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    KIT-BUILDING

    Apr 01, 2020 4 minutes
    BY JOE EISENBERG,* KØNEB

    With Ozarkcon happening this month, let’s get a preview of the Ozarkcon buildathon kit. Since I am helping with the group kit build that attracts over 50 builders, I was lucky enough to receive the CricKey kit before making the trek to Branson, Missouri. The CricKey is a simple CW keyer that also incorporates the paddles as part of the kit. The PC board material is made to look like and complement the Cricket series of simple CW transceiver kits produced by the Four State QRP Group.

    A Keyer for Your Cricket

    The Cricket series of kits consists of 80-, 40-, and 30-meter CW

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