Thanks Phil... New owner jitters is all... My radio is on Sacramento now... -- Thanks and 73's, For equipment, and software setups and reviews see: www.nk7z.net for MixW support see; http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info for Dopplergram information see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dopplergram/info for MM-SSTV see: http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MM-SSTV/info
On Sat, 2014-04-12 at 17:45 -0700, Phil Hystad wrote: > Dave, > > Let me add my two-bits too --- I am about 98 percent CW but NOT QRQ. > I am 18 to 25 wpm depending but during contests I will play around with > others at 30 wpm or more. I have never had any problems with clicks > or anything else. I am often in a QSO with a friend or two who would not > be shy about telling me if my CW keying was clicky, chirpy, or whatever. > > 73, phil, K7PEH > > > On Apr 12, 2014, at 4:49 PM, David Cole <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Thank you!!! I was starting to get worried that the K3 could not > > generate CW... :) > > -- > > Thanks and 73's, > > For equipment, and software setups and reviews see: > > www.nk7z.net > > for MixW support see; > > http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/mixw/info > > for Dopplergram information see: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/dopplergram/info > > for MM-SSTV see: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups/MM-SSTV/info > > > > > > On Sat, 2014-04-12 at 15:35 -0700, Fred Jensen wrote: > >> On 4/12/2014 1:07 PM, David Cole wrote: > >> > >>> Could you expand a bit on the choppy CW thing? I am a new K3 person, > >>> and I just bought my K3. All this talk about choppy CW makes me a bit > >>> apprehensive. If I use a normal Vibroplex iambic paddle, and send well > >>> am I going to have a problem, or is this something about using the KBD > >>> option? > >> > >> Short answer: No and you can stop being apprehensive about it. :-) > >> > >> You will plug in your paddle [and/or external keyer and/or computer], > >> and you will be sending clickless CW with full-QSK. Had the subject not > >> come up [again] on this email list, the odds that you'd ever encounter > >> and notice its effects are vanishingly small unless you are a 60+ WPM > >> full QSK operator. I operate in a lot of CW contests with N1MM driving > >> a WinKeyUSB at between 30 and 35 WPM, KPA500, full QSK, QRQ option off. > >> No one has ever given me a QSD. When I've specifically asked friends > >> [good CW ops] to evaluate my keying, they tell me it's great. My "fist" > >> is another matter of course. :-) > >> > >> It's another example of how you have to filter a list like this one. > >> The variety of K3 owners is vast, and some push the limits in various > >> ways and at those limits, they start seeing things the vast majority of > >> us never do or ever will. They tend to discuss them here, which is > >> fine. Those using the K3 as the IF for transverters up to the microwave > >> ranges are very concerned about frequency stability, and often discuss > >> it on this list too. Your K3 will be rock-solid for you on HF, no need > >> for apprehension over that either. > >> > >> 73, > >> > >> Fred K6DGW > >> - Northern California Contest Club > >> - CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014 > >> - www.cqp.org > >> > >> ______________________________________________________________ > >> 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 > >> Message delivered to [email protected] > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > > 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 > > Message delivered to [email protected] > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to [email protected]
