[Elecraft] Why is K2 so easy to send cw with?

[Frank R. Oppedijk]

Hi Tim,

Could it be that you K2 has been set to iambic "mode B" keying while your 
Icom is set to "mode A" (or the other way around)? I am used to mode B 
and find it nearly impossible to send correctly using mode A (dropping 
trailing dits after a dah)... Many people have a preference for one mode 
(either one) and find it very hard to use the other mode.

Cheers,

Frank
PA4N

-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Logan <nz7c at cox.net>
To: Elec-Reflector <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 22:17:41 -0700
Subject: [Elecraft] Why is K2 so easy to send cw with?

> Hello fellow Elecraft addicts -
> I've been using my Icom 706 a lot lately while I build the amp for my 
> K2.  As an 18- 20wpm cw novice I seem to have FAR more difficulty 
> SENDING cw on the 706 then I do on the K2. I could swear it's not my 
> imagination. After 30min on the 706 - a switch over to sending on the
> K2 
> makes it feel like I just "jumped into a Formula I from an old truck." 
> Are there factors that make one radio far easier to send cw with than 
> another or is it just my imagination? If so - what are the factors that
> affect how sending cw "feels"? Thanks folks.
> 73/Tim NZ7C (non engineer electrical nimno)
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