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

[Alan Bloom]

Although I'm right-handed, I originally learned on a left-handed bug
because that's what my college roommate had.  To this day I can send
with either hand with either a bug or keyer.  A rare ability, if only I
could find a practical use for it!

On my operating desk I have a J-38 straight key, a T. R. McElroy bug,
and a Viroplex single-lever keyer paddle.  Plus I have a homebrew
lightweight paddle < http://www.cds1.net/~n1al/ham/paddle.htm >
connected to the QRP rig.

Elecraft content:  It's nice that the K3 has separate inputs for key and
key paddle so I can instantly switch between them.

Al N1AL


On Wed, 2008-09-10 at 11:09, Bill W5WVO wrote:
> 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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