Note that F# = 739.9888 Pretty close to 740. --Oliver W6ODJ
On 1 Jan. 2012, at 8:48 AM, Josh Lehan <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi there! > > A minor request: I would love it if the CW sidetone pitch could have > finer gradations. Currently, it is tunable only in increments of 10 Hz, > from 400 Hz to 700 Hz. Would it be possible to have it tune in > increments of 1 Hz? Reason is, the pitches sound "off key" to me, as if > it's being played on a piano that's out of tune. > > The only musical note that lines up exactly with 10 Hz increments is 440 > Hz (typical "A") so I've been using that, even though it's rather low. > I'd love to go an octave higher, to 880 Hz, but that's beyond the > allowed tuning range. > > I have a musical background before discovering ham radio, and so I've > developed perhaps a bad habit, that is, matching incoming CW signals to > the sidetone by listening to the pitch and tuning the radio so that it > matches the known good sidetone pitch, like tuning a musical instrument. > However, because of the 10 Hz increments, I can't get good tuning on > the sidetone to begin with. It sounds strange to my ears, because the > sidetone isn't exactly where I want it to be, at a musical note I'm > familiar with. > > Also, a wider range would be nice, perhaps up to 1000 Hz or so, as it > seems my hearing is more sensitive at higher pitches. > > Thanks! > > Josh > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
