[Elecraft] KX3 CW Key Sluggish Response

[Ken Nicely]

Glad you shared.   I had been thinking about using a bluetooth headphones,
but I will avoid them now.

Ken KE3C

On Sat, Sep 1, 2012 at 4:38 PM, Sanger, Joseph <Joseph.Sanger at nyumc.org>wrote:

> Well, I just figured out the 'problem' with the delayed response of keying
> the KX3 rig .... I'm LOL'ing.
>
> I have been playing with a Bluetooth transmitter / headphone on the device
> ... the audio sounds GREAT .... and it's really a pleasure not to be
> tethered to the unit .... but ...
>
> Well, I guess you can figure out the rest.  There is a slight delay in the
> arrival of the keyed tones to the headphone relative to my pressing the key
> ... destroying my ability to produce readable code.
>
> I am a bit red-faced ... but appreciative of those who offered help.
>
> :-/
>
> Joe - WB2SSB
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:
> elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Sanger, Joseph
> Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2012 9:13 AM
> To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: [Elecraft] KX3 CW Key Sluggish Response
>
> My KX3 is behaving unusually this morning, so much so that I cannot use it
> for CW (I normally send at about 25-30 WPM; I now cannot send more than
> about 12 WPM).  The first character is beginning, I don't know, about ½ a
> second delayed from when I press the paddle (both dit or dah) and extra
> dits/dahs seem to occur beyond when I stop pressing the paddle, causing
> enough confusion in my brain to obviate my sending readable cw.  It's not
> the paddle itself; the behavior is consistent even using my  Begali
> outboard key.  Adjusting the QSK delay makes no difference (really didn't
> expect it to as that delay is the 'hang time', not the start time).  I
> don't take advantage of iambic modes (although the mode selected is 'A').
>  Any suggestions would be welcomed and appreciated.
>
> I should add that I just updated the unit to the latest firmware: MCU 1.12
> / DSP 0.94, but the problem's relation to this may or may not be
> significant.
> Thanks
>
> Joe - WB2SSB
>
> Joseph Sanger, M.D.
> Associate Professor of Radiology
> Director, Radiology Informatics
> (212) 263-3434
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