#306: American Morse Equip MS2 Miniature Key - Assembly and mini review / demonstration @w2aew

Uploaded October 2019 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

My wonderful wife gave me a really cool birthday present - an American Morse Equipment MS2 Miniature Straight Key for my portable ham radio operation. In this video, I show how to assemble the unit and give a little demonstration of its use. This is a high quality kit and goes together very easily, and is perfect for my amateur radio "go kit". Information on the key can be found here:
americanmorse.com/ms2.htm
...the message sent in morse code was...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME DE W2AEW K
THANK YOU NANCY
...and at the end...
SK 73 dit dit.

#306: American Morse Equip MS2 Miniature Key - Assembly and mini review / demonstration

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