[Elecraft] Software CW in K3 and KX3 and contesting

[Cady, Fred]

I've never done it, but can't N1MM be set up to send macro's to the K3
with its (N1MM's) function keys? I don't know if variable information
can be sent that way.
Probably easier just to make a keying interface ala the old days.

73,
Fred
KE7X

Fred Cady
"The Elecraft K3: Design, Configuration and Operation"
www.ke7x.com
fcady at ieee dot org 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-
> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Joe Subich, W4TV
> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2012 11:43 AM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Software CW in K3 and KX3 and contesting
> 
> 
>  > Does any contesting software support  CW via command?
> 
> No, and none of the big three are likely to do so as the "KY" command
> is not uniform across all brands and lacks the ability to determine
> buffer status or edit buffer contents.
> 
> 73,
> 
>     ... Joe, W4TV
> 
> 
> On 8/9/2012 12:01 PM, Ignacy wrote:
> > Both K3 and KX3 can send CW via a software command. Is this feature
> useful
> > for contesting? Does any contesting software support  CW via
command?
> >
> > This feature is especially important for KX3 where there is no
> possibility
> > of keying via serial cable. Also for K3 if an interface does not
> allow for
> > CTS/RTS, e.g., if one uses Microham StationMaster.
> >
> > Ignacy, NO9E
> >
> >
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