Apache Labs ANDROMEDA ANAN-7000DLE MKII - 6.2.3 Transmitting CW; 6.2.4 CW Mode Settings; 6.2.5 QSK

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6.2.3 TransmittingCW
1. Follo wnormaltuningprocedurestotuneyourantenna.
2. SelectSidetoneintheModeSettingsForm
3. TickSemiBreak‐inandsetitsdelay(ms) to300
4. SetMasterAFto20.Thissetsthesidetoneaudiolevel.(Thisisavailableonthemultifunction
control).
5. AdjusttheDriveknobtoselecttheCWpowerlevelyouwanttotransmit.Itissuggestedthat
youstartat50for50%ofmaxpower.
6. Ifyouareusinganiambickeyer,setSpeedtothenumberofwordsperminuteyouwishto
transmitat.
7. Press thekeytobegintransmission.TheTXmeterwill indicateoutputpower.
8. AdjustMasterAFforacomfortableaudiolevel.
CouldsomeonewithknowledgeofCWcontributetothisplease?
6.2.4 CWModesettings
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ForCW:
Keyerspeed;
IambicKeyerselect;
Sidetoneon/off;
Displayindicationsonpanadapter;
CWautomaticpeakingfilter;
CWbreak‐inandQSK;
Sidetonepitchfrequency.
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6.2.5 QSK
Thetisversion2.6.3andonwardssupportsoperatingQSKinCWmodes,andREQUIRESProtocol2
firmwarefortheANDROMEDAtobefirmwareversion1.7orlater.
AnewbuttonlabelledQSKappearsintheCWsub‐panelof themainconsolewhenoperatinginCW
modes(CWUorCWL).IftheProtocol2firmwareversioncurrentlyloadedinyourradioisolderthan
thatrequired(seeabove),theQSKbuttonisdisabled.WithQSK(sometimescalled“fullbreak‐in”)
enabled,receiveraudiocanbeheardbetweenCWelements(dotsanddashes).Thisenables
monitoringactivitywhiletransmitting.It'sveryusefulwhen
workingasplit‐frequencyorsimplexDX
pileup,operatinginacontest,oranytimetheabilitytohear what'sgoingonwhilesendingis
desired.
ClickingtheQSKbuttontoactivatetheQSKfeaturescausesseveralsettingstotakeeffectthat
enableoptimalQSKoperation.Theseinclude:
 AGCis
settoCustommode(moreonthislater)
 PTTisdisabled(it'shandledinthefirmwareonCWwhenQSKisengaged)
 Semibreak‐inmodeisenabled,anditsdelayissettozero(0).
 SinceThetisMOXisnotactiveinQSK(necessaryforquick
response),thereisnotransmit
spectraldisplaysandNOTRANSMITMETERING.SimplyturningoffQSKwillresumethe
displayandmeteringofnormaltransmitbehaviour,eitherwithPTTorsemi‐break‐in.
WhentheQSKbuttonisclickedtodisableQSK(orwhenchangingtoanon‐CWmode,including
when
thishappensasa resultofclickingabandbutton),everythingissetbacktothewayitwas
beforeQSKwasenabled.