[Elecraft] CW with my K3s and KX3

[Dan Presley]

I’ll throw one more activity in the mix-NAQCC (North American QRP Cw club) does a variety of CW/slow speed events throughout the year. In fact next week (Sunday 10/7 to 10/14 -0000 10/8 UTC) is the ‘NA’ Sprint where a number of stations will be using special callsigns like N1A,N2A,etc. I’ll be taking a stint as N7A at some point during the week. Check the NAQCC website for details and a nice newsletter.  A fun challenge is to try to work all of the N#A areas. We’ll be around the usual QRP/SKCC frequencies. 
Another idea is to try checking in to the many slow speed cw nets. I teach CW (locally-Oregon) and have a couple of recent graduates regularly checking in to these nets- a nice low pressure way to get experience.  The NAQCC website lists a number of nets. 

Dan Presley 503-701-3871
danpresley at me. com 
N7CQR at arrl.net


> On Oct 5, 2018, at 13:52, Fred Jensen <k6dgw at foothill.net> wrote:
> 
> Everyone is soooo very literal these days! [:-)  I used "J-38" to mean any straight key that suits your fancy ... i.e. keyer+paddle, bug, straight key.  "J-38" is just well known and shorter than "straight key," which I've now typed three times, with and without quotes and a comma.  Just need to ditch the keyboard until comfortable with your manual keying device, keyboards introduce a separate skill ... typing ... into the mix.
> 
> Regarding Mode A/B:  Mode B was a misteak in the programming of an early Curtis keyer chip.  Or maybe Mode A was the mistake.  Might have been some chip other than a Curtis.  Every transceiver with a keyer I've owned would do both [1 FT, 2 TS, K2, K3].  Can't remember if the KX1 would but I think it did.
> 
> Thus endeth Morse factoids for 5 Oct.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
> Sparks NV DM09dn
> Washoe County
> 
>> On 10/5/2018 11:58 AM, Mike Morrow wrote:
>> That's a very good and comprehensive list of suggestions, Fred.  I've only one nit to pick in this statement:
>> 
>>> 3.  86 the keyboard and send with paddle/bug/J-38
>> Avoid the J-38 military straight key.  The common J-38 was used in military service ONLY for Morse training.  The equally-common J-37 is the Signal Corps key most often used with real front-line sets that might be exposed to combat environments.  However, the Navy Type 26003 key is the finest of common military straight keys.  It's what I use if forced to use an Asian-origin commercial ham rig.  They seem not to know how to make a transceiver capable of Mode A iambic keying.  I'd rub two wires together before I'd ever try using the horrific Mode B that almost all Asian ham rigs force on buyers.  I really appreciate how every Elecraft rig ever made allows great Mode A iambic keying, so I don't often need to break out my 26003 straight key.
>> 
>> Mike / KK5F
>> 
> 
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