Hi Guys,

I just picked up a MFJ-8043 Curtis Keyer- it is labeled MFJ-401 but the difference seems to be the case is smaller. The first 8043 keyer from MFJ had the weight and pitch controls on the panel and ran on C cells. Mine has the controls internal and uses a 9V battery or wall wart.
I scanned the page for my own use and thought others may need it one day- I'm sure they're out there as they were popular. This is a very early MFJ product and not built well mechanically. But since my OM (KC4KM) bought it, I'm sure it was cheap :-) Just kidding OM. I can't complain as it was a gift- and it now works after a minor repair to the power jack. I'm running it on battery for portable use.
As MFJ does not list the item, here is a PDF of the MFJ-8043 and MFJ-401 (original) manual for download. Don't sell it or include it on a CD for sale please- and please do not post it on BAMA.

73
Bill 
N4BKT

I was amazed today when I looked at the Reggie transceiver. Reggie is a one-transistor, 80m, QRP transceiver designed for the minimalist. It's a "dual-action" QRP radio; not only does it transmit a small signal, but the receiver converts every signal on the band into QRP. Pretty cool. Read the QRP transceiver article

I have now read several articles on Software Defined Radios written by my fellow Amateurs referring to QSD/QSE without defining the acronyms. Here QSD/QSE are defined: QSD in the context of SDR means Quadrature Sampling Detector and QSE means Quadrature Sampling Exciter; hence they are seen referred to as QSD/QSE. It would be nice if authors would define/describe acronyms when first used in their articles to avoid ambiguity (QSD means "is my keying defective"  as well). Chances are you will find this post while trying to figure out what an author means- hope this helps you.

We (my YL Amy KI4RHM and I) took the motorhome to Dayton this year- it was about 2500 miles round turn at about 6 MPG. One last trip- next year I expect the results of the new economy to begin to show with gas even higher than 2008 records- though we were tooling about even then. The trip was fun, the show was fun. The venue (Hara) leaves much to be desired. The only ad I saw in the arena was for a personal injury lawyer; good placement. If you go, wear boots or you will hurt your feet on the chunks of loose pavement in the tailgate area. I think I'll save some mola and go to Huntsville next time. The Von Braun Center is great and the Tailgate area is inside. Plus, there is a lot of esoteric stuff in Huntsville due to the aerospace industry. Dayton is great for new stuff- but tailgating is weak.

Dayton Hamvention 2009