[Elecraft] experience with CW and settings

[Bill Conkling]

My experience with CW decode is:

Try setting the THR to 2.  Now, with the CWT enabled press the SPOT button and the little signal marker should align with the index mark.  And, the marker should flash in step with the audio CW signal.  If it stays on too much, set THR up to 3, or vice versa,  If you can’t find a THR setting that is right, set it to a setting that keeps the little marker ON too long, and adjust RF gain CCW until the marker keeps step with the CW audio.  Yu should get good decode at this setting.  Decode will only work if the receiver is tuned spot on to the signal and the marker is flashing every dit nd dah.

…bc nr4c

> On Sep 24, 2015, at 6:09 PM, KC6CNN <kc6cnn at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I am looking for someone with more experience than me with using the K3 on
> CW. 
> I have my K3 set to about 75 percent RF gain, and the width set to around
> 300. 
> ATT is off and Pre is off I do not have the dual filter on, and no afx on. I
> can spot and decode signals if they are strong. If they are weak then I can
> only decode with my ears. The THR setting when you hold down the CWT button
> is set on 3. If I set to auto is just sits there and runs jumble letters
> across the vfo b screen. 
> 
> Any help with good setting I can try would be appreciated. 
> Thanks
> Gerald - KC6CNN
> 
> 
> 
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