[TenTec] Keyers 'N Modes

[Robert & Linda McGraw K4TAX]

Real men use bugs and straight keys.  With those one doesn't need to be
concerned with Iambic, Curtis, mode A or mode B.

73
K4TAX


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Thomas Uhlman" <tuhlman at kimbanet.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 12:39 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] band stacking


> Ok, now for a stupid question....
>
> What is "mode A" and "mode B"??  I am not a newbie to ham radio and I am
not
> an extra lite either... Been doing CW with iambic key & keyer for almost
20
> years now but never heard it called mode a or b....
>
> thanks for the info...
>
> Tom NJ1K
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Grant Youngman" <nq5t at comcast.net>
> To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 12:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] band stacking
>
>
> > > had a Logikey and hated it. What is so appealing about them? I learned
> > > to use Curtis mode B and the K3 only had mode A. I found myself
> > making
> > > mistakes due to the timing difference.
> >
> > Just occurred to me -- you can get mode B out of the Logikey keyers by
> > selecting AccuKeyer emulation.  The AccuKeyer is a mode B keyer.
> >
> > My LogiKey CMOS-4 is the first of several keyers I've owned or built
over
> > the years that didn't just end up on the back shelf in favor of my
> original
> > ugly AccuKeyer.  The only MFJ I tried (a "Grand Master" or something
> > like that back in the 80's) went back to the store the day after I
bought
> it.
> >
> > It's all about what you're used to I guess.  An AccuKeyer with auto
> > character spacing turned on is the "perfect" keyer for me.  Well, except
> > for the old beat up J-36 I've had since I was a kid :-)
> >
> > Grant/NQ5T
> >
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