[Elecraft] CW Sidetone

[Steve Ellington]

I'm always adjusting sidetone level. Room noise, fans, xyl, people sleeping,
dogs barking, etc. etc.  many other factors dictate this and why not? It's a
tone you need to hear. Why would one expect it to always be at the same
level?
I discovered the tap the button then tap the key trick some time ago but in
the heat of a QSO it's a bit clunky and then "mon" disappears when hitting
another button and you have to start over again.
The sidetone button defaults to PWR. Why? Why would I want to constantly
adjust PWR instead of sidetone? Seems to me like the default should be
sidetone, not PWR. But then I'm a cw guy.
Steve N4LQ



> I don't understand why the sidetone level needs to be changed
> frequently.