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wayne burdick

New K3 QRQ CW mode in the works

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I'm working on a new QRQ CW mode that will provide full break-in and
improved timing accuracy at high CW speeds. Details later this week.

Thanks for all the input on this topic.

73,
Wayne, N6KR

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Andrew Moore-3

Re: New K3 QRQ CW mode in the works

> I'm working on a new QRQ CW mode that will provide full break-in and
> improved timing accuracy at high CW speeds. Details later this week.

Wayne, this is the best news I've heard from Elecraft in years, and I've
heard some pretty good news from Elecraft in recent years.

Tonight I learned that the KPA500 is in the works, and I was saddened to
think that such a stellar setup (K3, P3, KPA500) was being developed and
refined only to have CW performance that may (key word *may*) not be able to
keep up with what is an otherwise superb QRQ CW station.

You've made my day.

Keep up the great work.

--Andrew
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Steve Ellington

Re: New K3 QRQ CW mode in the works

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Good news!
I just ran some more test. At 65 wpm it won't produce anything that
resembles Morse code unless you engage XMIT mode. Break in speed has no
effect on keying quality.

Steve
N4LQ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wayne Burdick" <[hidden email]>
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Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 8:01 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] New K3 QRQ CW mode in the works

> I'm working on a new QRQ CW mode that will provide full break-in and
> improved timing accuracy at high CW speeds. Details later this week.
>
> Thanks for all the input on this topic.
>
> 73,
> Wayne, N6KR
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Guy, K2AV

Re: New K3 QRQ CW mode in the works

Oh, the joy of having all that stuff in program code instead of
wave-soldered SMD discrete components. Wonderful news.

73, Guy.

On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 8:31 PM, Steve Ellington <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Good news!
> I just ran some more test. At 65 wpm it won't produce anything that
> resembles Morse code unless you engage XMIT mode. Break in speed has no
> effect on keying quality.
>
> Steve
> N4LQ
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wayne Burdick" <[hidden email]>
> To: <[hidden email]>
> Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 8:01 PM
> Subject: [Elecraft] New K3 QRQ CW mode in the works
>
>
>> I'm working on a new QRQ CW mode that will provide full break-in and
>> improved timing accuracy at high CW speeds. Details later this week.
>>
>> Thanks for all the input on this topic.
>>
>> 73,
>> Wayne, N6KR
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lstavenhagen

Re: New K3 QRQ CW mode in the works

Well I can do around 21 wpm with my vibroplex now... so I'm gettin' there, hi hi....

73,
LS
W5QD

DK4XL

Re: New K3 QRQ CW mode in the works

In reply to this post by wayne burdick

As I said before - Elecraft is outstanding.
This kind of reaction is unknown here in Germany, and
I'm confident that this will be a great solution.

Wayne, would you put me on the list of beta testers
for this update ?

Martin
DK4XL

Rick Dettinger-3

Re: New K3 QRQ CW mode in the works

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Great-
Now I all I need is to triple my code speed!

73,
Rick K7MW

On May 16, 2010, at 5:01 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:

Doug Turnbull

Re: New K3 QRQ CW mode in the works

In reply to this post by wayne burdick

Just back from Deyton and solving problems for the amazing group of high
speed CW ops. Behold for you will not find this attention anywhere else.
Thanks Doug EI2CN

On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 1:01 AM, Wayne Burdick <[hidden email]> wrote:

Bill W4ZV

Re: New K3 QRQ CW mode in the works

Doug Turnbull wrote

Just back from Deyton and solving problems for the amazing group of high
speed CW ops. Behold for you will not find this attention anywhere else.

This response speaks volumes about Elecraft in general and Wayne in particular. Most manufacturers would write off any need for >50 WPM QSK because it probably represents 0.000001% of the total market. Wayne however is driven by the need for *excellence* in all areas, independent of the market being addressed. This is truly rare in any business today.

73, Bill

Joe Subich, W4TV-4

Re: New K3 QRQ CW mode in the works

> Doug Turnbull wrote:
>>
>> Just back from Deyton and solving problems for the amazing group of
>> high speed CW ops. Behold for you will not find this attention
>> anywhere else.

I doubt that Wayne is even back from Dayton and he almost certainly
was not back when he posted that information. I would not expect
any small vendor at Dayton to be back in the office and in normal
operation until the middle of the week unless the office was within
a four hour drive of Dayton <G>.

73,

... Joe, W4TV

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Steve Ellington

Re: New K3 QRQ CW mode in the works

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Any details yet?

Steve
N4LQ
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Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 8:01 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] New K3 QRQ CW mode in the works

wayne burdick

Re: New K3 QRQ CW mode in the works

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"Steve Ellington", N4LQ, wrote:

> Any details yet?

Hi Steve,

QRQ (high-speed CW) mode is working very well in tests so far, and we hope to do a beta release in the next couple of days. Both internal and external keying up to 100 WPM are possible, with full QSK (RX recovery between code elements) up to about 70 WPM. Many testers have described it as the best QSK they've ever used.

I'll send you the present field-test revision.

73,
Wayne
N6KR
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DK4XL

Re: New K3 QRQ CW mode in the works

Hi Wayne,

please send it to me as well.

Martin
DK4XL
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