Doing it right with a morse code keyboard

Hackaday has seen dozens of Morse code keyboards over the years, but [Hudson] at NYC Resistor finally managed to give that idea the justice it deserves. He built a USB Morse code keyboard with the same type of telegraph key the pros use.

For his project, [Hudson] got his hands on a wonderful iambic paddle that is usually hooked up to CW rigs. Unlike previous Morse keyboards we’ve seen, [Hudson] used iambic paddles, a telegraph key with one lever for dits and another for dahs. Because the dits and dahs are separate electrical connections, it’s extremely easy for the microcontroller – a Teensy – to parse the Morse code and send the correct letter to the computer.

[Hudson] also added some audio feedback for the dits and dahs, and designed a laser-cut enclosure for the Teensy and speaker. Check out the video of the iambic keyer keyboard in action after the break.

[flickr video=6889388305]

Comments

  1. Th3badwolf says:

    Kudos!
    Very nice build!
    Considering it myself now =P

  2. sqkybeaver says:

    this would make it hard to play FPS!

  3. D says:

    This would be nice for the blind, maybe.

  4. RandyKC says:

    That’s the way it should be done.

  5. Gary says:

    Have been searching all night and can’t find where to buy a Teensy in the UK. Where can I get a couple of these? Thanks

  6. ptor says:

    Gary,

    Could you order one internationally from the US? Say from adafruit.com?

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