Is the K2-keyer similar to most other Iambic keyers?

[Hisashi T Fujinaka]

I'm sure there are timing differences in all of them, but I'm about to
(finally, after 27 years of hamming) going to learn how to use paddle.
Maybe even the darn Bencher paddles my parents gave me for Christmas.
Christmas of 1979, I think.

I suppose I could carry the K2 and a small power supply around with me,
but I thought maybe just a small keyer would be easier for practice.

--
Hisashi T Fujinaka - [hidden email]
BSEE(6/86) + BSChem(3/95) + BAEnglish(8/95) + MSCS(8/03) + $2.50 = latte
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[Ron D'Eau Claire-2]

Actually, the timing is very, very consistent from keyer to keyer. The
biggest difference is in choosing whether you want to use Mode A or Mode B
keying.

Some folks can switch from one mode to another easily, others have a very
hard time. So you might want to consider which mode you plan to use.

There's a good discussion of the modes at:

http://tinyurl.com/6dmc3

Ron AC7AC

-----Original Message-----

I'm sure there are timing differences in all of them, but I'm about to
(finally, after 27 years of hamming) going to learn how to use paddle. Maybe
even the darn Bencher paddles my parents gave me for Christmas. Christmas of
1979, I think.

I suppose I could carry the K2 and a small power supply around with me, but
I thought maybe just a small keyer would be easier for practice.

--
Hisashi T Fujinaka - [hidden email]
BSEE(6/86) + BSChem(3/95) + BAEnglish(8/95) + MSCS(8/03) + $2.50 = latte
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[Hisashi T Fujinaka]

That's where I started out. I then went to k7qo's pages at
http://www.qth.net/k7qo and that kind of got me thinking I need to learn
how to use the paddles and quit using my keyboard keyer.

You're all very bad influences. :)

On Mon, 23 Aug 2004, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:

> Actually, the timing is very, very consistent from keyer to keyer. The
> biggest difference is in choosing whether you want to use Mode A or Mode B
> keying.
>
> Some folks can switch from one mode to another easily, others have a very
> hard time. So you might want to consider which mode you plan to use.
>
> There's a good discussion of the modes at:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/6dmc3
>
> Ron AC7AC
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> I'm sure there are timing differences in all of them, but I'm about to
> (finally, after 27 years of hamming) going to learn how to use paddle. Maybe
> even the darn Bencher paddles my parents gave me for Christmas. Christmas of
> 1979, I think.
>
> I suppose I could carry the K2 and a small power supply around with me, but
> I thought maybe just a small keyer would be easier for practice.
>
>

--
Hisashi T Fujinaka - [hidden email]
BSEE(6/86) + BSChem(3/95) + BAEnglish(8/95) + MSCS(8/03) + $2.50 = latte
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[Brian Mury-3]

That should be http://www.qsl.net/k7qo


On Mon, 2004-08-23 at 22:48, Hisashi T Fujinaka wrote:

> That's where I started out. I then went to k7qo's pages at
> http://www.qth.net/k7qo and that kind of got me thinking I need to learn
> how to use the paddles and quit using my keyboard keyer.
>
> You're all very bad influences. :)
>
> On Mon, 23 Aug 2004, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
>
> > Actually, the timing is very, very consistent from keyer to keyer. The
> > biggest difference is in choosing whether you want to use Mode A or Mode B
> > keying.
> >
> > Some folks can switch from one mode to another easily, others have a very
> > hard time. So you might want to consider which mode you plan to use.
> >
> > There's a good discussion of the modes at:
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/6dmc3
> >
> > Ron AC7AC
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >
> > I'm sure there are timing differences in all of them, but I'm about to
> > (finally, after 27 years of hamming) going to learn how to use paddle. Maybe
> > even the darn Bencher paddles my parents gave me for Christmas. Christmas of
> > 1979, I think.
> >
> > I suppose I could carry the K2 and a small power supply around with me, but
> > I thought maybe just a small keyer would be easier for practice.
> >
> >

--
73, Brian
VE7NGR

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[Casey, Patrick]

Is there a standard setup for the paddles with a keyer?  I've just
finished building a KX1 and I have a K2 and with both of these the keyer
is set up to send dahs with the left paddle and dits with the right
paddle.  Yet if the bug was the precursor of the present day keyer it
seems that the reverse should be the default or normal setting.  Anybody
help me with this?

Pat AB2II

-----Original Message-----
From: Ron D'Eau Claire [mailto:[hidden email]]
Sent: Monday, August 23, 2004 7:53 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Is the K2-keyer similar to most other Iambic
keyers?


Actually, the timing is very, very consistent from keyer to keyer. The
biggest difference is in choosing whether you want to use Mode A or Mode
B keying.

Some folks can switch from one mode to another easily, others have a
very hard time. So you might want to consider which mode you plan to
use.

There's a good discussion of the modes at:

http://tinyurl.com/6dmc3

Ron AC7AC

-----Original Message-----

I'm sure there are timing differences in all of them, but I'm about to
(finally, after 27 years of hamming) going to learn how to use paddle.
Maybe even the darn Bencher paddles my parents gave me for Christmas.
Christmas of 1979, I think.

I suppose I could carry the K2 and a small power supply around with me,
but I thought maybe just a small keyer would be easier for practice.

--
Hisashi T Fujinaka - [hidden email]
BSEE(6/86) + BSChem(3/95) + BAEnglish(8/95) + MSCS(8/03) + $2.50 = latte
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[n6wg]

On K2 #12, Paddle Normal has dits on the left paddle
and dahs on the right.  As you said, just like a bug.
73, Bob N6WG
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