[Elecraft] K3 CW Decoder [Suggestions for adjustment]

[Wayne Burdick]

Hi Joe,

If you've already narrowed the filter and tuned the signal in properly  
(with the aid of CWT), the next step is to adjust the threshold of the  
decoder. Hold the TEXT DEC switch, then use VFO A to adjust the  
threshold until the CWT icon blink is closely correlated with the  
incoming CW signal. You can set it to AUTO, too, but it takes several  
seconds to acquire. I find manually selecting a threshold works best.

Of course if the signal is weak, noisy, or fading in and out, the  
decoder will have a much harder time.

73,
Wayne
N6KR

On Jun 14, 2010, at 7:49 PM, Joe Reaves wrote:

> Hello friends,
> I have been trying to get my K3 decoder to work better by trying,
> cutting back on the RF gain, using narrow filtering, to limit noise.
> tuning back and forth across the signal to find a good copy spot.
> Just can't seem to get it to read very well no matter what I try...?
> Even strong signals don't seem to read very well... Is there a way to
> improver the cw code reader / decoder in the K3 ?
> Thanks, Best 73' Joe R. / W7Joe
>
>
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