Fwd: K3S poor CW reported with N1MM+
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Here's some further info quoted from a fellow who has worked me a dozen
times or so in the CWT's. We haven't had a rag chew so I'm hoping this is still a N1MM+ = computer = K3S issue. My last rag chew yesterday with a fellow when I asked, he described my bug-sent CW note as "very steady, pure" or words to that effect. "the keying is very very "soft" - the opposite of a "hard" clicky signal. The attack/decay time, i.e. the time it takes to go from full off to full on (or on to off) is so long that a string of dits at over 30 wpm almost melt into one another, making it hard to copy. It's certainly distinctive." Is there a menu to adjust CW rise time? Is a firmware reload worthwhile? I'm currently at the latest versions. 73 de Chuck, WS1L -- =================== Chuck Chandler [hidden email] =================== ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
Re: Fwd: K3S poor CW reported with N1MM+
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Use the QSK mode. There is no menu option to change the rise time-
intentionally. If you listen to CW contests there are some REALLY wide signals out there. The K3 won't let you do that. Side note: The Drake 4-line had the best sounding CW note, in my humble opinion. -de John NI0K Chuck Chandler wrote on 4/24/2020 7:02 AM: > Here's some further info quoted from a fellow who has worked me a dozen > times or so in the CWT's. We haven't had a rag chew so I'm hoping this is > still a N1MM+ = computer = K3S issue. My last rag chew yesterday with a > fellow when I asked, he described my bug-sent CW note as "very steady, > pure" or words to that effect. > > "the keying is very very "soft" - the opposite of a "hard" clicky signal. > The attack/decay time, i.e. the time it takes to go from full off to full > on (or on to off) is so long that a string of dits at over 30 wpm almost > melt into one another, making it hard to copy. It's certainly distinctive." > > Is there a menu to adjust CW rise time? Is a firmware reload worthwhile? > I'm currently at the latest versions. > > 73 de Chuck, WS1L ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
Re: Fwd: K3S poor CW reported with N1MM+
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I'm already in QSK mode. I wonder if using QRQ mode would help?
73, WS1L On Fri, Apr 24, 2020 at 7:34 AM John Simmons <[hidden email]> wrote: > Use the QSK mode. There is no menu option to change the rise time- > intentionally. If you listen to CW contests there are some REALLY wide > signals out there. The K3 won't let you do that. > > Side note: The Drake 4-line had the best sounding CW note, in my humble > opinion. > > -de John NI0K > > Chuck Chandler wrote on 4/24/2020 7:02 AM: > > Here's some further info quoted from a fellow who has worked me a dozen > > times or so in the CWT's. We haven't had a rag chew so I'm hoping this > is > > still a N1MM+ = computer = K3S issue. My last rag chew yesterday with a > > fellow when I asked, he described my bug-sent CW note as "very steady, > > pure" or words to that effect. > > > > "the keying is very very "soft" - the opposite of a "hard" clicky signal. > > The attack/decay time, i.e. the time it takes to go from full off to full > > on (or on to off) is so long that a string of dits at over 30 wpm almost > > melt into one another, making it hard to copy. It's certainly > distinctive." > > > > Is there a menu to adjust CW rise time? Is a firmware reload worthwhile? > > I'm currently at the latest versions. > > > > 73 de Chuck, WS1L > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[hidden email] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [hidden email] > -- =================== Chuck Chandler [hidden email] =================== ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
Re: K3S poor CW reported with N1MM+
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In reply to this post by John Simmons
IMHO nothing beat the sound of CW from a Collins 32V3. Yeah, I’m old!
73 K8NU > On Apr 24, 2020, at 8:29 AM, John Simmons <[hidden email]> wrote: > > Use the QSK mode. There is no menu option to change the rise time- intentionally. If you listen to CW contests there are some REALLY wide signals out there. The K3 won't let you do that. > > Side note: The Drake 4-line had the best sounding CW note, in my humble opinion. > > -de John NI0K Carl Yaffey K8NU 614 268 6353, Columbus OH http://www.carl-yaffey.com http://www.grassahol.com http://www.bluesswing.com Https://www.columbusfolkmusicsociety.org http://www.timbrewolves.carl-yaffey.com http://www.folkramblers.carl-yaffey.com Http:www.clintonvillegrass.com ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
Re: K3S poor CW reported with N1MM+
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I rather liked the old Russian tank radios. Whoop de whoop de ....
whoop whoop de whoop. 73, Roger On 4/24/2020 9:40 AM, Carl Yaffey wrote: > IMHO nothing beat the sound of CW from a Collins 32V3. Yeah, I’m old! > 73 K8NU ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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