[Elecraft] Mushy CW in QSK at 38 wpm and above...

[Jim Sheldon]

Oh yes,
The synthesizer upgrade isn't cheap, especially if you have two 
receivers (you have to upgrade the synth for each receiver, as one new 
one can't coexist with one old one, but from experience, I've found the 
keying sounds much cleaner with the new synthesizer, even at slower 
speeds and it actually helped clean up the dits on my bugs.  The bugs 
sounded so much different (better) with the new synthesizers, I had to 
totally readjust them.

If you are a really serious QRQ or even medium QRQ (40-50 wpm) the 
synthesizer upgrade IMO is a must do.  Unless you are really screaming 
along at 70+, you may even forget that QRQ mode ever existed in the K3 
and as previously stated, you won't have to lose your QRQ operation to 
run split or use the RIT at around 50 and below. (Split and RIT 
automatically turn QRQ mode off, at least in an unmodified K3.)

Jim - W0EB


>"Clipped dits" is a good description. Upgrading the synth(s) will fix
>this, even with QRQ mode turned off. In fact it's so good, that I don't
>even use QRQ mode anymore so there is no change when RIT/XIT or Split
>modes are engaged. You'll also find that the K3 now accurately follows 
>an
>external keyer, whereas before the 'clipping' was evident at higher
>speeds.
>
>73, Dale WA8SRA
>


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