[Elecraft] Why is 600Hz Suggested For K2 CW

Fri May 9 14:52:00 2003

Mike

I find 400 Hz and 250 Hz pretty good. 700 Hz is too wide, it lets a lot of
noise through.

Dave, G4AON
K1 #1154, K2 #1892 (no audio filters added)

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Linden, Mike (BRC-Hes)" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, May 09, 2003 6:52 PM
Subject: [Elecraft] Why is 600Hz Suggested For K2 CW

>   I read somewhere in the K2 manuals (plan on ordering my
relatively-loaded
> K2 this fall) that 600Hz is suggested for CW operation even though the
radio
> would be capable of doing 700Hz. Does anyone know why 600Hz is
"preferred"?
>
>   I would have a tendency to configure the K2 for 700Hz to match my
Kenwood
> TS-930SAT, but would be willing to configure it for 600Hz if performance
> would be "better".
>
>   Just curious, Michael N9BDF