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W9JAM
06-23-2011, 07:57 PM
https://sites.google.com/site/oh6dccw/toiletpaperrollcwkey he has other keys on there as well...
NQ6U
06-23-2011, 11:38 PM
Brings a whole new meaning to the expression "roll your own."
KB3LAZ
06-24-2011, 04:02 AM
Brings a whole new meaning to the expression "roll your own."

and home brew...both of which I think he has before construction. There is creative and then there is why?
W3WN
06-24-2011, 08:59 AM
Well, I think I just found the "gag" article for the next club newsletter. Thanks for the tip!
NQ6U
06-24-2011, 09:30 AM
I like this one (https://sites.google.com/site/oh6dccw/power-drill-cw-keyer)!

https://sites.google.com/site/oh6dccw/_/rsrc/1296750733989/power-drill-cw-keyer/drill1.jpg?height=150&width=200
n2ize
06-26-2011, 03:35 PM
For me a "key" often meant "touching the ends of 2 wires together".
W9JAM
06-27-2011, 01:55 PM
Well, I built my first CW key. Working on learning Morse Code now.. Let the fun begin. I'll upload a picture of the key later tonight after I get off work.
kb2vxa
06-30-2011, 05:04 PM
OH CRAP! (I just had to say it.)
N5RLR
06-30-2011, 06:46 PM
For me a "key" often meant "touching the ends of 2 wires together".
Works well with cathode keying. :snicker:
KG4CGC
07-01-2011, 02:38 PM
Fastener and Nut shops have a wide selection of parts. Mom and Pop Ace hardware is a good place to look too.
Ever try to make a paddle out of the end of the cord that goes into a grounded outlet?
W1GUH
07-14-2011, 12:16 PM
My first key was a piece of a tin coffee can and two tacks on a piece of plywood.

Also made a bug out of a coping saw blade, two strips from a tin coffee can, a piece of plywood and some binding posts. Damn thing wroked pretty well.

First on-air contacts were made using a relay that cathode-keyed my Glove Chief. Yep...learned pretty quickly not to get my finger(s) across the terminals!