[Elecraft] spectrogram question

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About one year ago when I built a RockMite-40 and was about to try it I heard somebody calling CQ on 7040 kHz.  I quickly plugged in my Bencher paddles to find that only one side was working and the other side didn't (new stereo 1/8" plug from R.S. was bad).  Couldn't find my straight key right off (sorry, I had moved a couple of years before and still haven't finished unpacking yet).  So, I quickly found another 1/8" plug which I clipped some wires to and tapped out my reply for my first QRPp QSO with the RockMite-40, from Allentown, PA to Wilmington, DE!  This relates to the thread about a bad fist as well, as you can imagine.  But I guess it wasn't so bad, or at least when I explained and appologized in advance to the guy in DE he must have given me great room for error, but was still able to copy me okay.  I was horrified as it was the worst code I think I had ever sent!  It was classic, though, to have a Morse code QSO by literally tapping two wires together.

Mark, NK8Q
K2 #4786
>From: Andrew Moore <moore at comcast.net>
>Date: Wed Apr 06 14:02:59 CDT 2005
>To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: Re: [Elecraft] spectrogram question

>> It appears you already have it set correctly. You want the center of the 
>> passband (not an errant peak) to be over the frequency marker.
>> 
>> Now, this having been said, that sharp peak you illustrated, is it there 
>> ALL THE TIME? If so, that's very unusual... and it might indicate that 
>
>The sharp peak was there all the time; I used band noise as the source.
>It must have been a signal (ham or locally generated).  Filters are now
>aligned and as an added bonus all but the narrowest filter have the same
>pitch.
>
>Thanks to all who replied.
>
>Now if only my paddle would arrive I could get on the air.  Everything
>else on #4778 is finished.
>
>--Andrew
>
>
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