[Elecraft] K3 Update: It keeps getting better...

[Rick Tavan N6XI]

On 7/19/07, Joseph Trombino Jr <w2kj at bellsouth.net> wrote:
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> Glad to see that you have been having fun with your K3 beta unit.
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> A good portion of the folks on the Elecraft list are CW OPS and along with
> them I would be interested in knowing about the QSK/Sidetone on the K3.

I operate 90% CW. The sidetone sounds great - like a pure sinusoid. So
does the QSK. It has some low level clicks but is very pleasant to
listen to. This is at 15W - I don't have the 100W amp yet. Wayne says
it may get better in the future when they have time to tune the
software a little more.  I ran a QSK test with N6TV and he was able to
break a chain of dits at around 30 WPM with as little as one dit on
his end. This isn't easy since his dit would, on average, overlap one
of mine by 50%. A dah was easy to detect at 30+. Real sending should
be detectable at higher speeds than I usually operate (40+). This is
first-class QSK and you can turn it on and off with a button without
disturbing your favorite semi-breakin delay setting.

73,

/Rick N6XI



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"In days of old, when ops were bold, and sidebands not invented,
The word would pass, by pounding brass, and all were well contented."