I don't use full QSK for ragchewing or running stations, in which case I
use semi-QSK with a short delay adjusted to allow the relays to open
between words. I do use it when I am trying to work a DX station through
a pileup, and I want to be sure I catch him if he comes back to someone
(hopefully me).
However, a clunky open-frame relay like the one that came in my TL922
would drive me nuts even with semi-QSK. I always have used vacuum relays
in my HB amps and installed them in commercial ones that came with slow
relays.
I am also convinced that many TL922s were damaged by hot-switching as a
result of that slow relay.
One of the best commercial amps I ever had was an Alpha 86 with PIN
diodes. I know that some people had trouble with them, but mine worked
perfectly for the several years I had the amp.
73,
Victor, 4X6GP
Rehovot, Israel
Formerly K2VCO
CWops no. 5
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/
On 16/10/2018 22:31, Tom Osborne wrote:
It would be interesting to d a study and see just how many CW op's actually
work QSK. I've been on CW since '54 and have never used it (except back in
my CW traffic days with a separate antenna on the RX). 73
Tom W7WHY
On Tue, Oct 16, 2018 at 9:30 AM Bruce <w8hw@comcast.net> wrote:
Roger is correct. Fast (semi break-in) works very well and is better and
safer for equipment than QSK. Additionally, I have seen the same issues
with speeds above 35WPM in some cases.
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