[Elecraft] KX3 sidetone pitch requests

[Oliver Johns]

Note that F# = 739.9888   Pretty close to 740.

--Oliver
W6ODJ


On 1 Jan. 2012, at 8:48 AM, Josh Lehan <krellan at krellan.net> wrote:

> Hi there!
> 
> A minor request: I would love it if the CW sidetone pitch could have
> finer gradations.  Currently, it is tunable only in increments of 10 Hz,
> from 400 Hz to 700 Hz.  Would it be possible to have it tune in
> increments of 1 Hz?  Reason is, the pitches sound "off key" to me, as if
> it's being played on a piano that's out of tune.
> 
> The only musical note that lines up exactly with 10 Hz increments is 440
> Hz (typical "A") so I've been using that, even though it's rather low.
> I'd love to go an octave higher, to 880 Hz, but that's beyond the
> allowed tuning range.
> 
> I have a musical background before discovering ham radio, and so I've
> developed perhaps a bad habit, that is, matching incoming CW signals to
> the sidetone by listening to the pitch and tuning the radio so that it
> matches the known good sidetone pitch, like tuning a musical instrument.
> However, because of the 10 Hz increments, I can't get good tuning on
> the sidetone to begin with.  It sounds strange to my ears, because the
> sidetone isn't exactly where I want it to be, at a musical note I'm
> familiar with.
> 
> Also, a wider range would be nice, perhaps up to 1000 Hz or so, as it
> seems my hearing is more sensitive at higher pitches.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> Josh
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