[Elecraft] Text decode with straight key

David Ferrington, M0XDF M0XDF at Alphadene.co.uk
Mon Oct 20 07:33:30 EDT 2008


>> 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.
>
> Doesn't make sense that it can't save the input from a straight  
> key...unless it is so
> digital that only "perfect" code can be stored.

No, but it makes sense that the K3 knows whether you closed the dot or  
dash paddle and therefore probably stores this as a digit, perhaps 1  
for dit and 2 for dah, zeo for space?


Ok Wayne/Eric/Lyle - I want to know now - how do you store the Morse  
in the memories?
-- 
He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask  
remains a fool forever. -Chinese proverb



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