The paddle is spring loaded with adjustments for tension and contact spacing.
Bencher by 1 adjustment.
I m not transmitting anything over the air since break in is off.
The bencher by 1 and by 2 are the world s most popular iambic paddle with more than 100 000 sold since their introduction in 1974.
This is a simple video on how to adjust the mfj 564b for ease of use in sending morse code with a dual lever paddle with an iambic keyer.
Bencher by 1 black base iambic paddle.
The venerable bencher by 1 dual lever iambic paddle is well known in ham radio.
4 in x 4 in x 2 25 in.
Like the vibroplex bug the bencher by 1 is everywhere.
Most people can find suitable setting with these two adjustments.
Having knocked out more than half the u s.
But for a first paddle you d have to look long and hard to find a better key to start out with.
Ultimately i had to give those paddles back to their owner and i ve been paddle less ever since.
I m learning morse code.
If you have 4 feet they all would have to be exactly the same and the surface they sit on has to be perfectly flat or it will rock in one direction or the other.
Why does bencher use three rubber feet instead of four on the by 1.
Hf transceivers equipped with either a 3 5mm 1 8 or 1 4 key input jack can be hooked right up with the ez 1 kit.
The popular bencher line of paddles poses some interesting problems in adjustment because the design is so different from more traditional straight lever paddles.
Some ops love them some ops don t.
And since you ll probably own one someday anyway you might as well buy one right off the bat and save the suspense.
Because that way it will not rock on a slightly bumpy surface.
Messing around with new iambic paddle.
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Bencher by 1 black base iambic paddle.
Bencher by 1 paddle links for larger labelled images will be found below.
Bencher by 1 black base iambic paddle.
Available in either black powdercoat or chrome.
Bencher iambic by 1 paddle.
The underside of the by 1 has 3 female and male disconnect terminals for ground and each of the dit and dah connections.
I learned cw on a set of borrowed bencher by 1 iambic paddles.