[OFARC] home made keyer cable

[MLandress]

I think Ralph has way too much time on his hands.  Heres my goto keyer.  Plus a Bencher and J38.  

 

From: ofarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:ofarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of lcowden58 at comcast.net
Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2020 9:06 PM
To: Ralph; OFARC
Subject: Re: [OFARC] home made keyer cable

 

Here are my homemade cables. I didn't feel like removing the wires on my paddle so you get to see how I wired it to the Bencher.

 

The straight key cable is a mono audio cable with crimped rings. Also shown is my U.S. Army Signal Corps J-38 key.

 

Paddles are much, MUCH easier to learn with.

 

Lee

NR5Q

 

 

 

 

On Jul 21, 2020 8:18 PM, Ralph <ke5hdf at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

lets start with a very easy project..... make you own paddle/keyer cable. 

for a straight key, cut 2 pieces of 20ga wire about 30 inches long 

for a paddle, cut 3 pieces 

twist the wires together at each end 

put one end in a vise or other method to secure it 

the other end goes into the chuck of your drill motor 

trigger the drill to SLOWLY turn the wire.  it will make a nice twisted set 

stop when you are happy with the twist. 

get a 1/8 or 1/4 inch plug... depending on your radio. 


for a straight key, use a MONO plug.  it does not matter which wire goes 
to which 

for a paddle, use a STEREO plug.  The common/center blade goes to the 
LONG (common) connection in the plug.  the left contact goes to the tip, 
right contact goes to the ring. 

here is a photo of my new paddle cable 


Ralph,    KE5HDF 



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