Posted: 12/16/2013 3:48:21 AM EDT
| Ok. I have a j38 now. I am hopeful I can wire it up right. I will be starting with a yeasu 817 and 857. I have nonclue what to adjust on the radio to work cw. I know thee are some cw setting. Can someone help me out? |
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Welcome to the world of brass-pounding! We'd like to invite you to join The Straight Key Century Club. It's free and only takes a minute.
Besides numerous learning and practice aids, we have two monthly sprints which are basically very relaxed and low key contest-style events. One is of two hour duration and the other occurs over a weekend. See the website for details. We also have operating frequencies on each band where you can usually find a QSO with just a call or two. You set the speed and we'll adjust ours accordingly. The 40 Meter frequencies are especially popular. Start with 7.114 MHz, then try 7.120 and finally 7.055. If you need practice aids, ARRL had downloadable MP3 files: http://www.arrl.org/code-practice-files. W1AW also broadcasts code practice if you prefer to copy it off the air. We look forward to meeting you on the bands. |
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+1 great advice Narrow filters are a wonderful thing good for digital stuff too. Quoted:
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... BTW, an optional 300Hz mechanical filter makes a huge difference in CW receive quality. I highly recommend it. Don't buy the 2.3kHz as it makes very little difference. +1 great advice Narrow filters are a wonderful thing good for digital stuff too. +2 YOu can't go wrong with the collins mechanical filters. |
| Manuals are good! I have successfully wired and hooked up my J38 and put the 817 into practice mode. This is really cool. I just need tonslow way down on the sending. I'm calling cq tonmy son way to fast. If I did this at this speed for real id get left behind fast. I also am now a member of skcc thanks to you guys. Great site there. Thanks again. Back to practice sending. |
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Manuals are good! I have successfully wired and hooked up my J38 and put the 817 into practice mode. This is really cool. I just need tonslow way down on the sending. I'm calling cq tonmy son way to fast. If I did this at this speed for real id get left behind fast. I also am now a member of skcc thanks to you guys. Great site there. Thanks again. Back to practice sending. 
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