[Elecraft] KX3 single lever key

2012-07-16 Thread John Buck
Is anyone contemplating a single lever key for the KXPD3 mounting? Perhaps a firmware option with dots on one side and dashes on the other side with no iambic action would work. The logic would ignore opposite side closure until after release of the first closure. I believe this would

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 single lever key

2012-07-16 Thread Don Wilhelm
I have similar difficulty John, those *#%! alternating dits and dahs are just not for me. I can use a dual lever paddle if the keying is Ultimatic - no alternating, and the last paddle closed gets priority. So Wayne, if enough of us beg, can you add Ultimatic keying? Especially desired for the

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 single lever key

2012-07-16 Thread Bill W4ZV
KH7T wrote Is anyone contemplating a single lever key for the KXPD3 mounting? No KX3 here yet but I made one for my ATS-3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wutov8MVr6Q Maybe this will give you some ideas. 73, Bill W4ZV -- View this message in context:

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 single lever key

2012-07-16 Thread Rick Tavan N6XI
Have you tried a small clip or wire to bind the two levers of the KXPD3 together so that they move in concert? That would be pretty close to a single lever paddle. /Rick On Mon, Jul 16, 2012 at 11:22 AM, John Buck k...@arrl.net wrote: Is anyone contemplating a single lever key for the KXPD3

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 single lever key

2012-07-16 Thread W7GJ, Lance
Very neat job! VY 73, Lance On 7/16/2012 8:27 PM, Bill W4ZV [via Elecraft] wrote: KH7T wrote Is anyone contemplating a single lever key for the KXPD3 mounting? No KX3 here yet but I made one for my ATS-3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wutov8MVr6Q Maybe this will give you some

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 single lever key

2012-07-16 Thread stan levandowski
Hello list! My name is Stan WB2LQF. Besides my *real* claim to fame as the proud owner of Electrocraft K1, K2, K3, KX1, and KX3 (#0325) products, I also am friends with Ulrich Steinberg (N2DE/DJ8GO) and Piero Begali (I2RTF). Piero and Ulrich have developed a prototype for a paddle that will

Re: [Elecraft] KX3 single lever key

2012-07-16 Thread Steve - KY7K
Add my begging and pleading for Ultimatic mode in the KX3 and K3 if at all possible!! On Jul 16, 2012, at 11:36 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: I have similar difficulty John, those *#%! alternating dits and dahs are just not for me. I can use a dual lever paddle if the keying is Ultimatic - no