[Elecraft] CW Sidetone

[Toby Pennington]

Joe,  thanks for the explanation.  I am not a weak signal operator and just 
a rag chewer on cw.   I QSO anyone I can hear,  weak or strong but have 
never tried this approach.

IF an op runs this way all the time then I can understand why he would want 
to set the sidetone to a dull roar.  On the other hand,  It would be nice to 
have the option of having the sidetone track the AF gain for those of us who 
are casual ops and then we would not have to continually be adjusting the 
side tone when going from headphones to speaker.

Toby  W4CAK






----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <lists at subich.com>
To: "Toby Pennington" <toby423 at embarqmail.com>; "Elecraft Reflector" 
<elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 9:06 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] CW Sidetone


>
>
> > Several modern rigs I have owned have the AF gain tied to the
> > sidetone volume,  why not the K3?
>
> Among other reasons, many top lowband and weak signal operators
> disable AGC, turn the AF gain to nearly full and control the
> volume using the RF gain.  This procedure optimizes signal to
> noise ratio in high ambient noise conditions.
>
> If the sidetone (or monitor) were tied to the AF Gain control
> it would be excessively loud - potentially to the point of
> damaging hearing.  Providing an independent, front panel adjustment
> of the sidetone/monitor is the appropriate approach to maximize
> user flexibility.
>
> 73,
>
>    ... Joe, W4TV
>
> On 5/26/2010 8:37 PM, Toby Pennington wrote:
>> I know I have heard that  some want the cw side tone to work like it
>> does,   but I have never heard why?
>>
>> You set the sidetone to a certain frequency and the volume never
>> changes.   It is not tied to the AF gain like most rigs.
>>
>> I notice I have had to change the side tone when going from
>> headphones to speaker.  Perhaps some impedence issue there,  but my
>> phones are louder than my speaker requiring constant adjusting of the
>> sidetone.
>>
>> Several modern rigs I have owned have the AF gain tied to the
>> sidetone volume,  why not the K3?
>>
>> Toby  W4CAK
>>
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