[Elecraft] Re: K3 keyer "mode"

Chris g3sjj at btinternet.com
Fri Sep 7 14:54:02 EDT 2007


and Automatic Character Spacing, please.

Chris G3SJJ



Don Wilhelm wrote:
> 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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