That auto position was no good if you had the narrow SSB filters in the 
TS-440, it always picked the 1.8 KHz filter which was horrible to deal with, 
why it didn't pick the wider one and let you pick narrower if you wanted I 
don't know.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 3:50 PM
Subject: Re: cw weighting and code tapes was Re: ts480 basics


>I don't know about the other rigs but The 440 has an auto position where 
>the
> appropriate filter was selected automatically.  I generally just left it
> there although one did have the option to select manually if desired.  Lou
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "richard fiorello" <[log in to unmask]>
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> Sent: Friday, January 13, 2012 2:37 PM
> Subject: Re: cw weighting and code tapes was Re: ts480 basics
>
>
>> Hi;
>> I guess my delema was with all other radios I have used ts430 440 450 &
>> ts570 when one went into cw one turned the filter on manually.  I'm not
>> much of a cw op either but it seems like its easier to tune through the
>> band to get some idea of how activity there might be with a wider filter.
>> the ts570 let you basically vary the band width with one control which 
>> was
>> nice.
>> Richard
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Michael Thurman <[log in to unmask]>
>> To:  [log in to unmask]
>> Date: Friday, Jan 13, 2012 01:23:23 PM
>> Subject: cw weighting and code tapes was Re: ts480 basics
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 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