>> >> Agreed - unlike WinKey with KY you have no idea how many characters are >> inside the radio waiting to be sent. It's OK for sending CQ DX ALL NIGHT >> LONG etc. but for anything else it's not a good option. >> >I'm sorry, but I really don't get this argument in the context of contest >operating at all. The typical contest "over", whether it's a call or a >report or an acknowledgement, is pretty short. It takes about a couple of >seconds to transmit. If anyone can change the text between the moment of >hitting the Send key and the transmission being finished they are a hell of >a lot quicker on the keyboard than I am.
Julian, I think it's even more important for slow typers. When I still used to use only two fingers to type I would have replied to you by typing G4 <INS> ILO. I would have got to the G4 when you finished sending your call. I would then have hit <INS> to start giving you my report and while it was keying finished typing your call. I can now type much faster and usually finish the callsign before hitting <INS>, but when I make a mistake typing (like G4IOL) I need to be able to correct it before the CW output is getting to the O. 73 Carsten, DL1EFD _______________________________________________ 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
