[Elecraft] K3 choppy CW

[Robert Mccormack]

Hi Greg,
Many thanks indeed - setting the TX  DLY to 10 restored the CW to normal operation.
I had set TX DLY to 20 to protect the amp antenna relays (open-frame), of which we have lost three in two amps during 2008.

I'll install vacuum relays before ARRL SSB.

Thanks again.
73, Ken ZL1AIH


--- On Thu, 26/2/09, Greg - AB7R <ab7r at cablespeed.com> wrote:
From: Greg - AB7R <ab7r at cablespeed.com>
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 choppy CW
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net, "Robert Mccormack" <zl1aih at xtra.co.nz>
Received: Thursday, 26 February, 2009, 12:49 PM

Set the TX DLY menu item to a lower setting....I found that anything below 10 
worked OK.


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73,
Greg - AB7R
Whidbey Island WA
NA-065


On Wed Feb 25 15:41 , Robert Mccormack  sent:

>At ZM1A (multi-two) during the ARRL DX CW contest we received some reports

of "choppy" CW when CT was keying via the 'Key' socket.
>Monitoring the signal with a K2 (dummy load in antenna socket)