]KX3] Another Dear Santa letter

[R Patrick]

Greetings,

My Holiday Season gift for my friend, my KX3, is The BUG mode as one of the
CW keying options.

Currently, KX3 provides me with Iambic A or B and HAND.  Having the BUG
option would sure be nice for us old timers to step into the good old days
using the KX3s paddle.  Also, there's some of out here in radio land who
prefer a BUG vs Iambic.

It seems to me that the Elecraft Santas and supporting Elves can make this
happen just as easy as... adding the Heil Dynamic Mic option... with a
software upgrade sometime soon.

Anyone else interested in the BUG CW option?

Thanks and Seasons Greetings to all,

71r5
Rich KR7W
Tacoma, USA
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[John Hendricks-2]

It has been 30+ years since I owned & used a bug but I would give it a go if it was a KX3 option.

John Hendricks K7JLT

On Dec 23, 2013, at 12:48, Richard Patrick <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Greetings,
>
> My Holiday Season gift for my friend, my KX3, is The BUG mode as one of the
> CW keying options.
>
> Currently, KX3 provides me with Iambic A or B and HAND.  Having the BUG
> option would sure be nice for us old timers to step into the good old days
> using the KX3s paddle.  Also, there's some of out here in radio land who
> prefer a BUG vs Iambic.
>
> It seems to me that the Elecraft Santas and supporting Elves can make this
> happen just as easy as... adding the Heil Dynamic Mic option... with a
> software upgrade sometime soon.
>
> Anyone else interested in the BUG CW option?
>
> Thanks and Seasons Greetings to all,
>
> 71r5
> Rich KR7W
> Tacoma, USA
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[Millerhill]

I prefer to actually plug a bug into my KX3 ;-)


72/73
Steve

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On Dec 23, 2013, at 3:53 PM, K7JLTextra wrote:

> It has been 30+ years since I owned & used a bug but I would give it a go if it was a KX3 option.
>
> John Hendricks K7JLT
>
> On Dec 23, 2013, at 12:48, Richard Patrick <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> My Holiday Season gift for my friend, my KX3, is The BUG mode as one of the
>> CW keying options.
>>
>> Currently, KX3 provides me with Iambic A or B and HAND.  Having the BUG
>> option would sure be nice for us old timers to step into the good old days
>> using the KX3s paddle.  Also, there's some of out here in radio land who
>> prefer a BUG vs Iambic.
>>
>> It seems to me that the Elecraft Santas and supporting Elves can make this
>> happen just as easy as... adding the Heil Dynamic Mic option... with a
>> software upgrade sometime soon.
>>
>> Anyone else interested in the BUG CW option?
>>
>> Thanks and Seasons Greetings to all,
>>
>> 71r5
>> Rich KR7W
>> Tacoma, USA
>> ______________________________________________________________
>> Elecraft mailing list
>> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft
>> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm
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[k6dgw]

On 12/23/2013 12:53 PM, K7JLTextra wrote:
> It has been 30+ years since I owned & used a bug but I would give it
> a go if it was a KX3 option.

My Lionel J-36 disappeared while I was in SE Asia many years ago but I
had already built a vacuum tube keyer and had rapidly lost my "bug-fist"
[such as it ever was].  A friend who had been a Coast Guard Radioman
gave me his Vibroplex a number of years ago which I still have.

I'm left-handed but I usually paddle right, pencil or mouse in left
[works best when I guest op too, most stations are right-handed].  While
I finally gave up being able to send right-handed with either bug or
keyer, I found I could use the bug acceptably left-handed.  I don't have
a KX3 but I do have a K3, K2, and KX1, and it would be a nice operating
feature for the K3 [K2 and KX1 aren't going to change :-)].  Others have
asked for an Ultimatic mode too.

73,

Fred K6DGW
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