[TenTec] CW weighting

[Tim Randa]

I think bug use would be considered non standard weighting but I find it 
delightful to listen to from a good operator

 Tim KØFL

DAVID HELLER wrote:
> I find non-standard weighting not nearly as easy to copy - a different 
> accent as it were.  Analogy:  These Indians who seem to infest call centers 
> may be fluent in English but I might understand one word in ten.  The 
> bastardized code may stand out - but in a negative way.  Just like a tone 
> less than T-9.  Yes, stands out from the masses, but hardly something to be 
> proud of.   K3TX
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Charles Harpole" <k4vud at hotmail.com>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 11:26 PM
> Subject: [TenTec] CW weighting
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>> I hate CW weighting other than the standard.
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>> Some folks think off-standard gets them noticed.
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>> It does by me.... to avoid that signal at all costs!
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>> Charles Harpole, HS0ZCW
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>> k4vud at hotmail.com
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>>> Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 05:22:54 -0700
>>> From: wa9ysd at yahoo.com
>>> To: tentec at contesting.com
>>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] New Rig....
>>>
>>> Did I hear this wrong? The Omni VII has an adjustable weight control on 
>>> the internal keyer?
>>>
>>> Omni VI does not. I do not like the sound of the Omni VI internal keyer 
>>> cause the weight is wrong. Not sure of the reasoning behind it. DX 
>>> stations seams to like it, but never got any compliments on it. They do 
>>> like my AEA 25 year old keyer on how it sounds on the Omni VI plus on 
>>> received many nice compliments on how the CW sounds with the Omni VI 
>>> Plus, but I keep blowing pin diodes in the Omni when I use it.
>>>
>>> Any one willing to work on my AEA keyer so it stops blowing the Omni VI 
>>> Pluss pin diodes from doing that?
>>>
>>> Omni VI internal keyer is faster but in bad conditions the Di and the Dah 
>>> needs to be sent just a bit longer when sent at 25 WPM. easer to hear in 
>>> the noise.
>>>
>>> Now if Ten-Tec can come up with an internal keyer that would work like my 
>>> AEA they would really have something. It would be just like the wonderful 
>>> audio circuits they have on the Omni VI to make it sound so good on SSB.
>>>
>>> Keep The Faith, Jim K9TF/WA9YSD
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