How accurate is the CW setting on a KX3

[JandG]

Hi all,

Just wondering about the accuracy of the CW Words/Minute setting. How accurate is it?

People tell me that it seems faster then it is set to.

Using the KX3 Utility on a MacBook Pro with all the latest firmware and OS X.

Anyone knows or comments appreciated,

73


Gerard
vk2jng at iCloud dot com



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[Stephen G4SJP]

Gerard,

My CW speed usually agrees with what the Reverse Beacon Network reports,
and is never more than +/- 1 wpm different.  That's based upon around 22
wpm.

Stephen G4SJP


On 1 August 2015 at 08:44, Gerard Elijzen <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Just wondering about the accuracy of the CW Words/Minute setting. How
> accurate is it?
>
> People tell me that it seems faster then it is set to.
>
> Using the KX3 Utility on a MacBook Pro with all the latest firmware and OS
> X.
>
> Anyone knows or comments appreciated,
>
> 73
>
>
> Gerard
> vk2jng at iCloud dot com
>
>
>
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[drewko]

There is a little program called Precision CW Fistcheck which you could
use to measure the speed. It measures character speed and shows a
graphical representation of each character (dots and dashes) as they are
sent, supposedly within 0.1 wpm.

Of course, the overall speed depends on word spacing. You could just
send a bunch of PARIS (= 1 word) and time it with a stopwatch

Can't imagine the KX3 would be off by more than 1-2 wpm...

73,
Drew
AF2Z



On 08/01/15 03:44, Gerard Elijzen wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Just wondering about the accuracy of the CW Words/Minute setting. How accurate is it?
>
> People tell me that it seems faster then it is set to.
>
> Using the KX3 Utility on a MacBook Pro with all the latest firmware and OS X.
>
> Anyone knows or comments appreciated,
>
> 73
>
>
> Gerard
> vk2jng at iCloud dot com
>

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