[Elecraft] Spot Tone

[Craig Rairdin]

Most of my CW work is contests. I don't have time to adjust the level. Most
of the time I can hear that the two tones are the same frequency. But
sometimes my ear tricks me and I'm off by some happy sounding interval, like
a whole octave or a fifth or a third. All I was saying in my post is that
the visual trick works great if you have trouble hearing it.

Craig

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From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ron D'Eau Claire
Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 12:42 AM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Spot Tone


Craig, NZ0R wrote:

I have a pretty good sense of pitch and some musical talent, but for some
reason I find it easier to put the peak over the 600 mark than to "hear" 600
Hz reliably.

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The "spot" function does not require any sense of musical pitch or tone. It
does not require one to detect a particular frequency. Perhaps that's the
confusion. Finding "zero beat" is the method FOR those with no musical
talent or sense of frequency.