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Re: Fwd: sending computer morse?

Posted by Don Wilhelm-4 on Sep 27, 2012; 3:43pm
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/sending-computer-morse-tp7563309p7563349.html

Vic,

Each to his own style, but the WinKeyer also provides Ultimatic mode
which is the only mode I can use with a dual lever paddle.  With a
single lever, it does not matter.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 9/27/2012 11:30 AM, Vic K2VCO wrote:

> It depends a lot on what your computer is doing. For years I used DTR keying with N1MM and
> a slow computer, and I couldn't understand why people claimed that there were problems
> with this. But I never operate 'assisted' by Internet connections, clusters, etc. in
> contests. So that may be the reason it worked as well as it did.
>
> Anyway I recently got a Winkey USB, and was surprised at how much better the
> computer-generated CW sounded! Also, the Winkey offers PTT switching that is smoother and
> faster than the semi-QSK in the K3.
>
> The one downside (for me) is that I absolutely /hate/ the stand-alone keyer function. I
> just cannot send with it without making lots of errors, despite trying numerous settings
> of the paddle sensing function.
>
> I am used to mode B iambic keying, and I set all my keyers for that mode. The best one for
> me is the Idiom Press Logikey K3. It is better than the internal K3 keyer, which is better
> than the Winkey. So I still use the Logikey for my hand sending.
>
>

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