[Elecraft] K3--Keying suddenly stopped

[Robert Tellefsen]

Good point, Vic.
Didn't check that, but I remember seeing it mentioned
somewhere before.
I'll check that in the morning.  It would certainly go along
with my idea that I just pushed something in the wrong way :-)
Thanks and 73
Bob N6WG

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vic K2VCO" <vic at rakefet.com>
To: "Robert Tellefsen" <n6wg at comcast.net>
Cc: "Reflector Elecraft" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 03, 2008 10:18 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3--Keying suddenly stopped


> Robert Tellefsen wrote:
> > I was working the 7th District QSO Party, and doing fairly well
> > at 5w on both cw and ssb.  Then, just after I logged my 103rd QSO,
> > the keying stopped.
> >
> > Neither the paddles nor the computer coming through the key jack
> > will cause a signal to go out in cw mode.  Keying the paddles does
> > give cw sidetone and the red TX light over the headset jack lights
in
> > time to the keying.  I've cycled through the TEST mode several
times,
> > but to no effect.
> >
> > Holding the XMIT/TUNE button does cause a carrier at normal power.
> > Using
> > either VOX or PTT on ssb generates a normal signal
>
> Remember that VOX has to be ON in CW mode if you want closing the
key to
> put you into transmit mode.
>
> -- 
> 73,
> Vic, K2VCO
> Fresno CA
> http://www.qsl.net/k2vco