[Elecraft] Best CW Pitch???

[Steve Kallal]

OK, I know this is personal preference thing. But with the K2, it isn't easy
to change CW pitch on the fly. While the sidetone frequency can be easily
changed, CAL FIL needs to be redone. Many other rigs will allow you to
select the CW pitch or offset on the fly.

I chose 400 Hz for my pitch. Sometimes I wonder if the best pitch varies
between rigs. I know it varies between bands. I can play with the K2 RIT
value and get at least +/- 50 Hz or more of variation from my 400 Hz
preference. Last night I readjusted the KAF2 pots and got the response more
centered around 400 Hz. It had been centered a little lower.

Last night I was working a CW station on 30 meters just in my noise level.
Usually I have to listen a little lower in pitch, but this time it helped to
listen a little higher. The band conditions seem to dictate the best pitch.

That said, I wonder how to best choose a pitch. I've thought of increasing
the pitch up to 420 or even 450 Hz. But I won't be able to return to 400 Hz
without running CAL FIL again, not a fast process. I definitely don't want
to go above 500 Hz. The 600 Hz default is very fatiguing to me and actually
piercing.

Again I know this is a personal thing. It really would be neat if the K2
firmware could be modified to accommodate several banks of filter settings
for different needs, such as CW pitches.

73,

Steve N6VL
K2 #2289