[Elecraft] Elecraft CW Net Announcement

2023-07-08 Thread kevin
Good Evening,    There has been no rain this week.  The last three mornings have been foggy but it was not dense enough to condense rain from the trees.  The forest did gathered some of it; the air smells better.  Looks like a mild week ahead so the fire danger should stay low.    The large

Re: [Elecraft] Field Day Operation

2023-07-08 Thread Fred Jensen
Which begs the question(s), "Why would one engineer a radio that can be 'misadjusted' to create awful signals?"  Adjustable keying rise/fall times comes to mind first I guess since there is one optimal shape and rise/fall times.  All others are sub-optimal.  "I want to generate clicks today so

Re: [Elecraft] Field Day Operation

2023-07-08 Thread David Gilbert
I don't have a TS-590S but I'm sure somebody who has one can tell you how.   Crank up the audio drive from Windows (or whatever), run the TS-590S in USB mode and crank up the audio gain and compression, etc.  It simply doesn't make sense that you can't overdrive a TS-590S. Dave  AB7E On 7/

Re: [Elecraft] Field Day Operation

2023-07-08 Thread Jim Clymer
On Sat, Jul 8, 2023, 10:23 AM Andy Durbin wrote: > > On the other hand, one of the worst FT8 signals I ever saw was transmitted > by a very experienced local operator using a K3. > >>> A very experienced operator who apparently hadn't read the manual. -:) Jim - WS6X > __

Re: [Elecraft] Field Day Operation

2023-07-08 Thread Andy Durbin
"but I guarantee that it can be easily done with a TS-590S as well. You just didn't do it right." Ok, please tell me how to do that. Specific settings please from a test that you actually ran with a TS-590S. My tests had all audio drive sliders to max and ALC meter hard on the stop. Clean s

Re: [Elecraft] Field Day Operation

2023-07-08 Thread David Gilbert
Of course a K3 can generate bad FT8 signals if you drive the audio hard enough, but I guarantee that it can be easily done with a TS-590S as well.  You just didn't do it right. Dave   AB7E On 7/8/2023 7:22 AM, Andy Durbin wrote: Just a few comments on dirty signals and the rigs that can,

Re: [Elecraft] Field Day Operation

2023-07-08 Thread Dave
Almost any rig can turn from “one of the best” to “one of the worst” if it is misadjusted. We as hams should be willing to provide constructive criticism to those with issues and more importantly be willing to receive constructive criticism. 73 Dave wo2x Sent from my waxed string and tin can

[Elecraft] Field Day Operation

2023-07-08 Thread Andy Durbin
Just a few comments on dirty signals and the rigs that can, if badly adjusted, produce them. I've been using a Kenwood TS-590S for about 10 years. I was asked to give a couple of digital modes presentations to the local club . I was seeing so many foul JT65, and now FT8 signals, that I wanted