[Elecraft] Hallicrafters HA-1

[Wes Stewart]

AFAIK, at the time I was looking, they were out of business.  I know that Ham 
Supply bought the product line. Now owning a K-Pod that finally works, I have 
less need for the memories in the Idiom unit, although the hand keying issue 
remains.  I was trying to downsize and really don't want another box on the desk.

Wes  N7WS

On 5/21/2017 6:44 PM, Kevin - K4VD wrote:
> Is Idiom Press out of business? I thought they just changed their name: 
> https://www.hamsupply.com. Hamsupply.com has the Logikey K-5 Electronic Keyer 
> <https://www.hamsupply.com/logikey-k-5-keyer/> with Accukeyer emulation. I use 
> one - not so much any more - but still have it anyway. Wonderful keyer. Not 
> sure if this is the one you're referring to though.
>
> 73,
> Kev K4VD
>
> On Sun, May 21, 2017 at 9:04 PM, Wes Stewart <wes_n7ws at triconet.org 
> <mailto:wes_n7ws at triconet.org>> wrote:
>
>     I'm approaching my 60th year in ham radio and have a confession; I learned
>     Morse with my Boy Scout Handbook (still have it) by sight not sound. 
>     Consequently, I've never been a very good CW op, although I have a 20 WPM
>     Extra license.  As a Novice I used a Western Electric "Pole-Changer"
>     straight key given to me by a non-ham retired telegrapher friend, (That's
>     still on the operating desk).  I never even tried a bug, but when I built
>     my first Accu-Keyer I finally had some help.  I used it with a number of
>     rigs and when the Accu-Memory came out I was in heaven.
>
>     I build two of them at first and gave one to my friend George Badger,
>     W6TC, who liked it too.  Then I built a third one for the heart of my
>     meteor scatter/EME station.  With several handfulls of TTL logic I added a
>     timer/sequencer that used the power line as a time base to automatically
>     control the station on the various sequences used for MS and EME. Preamp
>     switching/relay delay, TX delay, etc were all timed by the keyer and the
>     "canned" messages were in memory.  All I had to do was listen and select
>     the next message as the QSO progressed. (That one is still in my storage
>     building too.)
>
>     Among its wonderful ergonomics the TS870 that I had before buying a K3 was
>     an Accu-Keyer emulation.   I never had trouble sending CW with that rig. 
>     Enter the K3 (and now a K3S).  I can't even send my call gracefully.  I
>     was prepared to buy the Idiom Press unit when they went out of business.
>
>     I would love Accu-Keyer emulation in my K3s.
>
>     Wes  N7WS
>
>     On 5/15/2017 12:57 PM, GRANT YOUNGMAN wrote:
>
>         This is one of the things that has always bugged me about internal rig
>         keyers (Elecraft included).  And as as result, I’ve almost never used
>         them.  I’ve been using an Accu-Keyer (or emulator) for so long that
>         nothing else is comfortable.
>
>         I moved from my original home brewed Accu-Keyer (which I still have,
>         refuse to part with,  and occasionally use) to the enhanced
>         Accu-Memory version, to an MM-3 (with emulation — and still one of the
>         best stand-alone keyers ever made) to the Idiom Press CMOS 4 (with
>         emulation) because of its small form factor.
>
>         It seems that something as basic as Accu-Keyer timing with
>         auto-character (and even auto-word) space isn’t exactly “rocket
>         science”.  So how about it Elecraft?   Accu-Keyer emulation would make
>         a better than run-of-the-mill update!!  For the K3, KX3, KX2.  And I
>         wouldn’t have to carry the CMOS 4 in my KX3 bag or fiddle with more
>         cables on the table with the K3.  I’m probably not alone here, given
>         the popularity of the Accu-Keyer.  I can send better CW with a bug
>         than I can with paddles and an electronic keyer that lacks ACS.  Maybe
>         it’s my (old) age or just practice ...  :-)
>
>             But - it didn't have auto character spacing which came out with
>             the WB4VVF
>             Accu-Keyer (hint-hint - so it's not OT after all).
>
>         Grant NQ5T
>         K3 #2091, KX3 #8342
>
>
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