[Elecraft] Re: [skcc] SS "Strangenss"

[Kurt Pawlikowski]

Hi!

    Offset issue resolved: Mostly, it was an operator error! (ME!). 
Well, the rig seems to be operating within calibration. While I have a 
question or two (I posed them to Don), it looks like the mystery is 
fixed... for now!

    Thanks for all the comments.

    Regards,

    kurtt

    Kurt Pawlikowski, AKA WB9FMC
    The Pinrod Corporation
    kurtt at pinrod.com
    (773) 284-9500
    http://pinrod.com

Kurt Pawlikowski wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> First, FYI: this is cross-posted to the Elecraft reflector and the
> SKCC group.
>
> I "played" on the SS the weekend. Attained 63 contacts QRP (KX-1). I
> was mostly giving out points as I probably won't submit my log... But,
> anyway...
>
> While attempting to respond to a station, I was using a spectrum
> program so I knew I was on the calling stations frequency (in this case,
> I believe the KX-1 uses a 600 Hz offset - I've tested it with another
> radio and it seems correct). So, here's the "strange" part: If I zero
> beat the calling station, there was about a 1 in 10 chance they'd hear
> me! If, on-the-other-paw, I tuned to about 450 or 500 Hz, they seemed to
> hear me okay! And this included stations who were answering on their
> exact frequency! I first noted this when calling one station, but heard
> my call at about a 100 Hz tone (which meant my sig was 500 Hz below
> him). I thought, "Huh?" Well, it works out well, because the bandwidth
> filters seem centered on about 450 Hz when at it's narrowest, but the
> question is, why was this? I mean I fully expected stations to be
> listening on their own frequency first, then offsets. Or, am I missing
> something? {'-)
>
> Regards,
>
> kurtt
>
> Kurt Pawlikowski, AKA WB9FMC
> The Pinrod Corporation
> kurtt at pinrod.com <mailto:kurtt%40pinrod.com>
> (773) 284-9500
> http://pinrod.com <http://pinrod.com>
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