[Elecraft] Feature request - CW KEY1 & KEY2

[Peter N. Spotts]

On 06/01/2013 01:23 PM, EricJ wrote:
> Probably heresy, but there are non-Elecraft solutions to a few ham
> situations. Lots of very tiny memory keyers are available that have a
> bug mode.
>
> Jackson Harbor's tiny PK-4 memory keyer (1x1.5") is one. It is also
> packaged by Palm as the Code Cube to plug into the back of a Palm
> paddle. Also available freestanding. It draws around 3 ma in use and
> microamps when not.
>
> Eric
> KE6US
>

I'd second this. My outboard keyer is a K12 from K1EL (these days it's 
the K14, I think). I'm a late-comer to bugs but really enjoy using them. 
(The collection, unfortunately, is growing.) And while a single-lever 
paddle may not provide the full feel of a bug (although spacing on the 
finger pieces aside, one can in fact adjust the gaps on a single-lever 
to come close), it's the habit of sending individual dahs and 
"automatic" dits that gets preserved.

So when I and my KX1 hit the field, I'm also out with the K12 in an 
Altoids tin and a American Morse Equipment mini-B. But then, to each 
their own!  ;-)

With best regards,

Pete

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