[Elecraft] QSK...

Wed Jan 16 10:59:00 2002

I'm an OF too, and I agree with the OF N0SS.  I'll give no lumps to anyone=20
who chooses not to use qsk, but I'll make no such choice.  I am delighted=20
the K2 has a decent qsk and I appreciate the efforts Elecraft has made to=20
make it even better.  When done at its best, qsk will allow your sidetone=20
to sound just like another signal on the air -- the closest I have found to =

this is with, strangely enough, the little Ten-Tec QRP kit, which has qsk=20
that far surpasses that of its bigger brothers.  The K2's qsk is getting=20
there.

Good qsk adds another dimension to a cw qso.  Two cw ops who are used to=20
full qsk can converse using cw in a way that is otherwise impossible, even=20
with partial qsk.  A lovely interplay occurs that happens naturally and=20
seamlessly, and it is not filled with strings of attention dots. I have not =

encountered a large number of cw ops who have evolved into this state, but=20
it sure is fun when it occurs.  qsk also allows you to be fully aware of=20
changing band conditions while you are sending.  This makes it possible for =

you to adapt your transmission content to the introduction of qrm or qrn.=20
I wouldn't stay home without it.

best wishes,

dave belsley, w1euy

--On Wednesday, January 16, 2002 9:17 AM -0600 Tom Hammond N=D8SS=20
<[email protected]> wrote:

> I agree... and no 'lumps' to anyone...
>
> If properly implemented, QSK can be a SIGNIFICANT benefit to CW operators
> who choose to use it. It CAN take a bit of getting used to being able to
> hear the other guys WHILE you're sending, but once you get the hang of
> being able to pick out your sidetone in the midst of the other signals,
> it's a REAL PLEASURE to use. I wouldn't operate without it... period. But
> then, I'm an OF, and we OF's do weird things like that.
>
> Tom  N0SS
>
> Jonathan Taylor K1RFD wrote:
>> Not a "lump", just a comment, that QSK is a huge advantage on NTS.
>> Saves a lot of time getting fills.
>>
>> I suspect that DXers appreciate it also -- reduces QRM on pileups.
>
>> > Eddy Avila, K6SDW, wrote:
>> > Bill, my opinion....QSK is way overrated!!! Don't care fer
>> > it....semi-breakin just fine....
>>
>> > Ok, now to take my lumps from the QSK crowd.....U G H!
>
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David A. Belsley
Professor of Economics