[Elecraft] OT-old vs. new 6L6 to K3

[Vic K2VCO]

Has anyone else noticed that the cw elements produced by the K3 are distinctive? They are 
sharp and distinct, without any mushiness. The signal has presence, and yet not a trace of 
clickiness, on or off frequency. There is the highest degree of purity of tone, as well.

OK, back to my day job as a wine taster.

On 3/21/2012 2:03 PM, Andrew Siegel wrote:
> I also miss the days when CW signals were distinctive.  Nowadays, I
> actually seek out QSOs with hams with chirpy or hummy CW notes, since
> it often means unusual DX, or someone with a good story to tell.  It
> would be interesting if we had the option in modern rigs to "dirty up"
> our transmitted CW note.
>
> 73,
> Andy, N2CN
>
> On Wed, Mar 21, 2012 at 3:59 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire<ron at cobi.biz>  wrote:
>> We can cram a lot more signals into the bands these days. Putting more
>> signals in less spectrum has been a challenge for Hams since the 1920's. But
>> us OT's are often a bit nostalgic for CW bands where one could recognize a
>> station by the sound of his (or her) signal and "fist". Back then a CW band
>> sounded like a room full of people, each with a distinctive voice that could
>> be picked out easily even without listening to the words. Nowadays the same
>> CW bands sound like a room full of computer-generated voices, all identical
>> except for the words. And, with the digital modes, there aren't even any
>> words to hear. The world moves on. Our challenge is to move on with it and
>> keep looking over the horizon ahead.

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Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/