[Elecraft] K3 bug mode there (sort of)?

[Bill W5WVO]

Maybe I'm missing something here, but this all kinda reminds of
that old saw about a duck... You know, "If it walks like a duck
and quacks like a duck..."

If you want a key that works like a bug, feels like a bug, and
sounds like a bug... Why not just get a bug? There are lots of
them out there, both antique and brand-spankin' new, like the
Vibroplex line still in production today after more than a century
(http://vibroplex.com/original_bug.html).

I used a Vibroplex standard model bug from the time I was 13 years
old and passed my Extra-class 20 WPM sending test at the FCC in
1977 using one, but today I really like my Kent paddle and
Elecraft B-mode iambic keyer. One of the coolest things about my
old bug was just the way it looked, so if I ever wanted to go back
to a bug... I'd just go back to a bug. :-)

Bill W5WVO


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron D'Eau Claire" <ron at cobi.biz>
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 8:52 AM
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] K3 bug mode there (sort of)?


> Sounds like a market for paddles with adjustable tactile
feedback, like some
> of the high end game controllers.
>
> Give us Hams a chance and we'll replace a $100 bug with a $400
simulator
> that is almost as good, Hi!
>
> I agree that the bug feel is gone, but I can send okay on
paddles emulating
> a bug. It's very useful to me working portable where I don't
want to carry
> my bug.
>
> Ron AC7AC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> When I've tried this in the past I found that it has a very
different feel
> than a mechanical semi-automatic key paddle (bug).  I found it
basically
> impossible to send good-sounding code.  YMMV
>
> Al N1AL
>
>
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