Sometimes high tech communication devices fail. This phone was hit and didn't survive.

However, the phone can still be used in connecting people if it is modified to a CW key.

 

A view after some screwdriver work. We boys like to disassemble appliances.

 

 

Inside the phone keyboard switches. One of them was drilled through and a suitable wire was soldered there as a keying contact.  

 

 

The other side of the same pc-board.

 

 

 

Thicker cable to outside world was soldered like this.

 

 

 

Assembling the parts back again.

 

 

The key fits the hand nicely. Just connect it to a transceiver and start to communicate throughout the world. No more mobile phone bills to pay.

 

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