[Elecraft] CW ZERO-BEATING WITHOUT BUTTON PUSHES

[WILLIS COOKE]

Zero Beat was never a problem when we all had 6 KC wide IFs and crystal control.  We just couldn't do it.

Willis 'Cookie' Cooke 
K5EWJ


--- On Wed, 1/21/09, Ron D'Eau Claire <ron at cobi.biz> wrote:

> From: Ron D'Eau Claire <ron at cobi.biz>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] CW ZERO-BEATING WITHOUT BUTTON PUSHES
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Wednesday, January 21, 2009, 11:27 AM
> A  fun "game" I play is to tune in a station then
> check my accuracy with
> SPOT while he's sending.  I'm a bit miffed if I can
> hear more than a 5 or 10
> Hz error, Hi! 
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> But some people have real trouble doing that. It reminds me
> that some others
> have a serious problem finding zero beat even using SPOT.
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> Ron AC7AC
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> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
> K4GM-George
> Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 10:12 AM
> To: K9ZTV
> Cc: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] CW ZERO-BEATING WITHOUT BUTTON
> PUSHES
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> I agree with everything you say and have used this method
> for years.  Now if
> only I could decode RTTY by listening!! <grin>
> 73, George K4GM
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> K9ZTV wrote: 
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> As a adjunct to the recent posts on using the Spot and CWT
> features . . .
> 
> There is a third capability that many long-time CW
> operators intuitively
> possess.  It is the immediate recognition of the
> correspondence of an
> incoming signal's pitch to that of the operator's
> longtime preferred
> sidetone pitch.
> 
> Just as well known voices of loved ones and friends are
> instantly
> recognizable when their faces can't be seen, so also
> one's preferred
> sidetone pitch is likewise instantly recognizable when a
> signal is being
> tuned in and "hits" that pitch.  This feature of
> the human brain requires no
> button pushes other than the initial setting of the
> sidetone pitch
> frequency.  Once this is set, neither the SPOT nor CWT
> buttons need be used
> (on any rig).  This "cerebral feature" is always
> there, regardless of the
> brand or model of rig being operated.
> 
> Several of us used this capability on Straight Key Night
> when operating a
> friend's FT-2000 with it's myriad of buttons,
> switches, and multi-layered
> controls.  Once we set the sidetone pitch to our
> individually preferred
> frequencies, zero-beating was intuitive.
> 
> However, hearing impairment is a whole different issue and
> may well require
> the CWT visual aid.
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> 73,
> 
> Kent  K9ZTV
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