Vic, Each to his own style, but the WinKeyer also provides Ultimatic mode which is the only mode I can use with a dual lever paddle. With a single lever, it does not matter.
73, Don W3FPR On 9/27/2012 11:30 AM, Vic K2VCO wrote: > It depends a lot on what your computer is doing. For years I used DTR keying > with N1MM and > a slow computer, and I couldn't understand why people claimed that there were > problems > with this. But I never operate 'assisted' by Internet connections, clusters, > etc. in > contests. So that may be the reason it worked as well as it did. > > Anyway I recently got a Winkey USB, and was surprised at how much better the > computer-generated CW sounded! Also, the Winkey offers PTT switching that is > smoother and > faster than the semi-QSK in the K3. > > The one downside (for me) is that I absolutely /hate/ the stand-alone keyer > function. I > just cannot send with it without making lots of errors, despite trying > numerous settings > of the paddle sensing function. > > I am used to mode B iambic keying, and I set all my keyers for that mode. The > best one for > me is the Idiom Press Logikey K3. It is better than the internal K3 keyer, > which is better > than the Winkey. So I still use the Logikey for my hand sending. > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
