[Elecraft] Re: K3 Internal keyer question

[Gary Smith]

Wayne,

Perfect! That's exactly what I was hoping for.

Santa comes in many guises, indeed!

Thanks!

73,

Gary
KA1J

> > As to CW & the K3...
> >
> > I use iambic paddles. I Always used keyers based on the Curtis 8044
> > like the Ham Keyer HK5A. I still do. I remember the TenTec internal
> > keyer was a different kind of logic and I had a terrible time with
> > it. If I remember correctly, it had an issue with extra dits getting
> > inserted at the end of certain characters. I went back to the "Ham
> > Keyer".
> >
> > Anyone know if the keying logic that's internal to the K3 is the same
> > logic as the Ham Keyer HK5A? It would be wonderful to be able to plug
> > the iambic paddles into the K3, shelve the HK5A and have one less
> > item on my desk.
> 
> Hi Gary,
> 
> The keyer state machine in the K3 firmware emulates the Curtis keyer 
> chip if you set IAMBIC = A in the CONFIG menu (default). It emulates 
> the "Super CMOS" keyer's mode B if you set IAMBIC = B. Based on your 
> description, I think you'd like mode A.
> 
> Some K3 owners have asked for emulations closer to other keyers. 
> Firmware can be changed ("small matter of programming"). Enough said ;)
> 
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR
> 
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