Very easy to build Dave. I like the keyboard keyers from K1EL as I am still horrendously poor with paddles. It doesn't help much with a straight key, but did improve my typing skills dramatically ;o)
73, Julius David Wilburn wrote: > > I would be interested in peoples experience with the K1EL keyer. I am > interested in Ultimatic. I have not learned to use an Iambic mode, > but I am getting to the point where it can make a difference in > sending. I am seriously thinking about picking up a K1EL, but I know > Ultimatic is on the list for K3 somewhere down the road. So I have > been dragging my feet. Maybe some impressive stories will help me > pony up the money and dig out the soldering iron. I really do need to > get this place better organized..... > > Dave Wilburn > NM4M > > Erik N Basilier wrote: >> I have had my K1EL Winkeyer USB for a while now. >> It is the first keyer I have had which can be set to Ultimatic, and I >> find I >> make fewer mistakes in that mode. A plus over the K3 built-in keyer. >> Its computer interfacing is a big plus too. >> On the other hand, the speed pot leaves me guessing as to what the actual >> speed is, while the K3 keyer very conveniently displays the speed. >> (When the Winkeyer speed is set from N1MM, the speed is clearly displayed >> on >> the computer.) >> Finally, my Winkeyer came from a batch of 500 where the front panel >> silkscreen was off, so that the "SPEED" label is partly hidden behind the >> speed knob. >> >> 73, >> Erik K7TV >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Andreas Junge" <[email protected]> >> To: <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, April 20, 2009 5:57 PM >> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Keyers >> >> >>> My vote goes to the K1EL Winkeyer USB. Easy interfacing of computer and >>> paddles. Hitting the paddles during computer genrated keying will >>> immidiately stop the output and one can take over manually. Also has a >>> speed >>> pot and 4 buttons on the box. >>> >> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> 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 >> > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > > ----- Julius Fazekas N2WN Tennessee Contest Group http://www.k4ro.net/tcg/index.html Tennessee QSO Party http://www.tnqp.org/ Elecraft K2/100 #4455 Elecraft K3/100 #366 -- View this message in context: http://n2.nabble.com/Keyers-tp2667433p2669682.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ 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
