[CQ-Contest] Best Paddles?

[Hans Brakob]

I don’t know which is the best “out there” but the best iambic paddles “that I’ve used” are the Begali “Contour” model.

I’ve owned Heathkit (crude), Bencher (they worked), Vibroplex (shiny and they worked), Kent (worked better), and now I use a Begali set.

Both the spacing and the (magnetic) return force adjustments use extremely fine pitch screws for accuracy, giving almost microscopic granularity to changes.  Paddle movements are crisp and solid feeling, and the base weight is significant so the paddles never “walk” on the desk.

73, de Hans, KØHB
“Just a Boy and his Radio”™
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Subject: [CQ-Contest] Best Paddles?

In your opinion, What are the best CW Paddles out there?

Joe WB9SBD
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