Hi folks -
Well, after much indecision and wavering back and forth (driving a few sellers
nuts in the process), I have a Corsair II and a 263G on its way to me. It will
be sitting next to my Pro II by next week. After this week's interesting
discussions about keying delays etc, I plan to do a subjective tes. I have a
FISTS code buddy for an elmer and we have a Weds schedule. Our ragchews last
from a 1 to 2 hours depending on the band. Last week I was able to up my speed
to 25 wpm and maintain it (I've been a Ham for 2.5 years, but slow learner hi
hi). I will use each radio alternately without letting him know which one - and
then have him describe how it sounds at his end and which is more preferable. I
will also adjust my Logikey as George has suggested. This may still be too slow
of a speed to help with A/B testing - but will see what happens. For me, what
matters is what I experience on the air - because the "stats" mean less to me.
For example, even though the "stats" on my K2 are theorectically better, I sold
it because the Pro II is a much better tool in my own particular operating
environment. Anyway,the Corsair II has often been described as one of the best
cw machines TT ever made - and there is no DSP - just the PTO etc - so it
should be a really neat experiment in a lot of ways. If anyone is interested I
will post the results - subjective of course!
I wonder if I should use the Logikey with both rigs or stay with the
Corsair's internal keyer while making the comparison?
73/Tim NZ7C
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