[Elecraft] K3: Contesters using N1MM voice keyer versus K3DVK

[Jim Brown]

On 9/3/2011 6:55 PM, Buck k4ia wrote:
> If you use the K3DVK, you have to take your hands off the keyboard to
> punch a button on the front panel of the radio and your number of
> available messages is much more limited.

No, you can program N1MM to send macros that will activate the K3DVK. 
That's the good news. The bad news is that if you accidentally tap your 
mic or hit it with breathe noise it will halt the playback from the 
K3DVK.  This is a train wreck if you, like most of us, want to slurp 
coffee or munch on something while the DVK is calling CQ.  Last I heard, 
Elecraft considers this a "feature" rather than a bug. For me, it's a 
great reason to NOT buy the K3DVK.

> And, the N1MM voice keyer is free.

Yes.  One potential issue is that you may run into some erratic playback 
with a slow hard drive or slow computer.

73, Jim K9YC