I was not complaining about the K3 QSK+ or requesting that Elecraft do anything at all about this. Merely commenting on the curious effect (because it is the dit contact on bugs that is typically screwed up; not the dahs).
I noted that it was a matter of technique, and I've found that I can reduce the dah 'tick' entirely by keeping my index finger on the paddle instead of "slamming" it like you do with the dit side. Actually, I think this may be better bug technique in any case because it is only the dit side that you need to inject the kinetic energy into. Eliminating the unnecessary finger travel on the dah side might allow greater speed (if I can get used to it...) Yes, you can use a bug in normal QSK mode perfectly well for all intents and purspses. But the QSK+ mode does sound better, even at non-QRQ speeds. 73, Drew AF2Z On Sat, 19 Jun 2010 12:09:31 -0400, Guy.wrote: >For speeds that people can send with a bug (usually) the regular CW >seems to work quite fine. CW plus is primarily intended to support >very fast speeds, often heard now with operators sending with >keyboards and other electronic keying devices. > >Debouncing a bug to prevent false starts when someone has poor >contacts on one side is not one of the design goals for CW plus I've >heard passed about, though the buffering of keying circuits used in >most transmitters now has a small amount of debouncing effect which >has likely been hiding the glitch. This would include the regular CW >of the K3. > >With CW plus, however, that small false start has to be taken as >legitimate, because pausing a small amount to "make sure" that the >operator really means it, would make high speed CW sound jerky. CW >plus was made to faithfully reproduce the keying at very high speeds, >and has to take the blip seriously. > >Cleaning and proper adjustment of bug contacts were always needed in >the day, because the condition you are talking about would result in >scratchy keying...which was never blamed on the transmitter, only on >the op who was not keeping his bug "greased". The need is greater now >because noone is keying the +100V or more found on the old open >cathode circuits any more, and bad bug contacts will easier bother a >mere 12 volts on the key, and bother 5 volts even worse. > >73, Guy. > ______________________________________________________________ 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
