[Elecraft] When is mode A not mode A?

[Ian White]

Bob has kindly answered some of Jerry's questions while I was away in
town. It's about needing a range of choices in keyer behaviour (aka
emulations) so that almost any experienced user can select a familiar
'feel' that allows them to start keying accurately and up to speed
straight away. 

For that reason, K1EL's K16 keyer (correction: now costing a whole $8)
offers six emulations and the LogiKeyer series offers no less than ten.
Why so many? Because each one is important to somebody, and those
differences *matter*.

By contrast, the K3 offers only two emulations - the most minimal range
of choice which falls far short of supporting all users. For the world's
best CW rig, that really doesn't seem right.


73 from Ian GM3SEK


>-----Original Message-----
>From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
>bob finger
>Sent: 22 October 2015 17:31
>To: ae4pb at carolinaheli.com
>Cc: Ian White; elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] When is mode A not mode A?
>
>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
>> CDXA, INDEXA, SKCC, Fists
>> AE4PB, K3S - S.N. 010324
>> http://www.qrz.com/db/AE4PB
>> An Amateur is - Considerate, Loyal, Progressive, Friendly, Balanced,
and
>> Patriotic.
>>
>> <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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