[Elecraft] Issues with cw keying line in N1MM with K3?

[Julian, G4ILO]

Joe Subich, W4TV-3 wrote:
> 
> 
>> (In fact I think my program KComm, 
>> and possibly HRD, are the only ones that do.)
> 
> WinWarbler (DXLab Suite) also supports "KY" for the Kenwood 
> and Elecraft radios that implement it. 
> 
>> But the K3 provides a more elegant solution to this problem. 
>> You can send ASCII direct to the K3 using KY commands and it 
>> sends CW for you. Unfortunately none of the main contest 
>> logging programs use it. (In fact I think my program KComm, 
>> and possibly HRD, are the only ones that do.)
> 
> The "KY solution" has too many issues for it to be adopted by 
> the major contest logging software.  
> 
> 1) once sent to the radio, data can not be edited.  Thus it 
>    is not possible to implement "corrections in the buffer." 
> 2) The Kenwood implementation requires data be sent in 24 character 
>    "chunks" vs. random length for Elecraft 
> 3) KY is supported in only six radios (TS-480,570,870,2000 and 
>    Elecraft K2,K3)
> 
> 
I wouldn't have thought 1) was much of a problem for contest exchanges,
which are short and sent pretty quickly anyway.

The K2 certainly has a maximum length of 24 characters you can send at one
time. I have never checked if the K3 accepts a longer string. But again I
would have thought most contest exchanges, even CQs, could be accommodated
within 24 characters. 

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