[Elecraft] CW Tone

[Don Wilhelm]

Tom,

What you are missing is the ability to even conceive of the problem we 
tone-deaf folks have.
Yes, we can hear the 'warble', and once detected it is easy to get the 
warble rate down very close to zero. The real problem for some of us is 
in getting the two tones close enough to produce that 'warble'..
I can hear two tones, and know that they are different, but my brain 
cannot determine if I should increase or decrease the frequency of the 
signal to get the two tones closer in pitch.

For those who share my difficulty, tools such a Spectrogram and in the 
K3, the CWT indicator are valuable aids.

73,
Don W3FPR

Tom, N5GE wrote:
> What am I missing here?  
>
> Does tone-deafness cause an inability to detect the "warble" one hears
> when tuning with the spot button  pressed?
>
> I have begun using the CWT most of the time now.  Not because I can't
> tune accurately with the spot tone, but because it is faster.
>
> Tom, N5GE
> http://www.n5ge.com
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