Hi Tim, Could it be that you K2 has been set to iambic "mode B" keying while your Icom is set to "mode A" (or the other way around)? I am used to mode B and find it nearly impossible to send correctly using mode A (dropping trailing dits after a dah)... Many people have a preference for one mode (either one) and find it very hard to use the other mode.
Cheers, Frank PA4N -----Original Message----- From: Tim Logan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Elec-Reflector <[email protected]> Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 22:17:41 -0700 Subject: [Elecraft] Why is K2 so easy to send cw with? > Hello fellow Elecraft addicts - > I've been using my Icom 706 a lot lately while I build the amp for my > K2. As an 18- 20wpm cw novice I seem to have FAR more difficulty > SENDING cw on the 706 then I do on the K2. I could swear it's not my > imagination. After 30min on the 706 - a switch over to sending on the > K2 > makes it feel like I just "jumped into a Formula I from an old truck." > Are there factors that make one radio far easier to send cw with than > another or is it just my imagination? If so - what are the factors that > affect how sending cw "feels"? Thanks folks. > 73/Tim NZ7C (non engineer electrical nimno) > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [email protected] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
