Phil,
I think that is a great idea. When building any transceiver (or tx/rx
pair) I would think that there would be an order of priorities for
acheiving various operating capabilities. My preference would be that
the transmitted CW RF output duration transmitted would be exactly the
same as the key closure timing duration. Any delay between the key
closure of the RF output ON would be compensated with an equal delay for
key open to RF output OFF. That ought to happen for every dit and dah,
including the first one, and at whatever speed. This in my opinion
should be priority number one, and QSK performance should not come at
the expense of a compromise in the transmitted signal. I like QSK, but I
don't want a chopped or incorrectly spaced transmit signal in order to
receive more between elements. Apparently some rig's designs compromise
the keying to acheive "better" QSK. The operator of these rigs may hear
between elements better, and not know his signal is chopped, until he
has owned the rig long enough to get reports from people he QSOs. Using
increased weighting from the keyer to make the transmitted signal
correctly timed is going to shorten the interelement receive time anyway.
DE N6KB
how about transmitted element lengths being proper (3:1) whether using an
internal or external keyer without having to fiddle with weighting or other
controls? The sidetone would, of course, reflect what's being transmitted.
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