[Elecraft] CW for those with Poor Hearing

[Jim Brown]

On Thu,2/5/2015 4:45 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
> Your real answer depends on your particular hearing loss, so no one 
> else can say what your particular "desired pitch" can be.

Yes. There are several types of hearing loss. That which comes with old 
age is a loss of high frequencies; what you appear to have is likely the 
result of excessive noise exposure, and can be anything from a big 
"hole" in the middle of frequency response to massive loss of highs to 
ringing.

If your loss is mostly highs, it can be PARTIALLY compensated using 
RXEQ. Simply turn down the lower bands and turn up the higher ones. If 
it's the ringing that drives you nuts, try setting the CW RX pitch 
lower. Play with it and see what works for you. You can also do these 
things in combination.

73, Jim K9YC