Single Lever Paddle/Key(?)
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To all the cw buffs,
I'm a little confused. As far as I can tell, a single lever paddle, when connected to a keyer, sends dots when pushed in on one direction and dashes when pushed in the opposite direction. Presumably this prevents the possibility of a keyer sensing both contacts closed at the same time. Thus, it occurs to me that if the keyer in my KX1 is set for Iambic A, Then I will get continuous, properly spaced dots or dashes when I close the appropriate contact but will lose the "benefits" of squeezed" characters! Is this correct? Similarly, if my keyer is set for mode B, I would still get the dots and dashes but lose the auto completion function as well as the squeese function. Have I got it right? BTW, I am using Iambic A right now, and always have. It works fine but I sometimes find myself naturally just sending certain squeese character in a "single paddle manner." Given the fact that many top ops seem to like and use single lever paddles, I thought I would give it a try! Thanks in advance, Jack, AE6GC PS. I just got my 10 wpm Certificate of Code Proficiency from ARRL. I am more proud of that than passing the Extra exam and WAS!!! I am going for 15 wpm tonight during the West Coast Qualifying Run. Wish me luck! J _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Jack Regan wrote:
> As far as I can tell, a single lever paddle, when connected to a > keyer, sends dots when pushed in on one direction and dashes when > pushed in the opposite direction. Presumably this prevents the > possibility of a keyer sensing both contacts closed at the same time. Using a single lever paddle with a keyer that is iambic A, iambic B or non-iambic is exactly the same. It makes automatic dots and dashes, and is self-completing (which means that once you start a dot or dash, the element and its following space will be created regardless of when you let go of the paddle). The only time there is a difference is when you close both contacts together, which you can't do with one lever! -- 73, Vic, K2VCO Fresno CA http://www.qsl.net/k2vco _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Jack,
Congratulations on your proficiency accomplishments, keep up the good work. With a single lever paddle, you will not notice any difference between mode A and mode B. If you use a dual paddle and squeeze both levers then release them both at the same time - mode A will complete the current element, but mode B will complete the current element and then send an opposite element. You do not loose the completion characteristics for either mode with a single lever paddle. 73, Don W3FPR Jack Regan wrote: > To all the cw buffs, > > I'm a little confused. > > As far as I can tell, a single lever paddle, when connected to a keyer, sends dots when pushed in on one direction and dashes when pushed in the opposite direction. Presumably this prevents the possibility of a keyer sensing both contacts closed at the same time. > > Thus, it occurs to me that if the keyer in my KX1 is set for Iambic A, Then I will get continuous, properly spaced dots or dashes when I close the appropriate contact but will lose the "benefits" of squeezed" characters! > > Is this correct? > > Similarly, if my keyer is set for mode B, I would still get the dots and dashes but lose the auto completion function as well as the squeese function. > > Have I got it right? > > BTW, I am using Iambic A right now, and always have. It works fine but I sometimes find myself naturally just sending certain squeese character in a "single paddle manner." Given the fact that many top ops seem to like and use single lever paddles, I thought I would give it a try! > > Thanks in advance, > > Jack, AE6GC > > PS. I just got my 10 wpm Certificate of Code Proficiency from ARRL. I am more proud of that than passing the Extra exam and WAS!!! I am going for 15 wpm tonight during the West Coast Qualifying Run. Wish me luck! > > J > > Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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As far as I know you're correct. The intended way to do iambic keying is to
make both contacts simultaneously. Al WA6VNN ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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