[Elecraft] When is mode A not mode A?

[ae4pb at carolinaheli.com]

Ian, 
   Forgive me if these are stupid questions;
What are you SPECIFICALLY referring to? 
So far the thread has meandered between different manufacturer
implementations using the same names... i.e. "Mode A" and "Mode B". 
I'm not aware of any standards for modes on keyers or even anything else for
that matter. Just guidelines and what's been usually done. 

If we want more features in Elecraft gear it's probably a trivial thing to
just ask.

What CW features specifically are NEEDED but lacking? 

Jerry Moore
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Patriotic.

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-----Original Message-----
From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ian
White
Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 11:26 AM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] When is mode A not mode A?

This discussion emphasizes the oft-repeated point that the built-in keyer
firmware (shared by the K3, K3S and KX3) is really rather basic, lacking
many CW features that are present in a $6 Winkeyer chip for example. 
And before someone says "So get a Winkeyer already!" please remember these
three points:
1. Portability and excellent CW operation have always been prime feature of
the Elecraft range... but both of those claims falter if significant numbers
of owners are forced to use external accessories. 
2. Elecraft transceivers are uniquely dependent on the built-in keyer, which
MUST be used when sending RTTY and PSK31 from the paddle.
3. We're all "wired" differently as regards high-speed fine motor skills
- meaning that each one of us is somewhere along a very broad spectrum.
Nobody is qualified to judge whether the built-in keyers are adequate
through their own experience alone.

73 from Ian GM3SEK
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