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Review Summary For : EL-KEY (Poucel)
Reviews: 1MSRP: 18.95
Description:
The EL-Key is an important paddle in the history of amateur radio. This
single lever design was the first commercially manufactured paddle
offered to ham radio operators. They were made by R.E. Poucel (W2AYJ) and
Sid Shore (K2FC) doing business as "Poucel Electronics," a division of
Shore Mfg. Co., of Long Island NY, starting in 1959. Today they are very
scarce, and sought after by collectors. The name El-Key is short for
“Electronic Keyer.” About 400 were made between 1959 and 1963, and they
were available with either a black, light gray, or satin chrome base.
(From KP4HE)
Product is not in production
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KZ3J Rating: 2018-03-18
Built like a battle tank! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
Weighs about 4.5 pounds and built to last for eternity. Very little verticle movement in the single-lever arm, and set-able for very tight contact spacing.
It is a lot of fun to use, and is the very first stand-alone paddle ever made. (Mine still has the "$19.95" white wax pencil price mark on the bottom of the base).
Can't really compare the old El-Key's design to the newer, slop-free ball-bearing models with their much lighter levers, but it still sends great code.