[Elecraft] RE: Bengali Simplex Keyer

Vic K2VCO vic at rakefet.com
Fri Mar 24 11:46:24 EST 2006


Bill Striegel wrote:

> I recently purchased the above keyer; I send with my left hand & copy with
> my right hand. I want the dits on the right paddle(thumb) & the dahs on the
> left paddle(index finger). Ground in the middle. No wire came with it. What
> kind of wire do I need & what wire goes to what to connect it to my K2/100?

You want shielded wire with two conductors inside the shield.  Use the 
shield as the ground connection.  Connect the wire from the dit paddle 
to the tip of a 1/8" stereo plug and the one from the dah paddle to the 
ring.  The shield, of course, goes to the shaft of the plug.
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73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco


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