[Elecraft] K3(S) QSK Operation

[Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP]

The new synthesizer solves the 37 wpm problem. It also seems to speed up 
the QSK somewhat. I just tried it on my updated K3 and I seem to be able 
to hear between dits at 25 to maybe 27 wpm.

73,
Victor, 4X6GP
Rehovot, Israel
Formerly K2VCO
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
On 6 Sep 2017 06:19, K9MA wrote:
> I just learned of the "37 wpm" problem with the original K3 (non-S), 
> which I have.  I just verified that, indeed, above 37 wpm the cw gets 
> all messed up.  This seems to occur whether in QSK (Break-in) or PTT 
> mode.  The problem seems to go away, at least up to 50 wpm, in the QRQ 
> mode.
> 
> A possibly related issue is the slow QSK recovery.  In the normal QSK 
> mode, one can just hear between the dits at 16 wpm.  In QRQ mode, that 
> goes all the way up to 18 wpm.
> 
> Does the new synthesizer ala K3S solve either of these problems? If not, 
> is there another solution?
> 
> 73,
> 
> Scott K9MA
>