[TenTec] My Orion - qsk

Martin AA6E msembx-aa6e at yahoo.com
Tue Jan 25 23:28:20 EST 2005


Tommy,

We've gone around on this issue before, but could you explain what you
mean by "full QSK" at 70+ wpm?  Can you hear between the dits?  Can you
hear between letters?  between words?  Etc.

Let's not get into another big flamefest.  I am just curious what you
mean by full QSK.

73, Martin AA6E


--- Tommy <aldermant at alltel.net> wrote:

... Now with v1.372 and with v1.373b5, I have
> successfully ran my Orion up as high as 74 wpm, full QSK, without
> the dots shortening. My critical QSO partners say the Orion is now
> perfectly copyable at 74 wpm. When I move to 76 wpm, the dots start
> shortening again. However I think this is a fantastic improvement
> and certainly would not ask any more from the Orion. FYI...if you
> run CW over about 50 wpm, you must drop Tr down to the 3ms position
> (which is actually a Tr of 1ms, the exact same as the Omni 6 and
> Omni 6 Plus).
> 
> Absolutely great improvement on the CW full QSK capability of the
> Orion!!
> 
> Tom - W4BQF"



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