[Elecraft] keyer thread

[David A. Belsley]

>  Ideally, taking the keyer function out of the main CPU would
> free up code space for other functions.

Fortunately, this idea is a non-starter.  Removing the internal keyer 
from the K2 would obviously reduce the K2's portability significantly, 
requiring one to take, and power, an additional box in /p operation.  
Bad idea.

Also, for what it's worth.  I've used both the Logikey and the K2 
internal keyer, both now for a number of years.  Initially, I used the 
Logikey attached externally, and I really didn't like the K2 internal 
keyer, whose timing and response were sufficiently different from the 
Logikey to cause me problems.  But I decided to make an effort to learn 
the K2 keyer, precisely because I was not happy with the idea of having 
to trek the Logikey around for portable use.  It actually didn't take 
long to master the K2 internal keyer, although I found, rather 
strangely, that I liked it in B mode better than A, which I had used 
with the Logikey.  And -- once I had learned it, I found I preferred it 
to the Logikey -- not just a little, but a lot.

best wishes,

dave belsley, w1euy