Fred, I agree regarding the K3 messages, which I enjoy using, mainly because you can easily rerecord them and they sound the same as speaking into the radio normally. In my software, CQPWIN, I can actuate them from the function buttons. This works well because I have the software calibrate the length of each message, so it can do repeats properly, and also insert a variable delay, which I found necessary to notch out the small dead time I usually seem to put into the message due to button pushing when they are recorded. With those two additions, using the K3s messages is completely transparent. 73, andy ae6y
-------------------------------------------------- From: "Fred Jensen" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, September 04, 2011 10:54 AM To: <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3: Contesters using N1MM voice keyer versus K3DVK > 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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
