[TenTec] My own little "quiet test"

n4lq@iglou.com n4lq@iglou.com
Wed, 03 Apr 2002 13:01:32 -0500


I thought the percussive cw response was due to the steep sided filter 
shape in the default filter menu and required some adjusting. Then this 
was addressed in the Pro 2 and a soft/hard menu position was added.

-----Original Message-----
From: N1EU <n1eu@yahoo.com>
To: tentec@contesting.com
Date: Wed, 3 Apr 2002 05:36:21 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [TenTec] My own little "quiet test"

> W5YR wrote:
> "The PRO is flat from about 80 Hz to 3600 Hz. So, it
> has the high-frequency response required to make noise
> have that crisp, brittle "percussive" sound while the
> K2 filters out the highs and the lows and
> makes it sound softer." 
> 
> Interesting observation and I'm wondering if that
> really explains what Tim was describing about the
> percussive characteristics of the received cw.  I also
> notice that an FT-1000MP's received cw sounds
> "percussive" (thumpy?), when compared to Ten-Tec and
> some older radios around my shack.  Perhaps it has
> more to do with AGC response, detector or ??? than
> merely audio bandwith.  I prefer the non-percussive cw
> note myself.
> 
> Any other thoughts on this?
> 
> 73,
> Barry  N1EU
> 
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