Return-Path: Received: from mtain-ma02.r1000.mx.aol.com (mtain-ma02.r1000.mx.aol.com [172.29.96.10]) by air-di07.mail.aol.com (v128.1) with ESMTP id MAILINDI074-eb654bc1d96a301; Sun, 11 Apr 2010 10:15:06 -0400 Received: from post.thorcom.com (post.thorcom.com [193.82.116.20]) by mtain-ma02.r1000.mx.aol.com (Internet Inbound) with ESMTP id 8A67838000095; Sun, 11 Apr 2010 10:15:04 -0400 (EDT) Received: from majordom by post.thorcom.com with local (Exim 4.14) id 1O0xut-0002vg-QR for rs_out_1@blacksheep.org; Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:13:39 +0100 Received: from [193.82.116.32] (helo=relay1.thorcom.net) by post.thorcom.com with esmtp (Exim 4.14) id 1O0xut-0002vX-Fn for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:13:39 +0100 Received: from mtaout03-winn.ispmail.ntl.com ([81.103.221.49]) by relay1.thorcom.net with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1O0xus-0006Dv-RC for rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org; Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:13:39 +0100 Received: from aamtaout04-winn.ispmail.ntl.com ([81.103.221.35]) by mtaout03-winn.ispmail.ntl.com (InterMail vM.7.08.04.00 201-2186-134-20080326) with ESMTP id <20100411141333.NSPY5841.mtaout03-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@aamtaout04-winn.ispmail.ntl.com> for ; Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:13:33 +0100 Received: from [192.168.2.34] (really [82.22.244.28]) by aamtaout04-winn.ispmail.ntl.com (InterMail vG.2.02.00.01 201-2161-120-102-20060912) with ESMTP id <20100411141333.DKKU19999.aamtaout04-winn.ispmail.ntl.com@[192.168.2.34]> for ; Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:13:33 +0100 From: "Mike Dennison" To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Date: Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:13:27 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <4BC1E717.21514.149803B@mike.dennison.ntlworld.com> X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Windows (4.41) Content-description: Mail message body X-Cloudmark-Analysis: v=1.1 cv=W3tOLUehizD4qj6VhtReFuw5MKb8d+XqjIxlDsIazEA= c=1 sm=0 a=9YlaCzn6_68A:10 a=kj9zAlcOel0A:10 a=ZwNsyoMqzAEv5tQiF84A:9 a=M7YTH9qcAXTcFo_3AOz-zXCz8sgA:4 a=CjuIK1q_8ugA:10 a=HpAAvcLHHh0Zw7uRqdWCyQ==:117 X-Spam-Score: 0.0 (/) X-Spam-Report: autolearn=disabled,none Subject: LF: DFCW Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on post.thorcom.com X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.63 X-SA-Exim-Scanned: Yes Sender: owner-rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org Precedence: bulk Reply-To: rsgb_lf_group@blacksheep.org X-Listname: rsgb_lf_group X-SA-Exim-Rcpt-To: rs_out_1@blacksheep.org X-SA-Exim-Scanned: No; SAEximRunCond expanded to false x-aol-global-disposition: G x-aol-sid: 3039ac1d600a4bc1d9687167 X-AOL-IP: 193.82.116.20 After many years of using QRSS, I have been spurred into modifying my DDS to give me DFCW capability for the first time. Would experienced DFCW operators please give me the benefit of their experience? If you are specifying a frequency, do you quote the Dash, Dot or centre frequency? I am using ON7YD's 'QRS' software and it seems that the clearest signal is given by the following settings: "DFCW double space" "Key Gap 1s" (for 3sec dots) This gives a good visible gap between characters and a small gap between elements. It looks like the signal might be clearer when using 4s dots. What do the experts think? Mike, G3XDV ========== It looks like