[TenTec] Keyers

[Steve Baron - KB3MM]

Do a Google for Type B keying

http://www.arrl.org/files/infoserv/tech/curtis.txt
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chuck Guenther" <ni0c at earthlink.net>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2005 20:56
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Keyers


> Ken Brown asked:  "Does anyone know if there is an "official" definition
of exactly what
> mode A and mode B iambic keying are? Are there any specific parameters
> stated by any keyer manufacturer as to the timing of the paddle inputs
> versus the keyer outputs? I have never seen any such specifications, and
> I suspect that minor differences between brands is what gives some
> people trouble switching from one keyer to another."
>
> Here's what K1EL has in his WinKey manual:
>
> WinKey supports Iambic A, B, Ultimatic, and Bug keying modes. In iambic
mode WinKey makes both dits
> and dahs automatically based on which paddle you press. In bug mode WinKey
makes the dits and you
>
> make the dahs. You also can use bug mode to operate in straight key mode
or if you want to key through
>
> WinKey with a different keyer, simply set bug mode and use the dah input
to key WinKey.
>
> In either iambic mode, alternating dits and dahs are sent while both
paddles are held closed. In mode B an
>
> extra alternate dit or dah is sent after both paddles are released. In
Ultimatic mode when both paddles are
>
> pressed the keyer will send a continuous stream of whichever paddle was
last pressed.
>
>
>
> I use the iambic "B" on both WinKey and the Omni 6 internal keyer, though
I really don't (at least consciously)
>
> use iambic or "squeeze" techniques.
>
>
>
> 73,
>
> Chuck  NI0C
>
>
>
>
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