[UK-CONTEST] Key Clicks.

[Roger Cooke]

Hi.

   Is it only us O L D G3's who remember the RST system of reporting from the 1950's?
No need to answer that!!!!!!!

  However, I find it strange that so many have not heard of 599k or 599c. I was discussing that on
my Morse net the other evening. NOBODY had heard of 599x.   I'll assume there are a few G3's
left who know what that is.

  However, I agree with the comments about modern transceivers. We all assume that the keying
will ( or at least should) be perfect, in other words 599x. Nearly gave it away then....

  I was embarrassed to use my FT1000MP until I did the keying mod.

 
Regards from Roger, G3LDI
Swardeston, Norfolk.




----- Original Message ----
From: Alex GM3ZBE <alex at gm3zbe.plus.com>
Cc: uk-contest at contesting.com
Sent: Wed, 25 November, 2009 14:42:10
Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Key Clicks.

Hi
I'm inclined to agree with you about the reasons for the response Jim.

So K = Clicks?  If I receive 59K that means I am R5, S9 and have key clicks?

Actually I think Yaesu have some responsibility.  For an  extended 
period, they carried on producing FT1000 series models with known key 
click problems and never seemed to do much about the design flaw.
Alex

Jim G3RTE wrote:
> 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
>  

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