[Elecraft] Re: K3 keyer "mode"

Don Wilhelm w3fpr at embarqmail.com
Fri Sep 7 13:43:50 EDT 2007


Wayne,

If you are creating a 'wish list', give consideration for adding 
Ultimatic to the list of keyer modes.  It helps some of us who have 
trouble with any of the other iambic modes.

73,
Don W3FPR

wayne burdick wrote:
> Carsten,
>
> The K3's internal keyer presently has two iambic keying modes, A and 
> B, which closely emulate Curtis mode A and Super CMOS II mode B 
> respectively.
>
> Mode A, which I use, is the default. (I think it's less error prone 
> than mode B, but say this in a crowed bar and you'll start a fight for 
> sure.) Some operators like mode B for its 
> element-insertion-on-squeeze-release, either because it permits faster 
> keying or because they learned using a mode-B keyer.
>
> We plan to allow for turning the dot/dash memories off completely in a 
> future firmware revision.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
>
>
> On Sep 7, 2007, at 8:15 AM, Carsten Steinhöfel wrote:
>
>>
>> Hi there,
>>
>> I haven't found anything in the archives or the FAQ. I have a 
>> question regarding the keyer in the K3. Which keying "mode" does it 
>> use? If it has a dot/dash-memory, can that be switched off?
>
>
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