Ed,
I think you will have a better time with Ultimatic mode than Bug mode -
especially with dual lever paddles.
Actually it is about the same - close the dit side and get a string of
dits, then close the dah side (even if the dit side is still closed) and
you get a string of dahs. In other words, the last lever closed
determines whether there is a string of dits or dahs.
It still allows dit and dah inserting - for instance with a "K" start
with the dah paddle, then before the dah is complete, tap the dit paddle
quickly (leaving the dah paddle closed) - the dit will be inserted
between the two dahs - just have to remove fingers from both paddles
after the last dah.
With Bug mode, there is no relationship between the dits and dahs,
except that the dahs are manually formed. The timing relationship is
difficult because you have to do it audiably from the sidetone rather
than depending on the tactile feedback that one gets with a real bug.
73,
Don W3FPR
On 12/9/2014 3:46 PM, Edward R Cole wrote:
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.
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