[TenTec] fuzzy cw

Paul Christensen paulc@mediaone.net
Wed, 31 Oct 2001 14:26:16 -0500


> I would rather receive well formed Morse code with a
> little chirp than some of the sloppy stuff I hear.
> Jim W7ANF

Although there is absolutely no chirp in the transmitted CW signal in either radio, one does hear a slight "fuzz" in back of what
would otherwise be a pure sine wave tone.   The effect would be approximately the same if you were to take a pure sine wave audio
generator and mix it together with a very low-level pink noise source.

On the receive end, you can hear the residual effect if you auto-notch the incoming CW note on your receiver.  What remains is the
pink-noise "fuzz."  Personally, I do not find the effect to be problematic: the keyed waveform of the Jupiter/Pegasus is the best of
any radio, including older Ten-Tecs.  Likewise, QSK is very fast and thump-free...although there's just a slight amount of T/R
clicking, noticeable only in the headphones.

-Paul, W9AC