[Elecraft] CW Transmit Text Decode is off

[Cliff Clark]

Well, I think I might know what is going on then.  The timing must be
really tight.  I'm using a single lever paddle, and I think if it polls
when I'm switching from dit to dah, or vice versa, then it breaks the
letter, even if it sounds pretty much OK (well, it's faster than my ears
anyway).

So, I guess the technique is to switch before the last element is sent so
it has enough time to engage the next element before it polls.

I'm actually doing the level 1 CW Academy course.  I guess I have plenty of
practice ahead.  It's pretty embarrassing not being able to send my own
name right :-)

Anyway, good to know I'm not losing my mind (yet).

Thanks,
Cliff



On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 12:24 AM Don Wilhelm <donwilh at embarqmail.com> wrote:

> Cliff,
>
> The decoder demands precise timing of dits, dahs, and the spacing.
> It sounds like your "L" being decoded as ED is a result of a slight
> pause between the leading dit and the following part of the dahs and
> ending dits.
> Similarly, "R" coming out as ED is the same problem - a slight pause
> after the first dit.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
>
> On 9/16/2018 8:05 PM, Cliff Clark wrote:
> > I love my KX2, and I thought I would use the TX only CW code to practice,
> > but I'm having a problem.
> >
> > I turn Vox off so there is no RF out.
> >
> > I'm sending some letters like L that end up as ED, or something an R ends
> > up EN.  The sound emitted by the radio seems right though.  I even
> recorded
> > it in Audacity on my laptop, and the waveform looks perfect, but the
> decode
> > is sometimes right, and sometimes not.
> >
>