[Elecraft] KX3 CW Glitch with KXPD3/keyer?

[Ken Lopez]

Steve, and All,

I have similar problems with my KXPD3.  This little paddle is cute and ingenious.
But it drives me crazy!  
I've adjusted, changed springs, adjusted, fiddled, disassembled it, cleaned contacts.
NOTHING seems to fix the generally clunky and inaccurate sending, random dits or dah strings, etc.
The KXPD3 has less finesse than my 1962 Vibroplex Bug, and needs as much spacing and force to operate.

I'm fed up with it.  I'll be using my Palm paddles until Begali makes their Adventurer paddles available.  

Ken N6TZV

PS: Love the KX3 though...

On Jul 22, 2012, at 9:00 AM, elecraft-request at mailman.qth.net wrote:

> Message: 7
> Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2012 20:48:39 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Steve KC8QVO <kc8qvo at yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 - CW glitch with KXPD3/keyer?
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
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> I have been running all CW so far with my KX3 and have noticed there is a
> delay a lot of times on dits. When calling CQ there is a hesitation when
> sending my call between the dits in the V (KC8QVO) that makes it sound like
> KC8QE UO or KC8QI AO. The first few times it happened I thought I just
> wasn't used to the key, but it happens too much to be the key. My speed is
> set to 18wpm in iambic B mode.
> 
> Has anyone else noticed a similar characteristic? Or am I just crazy? Are
> there any tricks to a "fix"? 
> 
> Another potential glitch is with the memory keyer. I normally send my code
> farnsworth method and space out my letters. When I do that on the memory
> keyer recording it blends everything together so all the spacing between
> letters is the same as between words. I haven't tried sending with normal
> letter spacing to see if it holds that and expands the word spacing, but
> every time I've tried to record how I want to send it comes back with my
> call blended together with the same space between the 3 call signs as the
> individual letters. 
> 
> Steve, KC8QVO
> 
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