Category: Tinker Time

• Custom TRS Cable

  

  Making your own TRS cable isn’t that difficult to do and it’s great practice for soldering wires to small things. Make sure to get your iron nice and hot to make it easier.

  Matthew Swint

  March 31, 2026

  Tinker Time

  1/8″ TRS Cable, 3.5mm TRS Cable, Amateur Radio, HAM Radio, Morse Key Cable, Tinker Time, TRS cable, Vibroplex cable

• Replacing Begali Simplex Feet

  

  Got a Begali Simplex with the original feet attached? Does it move around too much on every surface you set it on? Here’s how to fix that.

  Matthew Swint

  March 26, 2026

  Tinker Time

  Amateur Radio, Begali Simplex, CW, HAM Radio, Morse Code, Tinker Time

• Iambic paddles making too much racket? Try this!

  

  My iambic paddles were driving me nutty, so I reaffirmed my ham status by coming up with a quick fix.

  Matthew Swint

  January 21, 2026

  Tinker Time

  Amateur Radio, CW, HAM Radio, Morse Code