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Feature request - "CW Zero Beat"

Ray Day
Ray Day Member
edited March 2020 in New Ideas
Hi! I've had my 6600 for about 3 weeks and every day is like Christmas morning when I go into the shack now...what new feature will I discover today?

Two years ago I got an Icom IC-7300 for a "110V 100W travel radio" - and love the CW Zero Beat button that ZB's a CW signal to my selected (700 Hz for me) audio tone for received CW. I cannot match the received CW note to my memory of a 700 Hz tone (is this called "tone deaf?" -  I have a work-around or two, but they're a pain.

Any thought to adding this "CW ZB" feature?

Thanks,
Ray N6HE
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  • Al_NN4ZZ
    Al_NN4ZZ Member ✭✭✭
    edited May 2018
    Hi Ray,
    There is a "idea" that is ranked #2 by votes for an AutoClick tune on CW.

    Check it out and add comments and a VOTE if you would like to see this.

    https://community.flexradio.com/flexradio/topics/ssdr_autozerobeat_on_cw_click_tune

    Al / NN4ZZ  
    al (at) nn4zz (dot) com
    6700 & SSDR-W  V 2.2.8
    Win10

  • Jlawson40
    Jlawson40 Member ✭✭
    edited March 2020
    Ray,
    This has been requested for years to add to the 6000 series radios. It received a ton of votes when it was requested to be a added feature. PSDR has this feature and it works great on my 5000A radio. I hope they add it soon for us CW ops.
    John, W8AGS
  • W7NGA
    W7NGA Member ✭✭✭
    edited May 2018
    No need to memorize a tone. When the signal is on the fiducial index line (yellow/red) the resulting tone is at the specified pitch frequency.
  • Duane_AC5AA
    Duane_AC5AA Member ✭✭✭
    edited March 2020
    Under DSP, click on the APF (Audio Peaking Filter) and run the slider up 25-50%.  Now as you tune, just listen for when the volume peaks.  Poof, you're zero-beated.
  • Ted_Spiegel_NX6C
    Ted_Spiegel_NX6C Member ✭✭
    edited May 2018
    Ray,

    I found this in the Community archives...

    https://community.flexradio.com/flexradio/topics/cw_mode_explanation_request

    Is this explanation valid today?

    Ted
    NX6C


  • Duane_AC5AA
    Duane_AC5AA Member ✭✭✭
    edited May 2018
    Yes
  • Ted_Spiegel_NX6C
    Ted_Spiegel_NX6C Member ✭✭
    edited May 2018
    To figure this out I had to translate the operation of the "pitch" control in the Tx panel to my very first superheterodyne SW receiver's BFO knob.  Memories. oh my goodness.
    Ok, I think I got it.
    Ted
    NX6C


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