On 9/3/2011 6:55 PM, Buck k4ia wrote: > The advantage of the N1MM voice keyer is that it will automatically send > the next message depending on where you are in the logging sequence. > You can also go so far as to record individual letters and it will > string them together to "say" callsigns and incremental QSO numbers. > Its a lot of work to do that trick but it can be done.
Yes, a LOT of work and it doesn't sound all that good. > > If you use the K3DVK, you have to take your hands off the keyboard to > punch a button on the front panel of the radio and your number of > available messages is much more limited. Well ... not really so. The K3DVR has a number of advantages, the largest by far is that when you play your messages recorded with your microphone, they sound *exactly* like you're live, down to whatever background noise you have in your shack. Level, compression, and TX EQ are identical to your mic audio. A large number of recorded CQ's and exchanges in SSB contests are more or less unintelligible. Usually way over driven, way too much compression, and restricted audio spectrum. Such is not the case with the K3DVR. You don't have to take your hands off the keyboard if you are using N1MM or any logger that allows you to send CAT commands to the radio. Check out Iain's tutorial at [www.dseven.org/ar/n1mm-kdvr3]. Basically, you just program a K3 command that emulates tapping one of the "M" buttons. A very minor problem, which goes away once you realize it, is that the logger doesn't know when the voice message is finished. It just sends the command and thinks it is done. In most SSB contests, I've found the only useful message is my CQ. The one exception is ARRL Sweepstakes, where I record the "Uniform Kilo Six Delta Golf Whisky five three Sierra Victor." I step on the footswitch, say "hiscall NUMBER xxxx," hit the F-key which sends the exchange and VOX keys the radio. I can release the footswitch whenever. 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2011 Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2011 - www.cqp.org ______________________________________________________________ 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
