That's right. And I object to the use of the word 'PTT', which means "Push To Talk." That's pure phone-speak! Ain't no talking around here, just keying. :-)
On 4/11/2012 8:07 AM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote: > Way back in the early 1950's, I learned that to "key" meant to close the > (telegraph) key to activate the transmitter. "Keying" a rig is what one did > when sending CW. > > That was long, long before the "CB" craze. Indeed, 11 meters was still a Ham > band then. > > 73, Ron AC7AC > > -----Original Message----- > > Ok, I'm putting on my curmudgeon hat here. The use of "key" to refer to > transmit/receive switching is pure, 100% CB-speak. Every time I see the Key > Out jack on the back of my K3, even though I *know* it is really the PTT > Out, it makes me cringe, even worse than when I see phrases like "PTT Tx > keying" on the reflector. > > Please guys, spare me...</rant> > > 73, Pete N4ZR -- 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
