[CW] nonIambic keyer option -followup
David J. Ring, Jr.
n1ea at arrl.net
Thu Nov 17 17:59:21 EST 2005
Mike,
Either on this list or on brasspounders at yahoogroups.com there was a message
about a modern keyer which had a "dash overtake" mode like you mention for
the Ten-Tec 279 keyer. This type of operation was also used by EICO and
some other keyers of that time period.
I suggest you contact Idiom Press and Jackson Harbor because I am nearly
positive this feature is present on several but not all of their keyers. I
remember downloading the instruction booklet and reading it for myself. But
as I said, I don't remember which company nor which models it was.
I don't know of any keyer which has "send continuously whichever side is
touched first" mode - but I agree that would be helpful.
By the way, if you prefer two paddles on a "standard" non-iambic key, you
can modify the button/paddle arrangement of a VibroKeyer by purchasing a new
paddle to replace the button and going to the hardware store and buying a
threaded (all the way) screw with an internal hole that fits a allen
wrench. This will allow you to fasten the two paddles without having a
screw head in the way of your fingers. This screw replaces the mounting
screw of the button which holds both the paddle and button in place. Now
the screw will hold both paddles in place.
Also you will need a small screw to secure the rear of the paddle - just
like the one originally supplied with the VibroKeyer.
73
David N1EA
----- Original Message -----
From: "M.Wood" <mrwood at attglobal.net>
To: <CW at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, November 17, 2005 12:07 PM
Subject: [CW] nonIambic keyer option -followup
Previously I asked about a "nonIambic" keyer option. I explained that I
would
like my Kent dual paddle to operate as if it was a single paddle --that is,
no extra dits or dahs with a squeeze, keyer sends dits or dahs depending on
which paddle was pressed first.
I want to thank those of you who responded both on and off the list. I have
done some looking and tried a few things and have some conclusions to share.
1) Although none of the contemporary memory keyers available appear to have
such an option (i.e. Jackson Harbor PK4, Logikey, K1EL, N0XAS Picokeyer,
CWTouch keyer), the MFJ-492 (or 493) does have a "non-Iambic" option. I have
not tried the MFJ but I see no reason why it would not work. Perhaps one of
you who have this keyer can try the non-iambic option.
2. Vintage keyers, from the years when they were newer on the ham scene, may
not include iambic keying. One such keyer that I have now tried is the Ten
Tec "Model 679" that was offered as an option for the Ten Tec Century22 CW
transceiver. This is a basic keyer, but quite adequate for me at this point
(16-18wpm). If dual paddles are used and pressed simultaneously, the dahs
take precedence and a stream of dahs is sent.
3. I bought an up-to-date keyer, with memories and numerous options from
Sumner at cwtouchkeyer.com. Through some trial and error, I have found that
by a) turning off both dit and dah memories, and b) using "ultimatic " mode,
I can more or less duplicate what the Ten Tec keyer feels like. The
cwtouchkeyer (based on JHPK4) has a very rich set of features, and I
recommend it. (It was Marshal Emm at Mtechnologies.com who first suggested
trying Ultimatic to me, and it was John/K4WJ who suggested turning off dit
and dah memories.)
4. A couple of you suggested a spacer of some kind to be put between the
paddles on the Kent. I tried this with foam rubber. It works, sort of, but
the foam rubber tends to change with use. Also, the operator must
considerably loosen spring tension to compensate. Along these lines, it
appears that the Begali Simplex Mono key uses some kind of interesting
mechanism to accomplish just this task --ie. link the dual paddles together.
Fred KD7T is very enthusiastic about the Begali S.Mono, and even prefers it
over his dual paddles --although he is an iambic sender.
--Mike K2CSJ
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