Or you could forget about all the expensive mechanical junk, hacksaw blades etc and just build one of these cool devices.
http://www.cwtouchkeyer.com/ Works perfectly, and you can customise it as you wish. 73,Deni F5VJC 2008/4/24 Niel Skousen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > there was a small pcb based training keyer kit, manhatten style, several > years ago. Had a tick based keyer, a small piezo spkr, a single switch, and > couple resistors. The paddles and everything was built from the raw PCB > materials. > > took about 20 min or so to make, and as I recall was $12 or so... > > Anybody remember a link to it ? is it still available ? Vaguely seems it > was a Norcal project kit for the Az hamfest. Doug Hendricks may remember > better that I. > > Should fit the bill perfectly. > > Niel > WA7SSA > > > > Brian Lloyd wrote: > > > > > On Apr 24, 2008, at 9:48 AM, Darwin, Keith wrote: > > > > > > > Iambic or just paddles? I think single-lever would be easier to home > > > brew. I envision a hack saw blade plus a couple of bolts for contacts, > > > all on a wooden base. If you want iambic, that would be more difficult. > > > > > > > Yes, it would. Some have discovered how much easier it is to use the > iambic feature to insert an element into a string of another element. > > > > > > > How much is the black widow kit? I'm thinking it's like $30 or > > > something but I don't recall and haven't done the internet search. > > > > > > > I have never heard of it. I will go look for it. > > > > > > > When teaching my kids morse, I too found they had a much easier time > > > with the paddles than the straight key. In fact, they were both able to > > > learn iambic (squeeze) keying with less effort than learning the > > > straight key. > > > > > > > That is what I am finding as well. As a sometimes-musician I find that I > personally have no problem with timing and rhythm with a straight key but > most of the kids just aren't there. > > > > Brian Lloyd > > Granite Bay Montessori School 9330 Sierra College Bl > > brian AT gbmontessori DOT com Roseville, CA 95661 > > +1.916.367.2131 (voice) +1.791.912.8170 (fax) > > > > PGP key ID: 12095C52A32A1B6C > > PGP key fingerprint: 3B1D BA11 4913 3254 B6E0 CC09 1209 5C52 A32A 1B6C > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Elecraft mailing list > > Post to: [email protected] > > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: > http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [email protected] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > -- 73, Deni F5VJC K2 1188 K3 325 For a Ham Radio friendly holiday in France... Visit www.mycottageinbrittany.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
