[Elecraft] External keying auto detect on KX3?

[Julia Tuttle]

Oh, yes, that's what I have -- KXPD3 on the front, straight key plugged in
to the key jack -- but I assumed Paul was looking for a setup for discrete
external paddles.

73,

Julie

On Thu, Oct 21, 2021, 10:46 Buddy Brannan <buddy at brannan.name> wrote:

> The KX3 does have thi separate paddle jack for the matching KXPD3 paddles
> you can put on the front, so I guess you could use that.
>
>
> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
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> > On Oct 21, 2021, at 9:53 AM, Julia Tuttle <julia at juliatuttle.net> wrote:
> >
> > Oh, that's a cool trick! Sadly, I don't see anything in the manual or on
> > Google about it for the KX3.
> >
> > You can, of course, always assign that menu option to PF1 or PF2, or go
> > further and do one of the cute pairs of macros to toggle between the two
> > modes you use.
> >
> > Congrats on the KX3, by the way! It is a delightful rig.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Julie
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 21, 2021, 09:44 Paul Huff <paul142857 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> My new KX3 is in the mail and I am really looking forward to getting it!
> >> There is a little trick that works on the K2, using a couple of diodes,
> >> that allows you to have both a straight key and a paddle plugged in at
> the
> >> same time and the rig will auto-detect which one is being used at a
> given
> >> time.  Does this same auto-detect work on the KX3 or do you have to
> make a
> >> menu entry each time you switch keying devices?
> >>
> >> Thanks in advance for any replies.
> >>
> >> 73,
> >>
> >> Paul - N8XMS
> >> 100% QRP CW
> >>
> >>
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