OK, I know this is personal preference thing. But with the K2, it isn't easy to change CW pitch on the fly. While the sidetone frequency can be easily changed, CAL FIL needs to be redone. Many other rigs will allow you to select the CW pitch or offset on the fly.
I chose 400 Hz for my pitch. Sometimes I wonder if the best pitch varies between rigs. I know it varies between bands. I can play with the K2 RIT value and get at least +/- 50 Hz or more of variation from my 400 Hz preference. Last night I readjusted the KAF2 pots and got the response more centered around 400 Hz. It had been centered a little lower. Last night I was working a CW station on 30 meters just in my noise level. Usually I have to listen a little lower in pitch, but this time it helped to listen a little higher. The band conditions seem to dictate the best pitch. That said, I wonder how to best choose a pitch. I've thought of increasing the pitch up to 420 or even 450 Hz. But I won't be able to return to 400 Hz without running CAL FIL again, not a fast process. I definitely don't want to go above 500 Hz. The 600 Hz default is very fatiguing to me and actually piercing. Again I know this is a personal thing. It really would be neat if the K2 firmware could be modified to accommodate several banks of filter settings for different needs, such as CW pitches. 73, Steve N6VL K2 #2289 _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
