[Elecraft] CW to DATA with paddle

[Tom Hammond]

Sten:

At 11:55 05/05/2008, IK2HKT - Sten wrote:
>Hi guys,
>
>today I tried to use my paddle trasmitting in FSK mode as mentioned on the
>manual at page 32.
>
>The TX and RX decode work very well but I found trouble using IM (immediatly
>exit) or BT (extented timeout).
>
>Pratically speaking the above two command don't work ... after write some
>words the K3 remain in a data idle state for about 4 seconds and 
>after switch to
>RX mode.
>
>
>The manual said:
>
>"To cut short the idle transmit period and exit to receive mode, send ..--
>(IMmediately exit). This character is not transmitted as data."
>
>But in the reality the IM is trasmitted and the K3 continue the idle for 4
>seconds.

IF "IM" is sent, then you are probably leaving too much space between the
two pair of elements... they MUST be sent as ONE CHARACTER, not two.

>Some of you have tested this feature ?

In fact I JUST (now) tested it and it is working well.

>Maybe I'm doing some wrong ?

Possibly.  Are you in FSK D mode?

With all due respect, are you confident in your proper sending of the ..--
character?  As soon as I send ..--, transmission ceases after about 1/2 second
delay and IM is NOT sent.

Good luck,

Tom Hammond   N0SS