Re: [Elecraft] To zero beat or not to zero beat

Thanks everyone who responded to this.  I checked my calibration as suggested and believe it was, indeed, about 50 Hz above actual.  I'll test with some live spots. 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the Reverse Beacon Network at , now spotting RTTY activity worldwide. For

Re: [Elecraft] To zero beat or not to zero beat

Hi, if you are using the SPOT function on K3 then be careful... It does not work properly when you have the NTCH in use. I do not know why but I noticed it several times that SPOT is failing with NTCH ON. Also it does not work for 100% when the receiving signal is weak... - 73 - Petr,

Re: [Elecraft] To zero beat or not to zero beat

On 2/21/2019 23:45, F5vjc wrote: I wondered if someone (Mike W5JR) would mention the N1MM feature to randomise spots frequencies on the Bandmap so that you DONT call on Zero beat. I tried it, but I found it spread out the spots way too much, and could find a way to control the spread. Now I

Re: [Elecraft] To zero beat or not to zero beat

I wondered if someone (Mike W5JR) would mention the N1MM feature to randomise spots frequencies on the Bandmap so that you DONT call on Zero beat. I use this feature and it works of course but you often wonder if this is the best tactic especially if you feel you are not getting a response within

[Elecraft] To zero beat or not to zero beat

>Ever since I have owned my K3, I have noticed that most spots put the K3's receiver above the actual frequency of the spotted station. If you're talking about the spots in the bandmap, the difference is probably your BFO pitch offset. Switch sidebands, and you'll see the mark on the other

Re: [Elecraft] To zero beat or not to zero beat

Most of my CW work is on nets.   Otherwise, pse QNZ.   If one is not on frequency, one is not heard. 73 Bob, K4TAX On 2/21/2019 6:54 PM, Jim Brown wrote: On 2/21/2019 4:04 PM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote: And in a pileup the RX bandwidth is narrower.  At 50 Hz BW any 12 to 15 Hz away aren't

Re: [Elecraft] To zero beat or not to zero beat

On 2/21/2019 4:04 PM, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote: And in a pileup the RX bandwidth is narrower. At 50 Hz BW any 12 to 15 Hz away aren't heard. Not really, and for several reasons. First, many skilled CW ops use a fairly wide bandwidth in a pileup so that they hear off-frequency callers.

Re: [Elecraft] To zero beat or not to zero beat

And in a pileup the RX bandwidth is narrower. At 50 Hz BW any 12 to 15 Hz away aren't heard. Yes a higher frequency tone will appear louder. Bob, K4TAX Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 21, 2019, at 5:12 PM, Mike - W5JR wrote: > > N1MM+ Logger, maybe others, have a feature that is selectable

Re: [Elecraft] To zero beat or not to zero beat

N1MM+ Logger, maybe others, have a feature that is selectable on/off (defaults to on) that randomizes the actual frequency used to populate their bandmap from incoming spots. As another poster mentions, in a contest, DON’T ZEROBEAT if you haven’t got the absolute strongest signal. Much easier

Re: [Elecraft] To zero beat or not to zero beat

I use the SPOT feature on my K3S to zero beat the carrier on WWV. This gets me to +/- 1Hz. If it is more I'm inclined to tweak the reference such that it is accurate. As to posting spots, I usually post to the nearest 1 KHz. Thus from experience, I have little confidence in the display

Re: [Elecraft] To zero beat or not to zero beat

If I call you in a contest, you’ll prob hear me 13-29 Hz high/low. I “zero” beat to hear you best and set K3 XIT to 13/20 Hz offset. Hope you’ll hear me standout over the others who zero beat and all come back on same freq. Sent from my iPhone ...nr4c. bill > On Feb 21, 2019, at 4:44 PM,

[Elecraft] To zero beat or not to zero beat

Ever since I have owned my K3, I have noticed that most spots put the K3's receiver above the actual frequency of the spotted station.  Initially, I thought this might have to do with DX spots being rounded to the nearest 100 Hz, but then I realized that, if that were the case, X percent of