[Elecraft] K3 Keying

[ni0c]

I think your suggestion would work if I tied the two PTT ouputs (one from K3
and other from the microHam CW keyer) together, isolating them with diodes.
Another option would be to have a second set of paddles connected to the K3,
for barefoot operation of the K3.

I don't see any advantages to doing any of this-- at least for CW operation.
The PTT, lead-in and tail features are easily changed in the microHam Router
software, in DXBase, and N1MM.  I do understand that I would need to use the
internal K3 keyer if I wanted to take advantage of its ability to translate
Morse into Baudot.

73,
Chuck  NI0C

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Cutter" <d.cutter at ntlworld.com>
To: "ni0c" <ni0c at earthlink.net>; <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 1:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Keying


> Would it still work for you if you used your paddle directly into the K3
> paddle input and pc into the key input, then the programs would still key
> directly?  I'm wondering if you would want to change the PTT, lead-in and
> tail features on the fly, ie could these all be programmed in config?
>
> David
> G3UNA
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "ni0c" <ni0c at earthlink.net>
> To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 6:30 PM
> Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Keying
>
>
> David, G3UNA, wrote:
> "I would be interested to know why folks use external keyers in preference
> to
> the internal keyer."
>
>
> I use the microHam CW keyer with my K2 and K3
> for a couple of reasons.  The two logging programs
> that I use (DXBase 2007, and N1MM) work nicely
> with the K1EL WinKey chip in the microHam.
>
> The WinKey is very versatile, allowing one to key
> the rigs from the computer keyboard, paddles, an
> external numeric keypad, or icons provided by the
> logging program.  It also provides a programmable
> PTT signal with lead-in and tail delays for keying
> an amplifier.
>
> 73,
> Chuck Guenther  NI0C
>
> K2/10 s/n 5853  K3 s/n 1061
>
>
>
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