Steve Bonine wrote:
wrote:
From the standpoint of the manufacturers, it would not be practical to
remove a feature most customers have come to expect, whether they use
it much or not.
The negative impact on sales from a comment in a review like, "Great
rig, but missing an internal keyer" would offset the tiny cost of
including the keyer.
Radios are built with features that people expect, and most hams do
indeed expect a keyer these days. to not have one would indeed cost sales.
Even among those who do not use the keyers to send Morse, the keyer
function can be used to reduce the duty cycle when tuning an amplifier,
which will stress the tubes less in the event of a bad initial setting.
- 73 de Mike N3LI -