[Elecraft] CW listening pitch

Phil Wheeler w7ox at socal.rr.com
Sat Feb 28 20:25:34 EST 2015


That is interesting; but mine has been 
"professionally calibrated" :-)

Phil W7OX

On 2/28/15 5:16 PM, Matt Murphy wrote:
> This website will let you generate an equal 
> loudness curve for your own hearing:
>
> http://newt.phys.unsw.edu.au/jw/hearing.html
>
> 73,
> Matt NQ6N/9
>
> On Sat, Feb 28, 2015 at 6:47 PM, Phil Hystad 
> <phystad at mac.com <mailto:phystad at mac.com>> wrote:
>
>     I played clarinet in the 6th grade -- hated
>     it.  I was a mathematician (programming a lot
>     of mathematical applications and other
>     things).  And I still love mathematics because
>     Mathematical Physics is my primary hobby
>     (or, passion).  Ham radio comes second except
>     in the summer ham radio could count as third
>     to woodworking as second.
>
>     I learned CW when I was 9 years old.  By the
>     time (much later) when I took my Novice
>     test, I was probably copying more than the
>     13 wpm required of the General class.
>
>     This is off-topic so far -- but my tone
>     frequency of choice is 640 Hz.
>
>     phil K7PEH
>
>     > On Feb 28, 2015, at 3:49 PM, Phil Wheeler
>     <w7ox at socal.rr.com
>     <mailto:w7ox at socal.rr.com>> wrote:
>     >
>     > I failed clarinet, but am a mathematician,
>     or was. That seems to have worked.
>     >
>     > Phil W7OX
>     >
>     > On 2/28/15 3:27 PM, Phil Kane wrote:
>     >> On 2/28/2015 2:44 PM, David and Dianne on
>     Comcast wrote:
>     >>
>     >>> BTW there really is a strong correlation
>     between learning to play music
>     >>> and learning CW. Not a direct
>     one.....but similar
>     >> My late brother (KU2P / 4X1AK) was a
>     clarinetist as well as a
>     >> programmer, and taught himself CW with no
>     problems.  May he rest in peace.
>     >>
>     >> 73 de K2ASP - Phil Kane
>     >> Elecraft K2/100   s/n 5402
>



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