[Elecraft] K3 choppy CW

[Brian Alsop]

Agree with Ed.  If you need WINKEY do it, if you don't why add to 
complication?
Many of us don't.   KIS.

I think it is a bit ironic that for RTTY,  external TNC's have become 
passe in favor of direct computer decode/encode.
However, for CW the direction is to the equivalent of a CW TNC-- at 
least for the transmit side.  So today we have to go via keyboard, 
computer, computer program, PC port, PIC, PIC program and transistor to 
emulate closing a J-38 key or bug. 

73 de Brian/K3KO

Hi tech still uses 4 billion year old quartz  and silicon to get their 
performance.....
The K3 is made up of pre Sol stardust.

Ed K1EP wrote:

>At 2/26/2009 08:05 AM, R. Kevin Stover wrote:
>  
>
>>Everybody should be using a Winkey to key CW.
>>    
>>
>
>Why?
>
>  
>
>>Some people will deny that keying directly from an serial port
>>controlled by windows causes keying errors. When we ran DOS, the
>>applications could have unfettered access to the ports. You could also
>>easily harness the system clock and use it rather than the OS to supply
>>the timing for CW.  It was easy to background a process like sending CW
>>knowing you had control of the port when you needed it. Not so with
>>Windows98 and up. XP is especially bad.
>>
>>Ever had an application or the OS grab a hold of a USB, serial or
>>parallel port and not let go when the application or process terminated?
>>It never happened in DOS.
>>
>>One question for the doubters. If a winkey like device isn't necessary
>>to send properly timed CW, why do several hardware manufacturers, Micro
>>Ham, US Interface, Rig Expert, and nearly all general and contest
>>logging applications support it? Just to make K1EL rich?
>>    
>>
>
>Because many hams today like to buy neat gadgets, many times without 
>understanding what they do.  I key my K3 direct from my XP PC using 
>the serial line.  I run speeds in the 30+ wpm.  I can achieve rates 
>of over 200+ Q/hour, and I have a very good UBN record.  Applications 
>support it because the interfaces are out there.  There are 
>situations in which you may actually need such a device, but a 
>properly outfitted PC can support direct keying.  I use N1MM, CT, 
>DxBase and other programs with no problems.  Just because something 
>exists, doesn't make it necessary.  Existence is not proof of 
>necessity, and I don't even play a lawyer on TV.  Everyone is free to 
>decide for themselves what is necessary for their particular situation.
>
>
>______________________________________________________________
>Elecraft mailing list
>Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
>Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
>Post: mailto:Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>
>This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
>Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
>
>  
>