[Elecraft] KX3: Paddles

[Ian White GM3SEK]

Wayne Burdick wrote:
>Note that the KX3 also has a jack for a keyer/paddle/handkey/etc. of 
>your choice. It can be used simultaneously with the attached paddle, 
>too.
>

Will the KX3 development phase be an opportunity to add more facilities 
to the keyer firmware, and feed them back into the K3 as well?

Compared to all the other facilities of the K3, the internal keyer 
remains rather ordinary. Even a $6 K1EL chip has *many* more options. 
Keying is very much a personal preference, and some operators would like 
to use other modes besides Curtis A and B without being forced to use an 
external keyer (and lose the facility to send RTTY and data from the 
paddle).

I'm not suggesting cloning the entire feature set of an external keyer, 
but the K1EL keyers would be a good roadmap for enhancements.


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73 from Ian GM3SEK
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