‰ NOW 15 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM JANUARY 2016 QST PAGE 42 ‰ MODEL KIT TRACED FROM NICKELS. I USED EPOXY TO ATTACH THE FINGER PADDLES TO THE ALUMINUM PADDLE ARMS. I DESIGNED AND BUILT THIS KEY IN AN HOUR. IT COULD BE MADE EVEN SMALLER AND I AM SURE IT WOULD WORK FINE. OPERATION THESE LITTLE PADDLES WORK WELL WITH THE BUILT IN KEYER CIRCUIT IN THE HB 1B TRANSCEIVER. ABOUT 5 MINUTES AFTER FINISHING THE PROJECT, I PLUGGED THE KEY INTO THE RIG AND TUNED UP ON 30 METERS. I TAPPED OUT A CQ AND WAS PLEASED AT HOW EASILY THE INDEX MIDDLE FINGER ACTION ON THE PADDLES WORKED ‰ END OF 15 WPM TEXT ‚