[Elecraft] K3 Keyer vs. Winkeyer

[Rick Prather]

Since the discussion started off talking about Mac integration, "spurious keying" is not a problem on the Mac anyway.

And, taping the esc key kills the transmission, and, speed can be controlled with the K3 speed control.

As much as I like my Winkeyer USB I also like not having a bunch of little black boxes on my desk and using RUMlog or RUMped with the K3 keyer eliminates the need for the Winkeyer box, at least for me.

RIck,

K6LE

On 6/27/2013, at 6:08 , Carl Clawson <clawsoncw at gmail.com> wrote:

> Another great advantage of the WinKeyer is that it integrates the paddles
> nicely with the computer. You have one speed control for the computer and
> the paddles, and if you don't like what the computer is sending (which
> happens) just hit the paddles and take over by hand and it'll cancel the
> programmed message. As a bonus you don't get spurious keying while
> rebooting the computer. This is an absolute deal breaker for me with RS232
> keying.
> 
> I wish the K3 had a Winkeyer built in. It is the ONLY external accessory on
> my desk apart from the K-line, key and headphones.
> 
> 73, Carl WS7L