Sure. Speed definitions for Morse code are a bit fuzzy at best.
Measured in WPM, it depends on the "words" since it will take a lot
longer to send "JY1JP" than to send "N5EEE" even though they both have 5
letters. The standard "word" originally was "MORSE" which has 50 dot
times. Urban legend has it that it was changed to "PARIS" [also 50 dot
times] when the world was defining the Prime Meridian, but that's
another probably apocryphal story.
If you can observe the keying when sending continuous dots ... AND the
key down/key up times are equal ... AND the key down time when sending
continuous dashes is 3 times the dot time ... AND the key up time on
continuous dashes is the same as the key-up time for dots, then you can
compare two different keyers. With hand sending however, 1 WPM is
probably way into the noise.
73,
Fred ("Skip") K6DGW
Sparks NV USA
Washoe County DM09dn
On 8/11/2017 7:54 AM, Phil Hystad wrote:
I think I have detected a subtle difference between the keyer speed of my KX2
and my K3. Is this possible?
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