[CQ-Contest] Non-Iambic keyers???

[Dallas Carter]

Hi Bud,
For one, I have never been able to send with an Iambic paddle.
Some would say that I can't send with a straight paddle either,
but that's for another thread.
When I was in Thailand, a friend made for me a gold plated
bencher clone with my name and Thai call embossed on the top.
It's a really cool paddle, and a treasure, but I couldn't send with
it.  I fashioned a paddle handle out of a piece of 1/2 inch plexiglass
and shaved it down to fit between the two iambic paddle arms.
With the arms bolted together, it performs like a straight paddle.

Photo on request..

73  Dallas  W3PP
----- Original Message -----
From: Bud Hippisley, K2KIR <k2kir at telenet.net>
To: <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 6:40 PM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Non-Iambic keyers???


> Does anyone know of any currently available electronic keyers that allow
the operator to choose something other than an iambic algorithm?
>
> In particular, I'm interested in keyers that, when used with double
paddles, might implement either "dash override" (as did the old (K2)POO
Keyer) or "last paddle closed", as in the venerable Ultimatic.
>
> I know I'm not the only one who finds iambic a very unfriendly algorithm
for double paddles, but I'm surprised at the lack of chatter about
alternatives.
>
> Bud, K2KIR
>
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