[CQ-Contest] Keyers was: CQWW - are signal reports optional?

[Mike Gilmer, N2MG]

This is the keyer I currently use.  It was a real boon to SS operating back
in the pre-PC days!

Mike N2MG

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dale L Martin" <kg5u at hal-pc.org>
To: "CQ Contest Reflector" <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 27, 2002 4:25 PM
Subject: RE: Re: [CQ-Contest] CQWW - are signal reports optional?


>
> Drew White/K9CW's micromputer-based contest keyer (8748) had that feature.
> You simply punched the memory keypad number to start the message and press
> the appropriate 's' number on the keypad to automatically fill it in.  If
no
> second number is pressed, the RST goes out as 5NN.
>
> His keyer was featured in January 1981 Ham Radio Magazine.  I built it
back
> then.  I used it for a number of years.  It was a great keyer.
>
> 73,
> dale, kg5u
>
> > Brett,
> >
> > I think that either your feeble old memory or mine has mixed up
> > the capabilities of other keyers with the accu memory.
> >
> > There was an Accu-Memory II that was only available in a
> > commercial version that may have had features such as this, but I
> > don't believe that the original was that sophisticated.
> >
> > I thought that such pauses for input were started in keyers such
> > as the venerable KC Keyer and some from AEA.
> >
> > 73,
> > N5NJ
> >
> > >
>
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