I agree with Bob, NW8L's comments below. I've been on the air 99% CW for 41 years and I use Auto-spot. I can easily match tones to better than 10 cycles by ear, but why bother? Auto-spot is working better in 1.94 Beta and I have every confidence that it will only get better.
73, john WA1ABI > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Bob Cunnings > Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 10:25 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 BETA FIRMWARE RELEASE -- MCU rev 1.94 > > > I've been on the air for 25 years working 99% cw, and zero beating by > ear the whole time, thank you. Your condescending comments aren't > helpful in this case. > > I appreciated the auto-spot feature since it saves time and was very > robust. *I* find that *this* cw op enjoyed using this particular zero > beating gizmo, advertised as a first tier feature of the K3. > Unfortunately performance regressed in the latest firmware version - > but it will be restored to its former glory only if the users offer > their feedback to the developers. > > Bob NW8L > > On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 5:47 AM, K3KO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Guys, > > > > There is another way to solve the CW spot problem. > > > > It's called get on the air and work CW. You will quickly > develop the skill > > of zero beating by ear. > > You will find that most CW ops don't use any zero beating gizmo. Much > > faster and easier to do it by ear. > _______________________________________________ > 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 _______________________________________________ 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
