Mike Morrow wrote: > The IC-7000, like almost all Asian-origin HF rigs (including the > FT-817) > also does NOT allow selection of iambic keying mode! They are all set > permanently for mode B.
Elecraft rigs give you modes "A" and "B", which are both iambic but with different element-insert timing. > The ICOM display boss at Dayton 2011 was very dismissive when I > asked why > a rig with as many selection options as the IC-7000 does not permit a > function as basic as iambic mode selection. (At least he knew what > "iambic > mode" meant. The others there thought I was talking about whether > dots > or dashes were sent when a left or right key closure was made!) He > blamed > it on "engineering" (!?) and lamely, disinterestedly, claimed that > he couldn't > control what "they" came up with. Well, there'll never be any > purchases > at KK5F of HF rigs that are so poorly designed in these small > details that > the larger ones are suspect as well. Show 'em who's boss :) Wayne N6KR ______________________________________________________________ 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
