Yuri,
You know you are not the only one in the world that has ever operated in a
contest. First, I would not think of running in a contest without using
full QSK. I miss nothing this way and my equipment doesn't break. But if I
had no choice, and didn't have equipment that work operate full QSK, I would
set the delay for about 100 to 200 milliseconds and still not miss anything.
Even when I used to operate my Collins 75A1 and HeathKit DX100 in the 160
meter contest, (which I won in the Roanoke division in 1977), I had these
two pieces of ancient gear operating full QSK with an external switching
scheme I made myself.
Carl Moreschi N4PY
Franklinton, NC
----- Original Message -----
From: <K3BU@aol.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 28, 2003 1:30 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] TT Orion: Also SEMI-BK-IN possible ?
> In a message dated 12/27/03 8:19:48 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> n4py@earthlink.net writes:
> >>This delay is adjustable from 0 to 1
> second. It seems to me that this line provides all the timing that is
> necessary to key external equipment and protect it from a transmit signal.
> Am I missing something?<<
>
> Yep, about half of the callsign of stations calling you, which means
repeats,
> slowing down.
> You either operate with QSK and torture and burn the relays, or semi QSK
with
> delays and miss calls and exchanges. With PTT controlled by the computer,
you
> save relays, and have precise timing and save equipment, as it was said,
for
> few cents, perhaps cost of piece of wire going to PTT on the mike
connector.
> Just watch contester running at 8 QSOs a minute and you will get the
picture.
>
> Yuri
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