By George, you're right! No, I never noticed it, but now that you point it out and I'm testing it -- sure enough. The difference is detectable to the ear, at 25 WPM anyway. A 'scope would tell you exactly what the difference is. Should be an easy bug to track down and fix (he said glibly, knowing nothing). :-)
Put it on the list! Bill W5WVO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barry Simpson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Elecraft'" <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 9:46 PM Subject: [Elecraft] K3 Keying > Has anyone else noticed that there is a substantial difference in the mark > space ratio of the keying dependent on whether you operate QSK/semi break in > compared with manual transmit, eg push the transmit button on the front > panel or use a foot switch to enter transmit. > > > > The QSK/semi break in are similar but they are much lighter than in the > constant transmit mode. > > > > I did notice when I first got the K3 that the QSK/semi break in was light > and I had to compensate for that in my keyer. Likewise the built in keyer > seems to have a default setting to cater for the light keying. No great > drama - just an observation. > > > > Just for general information I have just wired up my K3 to my FL7000 linear > for auto band change as per the directions from W4TV back on 23 May. It > works great but the tx inhibit is unusable in other than QSK. However I > don't need it for proper operation and have turned it back off in the Config > setting. > > > > 73 > > > > Barry VK2BJ > > _______________________________________________ > 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
