Hi Ralph, You know, I've always thought that weighting referred to the Dah:dit ratio, and some references out there in googleland say that. Others (K1EL winkey documentation has a good explanation) support that it is the Dit:space ratio that changes. In any event, the K3 and the KX3 are different and they don't preserve the 3:1 Dah:dit that I like to hear.
Cheers and 73, Fred -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ralph Parker Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 7:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Elecraft] CW WGT observations and measurements >I normally keep the K3's CW WGT setting at 1.0 because I like the 3:1 >Dah:Dit ratio and the 1:1 Dit:Space ratio. When I tried that with the >KX3 it sounded horrible to my ears - very choppy. With all due respect to Fred, I think that's because the K3 (and probably the KX3) weight adjustment seems not to change the weight at all, just the ratio. 'Weight' will add a bit of time to each dot/dash character equally, and preserve the 1:3 and 1:1 ratios. (Am I opening a can of worms here?) I use a version of the Super CMOS keyer, and like to add a bit of weight. I can also do it within the control software for my microHam keyers. Another reason to use an external keyer, IMHO. Ralph, VE7XF ______________________________________________________________ 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
