Adam, I just ordered your EFHW kit last night. I'll be watching for the release of your CW touch key pcb, this new mini CW keyer and all the other new inventions you keep hidden. Thank you for all the how to videos on your channel, you know I will always try to promote it as much as possible. Glad to see you finally capitalizing on your inventions and looking forward for what's to come.
I love seeing this. I wish the pico paddle was still available. If you start producing these or are open to orders, I'd definitely like to pick something like this up for backpacking.
Great iambic paddle. I just suggest simply adding a pair of neodymium magnets to the bottom of the key to ensure it sticks firmly to any Fe (iron) metal surface and so use only one hand and leave the other free. Great job Best 73, Edwin
Brilliant! Like my CQOHM (Japan ham store) special encased GHD mini, but no doubt much smaller and much lighter. I love your stuff, Adam; you are a great inspiration, even on the other side of the Pacific! I'm in, 100%, whenever these are available. arigatou/ありがとう and 73 de JQ7BJB / KI5QYC
I bought one of these from Adam at the Hamvention. It works great and Adam is a really first class guy! You can't go wrong with one of these and also selling at a very reasonable price. NE4TN
I am very grateful to you for doing this. I missed out on the opportunity to get one of the original Palm Pico paddles and have regretted that. I wish you great success and hope that you might consider a premium version using upgraded materials.
You should upgrade your board with silent stepper drivers. Also, I have that sunlu filament dehumidifer/heater thing too and have saved many rolls of pla with it.
Nice work! I've not been happy with 3d printed paddles because they usually make them with too much flex in the levers. It makes the code feel mushy, even if you're careful to only use minimal pressure. I've really gotten to like my Te-Ne-Ke for that reason. If I could afford the W1SFR Portable TBCP, I'd get one, but it's too much money to take into the field. I'd always be concerned I'd damage it or lose it. So I made my own cootie for field use, and use a Te-Ne-Ke if I want paddles.
Yes any plastic has some flex to it. My goal with this build is to make it as much like the Pico Paddle ad possible, but keep it cheap and easy to build. I have some design tweaks to make, but the feel on this thing is surprisingly good considering it's size and construction. Tension/resistance is not really adjustable, but it's very light. The throw (distance the lever moves when keying) is, however, adjustable to some degree. I'm excited about this simple design. Definitely more to come on this one!
That's awesome. If you are going to be producing these for sale, I am very interested. I already have the EFHW kit, although due to work I've not had time to build it yet. Looking forward to it though. 73
This paddle will be great❗️Adam i caught you on HAM RADIO CRASH COURSE last night and really I joyed the presentation, i have been looking for a good little QRP rig and i have come upon the QCX+ form QRP LABS. I would like to hear your opinion on it,my eyesight has gotten to bad to build a kit so i would have to get the built radio. Thanks love your videos. 73 KV5P
Mike, I think it is a great option as a kit, or as a built radio. Really, the only drawback is that it is a single band radio. If I had to pick one band for my only CW radio, it would be 40 m. 40 m pretty much always works, day and night. The biggest drawback to the qcx radios is that they do not have automatic gain control. That means that if you have the gain cranked up to hear a weak station, then a strong station comes in, it's a little hard on the ears. But all said and done, they are great rigs and fun to operate.
@@K6ARK Thanks Adam❗️I am thinking along the same lines, I do enjoy your videos, I still love experimenting building wire antennas and the EFHW 49/1 and 64/1 have been my favorites for over 40 years. 73 KV5P
