[Elecraft] All mode keyboard, was Re: CW Keyboards

[Julian, G4ILO]

Doug Faunt N6TQS +1-510-655-8604 wrote:
> 
> OTOH, I'm sure somewhere there's microprocessor code for a CW keyboard
> that could be modified to produce paddle outputs i.e. a closure for dit,
> and a different one for dah.
> When plugged into the paddle input on the K3, that would give you
> no-computer keyboard operation for CW, RTTY and PSK, using the
> built-in text decode for reception, if you can't copy all those modes
> by ear.
> 

If you were going to do that, you could make it connect to the serial port
and use KY commands to send the text. You could also use the TT command to
get the decoded text and display it on a bigger LCD display.

I got a PIC development kit a while ago and it has a serial interface and
also a USB one for a keyboard. So it definitely seems possible. However my
brain can't cope with programming these days, so I'll wait for someone else
to design one!

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