I have to agree with the assessment that there being one "ideal" pitch for CW is bunk. It's a load of nonsense.
I'm a person who CAN perceive even tiny deviations in pitch, but CW is information encoded in the on/off timing, not in the pitch, so it seems really weird to me to try to make it conform to some kind of musical standard. The pitches we use in music are all pretty arbitrary anyway. There used to be wide disagreement even about the frequency for "A", and there are tuning systems other than 12-tone equal temperament, too. Every person's cochlea frequency response is going to vary a little, and some people (like me) will even have a slightly different curve from one ear to the other. The "best" frequency at which to hear CW is the one that sounds good to you at the moment and that you can copy the best right now, end of story, IMHO. Nick On 13 October 2013 07:46, Brian Alsop <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi John, > > I read that article too. Personally I think it is a lot of bunk. It > assumes perfect hearing. > -- *N6OL* Saying something doesn't make it true. Belief in something doesn't make it real. And if you have to lie to support a position, that position is not worth supporting. ______________________________________________________________ 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
