[CQ-Contest] Tip - Weak Signal Detection

[Dan Weisenburger]

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Thanks for the responses.  Well, your right, the noise floor is the
noise floor.  The rig is a Kenwood TS -690 and the CW filter is  400 HZ
in both IF's.  There is a "hissing noise that I can hear with the filter
switched in that goes away.  I've noticed the same thing on my TS-940
and also my old Heath SS-9000 (an amazing CW rig when it works).  The
wider filter permits me to hear stuff that I don't hear with the
narrower positions selected.  It is possible that your mileage may
vary.  Tom, W8JI, probably says it beast when he says that the receiver
is not performing properly.  I can't afford mil-spec stuff as most "Joe
hams" so I just discovered that it seems to make the difference,
provided the other station hears me too.

This method is not worth a hoot if the band is open.

73,  Dan,  KW4T


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>From James Funk" <jfunk at adams.net  Mon Feb 26 11:36:47 2001
From: James Funk" <jfunk at adams.net (James Funk)
Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2001 05:36:47 -0600
Subject: [CQ-Contest] the missing "DE"
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K8CC wrote:
Folks, it might seem obvious but if I'm not listening then I can't hear
you.  THINK!!  Don't be so quick on the F4 key or to send your call.  The
time you save is more than lost when I have to get a fill.

73,Dave/K8CC

My comment:  I run no amp, and have been running QSK for the last two years
in all contests.  I *still* miss the first letter of calls on occasion.  I
eliminated the default "DE" in my TRLog logcfg.dat files but am considering
reinstating it.  I've noticed in pileups that more JA's use "DE" than any
other group, and I seldom have to ask for a repeat of a callsign.  Some of
you might be good enough to guess the first letter of a call, but I'm not
than clairvoyant.

73, Jim N9JF


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