I've had a Palm Paddle for several years. It is part of my portable set-up,
and it is a great key. I bought mine with the magnetic base, and stick it
to a steel conduit cover which is painted black and has that rubbery
non-slip rubber glued to the bottom. I have a short article with photos in
Good for you George. I just got my Begali Signature paddles last
week. They are very nice but they are not carved out of a solid
block of stainless steel like your Sculpture paddles. And they weigh
about as much as a 5 ah gel cel battery. So they do not go traveling
with me. But I lik
Folks,
Why waste your time, We are all a bunch of old farts, you are not
living forever. Just use a good paddle without worrying about
cosmetics or damage (or money).
I have a Begali Sculpture that will satisfy any of you picky code
aficionados, I take it on camping trips and to picnic grounds. I t
I screwed mine to an aluminum bar with a rubber foot on the front.
The rear of the bar had a hole that mated up with a hole in the K1
mounting bracket. I used the Elecraft supplied thumb screw to attach
the bar to the bracket. It worked well, unless I wanted to carry the
K1 without the b
ill stick to! Didn't want to drill the side
of the K1 to mount the base either.
73,
Sandy W5TVW
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Subject: [Elecraft] Palm Mini-Paddles?
Looking for some portable paddles to use with my K2. Do any of you use
the Palm Mini-Paddles? Are they really worth $95, their c
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Subject: [Elecraft] Palm Mini-Paddles?
Looking for some portable paddles to use with my K2. Do any of you use
the Palm Mini-Paddles? Are they really worth $95, their current
Mike:
I think these paddles are great. But . . .
a. you have to make a good base for them, and
b. you have to look closely to figure out just how they works to get
them adjusted correctly
I affixed them to one end of a piece of plexiglass about 2.5" x
8" (don't know the exact measureme
Looking for some portable paddles to use with my K2. Do any of you use
the Palm Mini-Paddles? Are they really worth $95, their current selling
price? Also, I wonder how they compare with the Paddlettes at $70
shipped? I would be interested in hearing your thoughts.
73,
Mike
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