Morse reader on KX2

[Emory Schley]

I'm having a bit of a problem with my KX2, not a serious one, but a confusing one. Whenever I use the built-in keyer to send my callsign, the screen readout interprets my call as N4LEG instead of the correct N4LP. This happens at 13 wpm, but if I change the speed to 12 wpm, then my callsign is interpreted correctly. I don't think it's my keying because the internal keyer handles that. Does anyone else experience a problem like this... and is there a solution? Thanks
 
Emory Schley
N4LP
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[Don Wilhelm]

Emory,

I suspect a little too much time between the first dit of the "P" and
the following dah.
at slower speed, the element spacing is probably OK.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 1/2/2017 1:48 PM, Emory Schley wrote:
> I'm having a bit of a problem with my KX2, not a serious one, but a confusing one. Whenever I use the built-in keyer to send my callsign, the screen readout interprets my call as N4LEG instead of the correct N4LP. This happens at 13 wpm, but if I change the speed to 12 wpm, then my callsign is interpreted correctly. I don't think it's my keying because the internal keyer handles that. Does anyone else experience a problem like this... and is there a solution? Thanks
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[na5n]

Emory Schley writes:

> Whenever I use the built-in keyer to send my callsign, the  
> screen readout interprets my call as N4LEG instead of the correct N4LP.

I had the same problem when I first got my KX2.  The CW weighting was set  
for 1.0; I changed it to 1.25 for a better dit-to-dah ratio and my sent CW  
became much more readable.  Don't know if that addresses your problem, but  
worth checking.  The reader does seem to slice certain letters into two  
(like F into I N) if you're not real snappy :-)

72, Paul NA5N
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[Nr4c]

I'm no expert but the reader is probably reading exactly what you send. I will frequently see my K3S read "NR4TR". It's all in the spacing and we know what we mean to send but the reader has no idea until it hears it. And, it has no "context" to assist it.

Sent from my iPhone
...nr4c. bill

> On Jan 2, 2017, at 3:59 PM, [hidden email] wrote:
>
> Emory Schley writes:
>
>> Whenever I use the built-in keyer to send my callsign, the screen readout interprets my call as N4LEG instead of the correct N4LP.
>
> I had the same problem when I first got my KX2.  The CW weighting was set for 1.0; I changed it to 1.25 for a better dit-to-dah ratio and my sent CW became much more readable.  Don't know if that addresses your problem, but worth checking.  The reader does seem to slice certain letters into two (like F into I N) if you're not real snappy :-)
>
> 72, Paul NA5N
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