[Elecraft] Zero beating

[George, W5YR]

Sonny, I don't think that anyone has claimed that one MUST be on any
particular frequency, zero-beat or whatever. The content of this thread has
been on ways to achieve that when the operator so desires.

I have worked CW for 50 years more than your six but for at least the first
6 years I only occasionally ever operated on the same frequency as the
station I was working. You're right - some of the time it just doesn't
matter. 

The emphasis on accurate frequency is coming from the increasing use of
very narrow filters for CW transceive operation. It is possible for an
operator to completely miss your call if you are too far off his frequency.
Folks don't tune around for reponses the way we did 50 years ago!

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sonny smithson wrote:
> 
> What I've found in my 6 years of cw operating  is that being off zero beat a few
> hz plus or minus makes no difference to most operators.  I have never had someone
> come back and say zero beat me.  If you feel you must be exactly on by all means
> build the tuning indicator.  For me I will stick to what works-my ears!
> Sonny   KG8WK
> Hank Kohl K8DD wrote:
> 
> > One of the first things I learned in CW traffic nets a long time ago from
> > OT's was that the NCS sent QNZ for a reason ..... To get everyone zero beat
> > with the NCS.
> >
> > Once you understand NTS net protocol there is no problem distinguishing
> > between NCS and check-in's.
> >
> > 73    Hank    K8DD