[Elecraft] Text decode with straight key

[Julian, G4ILO]

Thom LaCosta-2 wrote:
> 
> At 01:02 PM 10/19/08, Julian, G4ILO wrote:
> 
>>My K3 does not decode CW that I send with a straight key. It does if I use
a
>>paddle. I presume that is by design, but if so, why?
> 
> Perhaps not to embarrass those of us with less than machine perfect fists?
> 
> As I recall it also does not remember what is sent via a straight key.
> 
> 
You can't key into memories with a straight key, correct. However if it is
useful for users of paddles to have the transmitted code displayed as they
send I don't see why that facility should not be extended to users of
straight keys. The capability to decode off-air is already there, so
couldn't it just decode the sidetone? I was practising by keying an MFJ Cub
on a dummy load and receiving on the K3 and it copied my sending perfectly,
except the MFJ Cub kept drifting out of the range of the decoder. I would
like to have this facility available directly on the K3, as I actually
prefer using a straight key.

-----
Julian, G4ILO. K2 #392  K3 #222.
http://www.g4ilo.com/ G4ILO's Shack   http://www.ham-directory.com/ Ham
Directory    http://www.g4ilo.com/kcomm.html KComm for Elecraft K2 and K3 
-- 
View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Text-decode-with-straight-key-tp1352305p1354563.html
Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com.