[Elecraft] K3 CW speed request

[Vic K2VCO]

charles wrote:

> The K3 internal keyer is an excellent keyer and I find nothing wrong with the 
> weighting or the weighting adjustment control. I am asking if the speed 
> control resolution could be halved.

What everyone really wants to know, Charles, is *why* this is important. 
It would cause speed changes to be slower, and special care on the part 
of the programmer to assure precise timing. Timing issues in a radio 
like the K3 are complicated, because of the asynchronous events which 
also have to be handled.

In addition to the inaccuracy of the keyer, the operator's spacing is 
highly variable (even if the keyer supports autospacing, which the K3's 
does not).

In my experience a resolution of 1 wpm is quite adequate. I've been a CW 
operator for 51 years, although I'm not sure how relevant this is.

So the question is, "what's magic about 21.5 wpm?"
-- 
73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco