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@Utahforrest 4 минут бұрын

I grabbed a VIbroplex straight key after attending hamvention. However, I still suck at straight keys. Maybe you can teach me some time?

@GarySchiltz 8 сағат бұрын

I just now started this course, so my apologies if you answer this sometime soon. It appears that the Logikey keyers are out of production and hard to find. Any suggestions for reasonable alternatives that are easily obtained?

@k9kj 8 сағат бұрын

@@GarySchiltz this might be a good video for me to record. There are a number of good options out there. Sometimes you can find these on eBay, or qth.com, but another favorite of mine is the win keyer

@GarySchiltz 6 сағат бұрын

@@k9kj Thanks, I'll check out building a WinKeyer or similar kit. Meanwhile, it looks like your course mainly emphasizes receiving over sending anyway, so I'll work on that while deciding what to get for a keyer. BTW, I'm retired and have some time on my hands these days. I got my General class FCC license years ago and have kept it active, but my CW skills have gotten very rusty through disuse, so I'm just going to start from the ground up. Once I'm comfortable enough, I will get my reciprocal license here in Ecuador where I retired to, and will probably start with CW QRP. I appreciate your course. '73 de W5PAZ (/HC1 eventually).

@k9kj 5 сағат бұрын

@@GarySchiltz very cool! Ecuador! That sounds really cool

@chuckcrizer 8 сағат бұрын

Oh, a grounded base sure matters on some old tube rigs!

@zakk2115 8 сағат бұрын

Hello K9KJ . I would like to purchase a vibroplex , but the website says it's unsafe???

@GordonHudson 8 сағат бұрын

I have always done squeeze keying and we only had mode A when I learned. I also used mechanical bug keys for a few years and i have a straight key wired in parallel with my memory keyer via a switch box so I can swap backwards and forwards. 73, GM4SVM

@k9kj 8 сағат бұрын

I love your switch box idea! I have to say, I need to get practicing with my bug!

@GordonHudson 7 сағат бұрын

@@k9kj I bought the switch box. Its meant for headphones switching but works perfectly for the keys. When I used the internal meter I just had the straight key wired across the paddle but I don't like doing that with the external keyer. I was using the straight key today working an S51 station who must have been a learner. Conditions poor though.

@KC2BKM 9 сағат бұрын

Love straight keys! The older the better.

@sleeve8651 17 сағат бұрын

Has anyone noticed, you don't hear much .... .. (Hi) short hand for laughter, anymore ? Too.....finding people that actually want to talk has become a challenge, as most are constantly in contest mode, with RST, My name is, and QTH ! Hell it's hard to even get a Weather report nowadays ! .... .. !! 😉

@k9kj 13 сағат бұрын

@@sleeve8651 I agree many people do not want to have a rag chew. I do come across some folks that are willing to do so, but I think the majority of people calling CQ just want a quick contact because they might not be super confident yet in their abilities.

@sleeve8651 10 сағат бұрын

@@k9kj As to new Ops being a bit shy or intimated, weren't we all ? Obviously, in my opinion, it seems we've lost the Elmer's of old, now replaced by the internet and long hours of sitting in front of a computer trying to memorize a string of answers ! Look at the number of Extra Class Operators ! It's like someone spilled a bag of, " Extra " seeds, and they have sprung up everywhere ! Disturbing because many have no practical app, and I have heard conversations where an Extra couldn't answer a question a Novice would know ! Sadly too, is the choice I guess the Feds made, to encroach upon what I knew to be the Novice CW portion of 40 meters, by allowing Phone Ops there ! I like many, back in the day, cut our teeth there with literally Hundreds of hours of practice, and QSO's ! My Radio room once was adorned with QSL cards ceiling to floor, wall to wall QSL cards, most unsolicited ! That's just the way it was ! We've lost a lot with this newfangled technology, to say the least ! Sorry if I'm preaching to the choir ! I just began to get active on HF, after several years away handling Life. And getting back on CW has been an absolute Joy ! ( And I'm running QRP ! ) I literally felt like a kid having my first CW QSO ! And continue to grin from ear to ear, with each contact ! Not especially excited where I am age wise, but glad I got in when I did ! Some 44 years now ! Too, I think many lack the true passion we once shared for all things Radio . And I'm happy to say after much prodding, I recently motivated a friend to get back on the Air, and he thanked me the other day, for helping him regain his interest, as he too is having a Ball ! Guess you can't have everything, but it doesn't get any better than that ! .... .. ! '73 👍😉 Oh ....and don't get me started on the Digital guys taking over the QRP Frequency of 7.040 ! 🫲😳🫴

@sleeve8651 17 сағат бұрын

This is great.....! Now....if I just knew my ABC's ! 🫲🙄🫴

@AirwolfBadarse Күн бұрын

I get all letters right except K and R. I mjght have to go over it a few times

@AirwolfBadarse Күн бұрын

I find watching him key the letters to be more distracting. Listening rather than watching is actually easier to process

@AirwolfBadarse Күн бұрын

It definitely helped. The way i learnt it from this video was to not look at this screen by holding the speaker near my ear and visualising in my mind the . And - Probably one of the best and easiest ways ive learnt it. 👍 if i wrote the alphabet with morse on a piece of paper, i personally think the best way is to learn in ASCENDING ORDER like a PYRAMID.

@k9kj Күн бұрын

@@AirwolfBadarse very cool and thank you for watching!

@cdf62 Күн бұрын

Thanks for sharing with us!!

@sleeve8651 Күн бұрын

Why not just use the Telephone ?

@aceventuraaceventura2003 2 күн бұрын

I know I would love to say ATAS is a good antenna, but I would be doing ham community a disservice if I said it was better than the Tarheel. Tarheel is much better built antenna that will last a very long time. I actually had ATAS, currently own Tarheel and Diamond SD330. I can honestly say, I am loving the Tarheel by a wide margin.

@jamesriley9800 3 күн бұрын

Is Bk as a prosign a hard break

@jamesriley9800 3 күн бұрын

What you use to clean that key

@jamesriley9800 3 күн бұрын

Can I use it on polished brass or will it hurt it

@GarySchiltz 3 күн бұрын

It's been quite a while since I did CW, but if I remember right, to send a Q, I would have: 1-Hold the dah paddle until the second dah starts; 2-Let go of the dah paddle and hold the dit paddle; 3-When the dit starts sounding, hold the dah paddle until the dah starts sounding; 4-Let go of the dah. I think in Iambic A, you were holding the dah paddle even after the second dah sounded and you had pressed the dit paddle. I can't even remember what rig I was using (probably my father in law's - N0LO SK - Ten-Tec Omni V). But the muscle memory convinces me this is how I always did it even though my cerebral memory is getting a little weaker LOL. I wonder if what I did would be considered A or B? 73 de Gary, W5PAZ

@AlanG2DXU 3 күн бұрын

Wherre did you get the desk mat? I have that key too.

@k9kj 3 күн бұрын

@@AlanG2DXU thanks! I did a video on this mat, and it is a little pricey... But you can try www.hamboutique.com

@franka7691 4 күн бұрын

How's it holding up a year later?

@vk2ir1 4 күн бұрын

Enjoy mate! De vk2ir Tommy

@Sonicgott 4 күн бұрын

The spacing of the dits and dahs are important, too. If E and T are put too close together, you might think it’s an A, or T then E too close, you might think it’s an N. I would have spelled NATE - -./.-/-/.

@k9kj 4 күн бұрын

@@Sonicgott this is so very true. I have a couple of examples of incorrect spacing in other videos on my site. Thanks for watching!

@Sonicgott 4 күн бұрын

@@k9kj Anytime. Love learning CW! KF0QNM

@cw2gtc 5 күн бұрын

Is the Vibroflex Co. still a thing? They used to have a lifetime guarantee. Or maybe they called it a warranty? Anyway, used to be you could send it back to them, and they would renew it, clean and polish it. Replace any broken or missing parts. And then they'd ship it back.

@k9kj 5 күн бұрын

@@cw2gtc yes they are still a thing but they were bought some years ago and seems like the lifetime guarantee is no longer.

@w9sn491 6 күн бұрын

I have 2. One exactly like this, the other is a Ten Tec Limited Edition with grey base. Use them both.

@k9kj 6 күн бұрын

@@w9sn491 that tentec one would be cool to see! By the way... Got ya in the log the other day as W9W. That was me

@jasonf9736 7 күн бұрын

Sailing in calm waters does not make a great captain 👍 73!

@k9kj 7 күн бұрын

@@jasonf9736 I love it! So true

@seanfoley7097 7 күн бұрын

I got one,

@janiceemery2008 7 күн бұрын

Nice looking key. Thank you for sharing TJ.

@originalgrantbob 7 күн бұрын

Just a note that the "Vibrokeyer" is the name for their original line of single lever paddles. It doesn't apply to their Iambic keys. (super-nice key!)

@k9kj 5 күн бұрын

@@originalgrantbob ahhhh good point!!

@JayN4GO 7 күн бұрын

Tadah!

@veganlayabout6859 7 күн бұрын

Stunning

@stevecrawford3551 7 күн бұрын

Excellent work! Best 73’s. 😀

@franka7691 8 күн бұрын

Noise canceling headphones. I started to use them when I was active duty military.

@k9kj 7 күн бұрын

@@franka7691 Great point. I didn't think of bringing mine 😭

@muskrat1949 8 күн бұрын

Just starting in cw. Great video; are you using American or ITU morse?

@k9kj 8 күн бұрын

@@muskrat1949 international Morse code. I'm not sure that I've ever come across American Morse code in use in modern times

@Captain_Aubrey 8 күн бұрын

Excellent! Thanks for the video and enjoy the show- Captain Aubrey- W4EAA.

@keysrawk 11 күн бұрын

I do cw while driving and the only real risk it creates is my wife and kids wanting to kill me.

@CoaxAndCampstools 11 күн бұрын

Only CW op? They’re clearly going for quality rather than quantity.

@ea4hwt 11 күн бұрын

🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃🚀🚀

@muskrat1949 11 күн бұрын

This is a great course. Passed the ham course with honors last year at the age of 74; bought my first radio and have made many contacts. I've always wanted to learn cw and your course is great. I've learned 4 letters and I'm on the way. thanks from VA2KDJ. 73

@Utahforrest 11 күн бұрын

TJ is this the same as Oshkosh?

@k9kj 11 күн бұрын

@@Utahforrest yes sir!!

@KD9ZHF 12 күн бұрын

You’re driving? I would have thought you would have flown there! ;-) Do you every operate CW while flying? You could put a very very very long wire at the tail of the plane… a true end fed zepp!

@k9kj 11 күн бұрын

@@KD9ZHF I wish I was flying. Flew up here 9 times. Logistics this year scrapped that idea. I did ARRL field day in my old 182 one year. That was fun.

@KD9ZHF 11 күн бұрын

@@k9kj My grandfather a plane and flew. Never had a chance to fly in it - he died before I was born, but my mom said I would have loved him and I’m alot like him. I’m sure I’d enjoy piloting.