[Elecraft] K3 feature request - I want Ducking!

[Darwin, Keith]

You know Ron, it is actually ironic.  I too have been reducing AF gain
on my rigs for years but I find I do it more now than I used to and I
think I know why.

A few years ago I all but abandoned the keyer in favor of the straight
key and bug.  I'm back to manually generating CW and this manual
generation of CW requires more of my brain.  I need to hear my sidetone
more than I used to.  I need to clearly hear so I know when to end a dot
or how long the dashes are supposed to be or when to do the next dot or
dash.  Some day when I'm no longer a beginner on the bug, I may not be
so dependent on the sidetone, but for now I need to hear it clearly
above the RX output or I'll mess up my sending.

So ironically my desire for automation in the form of ducking is driven
by my return to manual CW. 

- Keith N1AS -
- SKCC 344c -

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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 feature request - I want Ducking!


So I guess it's a good idea whose time has come, just like people on the
board don't need to play with the gain control any longer. 

But I wonder just how automatic our world is becoming?