I too support the request to add Ultimatic to Elecraft rigs. I don't have the fine motor control of my fingers required to make use of iambic features. I treat the dual paddles the same as a single paddle for the most part. However, the dual paddle feels better than a single paddle, probably because pressing one of the paddles gets a result after a movement of one gap space, while a single paddle means the paddle travels two gap spacings within a character. Given my way of using dual paddles, the keyer logic just needs to be as forgiving as possible in handling the inconsistencies in my finger motions. Years ago when I built the external keyer with Ultimatic mode, I tried it and felt that it made my keying more consistent. At this time I have almost zero time for ham radio, and haven't plugged in the external keyer after returning from FD. When I get time, I should test my maximum sending speed with vs without Ultimatic. I do know that just using the K3's keyer, I start making excessive errors if I try to send faster than about 25 wpm. Perhaps Ultimatic will let me go faster.
73, Erik K7TV -------------------------------- >Yes please, I've been waiting for this for a few years now! 73 de David, M0XDF (K3 #174, P3 #108) -- I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him. -Galileo Galilei, physicist and astronomer (1564-1642) On 11 Aug 2012, at 16:32, emann...@csc.uvic.ca wrote: > I third the motion! > > I have been building external boxes to provide Ultimatic keying mode > for about 25 years. > > It would be VERY nice to have it internal to the K3/KX3... > > Eric > VA7DZ > ______________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
