Lou,
I don't recall 432 being a standard for the A above middle C, but regardless
of that, I think your choice of frequency depends on the speaker you use.
The speaker I use has a bit of a peak around 750 Hz which, to my ear anyway,
sounds very good. I might pick a different frequency if I used headphones
or another speaker, or maybe it wouldn't matter; I don't know for sure.
Steve
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lou Kolb" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 08:15
Subject: Re: How To Zero Beat when in CW ModeWith TS590
> 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
> Lou Kolb
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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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