>Ian, > >The K14 and its kin are devices specializing in >being keyers; and that's all they were intended to >do. Expecting the K3 to have the keying >capabilities of one of the specialized K1EL >products seems a bit much. > >A better 'industry-wide benchmark' might be to >compare the K3 with other high-end ham >transceivers with regard to the keying modes they >provide. > >Phil W7OX >
I wouldn't ever ask for all the facilities of a specialized keyer. The wider range of timing options is the only exception, because significant numbers of K3 users NEED a specific timing mode other than Curtis A or Curtis B in order to gain full access to the K3's internal keyer. This is particularly important for the K3 because paddle-sent RTTY and PSK are accessible only through the internal keyer. As regards the comparisons with other high-end transceivers, I would NEVER expect Elecraft to settle for being 'ordinary' or 'average' - not in this way or any other. 73 from Ian GM3SEK >-----Original Message----- >From: Elecraft [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >Phil Wheeler >Sent: 10 December 2014 14:41 >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Bug mode on K3? > >On 12/10/14 12:44 AM, Ian White wrote: >> Ed - KL7UW wrote: >>> The K14 offers six keying modes: >>> 1- Iambic-A >>> 2- Iambic-B >>> 3- Ultimatic >>> 4- straight key >>> 5- Dit priority >>> 6- Dash priority >>> >> And others have also identified: >> 7- Mechanical bug >> 8- CMOS Superkeyer (Logikeyer) >> >> That list would be a reasonable 'industry-wide benchmark' for the >> keying/timing modes that a premium CW transceiver like the K3 should >> offer as built-in options. >> >> Each one of those keying modes has a significant real-world following. >> Translation: there are significant numbers of K3 users who NEED that >> specific timing mode in order to operate close to their personal top >> speed. >> >> What K3 users *don't* need is to be told to use an external keyer, an >> adapter or some other workaround. We already know the workarounds >> because - even after 7 years - the K3 still needs them. >> >> >> 73 from Ian GM3SEK > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
