I find QSK tiring, especially when the incoming audio is loud. The transmit
period I find restful to my ears. On the odd occasion I miss an over and
need a repeat, but not often.
David
G3UNA
----- Original Message -----
From: "DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 28, 2007 5:24 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] contest reflections on K2 - addendum
Hi all:
1. QSK. This is user skill level dependent. If you do 20 wpm or
less, the K2 QSK may be fine for you. During contesting, I am going
at least 32-34 wpm, and not uncommonly at 40wpm. At these speeds and
during a contest, I NEED to hear everything immediately (that is what
top-end contesting is about). So not hearing between dits at "slow"
contest speeds of 32 wpm is an issue for me. NOTE that I still used
the K2 despite that deficit because OVERALL, it is a great radio. But
for someone used to real QSK, this is not real QSK. Ask other serious
contesters and they will say the same. For most K2 users, who are
clearly not serious contesters, this is not an issue at all. Since
the K3 says "very much better QSK than the K2," I would easily assume
that the deficit is real and acknowledged.
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