[Elecraft] Elecraft K2 CW key shaping

[Victor Rosenthal 4X6GP]

A chirp can't be seen visually on an oscilloscope (well, maybe on a 
panadpter or spectrum analyzer if it is a very big one).

A chirp is a change in frequency of the transmitted signal. It is not 
the same as a click, which is a wide signal caused by too-short rise and 
fall times of the keyed envelope, or a badly shaped envelope. You can 
see the envelope shape on an oscilloscope. But the change in frequency 
caused by a chirp is very small in comparison with the frequency of the 
signal.

The way to detect a chirp is to listen to the transmitted signal on a 
second receiver. Your ear is very sensitive to changes in pitch.

73,
Victor, 4X6GP
Rehovot, Israel
Formerly K2VCO
CWops no. 5
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
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On 14/07/2020 9:29, dl2ki wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> since someone told me that there is a small "chirp" in my K2-CW signal, I
> would like to check the signal visually.
> 
> How can I display the CW Key envelope as shown in the document "Elecraft K2
> Keying Modification Instructions", page 1.
> 
> An oscilloscope "Tektronix 2465A" is at my disposal, but I have little
> experience with measuring instruments, since I only use them occasionally.
> 
> Thank you and 73
> Wolfgang
> DL2KI
> 
> 
> 
> 
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