[Elecraft] OT: Want USB Output Keyer Info.

[David Allred]

Greetings:

I'm reluctant to post something not directly related to Elecraft (I  
really like my KX1) to this list, but I would like to use your  
collective knowledge of Morse technology to find something different:  
an iambic input to USB output device.

Recently, a friend has had surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome.  
Although there are many disability solutions available, I would like  
to help him use his ability to send code (he's a Ham and uses both  
iambic and straight keys) instead of a keyboard for his computer,  
during his recovery.

That's why I would like to have your help finding a device for iambic  
input and USB output.

As far as I can tell, no device exists that will allow you to type on  
a computer with an iambic key.

There are plenty of solutions that go the other way: computer or  
keyboard to Morse. I think I saved a link for everything available,  
hardware and software, when I was looking for something I could use  
for Morse by keyboard. (I've been using an MFJ-495 for keyboard to  
Morse. No USB input, but that rant is unrelated to the current need.)

Of course there are many ways to create a work-around. Plenty of  
computer programs can take contact closure or audio input and present  
text on screen. That text could then be copied and pasted into an  
email or other document, instead of typing. That's ok, and I can put  
together something useful built out of programs, routines, and glue,  
but it isn't a single box solution.

So it comes down to this:

   • I would like to find a device that has iambic input and a USB  
output.

   • Do you know of such a device?

In an effort to reduce OT QRM on the list, please reply to me directly  
by email or use the contact form at my Radio Webpage:

   <http://radio.photoninc.com/>

I'll post the results, if any, back to the list, when they are found.

Thanks,
David
N1VU

      |  J. David Allred
      |
      |  P H O T O N
      |
      |  allred at photoninc.com
      |  Photon, Inc.
      |  617-661-9046
      |  www.photoninc.com







      |  J. David Allred
      |
      |  P H O T O N
      |
      |  allred at photoninc.com
      |  Photon, Inc.
      |  617-661-9046
      |  www.photoninc.com