Since homebrewing the fabulous K3NG Arduino CW Keyer will take longer than expected mainly due to me playing with the components and Arduino Sketch, I decided on a second project that will allow me to put this keyer to use much faster. For this build, I will be using the K5BCQ board. This is just a straight-up PCB board that Kees K5BCQ has come up with for the K3NG Arduino CW Keyer.
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| The K5BCQ Board version of the K3NG Arduino CW Keyer (Pic is from K5BCQ Website) |
The K5BCQ board is only $5 and it gives you the option of building just the parts that you want to build for your keyer. You can use different sizes of LCD's (16X2, 16X4, 20X4) and you also have the choice of using 3X4 and 4X4 number pads.
You can find the board here: K5BCQ Kits
On his website, you will also find a number of other kits and a PDF file containing instructions written by Josh Wood W0ODJ. Kees also has pictures of his company's Quality Inspectors and you can rest assured that they will keep everything going smoothly.
Also if you have any questions or issues with building the K3NG Arduino CW Keyer with or without the K5BCQ board on your own the best place to go is the Radio Artisan IO Group This group has well over two thousand members that are more than happy to help out.
If you have any questions feel free to post them in the comments section below or email me at Aaron@k5atg.com
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