Lee,
I think if you go back and read that again, I, or no one that I read, said
anything about a 100 wpm QSK requirement for the Orion.
That statement was included with the 'wish list' that was floating on the
reflector about a Ten Tec CW only 'wish' radio. So you interpeted it in the
way you wanted, more than likely to be able to take a 'shot' at someone who
mentioned that's one thing they would like to see on a 'CW ONLY RADIO'.
I have been doing QRQ at speeds over 100 wpm for more than 20 years.
Bragging about that is not something I enjoy doing....actually doing it with
the 10 or maybe 15 excellent hams in the eastern half of the USA is done for
the fun of it....not to be able to brag about it.
You say you have designed your own 'high speed full QSK' radios? I am a very
active CW operator and I am pretty sure I have never talked to you at any
QRQ speeds over the past 20 years.
If I send something to the reflector that you disagree with, it would be
more productive to respond to me privately, where we could discuss it in
what ever terms are required. If you don't believe there are hams who
operate at those speeds, please join us on either 7.024 or 7.033 MHz. But
please keep in mind, it is not bragging, it just stating why we would like
to see a particular feature included in a CW only radio from Ten Tec!
Tom - W4BQF
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee Crocker" <w9oy@yahoo.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 8:56 AM
Subject: [TenTec] Orion QSK
> Why is 100wpm QSK such a requirement for the Orion?
> There was a time I thought this was a real advantage,
> and I spent a lot of time making my radios and amps
> and accessories such as audio chain DSP behave
> correctly under high speed QSK, with PIN diode
> switching boards and special timing circuits etc.
> Then I made the mods to my FT-1000D to reduce
> keyclicks, which pretty well destroyed the
> effectiveness of the QSK in that radio and found I
> really didn't need the QSK that much anyway. If I
> needed to be interupted when sending I am usually very
> easily be accessed during the word and sentence
> spacing, and really don't need letter to letter
> interruption capability. Admittedly I don't do 100wpm
> code, but word spacing at 100 wpm is the equivalent of
> 33wpm QSK.
>
> So is 100wmp QSK really just similar to the bragging
> rights the high end stereo guys get over .0000000001%
> THD or is it really useful to most CW user / contester
> / DXer etc. Where does QSK belong in the order of
> necessary features?
>
> W9OY
>
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