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EFFICIENTLY AND HAVE YET TO FEEL THE NEED TO TIGHTEN THE EXTRA NUT.
ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE NOT RUN INTO ANY ISSUES WITH THE PADDLES MISTAKENLY
GROUNDING OUT.  THE BEST RECOMMENDATION I HAVE IS TO GIVE THE EXTRA NUT A
TRY AND DETERMINE IF YOU LIKE IT OR NOT.  PART OF THE SPIRIT OF AMATEUR
RADIO IS TINKERING AND EXPERIMENTING.  THREE JACKS ARE INSTALLED ON THE
SIDE OF THE KIT.  THESE JACKS ARE MEANT TO HOOK UP YOUR OWN KEY/PADDLE, OR
USE AN EXTERNAL SPEAKER OR A KEY OUT SEE FIGURE 6.  IT IS NICE TO HAVE THE
OPTION TO USE MY KEY, AS THERE MAY BE TIMES WHEN I WANT TO LEARN A STRAIGHT
KEY OVER THE PADDLES NOT TO MENTION THE ADDED CONVENIENCE OF PRACTICING
WITH THE PADDLE ILL PRIMARILY BE USING.  THE KEY OUT SERVES AS A USEFUL
TOOL TO ACTIVATE A RADIO TO WHICH THE DEVICE IS CONNECTED.  WHENEVER I HEAR
PEOPLE DISCUSSING THE CW HOTLINE, IT IS USUALLY TO PRACTICE CODE OVER THE
INTERNET.  HOWEVER, HAVING THE ABILITY TO OPERATE CW REMOTELY WITH A KEY IS
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