July 2011 HamGadgets news

To all of you in the US — Happy Independence Day! I hope you all have safe and enjoyable Fourth. If last night was any indication, I believe we’ve collectively bought enough fireworks to keep the Chinese economy going for another few months.

I will be making the Universal Keying Adapter (UKA-3) kit available for . . . → Read More: July 2011 HamGadgets news

June 2011 HamGadgets News

Summer is just now officially starting, but around here it’s definitely been summer weather for a few weeks! Earlier this month we saw temperatures around 100 (that’s 38 for your Celsius folks), and now we seem to be in tornado season. Perfect weather for getting yourself and your gear ready for Field Day!

The big . . . → Read More: June 2011 HamGadgets News

NEW PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT: UKA-3

UPDATE: I added a second LED indicator for power, and a push-type power switch. There is also an on-board jumper option for the output configuration, as well as a few other new improvements.

I am happy to announce that I have a working prototype of the new UKA-3 kit! I will be offering this kit . . . → Read More: NEW PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT: UKA-3

May HamGadgets News

It’s an incredibly busy month here! If you will be in Dayton for the 2011 Hamvention, please stop by and see us in booth 482. We’re right down the aisle between ARRL and Begali, not hard to find – and there are pretzels close by! We’ll have special Hamvention discounts, plenty of kits and MasterKeyers . . . → Read More: May HamGadgets News

April HamGadgets News

The release of firmware version 1.30 for the MK-1 has been quite successful. There does, however, appear to be an issue with the AMP OUT signal when used with some contest loggers. I am working on that problem now, and will announce the fix once it’s available.

I recently began shipping new firmware for the . . . → Read More: April HamGadgets News

New Toll Free Number

First, let me apologize to anyone who has tried to call recently. It would seem that the provider of Voice-Over-IP (VOIP) service I picked is either unwilling or unable to fix the problems that have plagued the service pretty much since I had it turned on.

I have switched to a new provider who is . . . → Read More: New Toll Free Number

Happy 2011!

It’s January 2011 and I want to wish everyone the best for the coming year. I’m really looking forward to it!

I’m excited to start the new year, and I’m going to get it started the right way – with new kits! Within the next couple of days I should have the hardware built for . . . → Read More: Happy 2011!

CD or download?

For the past year or so I have supplied all kit documentation on a mini CD-ROM shipped with each order. Most or all of the manuals and other material is also available on line through the web site. I’m interested to know whether you would prefer to have a CD with the documentation, or just . . . → Read More: CD or download?

Happy Holidays from HamGadgets!

I know this is coming a little later in the month than usual, but things have been exceedingly busy for the past few weeks. I hope each of you has a wonderful holiday season — whether you are celebrating Christmas or some other holiday! And of course with the approaching New Year, I wish everyone . . . → Read More: Happy Holidays from HamGadgets!

Product News

I have a couple of projects in the works, trying to get them completed or at least in the prototyping stage before the end of the year…

Firmware 1.3 for the MK-1. I have been working on this for a while now. While there are no major new features, I am adding automatic call sign . . . → Read More: Product News