[Elecraft] K3/0 and CW

[Fred Jensen]

Ummm ... sometimes we tend to inflate the magnitude of a problem ... 
just try it out.  Plug a straight key [or your keyer] into the KEY jack 
on the K3/0 and see if it works.  I believe the odds are way better than 
even that it will, especially if the cable plugged into the 1258 I/O 
jack is part of the "quadrapus" cable set that Elecraft sells for 
exactly this purpose.

I do not have a K3/0, I operate W7RN remotely with my K3, and the I/O 
RJ45 on the back of my 1258 is empty, so I key using pin 4. However, 
I've coached several with K3/0's to get configured properly for W7RN and 
they plug the key, bug, or keyer into the KEY jack.

Try it out ... we're Amateurs, what could go wrong?

73,
Fred ["Skip"] K6DGW
Sparks NV DM09dn
Washoe County

On 7/22/2019 12:47 PM, John Huffman wrote:
> Mitch -
>
> That has worked for other radios and my RemoteRig box, but the 
> K3/0-Mini has a connector that is already plugged into the I/O jack.  
> I tried taking it out and using the connector I used with other 
> radios, but that didn't work.  I wonder if I disconnect pin 4 from the 
> Elecraft connector and instead connect my keyer output to pin 4 if 
> that will do damage or disrupt the operation of the K3/0-Mini?
>
> 73,
> John
>