[Elecraft] cw weight reduces as speed increases

[Wayne Burdick]

Dale,

Keying weight would, in an ideal world, not change with speed. But the  
reality is that the low-noise synthesizers in both the K2 and K3 take  
some time to switch between transmit and receive. We take this into  
account, but that can only be done up to a point because of various  
timing relationships in hardware and firmware.

Please try "QRQ" mode, in which the synthesizer doesn't move. This  
allows for far more accurate timing at all speeds.

73,
Wayne
N6KR


On Sep 23, 2011, at 6:36 PM, Dale Boresz wrote:

> I good friend has kindly lent me his K3. I have noticed that the cw
> weight changes inversely proportional to the speed setting -- just  
> as it
> does on my old K2.