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American Morse Ultra Porta Paddle Morse Code Paddle

The Ultra Porta Paddle is a high-quality portable morse code paddle made in the USA. These paddles are a top contender for an operator to use as their primary key. While they are a more expensive paddle, they are also a higher quality paddle made with excellent craftsmanship. Doug W6AME who is the owner and operator of American Morse Equipment sent me a short description about how these paddles were developed. Scroll down to see his comments. This "paddle feature" is the fifth in a series of videos about PORTABLE CW KEYS called "Portable Morse Code Paddles". I hope you enjoy this feature and come back for more! Twitter: @NJ7V_ Instagram: RedSummitRF Facebook: Red Summit RF TikTok: RedSummitRF Donate:   / redsummitrf   Obtain a sticker https://redsummitrf.blogspot.com/ #SOTA #PortableRadio #HamRadio #CW #MorseCode Doug Hauff W6AME writes: “The Ultra design was based on my experience of making keys for many years, and what I saw available in portable paddles. Over twenty years ago I found that there was not much available in mini paddles and keys, just some terrible cheap plastic things & a few hyper expensive models, so I started making mini keys and paddles. As for the Ultra, I had tried a rather popular mini paddle at Dayton a few years ago, and while I was impressed with the rather clever, very inexpensive to manufacture design, I was unimpressed with the feel, especially considering the cost. You just can't get around the feel of an all-plastic paddle. I decided to design a paddle that fit inside the same small envelope, but an all-metal design with superior feel. Most of my keys and paddle have plain bearings, which do a good job and are simple to implement. I first used ball race bearings in a design mostly for sales appeal, but I discovered two advantages with ball bearings that can justify the added complexity: they provide a superior ground path compared to plain bearings, and they do impart a subtle improvement in feel, a kind of hard to define smoothness and precision one can feel. And there is the sales appeal. Likewise, I have found that the neodymium magnets I use in some of my other keys provide a crispness and fine adjustability, adding to the feel. So, starting with ball bearings, neodymium magnet, and 1 x 1 x 3+ inch envelope, I developed the Ultra, borrowing from my other designs such as the Mini-B; fully enclosed, anodized aluminum construction, Stainless contacts, etc. Greatest difficulty was designing the bearing mounts, and tooling and procedure for assembling the four ball bearings and two dowel pins into the base. I lost a lot of bearings and bases first time around... Reject rate now just a few percent.”