[Elecraft] [KX3] Sideswiper mode for internal keyer (also K3)

[Peter Wollan]

The Elecraft keyers all treat one side of the paddle (the dit side, I
think) as a straight key when the key is plugged in and the option is
set to "hand".  But it sounds like you want one paddle to generate
dits when held down, and the other paddle to generate dahs,
repeatedly.  That's what I think of as a side-swiper -- pushing the
single paddle one way generates dits, the other way produces dahs.  If
that's what you mean, I wouldn't call that a "straight key".

   Peter W0LLN

On Tue, Jan 10, 2012 at 1:36 PM, Thomas Horsten <thomas at horsten.com> wrote:
> On 10 January 2012 18:25, Bruce Beford <vze1t5sc at myfairpoint.net> wrote:
>
>> Wayne had posted this on the KX3 Yahoo group 2 days ago:
>>
>> "You'll be able to configure either the left-side KEY jack or the KXPD3
>> as paddle normal, paddle reverse, or hand-key. Auto-detect of a hand
>> key in parallel with a paddle via two diodes is possible but not yet
>> implemented."
>>
>
> Thanks Bruce, but not quite what I'm looking for, I want to use the
> "internal" paddle as a side swiper, so either contact on the paddle works
> as a straight key (similar to wiring up the paddle as a side swiper but
> doing it in software rather than physically)!
>
> 73, Thomas
> ______________________________________________________________
> Elecraft mailing list
> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
> Post: mailto:Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>
> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net
> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html