Touchkey Iambic CW/Morse Code Key

A short video detailing the Touchkey Iambic key I put together. It works so well, I no longer want to use a contact type Iambic key.

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Howto & Style

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• cw
• morse
• code
• ham
• radio
• rogertango.com

[toobroke2fight]

Call me stupid... the website is in front of my face! I went to the site and am thinking about the top model. I am hoping that i can use it for practice and with whatever radio i get no matter what type of ports it has and weather or not it has an electronic keyer. I wonder if he needs people to build the units at home... its pretty simple to do! Thanks, Joe

[rogertangodotcom]

He he, I was about to say in the last comment, the website is in the video! :-)

Dont use copper clad like I did, the copper rubs off. Go ahead and get the gold contacts that the website sells also.

I messed mine up with reverse voltage, duh, so put a diode in to protect it from idiot moments like that!

I plan on getting another soon, or building one myself using a Picaxe.

[trainingsraum]

nice video, i´m looking forward to get a sensor key too.

interestling enough, you´re using the left side (your thumb) to generate the "dits" and are generating the "dahs" with your index finger. most people learned it the other way :-)

best wishes for 2009 & 73s

dh3mg

[rogertangodotcom]

Hope to work you on the air soon, I am mostly on 40m, 95% CW! TU & 73s

[HK3CW]

Who is the music from? Great music..73 de HK3CW

[toobroke2fight]

Hey, Its me again. Where did you get the kit and how much was it? I would love to build one with my daughter! She wants to do more in electronics. Shes only 9 so maybe well start early. YU Joe

[redfoxarts]

I have virtual morse key but dont know how to use it!

[raypsi]

Yes Iambic only because whe you squeeze the paddles together you gits Iambic string of on off keying.

73

n8zu

[Geistero]

There are lots of videos on youtube that show true iambic keys and I don't "slam" that...:)

Here is my answer at your insinuation:

watch?v=X_uVQavmXCs

[raypsi]

And the reason they call it iambic: When you hold both paddles together at the same time you get iambic dit dah dit dah or dah dit dah dit depending which paddle you hit first. I guess what I ment to say is that "morse" code isn't iambic. Letters like Z G W P X aren't iambic. So if it is an iambic paddle you can't send those letters.

So that's like when I'm traveling down the road in the rain, that makes me Marine mobile.

73

N8ZU