[UK-CONTEST] Key Clicks.

[Jim G3RTE]

In the "Good old days" if we told we had clicks or chirp we would quite 
happily delve into the rig and hopefully cure the problem. Nowdays circuitry 
is so complicated we don't dare to even to take the cover off the rig.  So I 
guess an aggressive response is due to either "I paid a lot of money for my 
rig so how can it be bad" or "Oh dear, I am going to have to get somebody 
who can cure the problem and it is going to cost me megabucks"

Jim G3RTE

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "QUENTIN COLLIER" <q.g.collier at btinternet.com>
To: "Alex GM3ZBE" <alex at gm3zbe.plus.com>; "Mike Chamberlain" 
<g3wph at folly.demon.co.uk>
Cc: <uk-contest at contesting.com>; "Roger Cooke" <g3ldi at yahoo.co.uk>
Sent: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 12:19 PM
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Key Clicks.


I agree with Alex that c denoted chirp - but my distant memories from the 
days when people gave genuine reports was that key clicks were denoted by k. 
And it IS strange that people get aggressive when you tell them they have 
clicks......one would hope they would be glad to be told. Still, nowt as 
queer as folk!

73,



Quin G3WRR



----- Original Message ----
From: Alex GM3ZBE <alex at gm3zbe.plus.com>
To: Mike Chamberlain <g3wph at folly.demon.co.uk>
Cc: uk-contest at contesting.com; Roger Cooke <g3ldi at yahoo.co.uk>
Sent: Wednesday, 25 November, 2009 12:10:35
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Key Clicks.

How many people actually tell someone they have bad key clicks or other
problems, I tend to find these days if you report to someone they have a
problem with their signal they either don't want to hear it or get
aggressive. When last did you hear anyone send 593 CLIX. or 59C (which
I think really meant "Chirp")
Alex

Mike Chamberlain wrote:
> G3LDI wrote:
> --------------
> My other pet hate are those stations with key clicks that spread over 
> 10kHz.
> Just been listening to VK9XX and he was being called by ON7GB who was 
> around
> 3kHz lower but his clicks were actually covering up VK9XX. I found the
> same in the contest too. There are still those with unmodded FT1000MP's,
> unforgivable!!!!
> -------------
>
> Roger, thanks for bringing this topic up. This is not just a European
> problem, there were several UK stations on during last Saturdays RSGB 1.8
> MHz contest who had serious click problems. Besides the FT1000MP the Mk5
> and also the FT1000D (I believe) have problems.
>
> Simple modifications are documented at:
> For the 1000D: http://www.w8ji.com/keyclicks_1000D.htm
> For the 1000MP http://www.w8ji.com/keyclick_mp.htm
> For the Mk5: http://www.w8ji.com/ft1000mk_v.htm
>
> I've personally modified both FT1000MPs and Mk5s - care is required, but 
> not
> difficult with the correct tools: magnifying headset, low power pointed 
> bit
> soldering iron, tweezers and solder braid). For those who feel nervous 
> about
> such modifications, I'm sure most clubs will have somebody with surface
> mount PCM expertise.
>
> Returning to the original discussion about CW sending speed on 160m - I'm
> confident that in next weekend's CQWW key clicks will be a bigger problem
> than QRN or QSB. My preference here will be for higher speed from the
> station I'm trying to contact in the hope I can get call and report whilst
> the clicking station is listening.
>
> 73
> Mike - G3WPH
>
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Alex, GM3ZBE ~~~~~Kingdom of Fife~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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Kingdom Amateur Radio Society (KARS)
GMDX Group, CDXC, Aberdeen ARS
Previous callsigns G3ZBE, GM8BYG,
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