Phil,
You got a chuckle with your comment. Probably even more "humorous"
is that I am not a "CW guy", so why am I buying a keyer?? Well, I
did start out ham radio on CW as a Novice (KN8MWA) mainly 40m, so I
am not totally a "CW virgin" ;-) But I struggled to pass my 13wpm
test before the FCC and essentially let life overcome my further
efforts for the next 24 years (college/career...).
So after moving to Alaska in fall of 1979 and getting my first sled
dog in 1980, dog mushing captured my interest so that I signed in
1982 up to run an Iditarod Sled Dog Race ham station in a remote
check point on the trail - what fun! But there was a hitch - check
points scattered over 1200 miles of trail used 80/40m to communicate
with HQ in Anchorage. I had to get my General Class - had six months
to get up to 13wpm!
With the use of cassette tapes (remember those?) I passed my 13wpm
test at the Anchorage FCC Office and decided to take my Advanced
(AL7EB) test and passed it, too. But after passing the test I still
was not a CW op.
1998 I decided to do "moon-bounce" (eme) and what was used? Uhuh =
CW. Fortunately, I obtained my first pc in 1996 and there was a
keyboard CW program so I did not have to send by hand (only had my
original Novice straight key). But receiving super-weak CW is still
by ear! 15-18wpm is favored for eme.
2010 I bought my K3 and decided to buy a paddle (Bencher-2) to try
automatic CW and made a royal mess of that! I reverted to the old
straight key (though I got rusty after all the years of nonuse).
So I am actually going to try out the "bug" mode with the
keyer. Push one way string of dots, push back and get string of
dashes. I will not send faster than 18wpm so that ought to work OK.
Let you know how it goes after a couple weeks! ;-)
73, Ed - KL7UW
PS: I waited until 2000 to upgrade to Extra after CW requirement was
lowered to 13wpm.
Date: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 08:46:26 -0800
From: Phil Wheeler <w...@socal.rr.com>
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Bug mode on K3?
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I have the K1EL K42, Ed. Built it last Spring for
the fun of it as much as anything. It was a very
nice kt and the final product seems excellent.
This thread title has been making me chuckle a
bit: How often do hams ask for bugs in their
equipment? :-
So I have a weird sense of humor :-)
Phil W7OX
73, Ed - KL7UW
http://www.kl7uw.com
"Kits made by KL7UW"
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