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

[iain macdonnell - N6ML]

On Sun, Sep 4, 2011 at 6:00 PM, Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote:
> 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 it's only an issue if you use VOX, which not everyone does...

    ~iain / N6ML