Glad I could help Ken. Do yourself a favor and check out the Long Island CW Club and CWOps CW Academy. Learn from my mistakes and learn it right the first time. Both groups have classes and wonderful mentors that can guide you as you learn CW. It takes time and effort but is completely achievable.
Great review! They are a great product for the right price. Some Hams have that unlimited budget.. my "budget" is controlled by the "XYL", thus I try to find the deals! I did look at these a few years ago, and was impressed with the reviews for them back then. Great video, informative.. and thanks for "opening" the case to see the "inards". Nice job, and keep those videos rolling... 73, k4eit :)
Great video,I’m getting either one or the other of these after learning the code at last. These keys seem really good, and a lot cheaper than a good microphone. Get back to original radio. The Marconi Men days
Why wait? part of learning code is sending so you will need some sort of a key to practice with. You can either use a practice oscillator/keyer or your radio with break-in turned off.
Very good review! I bought the CWMORSE paddle and was pleasantly surprised at just how decent it is. I wasn't expecting much from a 3-D printed paddle, but I could honestly use it as my only paddle. I am a J-38 fan too and I also have 'Bencher' and 'Begali' keys and paddles so, I have plenty to compare the CWMORSE to. I plan to try one of their straight keys as well. BTW your audio and video quality are crystal clear and content is well laid out... Great job! Now subbed. 73!
I have the nano as well but it is a bit stiff and cannot adjust contact spacing. It is cool though. The regular straight key is actually quite nice to use. It ranks right up there with my J38.
@@houseofhamradio I key with my left hand and write with my right. I learned that technique about 30 years ago and I had always assumed my setup was the reverse of most people. I guess I just learned to send with my left hand in a right-handed configuration. I've been lying to myself!
It really doesn't matter which hand you use so long as it works for you. The typical configuration of paddles is the dit on the left and dah on the right. If you don't like that, many rigs allow you to reverse it. The downside to swapping things around is if you ever go use someone else's station.
I have the paddles and really like them. Another plus - American company w/ really good service and response to questions! 73.
Thanks Shawn. Could not agree more.
I have the straight key and its a great little key. Just ordered a set of the paddles, thanks for the review.
Glad to do it. I really like their products and happily sing their praises.
I got the paddles and love it. I too recommend them! And it comes with an Allen wrench to adjust it as well.
Thanks Tommy, I forgot to add in the Allen wrench. I find that I don't really need it as I can adjust with my fingers.
@@houseofhamradio Same here, fingers work just fine. The wrench slides into the back but doesn't hole firmly so it will slide out if not careful.
Thanks a bunch. I'm going to buy one each....beginning to learn morse code.
Glad I could help Ken. Do yourself a favor and check out the Long Island CW Club and CWOps CW Academy. Learn from my mistakes and learn it right the first time. Both groups have classes and wonderful mentors that can guide you as you learn CW. It takes time and effort but is completely achievable.
Great review! They are a great product for the right price. Some Hams have that unlimited budget.. my "budget" is controlled by the "XYL", thus I try to find the deals! I did look at these a few years ago, and was impressed with the reviews for them back then. Great video, informative.. and thanks for "opening" the case to see the "inards". Nice job, and keep those videos rolling... 73, k4eit :)
Thanks Joe, Yup, if budget is no issue, Begali makes a super nice portable paddle there are also nice options by AME too but again at a higher cost.
Great video,I’m getting either one or the other of these after learning the code at last. These keys seem really good, and a lot cheaper than a good microphone. Get back to original radio. The Marconi Men days
Why wait? part of learning code is sending so you will need some sort of a key to practice with. You can either use a practice oscillator/keyer or your radio with break-in turned off.
Very good review! I bought the CWMORSE paddle and was pleasantly surprised at just how decent it is. I wasn't expecting much from a 3-D printed paddle, but I could honestly use it as my only paddle. I am a J-38 fan too and I also have 'Bencher' and 'Begali' keys and paddles so, I have plenty to compare the CWMORSE to. I plan to try one of their straight keys as well. BTW your audio and video quality are crystal clear and content is well laid out... Great job! Now subbed. 73!
Thanks. I am a bit of a key junkie and I really do like the feel of the CW Morse. It’s no Begali but still very nice
I have the cw morse nano key and I really like it. I would like to see a nano-sized single paddle as well. Thanks for sharing! 73 - AA4K
I have the nano as well but it is a bit stiff and cannot adjust contact spacing. It is cool though. The regular straight key is actually quite nice to use. It ranks right up there with my J38.
Thanks, I use these keys in the field. 72 de AI5DD
They put out fine products. I have several of them.
this is a great video, thanks for posting.
Glad it was helpful!
Nice review... but you showed a Speed X - not a J-38 when you made your comparison. I have that same Speed X - I use it every day.
I am not as versed on the straight keys as I should be. Thanks for the clarification.
Do you have your paddles configured for left-handed keying (even though you key with your right hand)?
Nope. They are configured standard way as they come.
@@houseofhamradio I key with my left hand and write with my right. I learned that technique about 30 years ago and I had always assumed my setup was the reverse of most people. I guess I just learned to send with my left hand in a right-handed configuration. I've been lying to myself!
It really doesn't matter which hand you use so long as it works for you. The typical configuration of paddles is the dit on the left and dah on the right. If you don't like that, many rigs allow you to reverse it. The downside to swapping things around is if you ever go use someone else's station.
I had both of these keys, and I’m returned them They are really low quality, 3d printed crud.
They certainly are not going to be the same as metal keys but they do a surprisingly good job for what they cost. I agree they aren't for everybody.