[Elecraft] sidetone range

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

Why not use 700 Hz - it's less that 2 Hz from F4 (698.45 Hz) ... 
or 740 Hz (F#5 - 739.99 Hz)?   780 Hz is only 3.99 Hz from G5. 






> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of O. Johns
> Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2008 9:34 PM
> To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Cc: wayne burdick
> Subject: [Elecraft] sidetone range
> 
> 
> Dear Wayne and Lyle,
> 
> In the original specs for the K3
> (and even now in the Tech Specs page: 
> <http://www.elecraft.com/K3/K3_specs.htm 
>  >)
> the sidetone range was, quote, "CW Offset/Sidetone: 300-1000 Hz,  
> adjustable."
> 
> But the newer manuals, and the K3 itself I presume, have the range  
> limited to 300-800Hz.  I wonder why this was changed?  Was 
> there some  
> hardware or software reason, or did you just decide that no 
> one would  
> want a sidetone up to 1000Hz?
> 
> Now most people may not need a sidetone above 800Hz, but I do.  Here  
> are my reasons:
> 
> (1)  I have a hearing loss at low frequencies.  I know this is  
> unusual, but it is so.  It is hard for me to hear low pitches  
> clearly.  (I know the arguments about lower tones being easier to  
> separate in a QRM situation, but, alas, that is of no use to me.)
> (2)  I will be listening to that sidetone a lot, and would 
> like to set  
> it at some exact musical pitch so as to preserve what remains of my  
> musical pitch sense.  Now 440 is a perfect A4.  But it is too 
> low for  
> me to hear.  What I need is 880, a perfect A5.  But this is above 800.
> 
> Is there any chance that the upper limit could be moved back to  
> 1000Hz, or at least to 900Hz so that it would include 880Hz?
> 
> Thanks and 73,
> Oliver Johns
> W6ODJ
> 
> 
> 
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