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NFARL selling code practice oscillator kit

May 2, 2020 By Dan KB6NU 6 Comments

This from Jim, W4QO…..

My local club, the North Fulton ARL (nfarl.org) has released a new code practice oscillator (CPO) kit with several interesting attributes:

  1. Cheap!  Only $10 postpaid with PayPal via their website.
  2. Easy kit to build.  Great for youth and other novice solderers!
  3. DOES NOT REQUIRE A KEY!  Straight keys tend to be expensive.
  4. Clean PCB layout by KD4Z with uncrowded soldering points.
  5. Full instructions online.
  6. Low battery drain… good for over a year IF power left turned on!
  7. Great for group build; quantity rates available.  Contact: KN4OAK@…
  8. Have a key?  it plugs easily, making an inexpensive CPO. 1/8″ jack.
  9. Emphasizes my easy Morse Code character order for earliest ON THE AIR. w4qo.blogspot.com
  10. Fits in an Altoids tin for handy travel protection.

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  1. More Ways to Learn and Practice CW
  2. Are W1AW bulletins and code practice still useful?
  3. The Most Unlikely Code Practice I’ve Come Across Yet
  4. Where do you get code practice oscillators?

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  1. Benjamin Steele says

    May 2, 2020 at 1:28 pm

    This is exactly what I have been looking for. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Dan KB6NU says

      May 2, 2020 at 1:42 pm

      Cool. Let me know how you like it.

      Reply
  2. Paul, KE5WMA says

    May 14, 2020 at 10:03 pm

    Mine arrived yesterday

    Reply
  3. Doug says

    May 16, 2020 at 4:39 pm

    Does it work with paddles by chance?

    Reply
    • Dan KB6NU says

      May 16, 2020 at 5:45 pm

      No, sorry. It’s just an oscillator. It doesn’t do dits and dahs like a keyer.

      Reply

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