Re: Any CW ops using Hermes Lite?

[DL1YCF]

I have used the HL2 a lot with CW.
Normally my paddle is connected to the computer and the CW signal is shaped in the host software
(piHPSDR in my case). Then the keyer can produce a nice sidetone.
But you can also use an external keyer and connect its PTT-out and KEY-out
signals to the 3.5mm TRS KEY/PTT jack.

For the sidetone problem look at

https://github.com/softerhardware/CWKeyer

If you use this device as a sound card at your host computer, a nice low-latencey
side tone is mixed into the RX audio.

> Am 02.04.2026 um 17:56 schrieb gil pita <gilp...@gmail.com>:
>
> While most of the topics here are about issues or questions with the Hermes, this is more about how simple the Hermes Lite has become for me to use, especially on CW.
>
> So, it did take me a couple of days to figure certain things out, but I am having a blast using the Hermes Lite 2 (QRP) Conditions are terrible at the moment, but I have been exclusively using the Hermes Lite CW QRP and making lots of contacts.
>
> This is a "very" capable CW rig, I got myself a cheap Amazon keyer and using paddles I connect straight to the PTT/KEY jack. Of course, Hermes doesn't sport a keyer or sidetone, hence the outboard keyer. Mine is just the main board, no companion board and best of all, no latency, and I use a low-end PC.
>
> But the best feature is the receiver, while I can't speak for anyone else, I'm experiencing no intermod and being able to have such low noise receiver with all type of filtering options is a plus.
>
> Eventually would like to be able to have sidetone, I'm assuming up to now, the only way would be to add the companion board?
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[gil pita]

Thanks for the link, I'll look into that. Just getting my feet wet with the Hermes.