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Re: [TenTec] Mobile CW Paddle

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Mobile CW Paddle
From: Tim Soxman <tims@hhs.net>
Reply-to: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 05:50:16 -0400
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I use a Palm paddle mounted on my center console.  It works just fine 
and it has the added plus of being able to be retracted into the casing.
Tim W3ZVT

Duane A Calvin wrote:

>For those of you who work mobile CW, I'm curious what you use for a
>paddle?  I have the Begali Traveller Lite, and find that while the
>magnetic tensioning is great for fixed position operating, it has too
>little tension for mobile work.  At least, that's my  conjecture.  What I
>find is that riding on a bumpy road (that's any road in my truck), it's
>far to easy to screw up the sending with extraneous dit's and dah's.  I
>have the tension set on the highest setting, which is still light
>compared to most paddles, and have not tried opening the spacing yet. 
>That may help.  I'm curious what others of you find works well for mobile
>CW.
>
>        73,  Duan
>(perhaps this goes with the current Scout topic, to tie it to TT!)
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>Austin, Texas
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