Bob and list,

This brings up an interesting point. In the November 2013 QST, N2HX proposed 
that some hams might find CW more pleasant to copy if they set their receive 
note at 432 hz. Apparently, some folks believe there is a significant 
difference in listening comfort between 440 hz, which is middle A, and 432 
which seems to be a preferred standard for middle A. i'm not a musician so 
this is all new to me. However, I did tune my sidetone to as close to 432 as 
I could get it. I wasn't that far off to begin with. I can't say that it 
made any great difference but I'd be interested to hear anyone else's 
thoughts on the subject. 73, Lou  WA3MIX
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bob, K8LR" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2014 11:04 PM
Subject: Re: How To Zero Beat when in CW ModeWith TS590


> Hi,
>
> I need to mention one more item in this discussion.  First, set your cw
> sidetone to a frequency that you enjoy listening to.  That could be 
> anything
> from 300HZ to 1000HZ.  Then zero beat away and enjoy!  On the ts590, the
> side tone frequency is set in menu 34.
>
> Bob, K8LR, [log in to unmask]
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2014 9:32 PM
> Subject: Re: How To Zero Beat when in CW ModeWith TS590
>
>
> Lou:
>
> What I have done here is set my sidetone pitch frequency to 500 HZ, in 
> line
> with what Lloyd suggested earlier.  Then, when I match the frequency of 
> the
> incoming CW signal with my 500 HZ sidetone pitch frequency, it seems to 
> zero
> beat.  In other words, the pitch  of the in-coming signal in normal CW now
> matches the pitch when in CW reverse.
>
> Even though my frequency tones weren't that far off in the first place, 
> All
> of this has certainly been a great learning experience for me, and I hope
> others on the list.
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Lou Kolb
> Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2014 8:57 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: How To Zero Beat when in CW ModeWith TS590
>
> Tom,
>
> When you compare the 2 sidebands on a CW signal, are you first 
> zero-beating
> by matching the incoming signal to the pitch of your sidetone? I tried 
> this
> tonight with the K3 and as long as I'm zero-beat, the pitch is the same on
> either sideband. If I'm off, it varies which makes sense since you're
> switching from one side of center to the other but if you're not zero-beat
> you'll be in different spots relative to center. I hope that makes sense 
> to
> you because I can barely wrap this aging brain around it. Good luck. Lou
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