TT Re: [TenTec] The QSK of QSK

[Steve N4LQ]

Tom:
Listen for me tomorrow night on 40m if you want to hear an Omni VI+ going 80
wpm. I found a way to make it work but will still need to make some
refinements before trying to explain it all. I do need an opinion on the
keying quality. I should be around 7034.

Steve N4LQ
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tommy" <aldermant at alltel.net>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 9:08 PM
Subject: Re: TT Re: [TenTec] The QSK of QSK


> Bob,
>
> Nope..didn't get it this time either. Don't send it again until I dump
this
> McAfee anti-spam on my PC. Sure would like to hear an Orion putting out
good
> CW at either 60 or 70 wpm!
>
> Tom - W4BQF
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Henderson" <bob at cytanet.com.cy>
> To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 12:36 PM
> Subject: TT Re: [TenTec] The QSK of QSK
>
>
> > Tom
> >
> > I have just sent them again.  This time with a subject line of "WAV
> Files."
> > I suspect the previous one might have fallen victim to your Spam
defences.
> > I hope this one gets through.
> >
> > 73  Bob, 5B4AGN
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Tommy" <aldermant at alltel.net>
> > To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 2004 3:38 PM
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] The QSK of QSK
> >
> >
> > > Bob....
> > >
> > > I did not receive the wav files. Sure would appreciate it if you
would
> > send
> > > them  again to aldermant at alltel.net
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > Tom - W4BQF
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Bob Henderson" <bob at cytanet.com.cy>
> > > To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 4:21 PM
> > > Subject: [spam] Re: [spam] Re: [spam] Re: [TenTec] The QSK of QSK
> > >
> > >
> > > > Tom
> > > >
> > > > Yes I monitored rf output with a seperate receiver.  I've sent you
two
> > > .wav
> > > > files of what my Orion produces at 60 wpm.
> > > >
> > > > Bob
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Tommy" <aldermant at alltel.net>
> > > > To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 5:07 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [spam] Re: [spam] Re: [TenTec] The QSK of QSK
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Since you are a very astute ham Bob, I will just assume you did
that
> > > while
> > > > > listening to your Orion on a different receiver. The Orion's
> sidetone
> > > > works
> > > > > OK at 70 wpm, but the two Orions I have certainly will not send
> > > correctly
> > > > > timed/spaced CW over about 50 wpm. No one that  I have sent CW at
> > speeds
> > > > > over 50 wpm can copy it because the timing is so messed up. And it
> is
> > > not
> > > > my
> > > > > PC or DGM keyboard since I have  asked two fellow hams to try
their
> > > > Orions
> > > > > at 50 and 60 wpm, with the same results.
> > > > >
> > > > > I agree, I don't know anyone, except a few German hams, who send
at
> 70
> > > wpm
> > > > > with a keyer.
> > > > >
> > > > > Tom - W4BQF
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: "Bob Henderson" <bob at cytanet.com.cy>
> > > > > To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 10:06 AM
> > > > > Subject: [spam] Re: [spam] Re: [TenTec] The QSK of QSK
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Tom
> > > > > >
> > > > > > You have me confused now for sure!
> > > > > >
> > > > > > When you say you "can work around" the QSK switching issue, does
> > that
> > > > mean
> > > > > > by not bothering with QSK or do you have a cunning work around
> that
> > > > hasn't
> > > > > > occurred to me?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I have just run my Orion at 70 wpm for half an hour and I don't
> hear
> > > > > > anything wrong with the code sent.  Incidentally, I did not use
> the
> > > > > internal
> > > > > > keyer.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Bob, 5B4AGN
> > > > > >
> > > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > From: "Tommy" <aldermant at alltel.net>
> > > > > > To: "Jim Brown" <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>;
> <tentec at contesting.com>
> > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 17, 2004 11:02 AM
> > > > > > Subject: Re: [spam] Re: [TenTec] The QSK of QSK
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > I don't have an issue with the QSK switching, one can work
> around
> > > > that.
> > > > > > What
> > > > > > > I have an issue with is that most radios I have operated, that
> > > employ
> > > > > > > digital techniques, do not send CW correctly at speed over 40
> wpm.
> > > > > > > Especially Ten Tec radios.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Tom - W4BQF
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > I do it differently -- that is, I try to use radios that
give
> me
> > > the
> > > > > > > maximum
> > > > > > > > time between dits to listen. And part of what I think W4BQF
is
> > > > > > > > complaining about with high speed CW may be that some radios
> > just
> > > > > > > > don't switch fast enough.
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > Jim  K9YC
> > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > >
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