I believe that most people using QSK are trying to simulate full duplex. I think the step function up and down RX signal level proposed here would sound awful when being keyed. The brain has enough to do without having to accommodate this level change too. Manually turning down the volume is not a good simulation of this step function change..
If this is done, it needs to be run by some testers to see just how bad the level change sounds at various speeds. I doubt anybody would like it. This change would be absolutely useless to me since the main use for QSK is in breaking pileups for the weak ones. It would render the weak ones unreadable. If one wants to fool around with AF gain compensation, I'd like to propose bumping up the AF gain 3db when the subrx is selected and the main/sub rx antenna is shared. That is a real pain. 73 de Brian/K3KO Kevin wrote: >Don Wilhelm wrote: > > >>Ron, >> >>I too am a firm believer in the KISS principle. >>Too much automation drives me crazy trying to remember what the >>automation is trying to do for me. Oft times the automation does not do >>what I want to be done. "manual controls forever". >> >>This is not a vote against automation and ease of use, but there are >>times when it is more effective to bypass the automatic controls, engage >>the brain, and get what one wants accomplished. Automation cannot >>substitute for individual preferences - that takes 'brain power' - so THINK! >> >>73, >>Don W3FPR >> >> > >It seems to me with all the feature requests people are looking for a >custom radio and wanting the rig to do everything for them. The QSK on >the Elecraft rigs is very good the way it is. If you don't want to hear >the band between characters why are you working QSK? Why request a >"feature" that could cause serious problems down the road. I guarantee >as soon as this change makes it out into firmware the list will be >bombarded with posts like "Help, my QSK doesn't work anymore", or "I >want to be able to set the level of "ducking" manually, .25dB steps >would be fine thank you", etc, etc, etc.... *The more complicated >something is to operate the easier it is to screwup, badly.* > >Name one other HF rig, any price point, which does "ducking" while in >QSK. If you can your probably just used to their lousy implementation of >QSK. > >How about if we have the Elecraft rigs turn the coffee pot on while >we're showering in the morning? >It's just an extra relay and a small change in the firmware. >_______________________________________________ >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 > > > _______________________________________________ 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
