[CW] Morse Key Contact Problems with modern radios.

D.J.J. Ring, Jr. n1ea at arrl.net
Sat Jan 16 00:33:17 EST 2021


Modern radios are very fussy about contacts, the old days of 200 volts with
60 MA going through the key were very different and less critical.

Here is a typical debounce circuit that makes a solid contact for your keys
using contacts like straight keys, sideswipers and bugs.

73
DR
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