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K1EL SYSTEMS PADDLESTICK CW KEYER WITH BASE KIT  REVIEWED BY STEVE FORD,
WB8IMY, QST EDITOR  IF THERE IS SUCH A THING AS A TOUCH PADDLE CW KEYER KIT
THAT DOES IT ALL, THIS MAY BE THE ONE.  THE K1EL SYSTEMS MODEL PS2B
PADDLESTICK KEYER IS MORE THAN JUST A SET OF PADDLES THIS IS A COMPLETE,
FULL FEATURED CW KEYER.  AT NOT ONLY IS THE PS2B ECONOMICAL, ESPECIALLY
CONSIDERING ITS FUNCTIONALITY, IT IS ALSO A KIT THAT EVEN BEGINNERS CAN
TACKLE.  IT WOULD BE A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR YOUR NEXT CLUB PROJECT.  THE PS2B
INCLUDES MESSAGE MEMORIES, A CONVENIENT SPEED CONTROL POTENTIOMETER, AND A
SOLID STATE RELAY OUTPUT THAT IS CAPABLE OF KEYING BOTH MODERN AND GRID
BLOCK VACUUM TUBE TRANSMITTERS.  THERE IS EVEN A FREQUENCY ADJUSTABLE
SIDETONE CIRCUIT THAT DRIVES A TINY SPEAKER.  THIS IS GREAT TO HAVE WHEN
YOURE USING THE PS2B WITH A RADIO THAT LACKS ITS OWN SIDETONE.  THE PS2B
KEYER OPERATES FROM 5 TO 59 WPM.  THERE IS A POOL OF 236 MESSAGE CHARACTERS
SHARED AMONG 12 MESSAGE AND TWO CALL SIGN SLOTS.  SLOT SIZES ARE NOT FIXED.
YOU CAN EVEN STORE TWO SEPARATE USER CONFIGURATIONS IN MEMORY.  ALTHOUGH
EVERYTHING IS POWERED BY A 9 V BATTERY, THE MEMORIES ARE RETAINED WHEN
POWER IS REMOVED.  BUILDING THE PS2B  THE KIT ARRIVES IN A SMALL BOX, BUT
YOUR FIRST SURPRISE WILL COME BEFORE YOU EVEN OPEN IT.  IF YOURE LIKE ME,
YOULL BE ASTONISHED AT THE FACT THAT THE NONDESCRIPT SHIPPING BOX WEIGHS
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