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Re: [TenTec] O2 keyer

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] O2 keyer
From: Duane A Calvin <ac5aa@juno.com>
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Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 22:13:53 -0600
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And, with the Logikey you get what I think is the most "forgiving" keyer
available today.  I've used nothing but Logikeys (K1 and K3) for the last
12+ years.  The old K1 will run for a couple of years on a single 9V
battery.  And it works the same with every radio.  

        73,  Duane


On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 09:35:53 -0800 Gary Tuck <gtuck@mac.com> writes:
> Have not had an issue with the Orion keyer at all.  Last spring, when 
>  
> my Orion was at TT for a minor repair and board upgrade, I fell back 
>  
> upon my trusty TS-850s--also with a built in keyer.  Both use Mode B 
>  
> but I found myself having the same problem--an unwanted extra dit or 
>  
> dah.  It was as if the timing was just a hair different.  Knowing 
> I'd  
> switch back and forth between the rigs, I did get an external 
> keyer-- 
> Idiom Press K-3--so that the fist would get used to just one keyer.  
>  
> And of course, you get a lot more features.  So, I suppose it could  
> 
> be the firmware in the O2--which will get corrected--or it could be  
> 
> just enough different from what you've become used to--like me--that 
>  
> you have problems.
> 
> Not a reason not to get an Orion though in my opinion,  Gary W7TEA
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