[Elecraft] Wide CW Signals

[Scott Ellington]

The old FT-1000D is notorious.  (I have one.)  I'm not sure about the 
MP.  There's a mod, which helps, but it's still wide.  It's a big reason 
I bought a K3.

-- 
Scott Ellington  K9MA
Madison, Wisconsin, USA



On 1/14/2016 11:26, Rick WA6NHC wrote:
> I've noticed that it is directly proportional to the signal strength, 
> but some ARE that wide (one brand in particular is more offensive).
>
> Rick nhc
>
>
> On 1/14/2016 9:24 AM, Vic Rosenthal 4X6GP/K2VCO wrote:
>> My guess is that they are that bad.
>> Luckily, the ones that are hot-switching their relays won't be on the 
>> air for too long. At least, not with high power.
>>
>> 73,
>> Vic, 4X6GP/K2VCO
>> Rehovot, Israel
>> http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
>>
>> On 14 Jan 2016 18:56, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote:
>>> Depending on the radio they are using, some are really nasty!
>>>
>>> And with some that seem to run their radio in QSK mode, but without a
>>> QSK qualified amp, that makes things worse as they are likely arcing 
>>> and
>>> sparking the relays.  Nothing like a good old spark gap transmitter to
>>> eat up lots of bandwidth.
>>>
>>> 73
>>> Bob, K4TAX
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 1/14/2016 10:48 AM, Amateur Radio Operator N5GE wrote:
>>>> Is there something wrong with my P3, or are all of those extremely
>>>> wide raged CW signals I see in the DX pile-ups really that bad?
>>>> ARS N5GE
>>>>
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