[Elecraft] K2 - auto spacing keyer (Bug Mode)

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

So you want a keyer that adds extra-long spaces between dahs?=20

A real "bug" (semi-automatic key) doesn't force any spaces except those
between dits in a string of dits but, of course, an operator is free to =
make
the spaces whatever he/she wants on a real bug. Is that what this is =
trying
to emulate?=20

Personally, I'd like the keyer logic to emulate a real "bug" so I don't =
have
to carry my semi-automatic key into the field with me. No =
auto-completing
dits or dahs, no automatic spaces. Just a key closure when the dah =
paddle is
closed for as long as it's closed and a string of dits with standard =
spaces
between them as long as the dit paddle is closed. Doesn't have the feel =
of a
real bug, but it behaves like one for those times when a real bug isn't
practical.=20

I use a real bug (a Speed-X or a Vibroplex) on my K2 and use the KX1's
internal keyer like a "bug", but I sometimes forget and try to send a
telegrapher's zero (long dash) with on the KX1 and, of course, the KX1's
keyer dutifully sends two dashes! Grrrrrrr.....


73,

Ron AC7AC


-----Original Message-----
Hi Fraser, just looked up the RMK kit which implements "Bug Mode", this =
is
something I've been looking for for sometime. Does this chip work well =
in
this mode, thinking of ordering a kit just for the "Bug Mode".

73, Deni        K21188

F5VJC, GM3SKN

> Icing on the cake would be a 'bug' mode option too, which would=20
> feature a forced dot space added at the end of a dot/dah and between=20
> dahs, if you see what I mean, (as implemented in designs by G3DXZ and=20
> some versions of the RMK keyer).  These electronic bugs are a=20
> pleaseure to use and produce nice code.
>