[Elecraft] Bug mode on K3?

[Bob]

Here is another single lever paddle:

http://www.americanmorse.com/bushwhacker.htm

Pretty decent bang for the buck.

73,
Bob
K2TK

On 12/9/2014 8:37 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
>
> > Single lever paddles appear to have gone the way,
>
> Vibroplex, Begali, Schurr (Scheurnemann) and others still offer single
> lever paddles.
>
>> most of the current rigs (K3 included) do not well support such a key
>
> Any of the rigs, including the K3, that include keyers work just fine
> with single lever paddles.
>
> 73,
>
>    ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
> On 2014-12-09 7:35 PM, W2BLC wrote:
>> I learned on a Vibroplex single lever paddle and a Hallicrafters HA-1 TO
>> Keyer. That was in the 60s.
>>
>> Single lever paddles appear to have gone the way, as most of the current
>> rigs (K3 included) do not well support such a key. Hence, I built a
>> little box with a couple of 2032 batteries in it, a keyer chip, and a
>> pot. It is attached to the side of my trusty single lever paddle. I
>> connect it to my 480 or K3 as I would a straight key or a bug. No big
>> deal to me.
>>
>> Of course, I am old fashioned. Imagine, still using a single lever
>> paddle in this modern age of whatevers that can number messages or
>> entries, self log, and maybe even time the turkey roast.
>>
>> Bill W2BLC K-Line
>>