[Elecraft] K3: past chirp report

[Richard Fjeld]

My first commercially made transmitter/receiver was crude. The Tx 
drifted so badly, that during my first novice qso,
the other station said he chased me through three other qso's. I don't 
think 'three' was an exaggeration.
I made a crystal calibrator to help me check the receiver's dial 
accuracy, and keep me within my allocation.
I didn't know what the cw sounded like, but no pink tickets.  We've come 
a long way.

Dick, n0ce


On 1/20/2017 12:01 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
> There was a time, decades ago, when we could identify specific CW stations
> without waiting for call signs by the sound of their signal - bit of chirp
> (or yoop), touch of hum and, of course, by their fist on the straight key or
> bug.
>
> Today we can fit a few more signals into the same band with absolutely clean
> rigs and keyers that make all signals sound the same - especially as more
> stations shift to keyboard CW that even removes slight differences in
> inter-character and inter-word spacing.
>
> Even so, it was nice tuning across the band and being able to say with
> confidence, "That's Al in San Diego" or "Ernie in Detroit" or "Arnie in
> Havana".
>
> Immediately we knew a lot about band conditions too without beacons and
> other "modern" aids.
>
> 73, Ron AC7AC
>
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