>(snip)
>One question I'd like to see answered on rigs is why all the modern
commercial >transmitters seem to be so bad on key clicks? Look at the
keying waveforms >in QST and the spectral displays in Radcom, and you can
see that they seem >to have been designed for 60 or 70 wpm - with the
concomitant clicks. Very >antisocial - like the worsening phase noise
specs. A Johnson Ranger II was far better than some of the modern
rigs..................
>
>73
>Peter G3RZP
>================
>Good point, Peter,
>
>I've noticed a growing number of key klix on 160m, but never jumped to
>conclusions, feeling that my receiver might be the reason because there's
>also a growing number of strong signals on the band.
>
>When viewing some of those fast rise/fall time CW keying waveforms in the
>QST reviews I often wonder if the rig would produce klix. A notable
>example is the keying waveform of the FT-1000MP (figure 2, page 71, April
>1996 QST). The first dit looks click-producible, the second dit, maybe
>not.
>
>Perhaps other Topbanders might want to comment.
>
>73, de Earl, K6SE
I have not seen the QST reviews but there are for sure more key clicks
on the band these days and it is not a RX problem.
The FT1000MP is a total disaster but there are many other bad click
machines around, most seem to click on the break side.
On 160 being a narrow band it causes big big problems and also it is
difficult to get people to understand that they do have a radio that
is not correct.
73 de Jim SM2EKM
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