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

MK-1 V1.22 Patch 2 released

I am releasing a new firmware patch for the MK-1. The new version, V1.22 Patch 2, corrects a problem encountered when terminating a message being sent from memory by tapping a paddle. This problem was introduced with V1.22 P1.

You can download the new V1.22 P2 firmware here.

MK-1 firmware news

I am working on the next version of MK-1 firmware, and wanted to give you a sneak peek at some of the changes coming up.

The /L embedded message command will be changing! Currently the keyer remembers the last word you sent from the paddles, and will re-send it as part of a stored message . . . → Read More: MK-1 firmware news

MK-1 firmware patch release

It’s been a while since V1.22 was released, and things have gone pretty well. So far I am only aware of two bugs associated with V1.22, one of them new and one probably not. The new bug is that the /P message pause does not work as specified – the message will pause, but not . . . → Read More: MK-1 firmware patch release

MK-1 V1.22 Released

I am releasing firmware version 1.22 for the MasterKeyer as of Monday, August 2. All new units will ship with V1.22, and the final release firmware will be available for download shortly. If you are running V1.21, or especially if you have not upgraded since V1.20 or earlier, you should upgrade to V1.22. If you . . . → Read More: MK-1 V1.22 Released

New MK-1 V1.22 Beta update

I have uploaded Beta 3 of the MasterKeyer V1.22 firmware. Changes in this version:

LED colors while recording and playing back some messages while in keyboard mode have been fixed. You can now stack the same message more than once. Tapping the same button multiple times will result in that message being sent multiple times. . . . → Read More: New MK-1 V1.22 Beta update

New manual format for MK-1

I have posted an updated ZIP file of the beta release of MK-1 V1.22 beta. The only change at this time is the manual. It’s still in PDF format, but now the manual has bookmarks to make it far easier to navigate and find what you’re looking for. I have also added some expanded documentation . . . → Read More: New manual format for MK-1

MK-1 V1.22 BETA release today!

Some of you have been anxiously awaiting the release, at least in Beta state, of the new V1.22 firmware. I will readily admit I’ve gotten way behind on it. I spent several hours last night fixing the last known bug in V1.21, and have uploaded the V1.22 Beta firmware for testing.

New or changed features:

. . . → Read More: MK-1 V1.22 BETA release today!

MK-1 V1.22 firmware in progress

I have been working on firmware version 1.22 for the MK-1. Right now it’s in the Alpha test stage, though there is still some development to be done. This is mostly a bug fix release to address some problems found in V1.21. Most of the issues involved the USB drive save/restore. I am also working . . . → Read More: MK-1 V1.22 firmware in progress