What the man said was that he was going to plug in a bug. A bug AKA semi-automatic key does not make a string of dahs, just automatic dots. The dah position of the finger piece makes dashes manually like a straight key except that you push it side ways instead of down. A proficient operator can change from using the dot motion to the right and the dah motion to the left to using the dah paddle as a straight key without you noticing. This is a great way to QRS to a slow speed for a new operator without changing keys. If you are using paddles and the internal keyer, you plug it in to the paddle jack. The K3 has two jacks instead of the one jack and a switch to turn the keyer on and off. That is what you are missing. Willis 'Cookie' Cooke, TDXS DX Chairman K5EWJ & Trustee N5BPS, USS Cavalla, USS Stewart
________________________________ From: Bob KD7YZ <kd...@denstarfarm.us> To: K3 List <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Friday, January 17, 2014 10:44 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] How do I generate a "Key Down" to tune an external 6m amp? Willis 'Cookie' said: > The easy way is to hold the dash on the bug. unless I am missing something in Setup, I do not see how to tell the K3 that I want manual dashes and string-dots. There is no setup for the keyer. So obviously if I short out the dash side, of the Vibroplex paddle, I get dashes. Many of them. And that is my question. How do I get a solid key-down, where the PTT IS activated, and RF flows? Seems right simple ,but my two choices here do not work. Use the keyer, push the PTT foot-switch, and I get a nice string of dots or dashes, as all of us expect. Push/HOLD the XMIT button and the PTT output of the K3 "seems" to not engage. Where, on the K3, would one pug in a regular old straight-key, and expect it to work as a regular old straight-key? The answer to that would solve my Sequencer problem for tuning w/o frying anything in the LNA chain. ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net 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:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
