Starting at $27.99
Free ShippingRadio keying + capacitive touch, plus everything in the Basic. Pick Assembled or DIY Kit. Buy one, get one 25% off. Bulk club packs available. Free shipping.
The Vail Advanced does everything the Basic does and adds direct radio keying and capacitive-touch keying – for contesters, QRP, and homebrew rigs. Choose Assembled or DIY Kit ($3/unit less).
Buying for a club or group? The Vail Adapter Bulk Club Pack has 10, 15, and 20 packs of Basic or Advanced adapters at a per-unit discount.
Assembled and shipped by Brett (KE9BOS), a main contributor to the Vail project. Free shipping included.
| Weight | 0.20 lbs |
|---|---|
| Build | Assembled, DIY Kit |
| Enclosure Color | Black |
| Feature | Vail Lite | Vail Basic | Vail Advanced | DIY No PCB | Vail Summit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Form Factor | USB Stick | PCB + Case | PCB + Case | Breadboard | Device |
| Standalone | No | No | No | No | Yes |
| USB HID/MIDI | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - |
| Vail Zoomer Compatible | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | - |
| Sidetone | Buzzer | Buzzer | Buzzer | Buzzer | Speaker |
| Audio Output Jack | - | ✓ | ✓ | Optional | Speaker |
| CW Memory | - | ✓ USB only | ✓ USB & Radio | ✓ USB only | ✓ USB & Radio |
| Radio Output | - | - | ✓ | Optional | ✓ |
| Capacitive Touch Keying | - | - | ✓ | Optional | Supported, not installed |
| Practice Oscillator Mode | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Display | - | - | - | - | 4" Screen |
| WiFi / BT | - | - | - | - | ✓ |
| Battery | - | - | - | - | Supported, not included |
| Training Modes | - | - | - | - | ✓ |
| Price | $21.99 | from $21.99 | from $27.99 | DIY | $89.99 (public beta) |
DIY No PCB is a build-it-yourself spec (GitHub) - not sold here. Vail Summit is in public beta.
