[Elecraft] When is mode A not mode A?

[bob finger]

The old LogiKey K3 keyer has 10 emulation modes.  I built an AccuKeyer way
back when and still use its emulation on the LogiKey.  I would have said K3
but that would be misleading.  I've never even tried the keyer in the K3 as
I know my cw would be terrible without the AccuKeyer emulation.  73 bob de
w9ge

On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 12:07 PM, <ae4pb at carolinaheli.com> wrote:

> 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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> <snip>
> -----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
> </snip>
>
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