Thursday, November 11, 2010

Back to ham radio for a minute: Wouxun right price, bad audio

OK, over and over I'm hearing these Wouxun radios. In fact, I know when I hear one because the audio is unique. They have a good deal going as far as pricing, but reports of hot, hot, hot chargers and that high quality (not) audio are worrying me.

Cover your mouth and see what I mean. They do seem to have an audience with newer hams so I hope it isn't operator error of the exact manner I just described...

Back to ham radio for a minute: Explore the fun of Morse Code in a way that's sure to send you back to your microphone

I usually don't rank on MFJ because I've had few issues... a clock that lost a digit after a year and two dead Ameritron switches that might have been weather induced over time or whatever gremlins don't respect property laws here. Then, I don't buy that much from MFJ itself. This caught my attention to mess with though:

Morse Code Key
Explore the fun of Morse code with our disposable key ! This Morse code straight key includes an adjustment for tension and an adjustment for gap size and an easy throwing weight for fun shots to the trash pail. The base includes mounting holes you'll never use because you'll discover Nye Viking right about the time you actually send Morse on the air. When you do, you'll be thrilled to enter the wonderful world of the many iambic paddles or genuine Vibroplex bug. You'll use your quality Nye key once a year on New Year's Eve (subject to your dating status) and this ARRL key will be safely in the bin under your radio desk !

Also available: ARRL Morse Code Oscillator Kit with lame integrated bar key that ruins it's future use. Put your key to use with this basic electronics project, learn the Morse code, and then wish we had included binding posts instead of a push button !