CW-friendly winter gloves for SOTA paddle

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W7MDN
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CW-friendly winter gloves for SOTA paddle

Post by W7MDN »

K4SWL recently mentioned on the HRWB pod a pair of gloves for winter CW ops. Anyone know the name/brand of the gloves being used? I've looked at the show notes for the HRWB episode but didn't find any reference.

A lot of gloves I've tired are either not thick enough to keep your digits from freezing or are too thick to be usable for accurate CW because they lack tactile feel. I've tried many but have yet to find one glove that balances both requirements.

Appreciate any info. Thanks.
w2tef
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Re: CW-friendly winter gloves for SOTA paddle

Post by w2tef »

Did not see/hear the episode, but I'll offer an opinion anyway. :roll:

My favorite gloves are "convertible" gloves/mittens. They're like those gloves that only cover half your fingers, with a fold-over pocket to keep you finger tips all warm together. I've discovered mittens are warmer than gloves: having my fingers together dramatically increases how warm they are. Folding back the mitten exposes the ends of my fingers and gives me nearly the same dexterity as no glove, while still providing significant warmth.

I typically remove my mittens altogether while setting up, then use a mittened left hand to hold my (VK3IL) key and a mostly-mitted right hand to operate it and log.

72 de Todd W2TEF
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