[Elecraft] Re: Zero beat hint and why 800hz maximum?

[Fred Jensen]

David Woolley (E.L) wrote:
> <div class="moz-text-flowed" style="font-family: -moz-fixed">O. Johns 
> wrote:
> 
>> Also, 740.0 is within a fraction of a Hertz of a correctly tuned 
>> (well-tempered tuning) F#.  So there is good reason to have the 
>> increments of sidetone pitch be 10 Hz rather than 50 Hz.
> 
> Might it not be better to use a logarithmic scale (e.g. equal tempered 
> semi-tones) or a near logarithmic scale, with rational frequency ratios 
> (natural (is this "well tempered"?) semitones).
> 

Only if you're running CW on a clavier.

73,

Fred K6DGW
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