[Elecraft] K3 CW keyer issues

[Vic K2VCO]

But even the "Curtis-like" keyers using the SAME mode (a or b) have slight timing 
differences. Believe me, I'm always trying to simplify my station, but I am keeping my 
Logikey.

On 9/21/2010 8:35 AM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
> True, but this wasn't about those keyers. It was about the variations in the
> logic used in modern iambic keyers with dot and dash memories. And even
> those variations didn't become an issue until keyers were built into rigs.
> Fortunately, virtually all keyers today use one of two basic logic modes, so
> it's pretty easy to figure out which one works, once the operator realizes
> there *is* a difference.
>
> This wasn't the first time someone thought a keyer was defective because
> they stumbled across one using the mode they hadn't used in the past.
>
> It was a good question to raise.
>
> Ron AC7AC
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Heck, keyers went way back into the late 40's, if I recall correctly...
> 73 de Brian/K3KO.

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