99% of non Elecraft radio have Iambic B keyer only, so I suggest to learn Iambic B. I learned Iambic A in the eighties and now I have to use a single lever key with radios that have Iambic B only, otherwise I send C instead of K... 73 de Guido, ik2bcp / k2bcp
Il giorno mer 7 lug 2021 alle ore 06:18 Mike Morrow <[email protected]> ha scritto: > Several have stated they use "squeeze keying" and therefore use mode B. > > > > > That is a total non sequitur. ALL iambic keying requires simultaneous > closure of both paddles...i.e. squeeze keying. Mode A is just as much a > squeeze keying process that closes both paddles to generate an iambic > stream as is mode B. The only difference is TIMING OF PADDLE RELEASE. > Mode B requires paddle release critically earlier to generate a particular > iambic stream because it automatically generates the final element in the > stream depending on a dot or dash being sent when paddles are released. > Mode A does not automatically generate the final element in any iambic > stream. It simply requires holding both paddles closed until the desired > final element has been sent. > > > > > There is absolutely no speed advantage of one mode over another, although > many mode B users seem to believe that there is. Some mode B users even > believe that they can generate some characters with fewer paddle > manipulations than a mode A user. They can not. Some mode B users believe > only mode B is a squeeze keying process. Mode A is also. Regardless of > the basis upon which a person selects and learns mode A or mode B, there is > no factual basis to claim one mode superior for ANY purpose over the other. > > > > > Mike / KK5F > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Louandzip <[email protected]> > Sent: Jul 6, 2021 11:05 AM > Cc: <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] A or B? > > I'm a squeezer and use B. It's physically the easiest, particularly at > higher speeds, and I believe B is really most common. Of course you don't > have to squeeze using B. On Tue, Jul 6, 2021 at 9:11 AM, Tom Doligalski > via Elecraft wrote: I’ve always preferred B, and I do use squeeze keying. > If I were starting off I would probably recommend B. I doubt there is much > difference in the learning curve between either! Tom W4KX > On Jul 6, 2021, > at 10:58 AM, Wayne Burdick wrote: > > I’ve always used mode A. Mode B may > be preferable for those doing squeeze-keying, especially at higher speeds. > > > Wayne > N6KR > > ---- > elecraft.com > >> On Jul 6, 2021, at 7:36 AM, > Gary Peterson wrote: >> >> An old friend, who has been inactive for several > years, recently purchased a used K3. This is the first transceiver that > he’s owned that includes a built in keyer. He has always operated CW with > a straight key. He has acquired Vibroplex paddles and wants to know > whether to set the radio’s keyer for mode A or mode B iambic. He has never > used an iambic keyer or a bug, before. >> >> I learned iambic keying with a > WB4VVF circuit board, back in the early 1970s, so mode B is what I prefer. > I know there are a lot of died-in-the-wool CW people who frequent this list > and I would like any opinions as to whether it is easier for a newbie to > learn iambic mode A or mode B. I have no clue. >> >> Thanks in advance for > any advice or opinions that I can pass along. >> >> Gary >> KzeroCX >> > ______________________________________________________________ >> 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] > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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] > ______________________________________________________________ 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] > ______________________________________________________________ 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] > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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] ______________________________________________________________ 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]
