[Elecraft] CW Transmit Text Decode is off

[Bob McGraw K4TAX]

Make sure the contacts on the paddle are clean. Drag a business card between them while applying a bit of pressure. 

Also reduce the keyer speed a bit.   

I use both a single lever and a dual lever paddle. Timing and rhythm is the key to a good fist.  Roll your fist from side to side as opposed to pressing the lever by moving the thumb and forefinger. 

Bob, K4TAX


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> On Sep 16, 2018, at 8:40 PM, Cliff Clark <cliff at cliffclark.net> wrote:
> 
> 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.
>>> 
>> 
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