Another possibility is to use a light-weight paddle mounted on a plate that your sending hand rests on. http://n1al.net/ham/paddle.htm The weight of your hand keeps it from moving.
Al N1AL On Tue, 2011-05-24 at 05:52 +0100, David Cutter wrote: > The great thing about being part of the rig is that the weight of the rig > holds the paddle down, keeping the overall weight of the portable station > down by quite a lot. My paddle is quite heavy. I once fitted a paddle > inside a Norcal 20 just because my usual paddle weighed more than the rig! > > David > G3UNA > > > > > Note that the KX3 also has a jack for a keyer/paddle/handkey/etc. of your > > choice. It can be used simultaneously with the attached paddle, too. > > > > Wayne > > N6KR > > > > On May 23, 2011, at 9:31 PM, David Cutter wrote: > > > >> I agree. I prefer my arm to lie at 90 to the table and my wrist and > >> fingers > >> to follow in a straight line for minimum stress, maximum comfort to the > >> paddle. Rotating the rig 15 would help a lot. But I have another > >> problem > >> which is that I often operate the tune with my left hand while my right > >> stays put on the paddle, so, with this arrangement, my left hand has to > >> be > >> held up and across me, which I think I would find uncomfortable quite > >> quickly. I don't think it's a deal breaker and the panadaptor idea on a > >> netbook is definitely a deal maker. > >> > >> David > >> G3UNA > >> > >> > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > 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:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
