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Re: [TenTec] OMNI 6+ and Iambic (Different issues)

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] OMNI 6+ and Iambic (Different issues)
From: Duane A Calvin <ac5aa@juno.com>
Reply-to: tentec@contesting.com
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 09:09:31 -0500
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All the Logikey keyers also have this capability.  

        73,  Duane   (Logikey K1 and K3 in the shack)


On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 05:57:05 -0500 "Tony Martin W4FOA"
<w4foa@comcast.net> writes:
> Ben,
> Some keyers will let you vary the speed within a "memory" text and 
> that is
> what is happening.  My AEA MM3 keyer will let you do that, as will 
> numerous
> others I'm sure.  Since, with few exceptions, the signal report is 
> always
> 599, that is typically the part of the exchange that is "revved 
> up".
> 73
> Tony, W4FOA
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ben K8DIT" <benk8dit@serv.net>
> To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2004 12:39 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] OMNI 6+ and Iambic (Different issues)
> 
> 
> > I have a question for the group.
> >
> > Listening to QRQ from time to time I notice that many ops speed 
> up
> briefly,
> > especially when sending 599, then slow back down. How is this 
> done? One
> > notices it more in pileups and/or contests, but is also heard in 
> regular
> > qsos from time to time.
> > My guess is that its a memory button on a keyer, is this correct? 
> But it
> > sounds seemless and one would think that the sender would mistake 
> one
> memory
> > button for another from time to time. So straighten me out here. 
> If you
> > turned the speed up on any keyer you would overshoot the speed and 
> send
> > gibberish, but whenever you hear the sudden speedup, it seems 
> smooth and
> > very nice.
> >
> >
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Duane Calvin, AC5AA
Austin, Texas
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