[Elecraft] cw operating question

Thu Jul 24 21:05:00 2003

John
There are a number of ways to accomplish what you are trying to do but, for
what its worth, here's what I usually do; I will zero beat my signal with
the station I am in contact with by matching my frequency to his by matching
his audio tone to the spot tone.  Then I will lock my transmit frequency and
turn on the RIT.  Then any drift or frequency change on the part of the
station I am working can be tuned in using the RIT and my transmit frequency
doesn't change (except for its drift).  What I hear quite often is the
station I am working will tune me in using his VFO and when he transmits
then he is off the frequency he was on to start with.  Imagine what happens
when both stations do this; after a few minutes they are nowhere near the
frequency they started on.  If the station you were talking about in CA was
never more than .20 kHz (not .20 Hz!) you would have no problem keeping up
with him using your RIT.  Hope this helps.

I saw your picture with Gordon.  Are you kin to him?

73,
Sam, KL7V/5 Oklahoma City

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Cooper" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 5:54 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] cw operating question

I made a cw contact last night but the other stations signals were drifting
in and out.  Not mine but his this was while I was listening.  I had to use
the RIT and follow him up and down while copying it was a little hard but no
problem just need practise.  Is this why their is a RIT button?  Theirs been
a lot back and forth bout drift but its all been bout our station drifting
after transmiting and letting the k2 get hot if you dont have the mod.  This
guy was runing a ten tec in CA, Im in TX.  Ive ended qsos before prematurely
cause they just left or disapeared now I wonder if its because their signal
just drifted a lil bit.  I did not know you had to follow cw. I thought you
just cq then talked.  He was never than bout .20 hz away.  Anywhere from
14.010.20 to 14.010.50.  Dont let the 2x1 call fool you. IM a young newbie
to the hobby.

73s wt5y john

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