[Elecraft] rise/fall time: blind-sided

[Greg]

IF this changed, it was VERY VERY early on.  I do not remember changing
this, but if I did, it was shortly after the FAQ was first posted.  CW rise
and fall have not been part of the firmware for months.  Elecraft optimised
these settings for best CW performance.

As the FAQ says.  If the need presents itself, the subject will be reviewed
again to put these settings back in the FW.

While FAQ updates were fast and furious following the K3's announcement,
updates recently have been few.  I think the last update I did was to list
the TX INHB pin on the ACCY connector and add the link for the Operating
Tips.

73
Greg
AB7R

-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL
Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2007 1:48 PM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: [Elecraft] rise/fall time: blind-sided


>From the FAQ

[snip]
Can the user adjust the rise and fall time on CW?  If yes, what are the
steps?

The CW settings have been optimized at the factory and will not be
adjustable.  IF a need presents itself to make them adjustable it can
be done in a future firmware revision.
[end snip]

Wow...when did this happen?

The answer used to be YES.  While I"m sure the rise/fall times are
good (as reported by ZV and others, but questioned by EKM), I am
totally surprised that something changed in the FAQ "without
notification."  Or did I miss it?

Since I had personal (private) email exchanges about this (rise/fall
for cw) and saw the adjustability as a "feature" I liked (but did
suggest that the "low end" for the rise time range was too short and
would be clicky), I feel rather "empty."  Not so much because this
"feature" was dropped, but because I don't know what else was
"changed" on the FAQ.  I never did save an original copy.

Is there a list of "deleted features" from the early FAQs available?

Thanks,
de Doug KR2Q
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