Ian, I agree! I have two K3 with KDVRs and two without. But All four of my K3 are using external Microham Microkeyers II because the internal KDVK is not responsive enough for high rate contesting.
I would love for this to be address by Elecraft so the investment can be used every day and not just on dxpeditions when packing space is limited. 73 Bill W4RM -----Original Message----- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of charlie carroll Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2016 8:03 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net; km4ik....@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Elecraft] [K3] Looking for feedback on K3DVR Ian: I agree with the observations about the delay times when using the KDVR3. If you're a S&P, 1 QSO/hr kind of operator, then it's probably not a big deal. At 200+ Qs/hr, the delays are noticeable (and aggravating). On March 11th of this year, I sent a feature request to the reflector asking for some method to get around these delays. Unfortunately, I never heard any response from Elecraft. You can reduce the initiate delay by being "fast on the buttons," but, as I found, it's not something I want to do during a contest. The KDVR3 is nice that it's integrated into the K3 so that another box and cables don't have to be thrown into my bag when traveling. 73 charlie, k1xx/vp2mmf On 7/20/2016 6:29 PM, Ian - Ham wrote: > All, > > > > After competing somewhat competitively in the Georgia QSO Party the > last few years, and participating as one of the hunted 13 Colonies > special event stations in Georgia for the last couple of years, I find > myself ready to add a voice keyer to my shack set up. To that end, and > in order to minimize desk clutter, I'm looking at the KDVR3 for my K3 s/n 281 as a possible solution. > However, I've heard anecdotal evidence from hams in my area who have > the > KDVR3 that it probably isn't the best solution for a voice keyer > because it has long (>1 sec) delays before both beginning transmission > of the recorded message and dropping transmit at the end of the > message. Before I drop $150 on a component that might not be the > solution I'm looking for, I would love to get others' opinions and > feedback on their experiences using the KDVR3 as a voice keyer. > > > > Thanks and 73, > > > > --Ian > > Ian Kahn, KM4IK > Roswell, GA EM74ua > km4ik....@gmail.com <mailto:km4ik....@gmail.com> > > 10-10 #74624, North Georgia Chapter #2038 > > PODXS 070 #1962 > K3# 281, P3 #688, KAT500 #860, KPA500 #1468 > > > > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 Message delivered to > k...@k1xx.com > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to w...@aol.com ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
