Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals

2016-01-14 Thread Vic Rosenthal 4X6GP/K2VCO

My guess is that they are that bad.
Luckily, the ones that are hot-switching their relays won't be on the 
air for too long. At least, not with high power.


73,
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On 14 Jan 2016 18:56, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote:

Depending on the radio they are using, some are really nasty!

And with some that seem to run their radio in QSK mode, but without a
QSK qualified amp, that makes things worse as they are likely arcing and
sparking the relays.  Nothing like a good old spark gap transmitter to
eat up lots of bandwidth.

73
Bob, K4TAX





On 1/14/2016 10:48 AM, Amateur Radio Operator N5GE wrote:

Is there something wrong with my P3, or are all of those extremely
wide raged CW signals I see in the DX pile-ups really that bad?
ARS N5GE

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Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals

2016-01-14 Thread Amateur Radio Operator N5GE
Below...


On Thu, 14 Jan 2016 10:56:05 -0600, you wrote:

>Depending on the radio they are using, some are really nasty!
>

>And with some that seem to run their radio in QSK mode, but without a 
>QSK qualified amp, that makes things worse as they are likely arcing and 
>sparking the relays.  Nothing like a good old spark gap transmitter to 
>eat up lots of bandwidth.

Yes, I watched one yesterday in a pile-up and I could could hear the
sparking.  The signal was about a kHz or more wide.

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Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals

2016-01-14 Thread Rick WA6NHC
I've noticed that it is directly proportional to the signal strength, 
but some ARE that wide (one brand in particular is more offensive).


Rick nhc


On 1/14/2016 9:24 AM, Vic Rosenthal 4X6GP/K2VCO wrote:

My guess is that they are that bad.
Luckily, the ones that are hot-switching their relays won't be on the 
air for too long. At least, not with high power.


73,
Vic, 4X6GP/K2VCO
Rehovot, Israel
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/

On 14 Jan 2016 18:56, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote:

Depending on the radio they are using, some are really nasty!

And with some that seem to run their radio in QSK mode, but without a
QSK qualified amp, that makes things worse as they are likely arcing and
sparking the relays.  Nothing like a good old spark gap transmitter to
eat up lots of bandwidth.

73
Bob, K4TAX





On 1/14/2016 10:48 AM, Amateur Radio Operator N5GE wrote:

Is there something wrong with my P3, or are all of those extremely
wide raged CW signals I see in the DX pile-ups really that bad?
ARS N5GE

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Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals

2016-01-14 Thread Scott Ellington
The old FT-1000D is notorious.  (I have one.)  I'm not sure about the 
MP.  There's a mod, which helps, but it's still wide.  It's a big reason 
I bought a K3.


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On 1/14/2016 11:26, Rick WA6NHC wrote:
I've noticed that it is directly proportional to the signal strength, 
but some ARE that wide (one brand in particular is more offensive).


Rick nhc


On 1/14/2016 9:24 AM, Vic Rosenthal 4X6GP/K2VCO wrote:

My guess is that they are that bad.
Luckily, the ones that are hot-switching their relays won't be on the 
air for too long. At least, not with high power.


73,
Vic, 4X6GP/K2VCO
Rehovot, Israel
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/

On 14 Jan 2016 18:56, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote:

Depending on the radio they are using, some are really nasty!

And with some that seem to run their radio in QSK mode, but without a
QSK qualified amp, that makes things worse as they are likely arcing 
and

sparking the relays.  Nothing like a good old spark gap transmitter to
eat up lots of bandwidth.

73
Bob, K4TAX





On 1/14/2016 10:48 AM, Amateur Radio Operator N5GE wrote:

Is there something wrong with my P3, or are all of those extremely
wide raged CW signals I see in the DX pile-ups really that bad?
ARS N5GE

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Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals

2016-01-14 Thread Bill Frantz
I have a screen capture from the P3 with a CW signal about 15KHz 
wide during straight key night. He was calling CQ, but I didn't 
copy the call sign. I suspect a boatanchor in very poor condition.


73 Bill AE6JV

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Is there something wrong with my P3, or are all of those extremely
wide raged CW signals I see in the DX pile-ups really that bad?
ARS N5GE


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Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals

2016-01-14 Thread Wes
They're rotten. Nothing new tho.  

http://www.arrl.org/news/the-old-man-rotten-damped-spark-stuff



On Jan 14, 2016, at 9:48 AM, Amateur Radio Operator N5GE  wrote:

> Is there something wrong with my P3, or are all of those extremely
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> ARS N5GE
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Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals

2016-01-14 Thread Jim Brown

On Thu,1/14/2016 10:17 AM, Fred Jensen wrote:
I think your P3 is OK.  I believe they are, for the most part, really 
wide. 


Yes and no. We must learn to understand the P3 display. It reads the 
voltage at the antenna input vs frequency. A stronger signal produces 
more voltage at every frequency at which it generates sidebands. What 
tells us bandwidth is the DIFFERENCE between the peak of the waveform 
and the sidebands, and to get a good read on that, we need to put the P3 
in PEAK mode. The problem is that it's tough to do that in a pileup, 
because all the other signals are contributing to what the P3 sees in 
the sidebands.


Yes, some of those signals ARE wide, some are VERY wide. Many DXers only 
get on the air for DXpeditions to rare ones, many are OTs with OT rigs. 
:) There's one of these (but a contester, not a DXer) about 2 miles down 
the road from me. He only works SSB DX contests, and he wipes out the 
entire band with the trash from his rig. The good news is that he has an 
alternate QTH 20 miles down the coast, and since I moved in ten years 
ago, he now contests from there. :)


73, Jim K9YC
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Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals

2016-01-14 Thread Fred Jensen
I think your P3 is OK.  I believe they are, for the most part, really 
wide.  Since I've been operating remote to W7RN with a very high 
coefficient of airborne aluminum, I've discovered that the better the 
antenna, the high the Key-Click volume on the band.


73,

Fred K6DGW
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Is there something wrong with my P3, or are all of those extremely
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ARS N5GE

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Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals

2016-01-14 Thread Hisashi T Fujinaka

I think that can generate x-ray bursts as well.

On Thu, 14 Jan 2016, Vic Rosenthal 4X6GP/K2VCO wrote:


My guess is that they are that bad.
Luckily, the ones that are hot-switching their relays won't be on the air for 
too long. At least, not with high power.


73,
Vic, 4X6GP/K2VCO
Rehovot, Israel
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/

On 14 Jan 2016 18:56, Bob McGraw K4TAX wrote:

Depending on the radio they are using, some are really nasty!

And with some that seem to run their radio in QSK mode, but without a
QSK qualified amp, that makes things worse as they are likely arcing and
sparking the relays.  Nothing like a good old spark gap transmitter to
eat up lots of bandwidth.

73
Bob, K4TAX





On 1/14/2016 10:48 AM, Amateur Radio Operator N5GE wrote:

Is there something wrong with my P3, or are all of those extremely
wide raged CW signals I see in the DX pile-ups really that bad?
ARS N5GE

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Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals

2016-01-14 Thread Wes
I've also been chasing NPOTA stations, most of whom are on 20 SSB. It is hard 
to believe until you hear one but there are fools running 12 KHz wide AM there. 

On Jan 14, 2016, at 9:48 AM, Amateur Radio Operator N5GE  wrote:

> Is there something wrong with my P3, or are all of those extremely
> wide raged CW signals I see in the DX pile-ups really that bad?
> ARS N5GE
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Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals

2016-01-14 Thread Gary
As do many, I love looking at old gear and I marvel at the engineering skills 
of those who came before us youngsters, however, to use them on 20M in todays' 
conditions is nothing short of shameful.
15Khz wide, scratchy hard to listen to audio simply adds to the QRM and uses 
unnecessary bandwidth is not something I want to see/hear on the bands.
I wish these old museum pieces were placed in a museum instead.
Obviously saying anything less than glowing comments on the operators signal is 
greeted with scornful remarks.
I bought my K3 to get a tight, clean signal, most however it seems buy 'eye 
candy' over specs.
Just my devalued 2 cents worth.
Gary 

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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals

I've also been chasing NPOTA stations, most of whom are on 20 SSB. It is hard 
to believe until you hear one but there are fools running 12 KHz wide AM there. 

On Jan 14, 2016, at 9:48 AM, Amateur Radio Operator N5GE <n...@n5ge.com> wrote:

> Is there something wrong with my P3, or are all of those extremely
> wide raged CW signals I see in the DX pile-ups really that bad?
> ARS N5GE
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Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals

2016-01-14 Thread Eric Swartz - WA6HHQ, Elecraft
In the interest of reducing list overload, lets end this thread at this time. 
Lots of good replies already and a ton of traffic.


73,

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Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals

2016-01-14 Thread K4ia via Elecraft
Those extremely wide ragged looking signals are probably all the hounds 
chasing the DX fox.  You are seeing multiple signals, not one ragged one.


Buck
k4ia  K3 #101
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8B DXCC

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Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals

2016-01-14 Thread Bob McGraw K4TAX

Depending on the radio they are using, some are really nasty!

And with some that seem to run their radio in QSK mode, but without a 
QSK qualified amp, that makes things worse as they are likely arcing and 
sparking the relays.  Nothing like a good old spark gap transmitter to 
eat up lots of bandwidth.


73
Bob, K4TAX





On 1/14/2016 10:48 AM, Amateur Radio Operator N5GE wrote:

Is there something wrong with my P3, or are all of those extremely
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ARS N5GE

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Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals

2016-01-14 Thread David Glasser
I have a 1967, 7.2 liter, V8, all original Buick Riviera, why, because it is 
noisy and probably does not meet emission standards should I relegate it to the 
musem?
It is a thing of beauty admired by all, and no one cares about the consumption 
or the mileage on the tyres.
If it were not for that 1967 Buick many cars would not exist today!!
Just saying!!

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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals

As do many, I love looking at old gear and I marvel at the engineering skills 
of those who came before us youngsters, however, to use them on 20M in todays' 
conditions is nothing short of shameful.
15Khz wide, scratchy hard to listen to audio simply adds to the QRM and uses 
unnecessary bandwidth is not something I want to see/hear on the bands.
I wish these old museum pieces were placed in a museum instead.
Obviously saying anything less than glowing comments on the operators signal is 
greeted with scornful remarks.
I bought my K3 to get a tight, clean signal, most however it seems buy 'eye 
candy' over specs.
Just my devalued 2 cents worth.
Gary 

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Sent: ‎15/‎01/‎2016 4:43 AM
To: "n...@n5ge.com" <n...@n5ge.com>
Cc: "Elecraft Reflector" <elecraft@mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals

I've also been chasing NPOTA stations, most of whom are on 20 SSB. It is hard 
to believe until you hear one but there are fools running 12 KHz wide AM there. 

On Jan 14, 2016, at 9:48 AM, Amateur Radio Operator N5GE <n...@n5ge.com> wrote:

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