Make sure the contacts on the paddle are clean. Drag a business card between them while applying a bit of pressure.
Also reduce the keyer speed a bit. I use both a single lever and a dual lever paddle. Timing and rhythm is the key to a good fist. Roll your fist from side to side as opposed to pressing the lever by moving the thumb and forefinger. Bob, K4TAX Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 16, 2018, at 8:40 PM, Cliff Clark <cl...@cliffclark.net> wrote: > > Well, I think I might know what is going on then. The timing must be > really tight. I'm using a single lever paddle, and I think if it polls > when I'm switching from dit to dah, or vice versa, then it breaks the > letter, even if it sounds pretty much OK (well, it's faster than my ears > anyway). > > So, I guess the technique is to switch before the last element is sent so > it has enough time to engage the next element before it polls. > > I'm actually doing the level 1 CW Academy course. I guess I have plenty of > practice ahead. It's pretty embarrassing not being able to send my own > name right :-) > > Anyway, good to know I'm not losing my mind (yet). > > Thanks, > Cliff > > > >> On Mon, Sep 17, 2018 at 12:24 AM Don Wilhelm <donw...@embarqmail.com> wrote: >> >> Cliff, >> >> The decoder demands precise timing of dits, dahs, and the spacing. >> It sounds like your "L" being decoded as ED is a result of a slight >> pause between the leading dit and the following part of the dahs and >> ending dits. >> Similarly, "R" coming out as ED is the same problem - a slight pause >> after the first dit. >> >> 73, >> Don W3FPR >> >> >>> On 9/16/2018 8:05 PM, Cliff Clark wrote: >>> I love my KX2, and I thought I would use the TX only CW code to practice, >>> but I'm having a problem. >>> >>> I turn Vox off so there is no RF out. >>> >>> I'm sending some letters like L that end up as ED, or something an R ends >>> up EN. The sound emitted by the radio seems right though. I even >> recorded >>> it in Audacity on my laptop, and the waveform looks perfect, but the >> decode >>> is sometimes right, and sometimes not. >>> >> > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > Message delivered to rmcg...@blomand.net > ______________________________________________________________ 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 Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
