All, Thanks for the leads and advice. I finally selected the K1EL K12-battery keyer. http://k1el.tripod.com/K12.html for a modest $17.
From the datasheet, it appears to have not only ultimatic, but dah-override. When I get it built, I'll find out for sure how it'll work for me. Stay tuned ... I'll post the final results in a few weeks. Cheers, Alan Alan D. Wilcox, W3DVX (K2-5373, K3-40) 570-321-1516 http://WilcoxEngineering.com Williamsport, PA 17701 Alan D. Wilcox wrote: > Hello, > > Fifty years ago I designed and built a tube keyer to replace my > Vibroplex. Then a transistor keyer. All this before the iambic keyers > came along ... > > Left paddle = dots > Right = dashes > Squeeze both paddles = dashes only. > > The technique I developed was to > 1. Always squeeze _both_ keys for dashes; if I was a bit late getting > the dash paddle closed, the logic turned the dot into a dash (as long as > the dot hadn't finished, of course.) > 2. If dots followed dashes, just simply let loose of the right paddle. > 3. A string of dots would turn into dashes simply by squeezing both > paddles together. > > I could send good CW at fairly-respectable speeds, and was happy. For > decades ... until I got the K2 and the K3. > > Then I tried to get the hang of iambic keying, and the best I can do is > slap-keying or stagger along at 10 wpm or slower iambic. > > Questions: > 1. Is there a way to kludge the K2 or K3 keying logic for squeeze keying? > 2. Does anyone make a keyer with my logic? WHO? All I've ever seen are > iambic. > 3. If neither, and I wind up building my new keyer myself, is this > something anybody else would want? > > Cheers, > Alan > > ______________________________________________________________ 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
