> Why is it called "Lake Erie Swing?"
Who knows? I always heard it called a "banana boat swing" but then
my CW mentors were from around Lake Erie <G>.
For that matter, why are there two Iambic modes in the first place?
The original "Curtis" Iambic mode completed the element (dot or dash)
being sent when [both] paddles were released at the same time. The
iambic mode in the AccuKeyer had a logic error - the element memories
were set as soon as the previous element completed - that completed the
element being sent and then sent the *opposite* element if both paddles
were released at the same time. This became known as Iambic B to
distinguish it from the original Curtis iambic (Iambic A) mode.
Those who learned on an AccuKeyer generally have problems with Curtis
and vice versa. For an Iambic B (Accukeyer) user, trying to use an
Iambic A keyer generally results in problems with incomplete letters
(C, K, R, etc.) while for an Iambic A user trying to use an Iambic B
keyer, the problems are generally more severe with extra elements
added to the end of nearly any character which ends in alternating
elements.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 2014-07-04 3:29 PM, Fred Jensen wrote:
As long as the Iambic mode you replace isn't *my* Iambic mode. :-) Why
is it called "Lake Erie Swing?" For that matter, why are there two
Iambic modes in the first place?
73,
Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014
- www.cqp.org
On 7/4/2014 11:57 AM, EricJ wrote:
All electronic keyers should come with a Lake Erie Swing mode. Makes
more sense than having two iambic modes.
Eric
KE6US
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