[Elecraft] A or B?

[Guido Tedeschi]

99% of non Elecraft radio have Iambic B keyer only, so I suggest to learn
Iambic B.
I learned Iambic A in the eighties and now I have to use a single lever key
with radios that have Iambic B only, otherwise I send C instead of K...
73 de Guido, ik2bcp / k2bcp


Il giorno mer 7 lug 2021 alle ore 06:18 Mike Morrow <kk5f at earthlink.net> ha
scritto:

> Several have stated they use "squeeze keying" and therefore use mode B.
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> That is a total non sequitur.  ALL iambic keying requires simultaneous
> closure of both paddles...i.e. squeeze keying.  Mode A is just as much a
> squeeze keying process that closes both paddles to generate an iambic
> stream as is mode B.  The only difference is TIMING OF PADDLE RELEASE.
> Mode B requires paddle release critically earlier to generate a particular
> iambic stream because it automatically generates the final element in the
> stream depending on a dot or dash being sent when paddles are released.
> Mode A does not automatically generate the final element in any iambic
> stream.  It simply requires holding both paddles closed until the desired
> final element has been sent.
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> There is absolutely no speed advantage of one mode over another, although
> many mode B users seem to believe that there is.  Some mode B users even
> believe that they can generate some characters with fewer paddle
> manipulations than a mode A user.  They can not.  Some mode B users believe
> only mode B is a squeeze keying process.  Mode A is also.  Regardless of
> the basis upon which a person selects and learns mode A or mode B, there is
> no factual basis to claim one mode superior for ANY purpose over the other.
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> Mike / KK5F
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Louandzip <louandzip at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Jul 6, 2021 11:05 AM
> Cc: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] A or B?
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> I'm a squeezer and use B.  It's physically the easiest, particularly at
> higher speeds, and I believe B is really most common.  Of course you don't
> have to squeeze using B.  On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 9:11 AM, Tom Doligalski
> via Elecraft wrote: I’ve always preferred B, and I do use squeeze keying.
> If I were starting off I would probably recommend B. I doubt there is much
> difference in the learning curve between either! Tom W4KX > On Jul 6, 2021,
> at 10:58 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > > I’ve always used mode A. Mode B may
> be preferable for those doing squeeze-keying, especially at higher speeds.
> > > Wayne > N6KR > > ---- > elecraft.com > >> On Jul 6, 2021, at 7:36 AM,
> Gary Peterson 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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