October HamGadgets News

Happy October!

It’s that time of year again — time to start getting your shack ready for the long winter operating season. Due to having had some house painters around with their really tall ladders, it’s looking like I may even be able to get a functioning antenna in the air this year!

I’ve sold . . . → Read More: October HamGadgets News

MK-1 Firmware V1.32 Released

I am releasing firmware version 1.32 for the MK-1. This is primarily a bug fix release — though there is one improvement that snuck in that might be considered a new feature.

If a message called a subsequent message that ended with the /B beacon command, only the last portion of the message chain would . . . → Read More: MK-1 Firmware V1.32 Released

UKA-3 PCB progress report

I received the final PCB prototypes for the UKA-3 kits this afternoon. Very nice work from a new PCB supplier! Now to finish the manual and the cabinet CNC programming, while waiting on the production boards…

The final prototype PCB – note plated slots for the power connector, instead of big round holes.

. . . → Read More: UKA-3 PCB progress report

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September HamGadgets News

Summer is drawing to a close, the kids are back in school, and the weather is cooling off. Time to put down some grass seed, finish up some yard projects and start planning for the winter’s ham radio activity!

There’s no better time than now to start thinking about your winter projects and operating. . . . → Read More: September HamGadgets News

August HamGadgets News

Summer heat is upon us in full force… July was HOT here! The first few days of August have been quite warm and humid as well. Of course along with the usual summer activities there’s been a fair amount of development going on. I’ll try to be brief and recap the latest news.

I had . . . → Read More: August HamGadgets News

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

MK-1 Firmware Version 1.31 Available

Firmware version 1.31 for the MasterKeyer MK-1 is now available. This is a bug fix release, and I would recommend that all users upgrade. If you are running an earlier V1.31 Beta, you’ll still want to install this as it finalizes the fix for an N1MM related issue. The fixes include:

Fixed an issue with . . . → Read More: MK-1 Firmware Version 1.31 Available

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