Hello Dave, John beat me to it, but I'll still pass along my comments and a suggestion.
I've been using the SDR-1000 for almost 2 years now on cw. Although I'm not certain, I believe that the SDR1K keyer is Iambic mode B. I've been a cw op for over 40 years now, and I have strong opinions about what 'feels' right to me regarding keyers. I have three radios - all with perfectly fine keyers -- an Elecraft K2, an ICOM 746PRO, and the SDR-1000, and although I can use the built-in keyers on all of them, my preference is for my trusty external Logikey K-3. It's not better than the rest -- it's just that I like the way it feels. So, I made the decision a long time ago to use an external keyer that I'm comfortable with on all radios so that I don't need to get accustomed to the subtle differences between them. This has worked very well for me. The K1EL keyer which John suggested is very inexpensive, and I'm sure you'd be able to find a mode that is comfortable for you. I now use the SDR-1000 exclusively; nothing else that I have -- or have ever heard (I live about 2 miles from AES - Cleveland, so I've pretty much heard 'em all) comes even close to the performance of the SDR-1000's receive capabilities, especially when it comes to cw operation. The SDR-1000's keyer actually works very well -- if you're accustomed to iambic mode 'B'. But, it sounds like you're a mode 'A' op, so of course the timing will be different, and you'll have a tough time trying to send decent code. IMHO, considering the incredible performance of the SDR-1000, you'd be doing yourself a serious disservice by giving up when you could just use an external keyer. 73, Dale WA8SRA David Ackrill wrote: >N3WT wrote: > > >>Dave >> >>May I suggest using an external keyer. I am more comfortable using an >>external keyer with most rigs, including the IC-756PROII and even Ten Tecs. >>And now Including the SDR-1000. I did not expect the internal keyer to be >>just right for me from the start. I did not like Icom or Ten Tec keyers >>either. It is nice to have, and maybe will be improved in the future in >>the SDR. I use the new WinKeyerUSB Keyer from K1EL which has every >>possible setting available and PC control. However, almost any modern keyer >>would do. >> >> > >Hi John, > >So, what we are saying is that the keyer on the SDR1000 is worse than >the one on the FT817? > >I have used external CW keyers in the past, but ever since my TS850S >I've been able to use a half decent internal keyer. > >For the cost of a TS2000, which I'm told allows both Iambic modes, this >shouldn't be a case of buying another keyer, should it? > >I'm not asking for weighting and the rest (although most rigs half the >price of the SDR1000 have them) but just to be able to send CW with my >paddles isn't too much to ask, is it? It seems that so much is >available from software, except a CW keyer... > >Dave (G0DJA) > >_______________________________________________ >FlexRadio mailing list >FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz >http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz >Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ >FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com > > > > _______________________________________________ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
