[CW] electronic keyers quesion

[Frank Kamp]

On Apr 7, 2008, at 12:07 AM, Alfred Lorona wrote:

> I know nothing about programming with PIC or microcontrollers.

I know how to program them and I have the equipment to do it but it  
stops there.  As long as I have the part and the .asm file I can do  
it.  I have written programs for pics but never a keyer program.

> Do cw keyers use the one bit as the basic CW character. Example: a  
> dot is one bit. a dash is three consecutive bits (dots). Is this  
> the basic principle on which they work? Has anyone noticed a  
> difference in sending ease with electronic keyers made by different  
> manufacturers that utilize these devices?

There are lots of keyer designs in old QSTs that don't use the  
overkill of a micro.

Regards,
Frank Kamp