Don Wilhelm wrote:
If you want Ultimatic mode, look at the K1EL keyers (Google for URL),
the K12 is the low end keyer that supports Ultimatic and is priced at
$17 USD with no enclosure - it is small enough to fit inside many
transceivers but I put mine in a small box to be used with several
different transceivers.
Ultimatic makes us 'slap paddle' users able to generate better code.
Yes! I am a slapper and will be until I'm SK. I've tried to learn "the
squeeze," but it's been very much like my trying to learn to play the
piano. Trust me, you don't want to hear me try. Except for my
proletarian-looking WW2 Lionel J36 that I modified to a single lever for
the keyer I built in high school, I've always used Benchers ... they
seemed to be plentiful, not too costly, and ubiquitous [love that word!].
Then I bought a HexKey from E'craft. Wow! What a difference in feel!
Currently, I have the Hex on the K3 and the shiny chrome Bencher on the
K1EL. Not only do I like the Hex better, I like the ability to adjust
the keying weight on the K3 in small increments. I'll keep my K1EL, if
for no other reason than I assembled it into the enclosure of my choice.
God willing, I will be at N6A for the Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct. We're
hoping to work a bunch of Elecrafters on both phone and CW. If you want
Alpine County CA, we're your guys. We're usually your ONLY guys!
73,
Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2008 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 08
- www.cqp.org
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