[Elecraft] K3 - Maximum CW speed from manual key

[David Gilbert]

I don't see that as being realistic.  Per the normal definition of a 
Morse "word" being the word "paris", 300 wpm means each dit would be no 
longer than 4 msec.  As best I can recall, the rise and fall of the K3 
keying waveform are each around 2.5 msec.  I'm not at all an expert, but 
I suspect most digital signal processing techniques would find that hard 
to differentiate.

73,
Dave   AB7E





On 2/6/2021 8:01 AM, Kurt Theis wrote:
> Greetings list!
>
> I searched the archives and other sources, but haven't found an answer, so
> I'll try here.
> I'm looking to find the maximum cw speed on my K3 (with new oscillators,
> serial 8xxx)
> when using a manual cw key plugged into the KEY jack on the back of the
> radio.
>
> I don't mean the internal keyer, or memories. I'm not using QSK, so that
> won't be an issue. The K3 is put into TX mode via an external TX switch,
> and keyed via the KEY jack.
>
> I'm hoping for speeds in excess of 300 WPM. Possible?
>