I think your suggestion would work if I tied the two PTT ouputs (one from K3 and other from the microHam CW keyer) together, isolating them with diodes. Another option would be to have a second set of paddles connected to the K3, for barefoot operation of the K3.
I don't see any advantages to doing any of this-- at least for CW operation. The PTT, lead-in and tail features are easily changed in the microHam Router software, in DXBase, and N1MM. I do understand that I would need to use the internal K3 keyer if I wanted to take advantage of its ability to translate Morse into Baudot. 73, Chuck NI0C ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Cutter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "ni0c" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 1:06 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 Keying > Would it still work for you if you used your paddle directly into the K3 > paddle input and pc into the key input, then the programs would still key > directly? I'm wondering if you would want to change the PTT, lead-in and > tail features on the fly, ie could these all be programmed in config? > > David > G3UNA > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "ni0c" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, September 05, 2008 6:30 PM > Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Keying > > > David, G3UNA, wrote: > "I would be interested to know why folks use external keyers in preference > to > the internal keyer." > > > I use the microHam CW keyer with my K2 and K3 > for a couple of reasons. The two logging programs > that I use (DXBase 2007, and N1MM) work nicely > with the K1EL WinKey chip in the microHam. > > The WinKey is very versatile, allowing one to key > the rigs from the computer keyboard, paddles, an > external numeric keypad, or icons provided by the > logging program. It also provides a programmable > PTT signal with lead-in and tail delays for keying > an amplifier. > > 73, > Chuck Guenther NI0C > > K2/10 s/n 5853 K3 s/n 1061 > > > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [email protected] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [email protected] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
