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

[Thomas Horsten]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfLrgYHIpjo

On 10 January 2012 19:58, Thomas Horsten <thomas at horsten.com> wrote:

> On 10 January 2012 19:55, Peter Wollan <peter.wollan at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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".
>>
>>
> That's not what I mean - what I'd like is for both sides to operate like a
> straight key - no electronic keying involved. That's how a side swiper
> operates, both of the side contacts are connected together. No automatic
> dits or dahs are generated at all, both sides are simply keying the
> transmitter on and off.
>
> 73, Thomas
>
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