Topband: Key Clicks on Top Band

[Barry N1EU]

I have to say that I'm quite encouraged by the generally increased level of 
awareness about keyclicks - there really is hope of significantly cleaning 
up our favorite band.  Thanks once again to Tom W8JI for spearheading this 
awareness.  Run frequencies are incredibly hard to find in CQ160 and 
declicking will afford us the ability to co-exist merrily in tighter 
quarters.

To wit - I was running merrily along on my cq frequency at one point this 
weekend when suddenly keyclicks started intruding and riding my AGC even 
with narrowed filtering.  I tuned the subreceiver and found the offender (a 
W8 who will remain nameless) about 1Khz above me.  I believe at the precise 
instant I was informing him of the clicks with "keyclicks bad pse qsy", the 
other cq'er from the other side of the W8 arrived on his frequency to 
respond in perfect stride to the W8 coming back with a "?" .  Now, that's 
team work!  The W8 good-naturedly responded and vacated the frequency.  With 
a de-clicked radio, he definitely could have stayed on frequency and we 
wouldn't have known he was there.  So, contesters, declicking your radio 
will mean it's easier to find a run frequency - that surely should be 
incentive.

73,
Barry N1EU










>From: "Dave Anderson, K4SV" <K4SV2 at charter.net>
>To: <topband at contesting.com>
>Subject: Topband: Key Clicks on Top Band
>Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2004 21:09:20 -0500
>
>Hi All,
>
>I would like to thank all who worked me but have to make a comment about 
>the radios with Key Clicks.  After hours of operating I am not sure what I 
>dislike most, the crappy radios with key clicks or Static crashes.  Guys, 
>if you have a known radio that needs a mod to rid it of key clicks, please, 
>do the mod for all of us out there listening to the junk created by your 
>radios.  W8JI has a effective mod for your offending radio. Do the Mod, for 
>all of us.
>
>Thanks in Advance,
>
>Dave, K4SV
>Asheville, NC
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