[Elecraft] key dot weight

[Don Wilhelm]

  John,

What keying speed were you using?

Key "weighting" changes the ratio between a dot and an intervening 
space.  It is not likely that you will notice a difference at speeds 
below 25 or 30 WPM.  Below those speeds, I suggest leaving the ratio at 
1.00.
If you are doing higher speeds, you might want to increase the weighting 
a bit if your keying sounds "light" - I know this is a perception issue, 
so there are no real answers to what is right.  A lot of the answer 
depends on the particular operator's experience and how he likes to 
listen to CW at higher speeds.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 4/10/2011 8:56 PM, John Cooper wrote:
> On the K2 menu you can vary the key weight from .090-1.40 (90-140%) according to the manual.  Did this and played with the paddle but cant tell any difference.  What am I listening for?
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> WT5Y
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