[TenTec] Orion QSK

[Tommy]

Then I must be paranoid also because I can not sit with my back toward
anything but the wall, in public.

I have an advantage over you. I have been told (and more than one time too)
that the reason I can copy so fast is because I have only one brain cell in
my head, giving the me empty space so the CW characters have time to roll
around up there until I can get them deciphered.

Now that's my downfall. I can not send CW without a good clean sidetone.
That's why I always modified the Corsair 2 sidetone circuit, with either
your posted mod or by putting an audio filter in series with the sidetone
generation circuit in the Corsair 2. I think the higher in speed you go, the
harder you have to concentrate and you esentially block out all
distractions, except sending/receiving CW. I mean you are 'really'
concentrated. So it's pretty 'easy' to hear between words and/or sentenances
when your actually doing it. Heck, it's no different than talking face to
face  with  someone, wherein you certainly can hear them say something while
your talking!

(No word on the Plus yet)

Tom - W4BQF


----- Original Message -----
From: "n4lq" <n4lq at iglou.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, August 06, 2004 12:55 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion QSK


> I have loaded my buffer with text and keyed the rig at 100 wpm but it
> sounds almost like a continuous tone in the sidetone. I'm wondering how
> you could distinguish between the sidetone and someone breaking or
> perhaps do you turn the sidetone off? Personally, I can't even think at
> 100 wpm and besides, I really don't have that much to say. Maybe that's
> one reason I like cw so much. I do get paranoid without QSK however. I
> also set facing the door in restaurants.
>
> Steve
>