[Elecraft] Re: Iambic Keying - Debunking the Myth

[wayne burdick]

Bill Tippett wrote:

> Iambic Keying - Debunking the Myth....


Bill,

Whether or not Iambic mode allows faster keying, the fact is that many 
operators learned using keyers that function this way. So we would be 
remiss in not supporting it. (The first time I designed a keyer -- the 
Wilderness Radio KC1 -- it started out as mode A only. I was flayed by 
hordes of mode B fans, so I added it. It's been there in every keyer 
I've created since.)

Anyone who finds Iambic keying a distraction should use mode A, which 
is "less Iambic" than mode B, in that it is far less likely to insert 
elements that you don't want. You can also use a single-lever paddle, 
which completely eliminates the possibility of squeezing  :)

As I mentioned earlier, we'll eventually provide a way to turn off the 
dot/dash memories, too.

73,
Wayne
N6KR


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