[Elecraft] More precise pitch options?

[Gary Smith]

Hi Joe,

Yes, the definition pitch has been debated for years and music has 
been written specifically for instruments bearing different scales 
however, my request is to enter the sound I have come to identify as 
proper with the instruments I play. After 50 years of playing music 
and with seven CDs under my belt, I'm probably not going to find 
another pitch to sound correct. A manual pitch entry would be a 
benefit to me, not so much for the oft varied Rx pitch but for my 
ears when I'm transmitting over long periods. 

73,
Gary KA1J

>  > This probably is of little interest to most but I would like the
>  > ability to fine tune the pitch in closer than 10 Hz increments. I'm a
>  > musician and have for practical purposes, perfect pitch.
> 
> Since A has varied considerably over the centuries, what musicians call
> "perfect pitch" is only so in relation to the modern A440 standard and
> only for one set of scales.  The tones are different for other scales
> and other time periods.
> 
> It's difficult to say B 489.95 (Vienna Opera, 1834) or A# 469.34
> (Wolfels, 1835) is "wrong" given the variation in "standard pitch"
> as reported in the article you cite.
> 
> 73,
> 
>     ... Joe, W4TV
> 
> 
> On 12/11/2011 12:03 PM, Gary Smith wrote:
> > This probably is of little interest to most but I would like the
> > ability to fine tune the pitch in closer than 10 Hz increments. I'm a
> > musician and have for practical purposes, perfect pitch. I have my
> > pitch set at 590 which is the closest approximation to the proper
> > pitch for "D" (which is 587.33) When I have the pitch set to 590, I
> > know it's almost a "D" note but it's a bit disquieting at the same
> > time.
> >
> > A = 440 and while I can select this, it's low a tone to be pleasing
> > on CW. A pure note on the scale would be such a pleasure to hear,
> > much more psychoacousticly pleasing.
> >
> > Actual frequencies for all the individual notes are here:
> > http://www.piano-tuners.org/history/pitch.html
> >
> > Any way the powers that be might also allow an entry to pitch from
> > the keypad, like when we use it to select Rf frequency?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Gary
> > KA1J
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