Paul, I suggest you compare your keying waveshape to that shown in the K2 Keying Waveshape Mod instructions. If yours is considerably different, then you have a hardware problem.
73, Don W3FPR On 4/20/2011 5:17 AM, Poul Erik Karlshøj (PKA) wrote: > I have raised the problem of keying weight on the K2 several times earlier - > but I never got an answer. > So I'll try again. > > The dot weight ratio on my K2 is unable to reach 50% on my K2. Even with > weight set to 90% (0,90) the weight is too heavy. Fortunately a somewhat > higher weight sounds better than a somewhat low weight, so maybe thats the > reason why there is not much discussion about K2 internal keyer. But for > higher speeds a correct weight is important. For my taste the keyer is not > acceptable and I soon gave up using it entirely. > > Is this a specific problem for my K2 or is it a generic issue? What is the > actual measured weight range in Elecraft labs? > > I found the K3 keyer much better ;-) > > 73, Paul OZ4UN > > -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- > Fra: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net > [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] På vegne af Don Wilhelm > Sendt: 11. april 2011 03:37 > Til: John Cooper > Cc: elecraft > Emne: Re: [Elecraft] key dot weight > > John, > > What keying speed were you using? > > Key "weighting" changes the ratio between a dot and an intervening space. It > is not likely that you will notice a difference at speeds below 25 or 30 WPM. > Below those speeds, I suggest leaving the ratio at 1.00. > If you are doing higher speeds, you might want to increase the weighting a > bit if your keying sounds "light" - I know this is a perception issue, so > there are no real answers to what is right. A lot of the answer depends on > the particular operator's experience and how he likes to listen to CW at > higher speeds. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 4/10/2011 8:56 PM, John Cooper wrote: >> On the K2 menu you can vary the key weight from .090-1.40 (90-140%) >> according to the manual. Did this and played with the paddle but cant tell >> any difference. What am I listening for? >> >> WT5Y >> > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
