I do pretty much what you want to do: use N1MM+ and paddle/external keyer.
I have: paddle connected directly to the K3; QSK selected; VOX selected; PTT/KEY set to off/dtr; and N1MM+ keying through the serial port dtr line. It gives full QSK to hear other stations between characters. 73, Brian, K0DTJ ______________________________________________________________ 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]

