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Reviews For: Jackson Harbor Press Touch Switch II kit

Category: Keyers & CW Keyboards

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Review Summary For : Jackson Harbor Press Touch Switch II kit
Reviews: 2MSRP: 12
Description:
Touch paddle
Product is in production
More Info: http://home.att.net/~jacksonharbor/touchsw2.htm
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W7WEL Rating: 2012-08-21
Another pleasant experience with Jackson Harbor Press kits! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
After working a couple of guys who use touch paddles/keyers, I caught the fever to try one out. Not wanting to buy a "pig in a poke," I ordered the kit from JHP. It arrived yesterday and in a couple hours I had it together and fitted into a metal box. After fiddling with it for a few minutes I was able to master this unique manner of paddling my keyer and after a few contacts, was able to work several stations without too many false pad-touch errors. (Takes a bit to get used to not touching the pads, even lightly when not needed.) I spent most of the last night working stations on 40 meters and this morning couldn't wait to get that touch paddle set going again. No contacts to clean, springs to tension, or magnets to adjust... just nice clean, effortless cw! (If I could, my rating would be much higher!) I've been building and using Jackson Harbor Press kits for years, always with excellent results. This one takes the cake!

Bill - W7WEL
KD7RDZI2 Rating: 2009-03-18
What a paddle!!! Time Owned: 0 to 3 months.
I have just built a great paddle at the same price of three Big Mac in the US and two and a half in Europe!!!!

Combined with the full optional (with the keyer and the SSR tube keying option) Island Keyboard the Touch Switch can be used with almost any rigs.

One caveat: I have noticed that it is better grounding the metal enclosure in order to send perfect code.