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>> ** QSK-CW is even rarer these days than traditional CW.
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>If you have a rig with decent QSK it can be great. Unfortunately,
>almost all modern transceivers have terrible QSK. The TS850s, for
>example, sounds wonderful when testing into a dummy load, but when you
>try operating QSK on a crowded band the overlap between PLL locking
>times and t/r switching results in all kinds of clicks and pops.
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** When operating QSK-CW, I turn down the RF gain control to minimize
background noise and interruption by QRPP berserkos.
>My current setup is an Elecraft K2/100 with a mod to speed up the QSK a
>bit, driving an Alpha 86. Both have PIN diode switching. The other day
>I had an hour-long high speed CW contact which was like a full-duplex
>conversation. A lot of guys say they don't like to operate QSK, but the
>real problem is that the QSK feature doesn't work properly.
>
** good point, Vic. However, CW is about 230-wpm slower than voice.
Rich, AG6K, 805-386-3734, www.somis.org / e-mail adr r@somis.org
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