But even the "Curtis-like" keyers using the SAME mode (a or b) have slight timing differences. Believe me, I'm always trying to simplify my station, but I am keeping my Logikey.
On 9/21/2010 8:35 AM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: > True, but this wasn't about those keyers. It was about the variations in the > logic used in modern iambic keyers with dot and dash memories. And even > those variations didn't become an issue until keyers were built into rigs. > Fortunately, virtually all keyers today use one of two basic logic modes, so > it's pretty easy to figure out which one works, once the operator realizes > there *is* a difference. > > This wasn't the first time someone thought a keyer was defective because > they stumbled across one using the mode they hadn't used in the past. > > It was a good question to raise. > > Ron AC7AC > > -----Original Message----- > Heck, keyers went way back into the late 40's, if I recall correctly... > 73 de Brian/K3KO. -- Vic, K2VCO Fresno CA http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
