[Elecraft] K3 cw settings

[david Moes]

Its all very personal  and yes narrow bandwidth will have a some what 
hollow or squezed sound,  this is just the nature of using a narrow 
bandwidth.   I find that the K3 sounds better at very narrow settings 
than some of the other rigs I have had.  saying that  try playing with 
the Pitch of your CW signal  this will move the passband of the reciever 
up and down while keeping the desired signal within the bandpass.    you 
might just find that sweetspot where the CW tone is good to your ear. I 
have mine around 640hz   this works for me  and by narrowing the 
bandwidths sounds good to me and will eliminate not just nearby signals 
but seems to reduce the noise as it cuts out the noise that is not on 
the desired signals frequency  especially with very weak signals.    If 
you are not used to using narrow filters it may just take some time to 
get used to it.  once you do however you will find the oposite and that 
narrower  sounds better than wide even in quiet band conditions.     I 
don't generally go below bandwidth of 240 - 400  in busy conditions like 
a contest and 1kc in not so busy.  when  I am calling a station in  a 
big pileup and trying separate him from all the others calling I will go 
right down to  as low as 100 hz even 50hz   the K3  will go that narrow 
without too much ringing  something I have not been able to do with 
other radios.

David Moes
President: Peterborough Amateur Radio Club.
dmoes at nexicom.net
VE3DVY,  VE3SD

On 10/31/2014 02:02, K6ST Barry Bettman wrote:
> Question about k3 cw settings. When I narrow the bandwidth down and
> narrower filters kick in, I find the audio to be squeezed and difficult to
> hear cw signals, where as wider bandwidth makes it easier to hear but too
> many signals in the band pass, especially duringn contests like the
> upcoming sweepstakes. Are there specific settings that you might suggest
> for better clarity on the k3 either on the k3 itself or via the utility?
> Thanks, Barry k6st
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