I have just ordered the Begali Expedition direct from Italy. It was a rather rash moment I'm afraid, hope I don't regret it! It just looks so cute in the photo on the Begali website! I love my Schurr Profi 2 but it's too big and heavy to leave my desk!
73 Stephen G4SJP On 25 June 2012 15:02, Phil Hystad <phys...@mac.com> wrote: > I have two Begali keys, the camelback straight key and the magnetic > classic. Both are excellent and I use the magnetic classic all the time. > But, I also have a Bencher in the truck and I see no problems with it. It > is fine for the truck. Besides, it gets dropped on the floor or sometimes > I even toss it into the back seat and the key paddles get all cockeyed and > so when I use it again I have to spent about 5 seconds (no longer) > straightening things out then the key is as good as new -- no other > adjustment necessary. So, in my opinion, the Bencher is a fine key. > > I think the most overrated key is the J-38. I see people praising it here > and I don't get it. Sure, it is an old classic and I had one in my novice > days back in the 1960s but it is a rather ordinary key that needs extra > weight to keep it in one place. Back when I used it, I did not have extra > weight so keying was a two handed job for me. My right hand for Morse and > my left hand to hold the J-38 on the table. > > 73, phil, K7PEH > > > On Jun 25, 2012, at 4:44 AM, Barry wrote: > > > Depends on your budget. IMO, the best are N3ZN and Begali. In my > > experience, Bencher is one of the worst. > > > > Barry W2UP > > > > > > Ronald Nutter wrote > >> > >> The next thing I am looking at is getting a CW key. > >> > >> Would appreciate any suggestions in this area that anyone here has. > >> > >> Thanks, > >> Ron > >> KA4KYI > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> Elecraft mailing list > >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@.qth > >> > >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > >> > > > > > > -- > > View this message in context: > http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-just-goes-off-tp7558040p7558109.html > > Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > ______________________________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html