Having completed my little 40m QRP transmitter (pictures to come sometime soon), I was scouting around trying to find the most appropriate keying options. While a straight key is the obvious choice, I can’t help but thin that a little bit of electronics in the form of a keyer would help me make better sounding Morse. There are some excellent choices out there, such as the Norcal QRP keyer and the K1EL keyer, but you can also make a keyer just using some very simple ICs.