[CQ-Contest] Key Clicks in ARRL DX CW

[Stephen Bloom]

I think the thing to do is send an email to the offender ..letting him/her
know about the clicking.  If/until I know otherwise...I assume people want
to know if they are causing problems. 

73
Steve KL7SB


-----Original Message-----
From: CQ-Contest [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of
Barry N1EU
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2016 3:31 AM
To: CQ-Contest Reflector <cq-contest at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Key Clicks in ARRL DX CW

On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 9:50 PM, David Siddall <hhamwv at gmail.com> wrote:

>
> The cleanest rig out of the box in clicks with rise time set correctly 
> and not adjustable, and least transmitted IMD, is the Elecraft K3/K3S.


I used a K3s last weekend and used a different radio in CQ WW CW.  I spent
about the same amount of time running but I definitely experienced more key
clicks in this contest.  It is very likely that the cleaner transmitter of
the K3s was opening myself up to being crowded in upon by neighbors who had
clicking transmitters.  Unless something is done about the situation, I have
to seriously ask myself the question whether the cleaner receiver of the K3
outweighs the greater vulnerability to being "clicked on" as a result of the
cleaner K3s transmitter not warding off encroaching stations.  It's very
ironic.  The best contesting radio might not be the best contesting radio
after all.

It's a huge uphill battle to clean up all those key clickers out there.
Maybe what we need is a MINIMUM SPACING rule for running stations.  It's
absolutely ridiculous (and untenable) that a station can plop down 300hz
away from me because he doesn't hear key clicks from my clean transmitter
and he ends up ruining my run and forcing me to QSY.  Absolutely
unacceptable.

73,
Barry N1EU
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