[Elecraft] Iambic mode faux pas

[crmabbott at comcast.net]

If I remember right mode A does not kick in on A, N, etc.  It needs letters like C, etc for the mode to fill in the blank or that is what I recall reading.  Did I miss something, because you would never be able to send E, A, N, T, etc.


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> My new K2 came to life last night. What fun. Nothing fancy in build or 
> alignment, I just followed the manual. When I finished the final 
> transmitter alignment task, I couldn't help myself, I sent a quick CQ. 
> First try came back KO1U from MA--wahoo! 
> 
> Then I started with the customary RST, name and QTH--disaster struck! Every 
> "r" I sent sounded like an "a," every "l" an "r" (if I was lucky and not an 
> "a" as well). I immediately realized that I was in Iambic mode A and I've 
> been raised on mode B. Boy I felt sheepish, sloppy and embarrassed; my code 
> was terrible. The good news is that the firmware has a menu option to get 
> me to mode B, no external keyer needed. Tonight, it will be easier. 
> 
> So how many mode "A"ers are there out there? Am I the only mode B paddle 
> pusher? 
> 
> 72 
> Blake 
> W7PQ 
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