[Elecraft] K2 Keying Weight (DOT) menu

[Guy Olinger K2AV]

Trust your ears.  If it sounds good, it is good.  Other people are
copying with their ears too.  They are not using an oscilloscope to
copy.

73 & GL,

Guy

On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 11:51 AM, Pedro Correia
<pedrocorreia1111 at hotmail.com> wrote:
> Thank you for your rapid reply. I am not very good at morse code, just learn
> it. The audio morse tone locks good as the morse does. I will try to see it
> im my osciloscope, dot one square, dash three squares... at least this way I
> am able to see exactly what the menu is changing, afther all I don´t think
> it will need adjustment.
>
> 73
>
> Pedro CT2GET
>
>
>> Date: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:31:49 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K2 Keying Weight (DOT) menu
>> From: olinger at bellsouth.net
>> To: pedrocorreia1111 at hotmail.com
>> CC: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
>>
>> Many of the K2 settings are somewhat relative, depending ultimately on
>> your actual component values, which are not exact, but within a
>> manufacturing tolerance. Listen to your transmitted dots on a
>> separate RX and see if they SOUND equal. Adjust the number if you
>> think dots are too long or too short. If it SOUNDS equal, leave it
>> alone.
>>
>> 73, Guy.
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 28, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Pedro Correia
>> <pedrocorreia1111 at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> > Good Morning,
>> >
>> > Just finish my K2 serial 7179 a week ago, I run thru the menus and I was
>> > learnig how to use it in the best way, and now I do not undurstand the
>> > Keying Weight (DOT) menu. Shouldn't it be in a 1:1 default setting? I am
>> > used to a 1:1 ratio, for that the menu is 1.00 setting? Right? Does anybody
>> > knows why the default setting is 1.10?
>> > Thank you in advance.
>> >
>> > 73
>> >
>> > Pedro CT2GET
>> >
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