I still say turning off the thing while transmitting would solve it. You
don't need to process the side one.


-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
73,
Gwen, NG3P

On Wed, Jul 29, 2026, 15:12 David Gilbert via Elecraft <
[email protected]> wrote:

>
> ChatGPT tells me that almost all of the latency is due to the frame size
> of the FFT processor.  At the application's default sample rate of 2024
> that works out to be just barely under the 43 msec I measured.  That
> sample rate is needed to do the actual processing with decent results,
> so the best workaround seems to be a two path approach ... use a much
> lower frame size when the sidetone is detected and the default frame
> size when it isn't.  Theoretically the latency could be dropped to maybe
> less than 5 msec.
>
> And as you say, if everything was implemented inside the radio, the
> keying itself could control that with almost zero latency.
>
> 73,
> Dave   AB7E
>
>
>
> On 7/29/2026 10:30 AM, Walter Underwood via Elecraft wrote:
> > The algorithm probably has inherent latency regardless of where it is
> implemented. This is one of the challenges of digital processing.
> >
> > But…if implemented internal to a radio, the sidetone could bypass the
> processing.
> >
> > wunder
> > K6WRU
> > Walter Underwood
> > CM87wj
> > http://observer.wunderwood.org/ (my blog)
> >
> >> On Jul 29, 2026, at 10:03 AM, Gwen Patton via Elecraft <
> [email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >> Can it just turn off when sending CW? When you go back to listening,
> turn
> >> it back on? It doesn't need to be on while you're manually sending CW,
> you
> >> can't hear the noise anyway because you're transmitting.
> >>
> >>
> >> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> >> 73,
> >> Gwen, NG3P
> >>
> >>
> >> On Wed, Jul 29, 2026 at 2:19 AM David Gilbert via Elecraft <
> >> [email protected]> wrote:
> >>
> >>> A ham that has been experimenting with my NoiseNuller application
> >>> pointed out to me where the current latency is indeed a problem, and
> >>> that is when listening to the sidetone while sending CW with a key or
> >>> paddle.  The sidetone audio coming out of the computer is delayed
> enough
> >>> to throw off your keying at anything other than pretty slow speeds if
> >>> you depend upon that for feedback.  It wouldn't be a problem for keying
> >>> from a keyboard, but it is when manually keying.
> >>>
> >>> I'm working to improve that.
> >>>
> >>> In my opinion, though, it's just another reason why this kind of
> >>> processing really belongs inside the rig itself.
> >>>
> >>> 73,
> >>> Dave   AB7E
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