[TenTec] ??QSK GONE AWAY

[Tommy]

Nope. I'll have to confess to you and all, I do not sit around and test full
QSK between dits!! When I say my Orion QSK works good at 70 wpm, what I
really mean is that if my QSO partner breaks me, I have no problem at all
hearing him.(my main 'delay' factor is reaching for the ESC key to dump the
buffer.) Do I hear between the dits at 70 wpm, heck at 70 wpm, I'm not
conscious of the dots and dashes forming the words I'm copying, so I don't
know. When I get down to 40 or 30 wpm (80% of my operation), can I hear
between the dits? Yes, I  can.

I have great technical respect for W8JI and quite often read his web site,
where I consider the information to be both informative and correct. And I
do understand that since 160m is where his main concern lies, he certainly
does not like to hear a thump or click from any radio used on that band. I
also have great respect to the majority of the guys I talk with doing QRQ as
I think they know also how to adjust a rcvr when listening to clicks. And
when they tell me I do not have clicks on either side of my signal, I
certainly tend to believe them.

I guess I have more enjoyment from the operation of a rig, rather than
technically nit-picking it to death. But if the rig I presently own does not
perform to my satisfaction, it will be replaced quite quickly.

Tom - W4BQF

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Ellington" <N4LQ at igLou.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2004 3:18 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] ??QSK GONE AWAY


> Has anyone other than Tom tested the QSK. Tom says his QSK works at 70
WPM!
> Mine doesn't even have QSK. Tom are you really hearing between your dits
at
> 70WPM? I can only hear at 15. I've reinstalled, reset and repented.
>
> Steve
> N4LQ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Ellington" <N4LQ at igLou.com>
> To: <Tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 21, 2004 3:18 PM
> Subject: [TenTec] QSK GONE AWAY
>
>
> >
> > I tested mine by generating a constant carrier with another rig then
> keying
> > the Orion while listening at various speeds. Not until I got down to 15
> wpm
> > could I hear the carrier breaking through. Now we have silky-smooth
> non-QSK.
> >
> > Steve
> > N4LQ
> >
> >
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