[Elecraft] CW WGT observations and measurements

[Cady, Fred]

Hi Ralph,
You know, I've always thought that weighting referred to the Dah:dit
ratio, and some references out there in googleland say that. Others
(K1EL winkey documentation has a good explanation) support that it is
the Dit:space ratio that changes. In any event, the K3 and the KX3 are
different and they don't preserve the 3:1 Dah:dit that I like to hear.

Cheers and 73, 
Fred
 

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[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ralph Parker
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 7:21 PM
To: Elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] CW WGT observations and measurements

>I normally keep the K3's CW WGT setting at 1.0 because I like the 3:1 
>Dah:Dit ratio and the 1:1 Dit:Space ratio. When I tried that with the
>KX3 it sounded horrible to my ears - very choppy.

With all due respect to Fred, I think that's because the K3 (and
probably the KX3) weight adjustment seems not to change the weight at
all, just the ratio.

'Weight' will add a bit of time to each dot/dash character equally, and
preserve the 1:3 and 1:1 ratios. (Am I opening a can of worms here?)

I use a version of the Super CMOS keyer, and like to add a bit of
weight.
I can also do it within the control software for my microHam keyers.

Another reason to use an external keyer, IMHO.

Ralph, VE7XF

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