[Amps] electronic switching

[Robert & Linda McGraw K4TAX]

My experience is that Tentec radios, like the Omni VI+ and the ORION, have
superior QSK.  They have had that for years.  Too bad that many hams opt for
radios with lots of whistles and bells.  Most of which don't blow or ring
very well.

73
Bob, K4TAX


----- Original Message -----
From: "Vic Rosenthal" <vic at rakefet.com>
To: "Amps reflector" <amps at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, June 21, 2003 11:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] electronic switching


> 2 wrote:
>
> > **  QSK-CW is even rarer these days than traditional CW.
>
> 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.
>
> 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.
>
> Vic K at VCO
>
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