K2 keyer, maybe not the best?

[Darwin, Keith]

Lately I've used my straight key for CW most of the time.  In prep for
field day I've been hitting the paddles a bit to try to get my fist
back.  I was also trying to decide whether or not to use my external
Idiom CMOS-4 keyer or the internal K2 keyer.  So, true to form, I did
some testing with both last night.
 
I tried sending at 25 wpm (fast for me) with the K2's keyer in both
Iambic A and B modes.  I made just a few less mistakes using B but it
was hard to tell the difference.
 
I then switched to the Logikey CMOS-4 keyer and found my error rate went
down just a little bit.  The change was small and in fact may be "noise"
but I found the Logikey followed me (or I followed it) just a bit better
than the K2's internal keyer.
 
Anyone else have similar (or different) results with internal vs.
external keyers?
 
- Keith KD1E -
- K2 5411 -
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[David A. Belsley]

Keith:
   Unfortunately, you really can't tell much about one keyer vs.  
another with just a short trial.  The best thing to do is simply pick  
one and use it.  As you get used to it, you'll get better and better,  
regardless of which you pick.  The nice element of the K2's internal  
keyer is that you don't need to trek another box and power consumer  
along.

   I don't know if you have the autospacing feature going with the  
Logikey, but this could initially make for less errors because it  
won't let you ride one letter up on the preceding one.  However, once  
you have the "right" rhythm going in your head, either keyer should  
be fine.  I find, strangely, that the Elecraft B mode is more similar  
to the Logikey than the A mode.

best wishes,

dave belsley, w1euy



On Jun 19, 2006, at 10:46 AM, Darwin, Keith wrote:

> Lately I've used my straight key for CW most of the time.  In prep for
> field day I've been hitting the paddles a bit to try to get my fist
> back.  I was also trying to decide whether or not to use my external
> Idiom CMOS-4 keyer or the internal K2 keyer.  So, true to form, I did
> some testing with both last night.
>
> I tried sending at 25 wpm (fast for me) with the K2's keyer in both
> Iambic A and B modes.  I made just a few less mistakes using B but it
> was hard to tell the difference.
>
> I then switched to the Logikey CMOS-4 keyer and found my error rate  
> went
> down just a little bit.  The change was small and in fact may be  
> "noise"
> but I found the Logikey followed me (or I followed it) just a bit  
> better
> than the K2's internal keyer.
>
> Anyone else have similar (or different) results with internal vs.
> external keyers?
>
> - Keith KD1E -
> - K2 5411 -
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