Ham On A Bike

  The CWmouse Paddle There is a CW Mouse in my POTA Bag and you don't need CHEESE to feed it. In late December of last year a mutual follower on Mastodon Radio asked me if I would try out and review his NEW concept 3D Printed Iambic Paddle he had produced. I obliged and said yes. First let me touch on MY EXPERIENCES with 3D printed Ham Radio products. I'm a pounder. It goes back to my early days in the 60's as a Novice. Pounding doesn't bode well with 3D printed paddles. When I first got involved in operating Morse Code with Parks on the Air, I wasn't confident with my CW skills so instead of purchasing an expensive paddle so I opted for an inexpensive and reliable 3D printed paddle.   I purchased several 3D printed paddles in mid to late 2021 for POTA activations.  Noting against any of the people who produced the paddles I purchased but I have found that continued use of 3D printed material in a warm environment does not hold up long term. Most of the paddle compo...

  So you've learn Morse Code (CW) The graphic above depicts of what I think some look like after they decide to place their fingers on the straight key, paddle, cootie, or bug and send their first Morse Code characters.  The cold weather of winter has taken its grip on most of the northern hemisphere and there's  "No better time than the present" than to fire up that rig and quall your Morse Code fears and get "ON THE AIR". Parks on the Air (POTA) and Summits on the Air (SOTA) have proven to be incredible instruments in bringing more and new Morse Code operators into the fold. However, "OLD MAN WINTER" has put a "FREEZE" on the number of Morse Code activators. Maybe you have become accustomed to the predictable format of POTA  and SOTA QSOs.  Don't fret.  There is another organization which lends to the same short predictable format to fill the void of the shortage of POTA/SOTA Morse Code activators this winter. http://www.k1usn.com/ ...