[Elecraft] Kent Single Lever Paddles

[WILLIS COOKE]

Why do you need special interface for a single lever paddle?  It works the same as an Iambic paddle except that you can't close both contacts at once.

Willis 'Cookie' Cooke 
K5EWJ


--- On Sun, 8/31/08, Jack Regan <ae6gc at sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> From: Jack Regan <ae6gc at sbcglobal.net>
> Subject: [Elecraft] Kent Single Lever Paddles
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Sunday, August 31, 2008, 3:10 PM
> Last week I asked K3 Support if single lever paddle support
> was on the to
> "to do" list.  Gary Surrency responded that it
> was not but would be
> considered.
> 
> within days the answer came back that it would not be
> supported due to the
> small number of users affected. 
> 
>  
> 
> At first I was a little annoyed but now I am all right with
> that decision
> because I have found that I can in fact use my Kent paddle
> with a slap and
> dash technique with the K3 internal keyer just the way it
> is.
> 
>  
> 
> 1.       I changed my weighting to 1.25 and selected MODE
> A.
> 
> 2.       I used the TEXT DECODE function to get feedback.
> 
> 3.       I made sure I was consistently as fast as possible
> with my keying
> of elements within a character when switching from dot(s)
> to dash(es).
> 
>  
> 
> This technique "cured" my problem of things like
> CQ being seen NNMET!!!!
> 
> Using the TEXT DECODE function also helped with getting rid
> of unwanted
> Farnsworth spacing between characters.  The better I get at
> hearing CW the
> more annoying it becomes.  It also makes sending a more
> natural rhythm.
> 
>  
> 
> BTW, before I worked this method out I hooked up my
> microHam CW Keyer and
> used it and it worked FB with no effort on my part but I
> resented having an
> extra box and extra cables on my desk!  In an attempt to
> clean up my station
> I went back to using the K3 keyer and worked things out! 
> Not only did I get
> rid of the external keyer and cables but now the Kent
> single lever paddle is
> plugged into the paddle jack and so TEXT DECODE as well as
> TERMINAL mode in
> the K3 Utility both work on send and receive.
> 
>  
> 
> Jack AE6GC, K3 1433, KX1 1403
> 
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