[Elecraft] A or B?

[K9ZTV]

In my experience it depends on the transceiver.  With some I prefer A, with others B.  I have not noticed much difference with Elecraft rigs.

I used to think I liked A better, but after my squeeze-keying buddies switched my K3 to B at FD one year when I wasn’t looking, I didn’t notice it for several months.   True Iambic operators prefer B, or so they tell me.

73,

Kent  K9ZTV

>>>> On Jul 6, 2021, at 7:36 AM, Gary Peterson <kzerocx at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> An old friend, who has been inactive for several years, recently purchased a used K3.  This is the first transceiver that he’s owned that includes a built in keyer.  He has always operated CW with a straight key.  He has acquired Vibroplex paddles and wants to know whether to set the radio’s keyer for mode A or mode B iambic.  He has never used an iambic keyer or a bug, before.
>>> 
>>> I learned iambic keying with a WB4VVF circuit board, back in the early 1970s, so mode B is what I prefer.  I know there are a lot of died-in-the-wool CW people who frequent this list and I would like any opinions as to whether it is easier for a newbie to learn iambic mode A or mode B.  I have no clue.
>>> 
>>> Thanks in advance for any advice or opinions that I can pass along.
>>> 
>>> Gary
>>> KzeroCX
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