Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals
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 __ 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 k2vco@gmail.com __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals
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. __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals
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 __ 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 k2vco@gmail.com __ 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 wa6...@gmail.com __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals
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. -- Scott Ellington K9MA Madison, Wisconsin, USA 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 __ __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals
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 On 1/14/16 at 8:48 AM, n...@n5ge.com (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 - Bill Frantz| When it comes to the world | Periwinkle (408)356-8506 | around us, is there any choice | 16345 Englewood Ave www.pwpconsult.com | but to explore? - Lisa Randall | Los Gatos, CA 95032 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals
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 N5GEwrote: > 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 > > __ > 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 w...@triconet.org __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals
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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals
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 - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2016 - www.cqp.org On 1/14/2016 8:48 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 __ 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 k6...@foothill.net - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2016.0.7294 / Virus Database: 4489/11396 - Release Date: 01/14/16 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals
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 -- Hisashi T Fujinaka - ht...@twofifty.com BSEE + BSChem + BAEnglish + MSCS + $2.50 = coffee __ 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
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 N5GEwrote: > 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 > > __ > 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 w...@triconet.org __ 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
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 -Original Message- From: "Wes" <w...@triconet.org> 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: > 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 > > __ > 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 w...@triconet.org __ 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 vk1zzg...@gmail.com __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals
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, Eric List modulator /elecraft.com/ __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals
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 Honor Roll 333 8B DXCC On 1/14/2016 11:48 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 __ 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 k...@aol.com __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals
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 __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Wide CW Signals
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!! -Original Message- From: Elecraft [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Gary Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2016 2:58 PM To: Wes <w...@triconet.org>; n...@n5ge.com Cc: Elecraft Reflector <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> 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 -Original Message- From: "Wes" <w...@triconet.org> 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: > 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 > > __ > 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 > w...@triconet.org __ 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 vk1zzg...@gmail.com __ 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 glasse...@outlook.com __ 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