Y'know what catches my ear, especially when a signal is very weak: chirp! A little chirp stands out like nothing else to my hearing. And it's usually an interesting rig at the other end <G>.
Any detectable chirp seems to drive some of today's ARRL "Official Observers" into near apoplexy but I enjoy hearing it! Y'know there was actually a time when a fellow could tune across a band, especially 80 or 40, and immediately recognize various stations by the keying characteristic of their rig and their fists on a mechanical key. Different stations had distinctively different voices. By comparison, listening on the ham bands today is rather like attending a party where everyone speaks with an identical artificial computer-produced "voice" <G> Ron AC7AC -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don Wilhelm Sent: Tuesday, September 19, 2006 9:32 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Elecraft List Subject: RE: [Elecraft] Hearing CW - Fundamental Keying Waveform? Darrell, That has ben dropped from the more recent handbook (does not appear in my 2005 edition). I am going 'out on a limb' here by saying that this stems from the concept that 'some keyclicks are good' philosophy. Sidebands on a CW signal are the result of the keying shape, and there is more to it than just the rise and fall times - there is the rounding at the corners to consider too. I have heard many an operator state that 'hard keying' will get you through a pile-up better. While that may be true, it certainly is not 'neighborly'. I am glad to see that this statement does not appear in the more recent handbooks. 73, Don W3FPR _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
