[Elecraft] K3 Keyer

Goody K3NG goody.k3ng at gmail.com
Wed Aug 22 15:27:22 EDT 2007


I don't think it's the keyer's fault; the keyer is just responsible for 
timing.  My keyer code emulates a bug mode; in regular iambic or bug 
mode, a Bencher paddle is going to feel......well....like a Bencher 
paddle :-)

72
Goody
K3NG


Vic K2VCO wrote:
> Tom Hammond wrote:
>
>> This having been said... I've used a number of keyers which purported 
>> to offer a 'bug' mode and none(!) have ever felt anywhere near 
>> 'right'... and I've used bugs for DECADES...
>
> This is because a whole lot of the feel of a bug comes from the 
> momentum of the weight swinging back and forth. A 'bug mode' keyer is 
> a pale imitation.


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