[Elecraft] Side Effects of QRQ On The K3

[Vic Rosenthal K2VCO]

Yes, it is heard on the sidetone. You may or may not detect it at 30 
wpm, but you definitely will at 35. The sidetone is a close 
representation of the signal as sent.

At slower speeds, QRQ mode also makes full QSK sound 'cleaner', but I 
don't think that there is any detectable effect on the transmitted 
signal under 30 wpm.

I leave QRQ turned on. I don't normally use SHIFT, so I don't miss it. 
When I turn on RIT/XIT, QRQ goes off and I avoid it when sending at 
higher speeds. When I need to operate split. I do this by listening to 
the DX on the subreceiver, tuning the pileup with the main. That way I 
do not have to activate SPLIT, which also turns off QRQ.

This is a small defect, but it is real. It is not going to make me give 
up my K3! When anyone asks for my recommendation for a high-performance 
transceiver, I recommend the K3. That doesn't mean it is perfect.

I have discussed this issue with Wayne and understand that the solution 
is not simple, and probably not fixable without a hardware mod. I for 
one would be interested in buying new synth boards if they would solve 
this problem as well as improve the QSK performance (it's too noisy).

On 4/13/2014 7:34 AM, Phil Hystad wrote:
> Which brings another question --- just when should the QRQ be
> enabled.  I have sent at 30 wpm and that is about the limit of my
> sending speed and all mistakes are my fault -- but I have never
> noticed anything choppy or unusual and I have never invoked QRQ.
> Reason for not invoking QRQ is that I didn't think I needed it and I
> thought QRQ was meant for something faster than 30 wpm.
>
> Question:  is this something you hear on the side-tone monitor?  Is
> it the same as sent?
>
> 73, phil, K7PEH
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73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/