I will preface this with the comment that I did not order my K3 until Wayne did the "QRQ mode" firmware work because I operate a lot of QRQ (the definition of this varies of course, for me it is 60+ WPM full QSK).
I believe the speed at which someone starts to hear the inconsistency in the K3 Keying in non-QRQ mode is a function of the individual, and also whether one is listening in a speaker or headphones. For me, I just barely start to notice it at 40 wpm with headphones. At 45 wpm it is intolerable. At 60 wpm it is unintelligible. For those who notice it at 30 wpm, my hat is off to your ears capability to detect timing variations I know a few years ago when testing with others, some thought it was fine at 45 wpm. I have no use for RIT or SPLIT, so I am one of the minority who is quite happy to stay in QRQ mode 100% of the time. The only time I press RIT is to demonstrate the QRQ keying to others in non-QRQ mode. I would like to have passband SHIFT available, but my guess is that Wayne would find it very difficult to remove the limitations in QRQ mode, and the target market for speeds above 40 wpm is extremely tiny. I had not been aware that anyone could notice a difference at 30 wpm. I have what I think are pretty picky ears so that is interesting to learn. Chuck, W5UXH -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/Side-Effects-of-QRQ-On-The-K3-tp7587070p7587115.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________________________ 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]
