[TenTec] Orion QSK

[NJ0IP]

Lee,

I think the a rig needs to meet a couple of basic requirements at any and
all speeds that man is capable of working at:

1. It should not cause key clicks!
2. It should not shorten the first dit or dah
3. It should have clean break-in at least in between words
4. It should have adjustable delay in case the op doesn't wish to work QSK
5. It should have the possibility of being computer controlled (e.g. contest
logging software) and allow the computer to return the rig instantly to RX
6. All of this should work whether running barefoot or keying a QSK amp

I think it's #4 that the high speed ops dissagree with.  I guess for those
of us who can't go that fast, we can either believe it is important or not.
If the rig has clean break-in between words, then at 100 wpm, that would
mean there's an opportunity to receive a break request at least each 0.8
seconds.  That seems fast (or often)enough to me.  If an op decides to break
the other and doesn't have his hand sitting directly on the paddle, it will
take 0,8 seconds to hit it anyway.

That's my "theory", but on the other hand, everyone who shells out the bucks
for the rig is entitled to her/his own opinion.

In the beginning, the Orion did not meet all of the above requirements.  Now
it does.  I'm satisfied with mine - if I could only find an appropriate box
to put it in when traveling with it in the car.

73
Rick

-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com
[mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Lee Crocker
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 5:56 AM
To: tentec at contesting.com
Subject: [TenTec] Orion QSK


Why is 100wpm QSK such a requirement for the Orion?
There was a time I thought this was a real advantage,
and I spent a lot of time making my radios and amps
and accessories such as audio chain DSP behave
correctly under high speed QSK, with PIN diode
switching boards and special timing circuits etc.
Then I made the mods to my FT-1000D to reduce
keyclicks, which pretty well destroyed the
effectiveness of the QSK in that radio and found I
really didn't need the QSK that much anyway.  If I
needed to be interupted when sending I am usually very
easily be accessed during the word and sentence
spacing, and really don't need letter to letter
interruption capability.  Admittedly I don't do 100wpm
code, but word spacing at 100 wpm is the equivalent of
33wpm QSK.

So is 100wmp QSK really just similar to the bragging
rights the high end stereo guys get over .0000000001%
THD or is it really useful to most CW user / contester
/ DXer etc.  Where does QSK belong in the order of
necessary features?

W9OY

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