[Elecraft] [K3] Does anyone have an answer to this? Re: M1-M4: Can the CW Paddle that has four memory switches, be wired directly to the K3? Switches built into paddle base.

[Don Wilhelm]

Mark,

Well, on the basis of "anything is possible", I guess one could add 
extension wires to the PC board where the M1-M4 buttons make contact.  
But I don't believe anyone would really want to do that.   There are no 
direct access signal lines to the pushbuttons.
However, any pushbutton is accessible through the RS-232 interface, so 
if you can devise something (dedicated controller or PIC) that would 
take input from those switches and massage it into the proper syntax to 
put into the RS-232 port, then your pushbuttons can be used.

I am not certain why you are opposed to an external keyer, some keyer 
chips with memories are quite small and might be contained directly on 
your paddle base or adjacent to it.  I am thinking of some of the keyer 
kits offered by K1EL - check out http://k1el.tripod.com/K12.html for 
info on the K12 keyer, it is quite small.

73,
Don W3FPR

Mark M W2OR wrote:
> Shall we assume the answer is "no" to the below question ??  Anyone out there
> know how to do this?  Thanks! 
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> Mark M W2OR wrote:
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>> I have a favorite CW paddle that has four SPST mini- spring switches built
>> into its base, intended to activate cw memories in an external keyer
>> (which I don't currently have, and prefer not to have).  It's probably
>> futile to think these four switches can somehow be hooked up to the K3 to
>> activate the K3's M1-M4 memories, but just thought I'd ask the experts
>> here.  Again, there's no external keyer here, and the preference is not to
>> use one.  Thanks. de Mark w2or.
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