Actually, "standard" weighting is 3:1. That is, a day is about 3 times longer than a dit. Some people prefer heavier weighting, some lighter. I personally like mine a bit heavier, with slightly shorter dits and slightly longer dahs, but that's because to me, get the weighting too short and code sounds mushy. I expect this is more an issue at higher speeds. Actually, I bypass the whole issue and use mechanical sending devices wherever possible, i.e. straight key or bug. :-) 
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On Jan 13, 2012, at 1:23 PM, Michael Thurman wrote:

> stupid questionbecause i am not a cw op, but why owuld you ever want it =
> to be anything but the standard? which is 4 i thought but I'm probably =
> al wet with that   closest thing I do with cw is listen to see if I can =
> ctch characters   because i really wan to get my hands ont he zil    =
> anyoe have those btw?
> On Jan 13, 2012, at 12:59 PM, Richard Fiorello wrote:
> 
>> Hi Tom;
>> This is the part that has me perplexed.  When I put the rig in cw the=20=
> 
>> filter is automatically on?  I have been trying to find an "on off=20
>> switch" with no luck.  No problem with the 1.8 filter.  I will go menu=20=
> 
>> shopping but can one enable and disable the cw filter?  I am just =
> trying=20
>> to insure that the foolish thing is working correctly.  The bandwidth=20=
> 
>> definitely gets narrower in cw so I guess its our automatic filter.  =
> Its=20
>> terrible looking for something that isn't there.
>> =20
>> richard
>> =20
>> On 1/13/2012 10:01 AM, Howard Kaufman wrote:
>>> The CW filter is independant from the DSP, so it turns on =
> automatically.  If
>>> you run CW at over 25 wpm, the weight ratio should be changed from =
> the auto
>>> setting, to 4.0, its menu 35.
>>> =20