20 tho and you'll have to match MY speed: it's all I can send. lol. Have a really nice day :)
so? MFG needs some mechanically inclined engineers? 😉
With a can of beer and you sounding drunk it’s hard to take this serious
That comment is really fucked up. Please leave and don't watch my garbage if you can't say anything nice.
I slur a lot because of a STROKE, you prick.
Fuck you, 'bigmartin'.
Don't take me seriously because I drink one can of beer a day maybe 4 days a week? Leave.