[Elecraft] what should I hear using cw reverse vs normal?

[John R. Lonigro]

Tim and Tom:

Tom's answer is ideally the correct one, but if you experience no 
difference at all in your sidetone pitch when you switch from cw to 
cw-rev with your K2, you should consider yourself very lucky.  They 
should be close (within perhaps 20 Hz), but don't expect them to be 
identical.   You just can't calibrate the K2 accurately enough to get 
those results.

So don't be surprised if the sidetone pitch changes a little when you 
switch to CW-rev.  And don't waste all weekend trying to make that 
difference zero.  It most likely isn't going to happen.  At least that's 
my experience.

73's,

John AA0VE

Tom Arntzen wrote:

> Hi Tim!
> If you are 100% zerobeat with the signal u will not nessecary hear any 
> difference at all.
> cw and cwr is like lsb and usb.
> Normal differences will be a little change in the noicepitch due to 
> switching sidebands.
> In some rare cases where you are troubled with qrm you could try to 
> switch opposite sideband ,  e.g. cw to cwr.
> Not always , but in some cases you can improve your reception.
> Also if you don't hear any difference in pitch of the cw signal when 
> toggling between cw and cwr you are 100% on frequency with your 
> qsopartner.
>
> 73 de Tom LA1PHA
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: <nz7c at cox.net>
> To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2005 5:51 AM
> Subject: [Elecraft] what should I hear using cw reverse vs normal?
>
>
>> If I am listening to 10000.00 in vw mode and chenge between cw and cw 
>> reverse - what should I hear as a difference and why?  Thanks in 
>> advance,
>> 73/Tim NZ7C
>>
>
>