[Elecraft] KX2/KX3 operating tip: Creating a CW "sound stage" using AFX PITCH mode

[Randy Farmer]

This sounds extremely useful for contest pileup management. Will it also 
be implemented for the K3?

73...
Randy, W8FN

On 8/21/2018 7:59 PM, Wayne Burdick wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> The KX3 has two different AFX (audio effects) modes: DELAY (simulated stereo) and PITCH (binaural pitch mapping). DELAY is the default, and it can greatly reduce operating fatigue as compared to mono audio.
>
> PITCH is sometimes overlooked as an option, but it too can make listening more enjoyable. Especially on a busy CW band segment.
>
> When AFX is set to PITCH, all of the signals in the passband will be "mapped" into a left-to-right acoustic space based on their pitch. Lower-pitched signals map to the left, higher pitches to the right.
>
> We describe it as a "sound stage" because it's similar to what you hear in a theater when there are multiple voices or musical instruments. With each signal occupying its own binaural niche, it's easier to pick them out and to recognize them. This can be very useful in contests, on nets, or when working DX split.
>
> 73,
> Wayne
> N6KR