[TenTec] Binaural (Stereo) CW Redux!

[Barry N1EU]

I do a fair amount of contesting and 99.9% of the time listen for callers with a wide bandwith on my receiver.  Unless two callers are on exactly the same frequency or there's an AGC issue, I just don't have problems separating the signals with my brain.  I really don't think the binaural gizmo will be of any use whatsoever for me.  To each their own.

What I do find to be very cool in separating signals is diversity reception with separate antennas feeding each ear, but I don't expect most hams to be able to manage that with their station setups.

73,
Barry N1EU



Jerry Volpe <kg6tt at tomorrowsweb.com> wrote:

>John L Merrill wrote:
>
>>you were polite. don't you mean a sales gimmick? HI
>>
>> John N1JM
>>  
>>
>
>Binaural or stereo CW  is a different way of doing things. Not a 
>gimmick. We have by necessity become  conditioned to let the receiver 
>try and eliminate everything but one signal we want to hear... trouble 
>is this technique produces audible distortions such as ringing and a 
>somewhat bitting tone..... Yes, with binaural you open the filters up a 
>bit allowing more audio and less distortion through.... and then in time 
>your BRAIN does the separating in a much more comfortable and natural 
>way. AND you will not miss that station calling you just off your 
>critically adjusted bandpass... they are instead off to one side.... 
>softer... but understandable.
>
>Try to have an open mind. Naturally if you don't like something, for 
>whatever reason... that is cool.... but remember words have power and 
>therefore might be selected a bit more carefully.
>
>Binaural is not a gimmick but another way to solve a problem.... the 
>problem of sorting through several CW signals at the same time. I think 
>it was very forward thinking for the Ten-Tec engineer's to include this 
>reception option  in the Orion and I imagine they felt so too.
>
>73,
>
>Jerry, KG6TT
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