{"id":926,"date":"2022-05-02T21:23:07","date_gmt":"2022-05-02T20:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/m0aws.co.uk\/?p=926"},"modified":"2022-05-05T08:47:28","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T07:47:28","slug":"begali-pearl-twin-paddle-morse-key","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/m0aws.co.uk\/?p=926","title":{"rendered":"Begali Pearl Twin Paddle Morse Key"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After my disappointment with the Vine RST-TP1<\/a> twin paddle that I bought and subsequently returned to Martin Lynch and Sons<\/a> due to the poor build quality and finish I continued my hunt for a morse key.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

During my conversation with Tony, the sales manager at ML&S<\/a> one thing he did say to me was that if I was really serious about morse code then there really was only one key to buy these days, a Begali from Italy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Morse Code<\/a> has always been my main mode ever since I passed my 12wpm morse test and obtained my M0AWS A class licence, it’s a mode I dearly love and get a huge amount of pleasure from. (It also helps to keep the little grey cells alive in retirement!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So without delay I googled the Begali website and started looking at their offerings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Begali do a fine range of twin paddle keys starting from \u20ac131.00 +VAT and shipping right up to almost \u20ac700+VAT and shipping, far more than I wanted to spend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having spent almost \u00a3180.00 inc VAT and shipping for the Vine RST-TP1 and being extremely disappointed with it I decided to spend a little more to ensure I bought something of quality that was going to last.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After much research and emails back and forth with Bruna<\/a> at Begali I decided to buy the Begali Pearl in Palladium and Gold with red paddles<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My Begali Pearl with Palladium base, gold top and red paddles, a thing of beauty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

A couple of weeks after ordering the key arrived hassle free, a miracle considering the hassle Brexit has caused with import and export of goods between the U.K. and Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bruna at Begali assured me that they had a system in place that takes care of all the import taxes etc and that the delivery process would be smooth and trouble free, and indeed it was!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Upon opening the box I was taken by the sheer beauty of the key, beautifully finished, perfectly put together and well engineered. I knew this was going to be a pleasure to use before I’d even touched the paddles!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My Begali Pearl Twin Paddle Morse Key<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Being left handed I’ve had to setup both my Yaesu FTDX10<\/a> and Icom IC-705<\/a> such that the dit and dah are reversed on the paddles but, once done I felt at home with the key very quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having been out of the hobby for some 15 years my morse is a little rusty so I set about doing a fair bit of listening before trying to work stations. To my surprise I was soon decoding stations at 20wpm in my head albeit with a little more thought than it used to take but, accurate enough to have a go at working a few stations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Working CW stations on 20m with the Begali Pearl Twin Paddle and Icom IC-705<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Using the key is pure delight, it’s light to the touch, responsive, infinitely adjustable, comfortable and a joy to use. I knew right away that I had made the right decision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At 1.7kg it’s a heavy key which ensures it doesn’t move around the desk no matter how hard you lean on it. I find the key really relaxing to use as it only needs a gentle touch to bring the contacts together. Adjustment is super accurate thanks to the very fine threaded adjuster screws that have been beautifully machined.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s clear from the moment you get a Begali Pearl out of the box that it has been made with care and pride, something that is a rarity today. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Laser engraving on the Begali Pearl Twin Paddle Morse Key<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

I’ve decided that this key is going to be my main station key and will spend most of it’s life connected to my Yaesu FTDX10 radio, that means I need another key to go into my portable case with my IC-705. I’ve already made the decision what it’s going to be, of course it’ll be another Begali, the Simplex Basic Twin Paddle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ll be putting the order in very soon Bruna!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

More soon ….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After my disappointment with the Vine RST-TP1 twin paddle that I bought and subsequently returned to Martin Lynch and Sons due to the poor build quality and finish I continued my hunt for a morse key. During my conversation with Tony, the sales manager at ML&S one thing he did say to me was that … <\/p>\n

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