Paperclip CW Paddles
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 พ.ค. 2024
- Demonstrating my paddles (For sending Morse Code) made from three jumbo paperclips, a block of wood, a 3.5mm stereo patch cable and four screws. Since I had all these items around the house, total cost of construction was $0.00
00:00 Intro
00:34 Materials
01:23 Construction
03:09 Sending CW
04:16 Improvements
06:01 Summary
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I added that to the description. Thanks for the suggestion.
Figuring out what some random video is about is half the fun.
LMFAO! Took the words right out my mouth! Lol!! L
Unless you are licensed and know what a key is. 😂 73 de KD9ZIN !
Well, I'm one of those random viewers who wondered - but had some idea what it could be about. In my youth I was interested in this kind of equipment, but it's very long ago and this kind of "paddles" I didn't know (but have seen a device like this and guessed right). I might have wanted to build one like this back then - but there was no WWW (not even the Internet itself was born, or at least only for academia) …
The average TH-cam viewer has no idea that a "CW Paddle" is a ham radio item, used for sending Morse code.
I've been an EE for 35+ years and I became a ham about 7 years ago. I haven't learned Morse yet, but I definitely want to. Naturally, I've had my eye on various commercially-manufactured CW keys and paddles. So seeing this little homemade set of paddles just blows my mind! Brilliant! Ingenious! Bravo!
73 de W3TEK!
My dad was into ham radios when I was a kid. When you did the code for CQ, a lot of memories flooded back.
I have absolutely no use to know this but found it interesting.
73 is BEST WISHES
88 is HUGS & KISSES
10-100 is BATHROOM
and many more codes. I didn't memorize them all, but mainly the most prevalent.
Thank you for your DIY CODE KEY. It's very innovative!
Fantastic. I made my 1st one in 1970 😊
Super cool! Wish TH-cam was around 35 years ago when I was a ham. I would have built this in a heartbeat. Terrific innovation.
"Was"? You still have your license, don't you? 😉
@@LA6NPA Ah ... sadly, I moved onto other hobbies. My mind could never seem to grasp CW despite long hours of practice. Sigh. Pre-Internet, ham radio was magical in how one could reach around the world.
Great job thanks for sharing your story
Very nice! I think it is fantastic that you used the knowledge that you learned about CW Paddles, made your own, then shared it with the community. It pays homage to what amateur radio is all about. Well done. 73
Thanks for your kind comments!
Had no clue what to expect and was just waiting for the demonstration. Morse code! Very cool design.
It would have been a lot more useful if you had shown the electronics that actually generates the long and short pulses.
100 %. I grew up in a house that had a "ham shack" in the basement and it took me a few minutes to clue in.
Ham = amateur, specifically amateur radio operator in this context.
CW = continuous wave, a non-modulated transmission scheme commonly used for Morse code, in which the carrier frequency is turned on and off in pulses.
Paddle keyers are an alternative to the classic single switch "telegraph style" input device for sending the short / long (dot / dash) carrier bursts that encode characters.
BTW I took a crack at learning Morse myself but at the time I was more interested in playing keyboards in a rock band to pick up girls. (It worked!) Now that this is decades in the rear-view, I might just consider having another go at it.
Very nice (McGiver) Build Project thinking outside of the Box.👍👍😎
If I saw this at a swap meet I'd buy it. Very clever and well crafted. If I tried to do this, there would be duct tape everywhere.
No idea what this was or why the algorithm recommended it. Knew it was a switch for something though. Finding out it’s for sending Morse code really made it cool. I had the alphabet and numbers memorized when I was a kid in Boy Scouts back in the late 60’s. Bummer is, I couldn’t get any of my friends interested in learning it so I could only talk to myself. (I still do that)
But it’s neat that ham radio operators are still using Morse code. Very cool. Thanks.
Great idea for a workshop build for scouts. Thanks for sharing!
Very cool, both simple and effective!
Had no idea what any of this is for, BUT I LOVE dyi ingenuity that's simple and works.
edit - Also loved your clear explanation of construction ... GOOD TH-cam video.
Thanks for the feedback 👍
Great idea! One important caveat: Make sure you're not using galvanized paperclips. The zinc with electrical current will turn into a thin layer of zinc oxide, which is an insulator, and you really don't need much juice to get problems with reliability. The golden paperclips might work better. Or the chrome ones. Just make sure it isn't zinc.
That's pretty neat. I've often wondered how Morse code operators dealt with hand fatigue and still managed to maintain a steady rhythm. Something like this makes a lot of sense.
Before the electronic keyer I was using in this video was invented, there was a mechanical device called a "bug" that was invented to solve just that problem. You can see a description of how it works here: th-cam.com/users/shortscy4yEMpcm8o?si=2BYKmLfaFLCwn8lf
I made a paper clip straight key like this when I was a little kid. I didn’t know about paddles until I was an adult. Really cool how accessible Morse code is to get into
I remember my Dad recounting how he built his own bug for making com in Vietnam using a hacksaw blade. Always amazed me how inventive his generation could be.
Got this video displayed in my recommendations, was curious - and actually not as surprised as some other random viewers. Well, I'm an electrical engineer who had a neighbor in his youth who was an amateur radio operator. This was decades ago, but some things just stick … 👍
Not going to lie. From the thumbnail I thought this was a homemade tazer.
That’s great , always in awe of anyone who does cw.
You may want to check your spelling 😂
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That's so cool!! Thank you so much for sharing!!😁you rock! 🤘
Были сомнения , но когда услышал , - ямб...73!!!
Beautiful! For an encore you could make a transmitter using all free scavenged stuff.
First thought when seeing the thumbnail, "Please don't tell me someone made a custom plug for an electrical socket and is showing it off on youtube." 💀
🤣
A power plug *could* be used as the basis for a paddle set.
Amazing! Someone made a switch !
You are a great entertainer!
Nice. That must be the cheapest but still excellently working homemade key in the World :)
He only di-dit ‘cos his dah-dah di-dit!
😂
That's great job man! Many people think internet and digital communcation are a holly bibble. Actually they aren't. Especial when you have not enough power supply such as marine working,sailing,nature diaster or in war. Morse Code can be a simple but useful expression by many kind of way such as light, sounds and marking etc....Morse Code most common use example is 3 short 3 long 3 short. Less is more!
Many USB c or A thumb drives have a cap on the end, usually made of a nice dielectric plastic. I wonder if two of those would fit on the ends of your “paddles” to make a comfortable finger surface. In any case great design, the soul of simplicity.
That's a good idea. I've seen people use guitar picks for the finger pieces, too.
I recommend a couple peices of heat shrink tubing.
now I'm going to have to listen to Jean Sheppard tell his story about the Army's efforts to teach him Morse Code again...
That is cheaper than a straight key and easier to use. Adding some resistors to reduce static just in case ... 73 Peter, DL2FBA
Some Amped up geek stuff here for sure
This reminds me of a telegraph system. Didn’t they use Morse Code too? Anyway really interesting.
Dude! Subscribed!! That's awesome!!!!
That's what I would make if I was in Colditz.
Personally I make a glider and use a bathtub as a counterweight to launch it. 😏🇦🇺
@@johno9507 Die Gedanken sind frei.
Ha! Sweet!
And you could probably tell somebody it was a Vibroplex or a Bencher and they would never know the difference.
Very interesting.
Brilliant!
Try music wire as a potential upgrade for the paddles.
I had no clue there was “auto beep” when holding the clip in contact. I always thought you had to manually make the beeps duration.
The original morse code paddle required you to manually set the duration and sequence. The device shown here drives an electronic unit that creates the dots and dashes in the correct duration semi-automatically.
I think your video its so amazing!...
I saw a pair of wires on a little piece of wood!, what is that 😊
So cool your video
I hear Bencher aand Vibroplex are coming out with a gold plated paperclip paddle...lol.
Nice!!!73!!!
awesome!
A great idea that works really well. N2SN
Frankly, i never thought how those pads worked. How they can do cw so "easily". Now i continue wondering that.
Of course, a similar design made of music wire would have greater resilience and durability while appearing to be made of paper clips. I think I've seen a version made from a single bulldog clip as well. These ham people are very clever.
With the wave of kids wanting to learn Morse code, this will prove to be invaluable.
Next week: Used Motor Oil.
To more affordably create smoke signals.
Brilliant! I've been using a 'bulldog' paddle with binder clips I got somewhere and wanted to recreate it but this is absolutely great! Thanks for sharing. de WD8BDN/6 73's
Neat. Thanks.
That’s cool.
I never had the ears for Morse code.
Me neither. I'd rather club a fish.
I had a sergeant that was moved from comm into IT because she started dreaming in Morse code and it was driving her nuts.
@@jeffspaulding9834 That must have been horrible. I've had nightmares of my own daily grind. I cant imagine having that with the constant beeping.
Is this like shortwave-ham radio-morse code or what exactly? Ive seen wiltshireman use a radio called a buffalo to talk to some friends during a stealth camp video. Never quite understood how it worked or how you let someone on the other end know you were gonna transmit but it looks fascinating.
Great!
Cool!
Bet your fun at parties
How do the two paddles work compared to a single key to send Morse code. ? One repeats dots (short beeps) and the other repeats dashes (long beeps) . ? And you hold the paddle the duration to send the desired number of dots and dashes?
That's right. It's pretty easy to get the hang of it.
Interesting. Maybe pair that up with my emergency one chip morse transmitter?
You are so funny!
Uuuuuh ... you gonna swim with these? XD
Oh! Nevermind.
Can someone explain what it’s plugged into on the other end? And how is someone else hearing it? It’s cool and I’m curious about this.
It's plugged into an electronic keyer. This is the device that generates dots when I pushed the left paddle and dashes when I pushed the right one. When I filmed the video I had the power on my radio turned down to zero so no one could hear it except for me. Turn the power up and you can be heard all over the world.
J'ai crû que c'était un piège à souris 😂
Didn't know that.
How does one watch tictok on a gizmo like that? What's really going on here?
I bought a paddle but only the dits side seems to work. I can't get dahs.
Check the manual for your transceiver and see if there's anything in the rig's settings that could be causing this. Also make sure you have the correct type of plug on the cable from your paddles (It should be a 3 conductor plug).
Find this interesting but I just wondered if you didn't tell us where you connect these stereo phones plugged into. This is all strange to me. Are there any Morse code in the boy scouts by using to make dots and dashes using a single lever. So are you saying using one paddle is for dots and the other paddle is for dashes?
The other end of the cable is plugged into a ham radio transceiver that had the power output turned down to zero so that I wasn't transmitting. Most modern transceivers can accept paddles like these and will automatically generate a string of dots as long as you hold down the left paddle and a string of dashes as long as you hold down the right paddle. This allows you to send Morse Code faster and with less fatigue than the single lever key you've seen in the Boy Scouts. It's actually pretty easy to get used to sending Morse Code characters correctly with paddles even though it may sound a bit complicated. I hope this answers your question.
A speed key, never used one.
1:35 you used what kind of pliers?? I can't make out what you said.
Sorry about that! "Needle Nose Pliers"
can you put a subtitle for each letter coming out, kind of like how they do it for karaoke?
Люди стали забывать старика Морзе😑
Nice fist.
Quick question: What does this plug into on the other end?
Either an electronic keyer that converts the paddle inputs into the dits and dahs (dots and dashes) of morse code that is subsequently plugged into the microphone or audio input of a radio transmitter/transceiver or directly to a radio that has a built-in keyer feature.
So one contact is for dits and the other is for dashes?
That's correct. In this example the left contact is for dits and the right is for dashes. Some people prefer it the other way around.
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Do one make long and the other short?
That's right. When you press the left side you get a continuous string of short dots until you let go. The right side produces a steady string of long dashes. You generate Morse Code by pressing the left and right sides in the correct sequence.
It’s killing me to know what he plugged it into and how it works.
It's plugged into an electronic keyer. This is the device that generates dots when I pushed the left paddle and dashes when I pushed the right one.
@@N1JI-CW Oh, so it’s not necessarily a computer. I’m guessing the keyer would be plugged into a HAM radio.
What is CW?
Short for "Continuous Wave," CW is a radio transmission mode that's most commonly used with Morse Code.
What are they used for?
Ich denke man kann dieses schöne Teil auch für einen DC-motor zur Änderund der Drehrichtung benutzen.
These are used for sending Morse Code at faster speeds than possible with an old fashioned hand key.
@@N1JI-CW Ohh okay. Thanks.
Does anyone still use Moris code anymore.
The 2023 CQ Worldwide CW Contest (A Morse Code, only, ham radio contest) had over 8000 participants. That's just one of many Morse Code contests that take place each year.
First what the hell are cw paddles for or do?
They're for sending Morse Code 03:09
Or you Could have done a 30 second short.
Doesn't make sense when you can use a plug off an old cord are buy one
Chinese website sells these for 25 cents shipped 😂😂😅
Connect 220240 volt CV
Dude is describing this like it's not obvious what he's done lol.
4:05
FB OM - BUT I WILL STICK TO MY J-37. HI HI 73
I came here thinking I would understand what is it about, but no !
Sorry! It's for sending Morse Code.
On ham radio
KO4JHR
. . . I have no idea what this is or how it improves my life
What the heck is CW and what are they used for?
CW is short for "Continuous Wave" which is a radio wave with a steady pitch (Like a sine wave). You can turn that wave on and off in specific patterns of long and short sounds (Dots and Dashes, otherwise known as Morse Code) to communicate over long distances. CW paddles use an electronic keyer that allows you to send Morse Code much faster than with an old-fashioned straight key. When you hold down the paddle on the left, you get a continuous string of dots and when you hold down the paddle on the right, you get a continuous string of dashes. You can't see the keyer in this video because it's built in to the radio I was using.
"Continuous Wave" keyer for morse code.
@@N1JI-CW Why not just call on your phone?
@@MrJohn714 This way's more fun :-)
@@MrJohn714You need to understand the magic and mystique of radio communications without any infrastructure.
OH - a telegraph paddles. Why do you say so. Next, an how to an making sealing wax?
A 5 minute video explaining what is blatantly obvious with the still imqge .
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