¿ªÔÆÌåÓýHello Ken, ? Yes I¡¯ve made contacts with the 20 meter QCX unit, but in all honesty it was while I was using a straight key (J-38) a while ago and not the Keyboard Keyer that is currently attached.? My longwire antenna here at the house broke a while ago during a storm and I have not repaired it yet. However, I did hook up a line to the house gutter which if I use the tuner in line should be just fine for the system that you see in the photo. I¡¯m planning on getting it up and running sometime this weekend and hope to be able to report on it and the keyboard keyer next week. ? The keyboard keyer box is one that I got from ¡°The Container Store¡± up in Kenwood, Ohio (a northern suburb across the Ohio River).? Only trouble with it was that it was a little delicate, one of the hinges broke the second time I opened the box.? I replaced the hinge pin with a short piece of brazing rod (the gold color of the right hinge in the picture). ?This was the time I decided to try a store bought box and I have had second thoughts about that after the hinge experience.? Just wanted something to keep the dust and grime out of the PC board material. ? All for now, 73, Allan,? WA9IRS ? Sent from for Windows ? From: Ken KM4NFQ
Sent: Thursday, November 4, 2021 12:31 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [w8bhMorseTutor] Morse Keyboard Photos ? Hello Allan, ? Thanks for your reply. I didn't even notice the long thin silvery box on the right. I really like your card catalog box. The box that the Keyboard Keyer is in looks good as well. Have you made contacts with the 20m QCX? ? Regards, Ken, KM4NFQ "Not Fully Qualified" /g/w8bhMorseTutor ? On Thu, Nov 4, 2021 at 10:08 AM Allan Hale <hale.allanm@...> wrote: >? > Hi Ken, >? > Yes, you are right.? The large ¡°box¡± in the left top of the photo is a SLA Battery inside an old card catalog box converted into a battery box for the field with diode polarity protection inside and a push to test meter on the front. The square clear plastic box is a 20-meter QCX transceiver and the long thin silvery box on the right side of the photo is one of those rechargeable 4.5-5 volt back up batteries for cell phones and other stuff using standard USB connections.? I wanted to show the W8BH Keyboard keyer hooked up to a portable QRP rig to show what is included for portable operating. >? >? >? > The keyboard keyer is really a lot of options packed into a small package! >? >? >? > All for now, >? > Allan,?? WA9IRS >? >? >? > Sent from Mail for Windows >? >? >? > From: Ken KM4NFQ > Sent: Thursday, November 4, 2021 9:50 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [w8bhMorseTutor] Morse Keyboard Photos >? >? >? > Looking Good, Alan! >? >? >? > What are all the gadgets in the second photo? >? > Power supply? QCX? Keyboard Keyer? >? >? >? > Regards, >? > Ken, KM4NFQ "Not Fully Qualified" >? > /g/w8bhMorseTutor >? >? >? > On Thu, Nov 4, 2021 at 6:25 AM Allan Hale <hale.allanm@...> wrote: >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > Sent from Mail for Windows >? > > >? > > >? > > >? > > >? >? >? >? >? >? >? >? >? >? >? > ? ? ? ? ? |
