In my experience it depends on the transceiver. With some I prefer A, with others B. I have not noticed much difference with Elecraft rigs.
I used to think I liked A better, but after my squeeze-keying buddies switched my K3 to B at FD one year when I wasn’t looking, I didn’t notice it for several months. True Iambic operators prefer B, or so they tell me. 73, Kent K9ZTV >>>> On Jul 6, 2021, at 7:36 AM, Gary Peterson <kzer...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> An old friend, who has been inactive for several years, recently purchased >>> a used K3. This is the first transceiver that he’s owned that includes a >>> built in keyer. He has always operated CW with a straight key. He has >>> acquired Vibroplex paddles and wants to know whether to set the radio’s >>> keyer for mode A or mode B iambic. He has never used an iambic keyer or a >>> bug, before. >>> >>> I learned iambic keying with a WB4VVF circuit board, back in the early >>> 1970s, so mode B is what I prefer. I know there are a lot of >>> died-in-the-wool CW people who frequent this list and I would like any >>> opinions as to whether it is easier for a newbie to learn iambic mode A or >>> mode B. I have no clue. >>> >>> Thanks in advance for any advice or opinions that I can pass along. >>> >>> Gary >>> KzeroCX >>> ______________________________________________________________ >>> 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 n...@elecraft.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 ______________________________________________________________ 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
