Lately a small problem occured when training CW keying with my paddle in the living room. My XYL likes to watch TV in the evening and after a few days of training she was really annoyed by the clicking sound of the paddle. And I can imagine that. I hear something else in my earphones but she only hears that clicking sound. Since I like to be in our living room and don;t want to do all training in my shack I had to find a paddle that doesn't make sound. With other words a paddle without moving mechanical parts, And yes you probabely know the 9A5N solid state paddle, something like that! 9A5N paddles are beautiful and I'm shure they work like charm. But a standard model cost you at least €250 without postage and probably other costs (tax, customs etc.). So I was looking for something else and finally found an affordable alternative, the µPaddle from RF Guru. I immidiatly ordered one, just in time I guess, it is now sold out. It took about a week to receive it from Belgium. No taxes, no custom costs. Just normal shipping postage. I have to write that the product is excellent. I have to adapt a little to get used to it. You don't need to press the paddles, just touch them is enough. It is really nice and do all training with it so far outside the shack. No clicking sounds anymore...
Here is a unboxing and first test video I made:
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