At risk of sounding old... - the original meaning of "side-swiper" is a *manual* key that sends *manual* dots and dashes through side-to-side rather than vertical motion. The two common side-to-side *electronic* keyer options are one and two-lever. While a two-lever paddle may not be ideal for operators used to a single-lever action (like me), they certainly can be used. I presume that the KX3 paddle is of the two-lever class.
If the original question-asker wanted to use a manual side-swiper with a K3, then I think the KEY jack answer is the right one. 73, Pete N4ZR The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at www.conteststations.com The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeacon.net, blog at reversebeacon.blogspot.com, spots at telnet.reversebeacon.net, port 7000 On 1/11/2012 8:28 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: > The KX3 paddles do not lend themselves to sideswiper action as I have > learned about it. The sideswiper as I know it has the paddles about 2 > inches above the desk and is operated by rolling the wrist and side of > the hand on the table. The KX3 paddles are nice for "squeeze" keying, > and are located close to the surface of the desk - so IMHO, they are > useless for sideswiper motions. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 1/11/2012 1:38 AM, Bill Harris wrote: >> Why mess around with the menu settings?...Just plug the manual key into the >> Key jack in back of the K3 and your set to go. >> Carry-on >> Bill-w7kxb >> . >> >>> Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 19:17:49 -0700 >>> From: xda...@cis-broadband.com >>> To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net >>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [KX3] Sideswiper mode for internal keyer (also K3) >>> >>> >>> Come again? How is it more difficult to use the menu to change the K3 >>> to hand key mode than it is to use the menu to change the K3 to >>> sideswiper mode?? I don't get it. >>> >> >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >> Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
