[CW] Keying lockup problem continued

[Ken Brown]

Hi all,

I posted a message a few days ago about a problem with my Omni VI and 
Titan getting locked in TX. The problem seems to be related to RF pickup 
by the QSK control cables between the Omni and the Titan. I thought I 
had solved the problem, only to have it happen again tonight. I am 
expecting that better quality cables will solve the problem. Another 
detail I discovered tonight is quite interesting: I turned on another 
receiver to monitor my signal, heard my signal where it should be when I 
key the Omni. When not keyed, and locked up by the RF into the QSK 
cables problem (I presume) I did not hear my signal, even though the 
Bird 43 wattmeter is indicating the same power output as when keyed. I 
do not have a spectrum analyzer, or other way to quickly see where (in 
frequency) the RF is, and I am certainly not going to let this continue 
while I tune the other receiver around to find it. Better just to fix 
it. Interesting though.

Ken N6KB