‰ NOW 20 WPM ‰ TEXT IS FROM JULY 2014 QST PAGE 63‰ CONTROL. ONCE YOUVE FOUND THIS, YOU REALLY DONT NEED TO PLAY WITH THE PHASING. NOW TUNE IN SOME REAL CW SIGNALS, USING YOUR BANDSPREAD, AND NOTE HOW SHARP AND SELECTIVE IT IS. UNLESS YOURE A SAFECRACKER, ITS EASY TO COMPLETELY SCOOT BY THE SWEET SPOT AND NEVER REALIZE THE ADVANTAGE OF THE CRYSTAL FILTER. ONCE YOU DO FIND THE SWEET SPOT, ITS BEST TO ADJUST THE BFO AFTERWARD FOR A COMFORTABLE PITCH. I REGRET THAT BFO PITCH IS NO LONGER A FRONT PANEL CONTROL ON MODERN RADIOS. ON MOST VINTAGE RECEIVERS, ITS HELPFUL TO RUN THE AUDIO GAIN WIDE OPEN AND USE THE RF GAIN AS A VOLUME CONTROL, ESPECIALLY ON CW. ALTHOUGH NOT DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE ISSUE, IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT MOST EARLY CW RECEIVERS HAD VERY WEAK BFOS, WHICH IS NEVER AN ADVANTAGE, CONTRARY TO SOME ADVICE OF THE TIME. THIS RESULTED IN ‰ END OF 20 WPM TEXT ‰ QST DE W1AW ƒ