[Elecraft] first keyer

[AJSOENKE at aol.com]

Was that the one in the ARRL Handbook around  1958 - 1961?  I built one and 
used it for years. I had to make my own key  for it, took two J-38 paddles and 
mated them back to back and re configured the  contacts etc. A key came on the 
market called (get this) an ElKey, and I bought  one. Used it until I bought 
my Simple single arm no Iambic yet. I made two solid  state keyers that didn't 
work as well. That first keyer had weight and ratio  control and auto 
complete so it really gave a good fist. And it made enough  noise you didn't need a 
monitor to hear what you were sending. I sold it about  10 years later when I 
bought my bencher and a AEA Morsematic.

Al WA6VNN  




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