[Elecraft] Problem with K2 transmit quality

[Don Wilhelm]

Giulio,

Can you please describe the distortion?  Also, please say whether the 
distortion is heard in the sidetone or on a different monitoring receiver.

Does all this happen when operating into a dummy load?  Or is it only 
when operating into an antenna?

Is this with a hand key? or with paddles?  If with paddles, does it 
happen with a string of dashes? or a string of dots? or both.

If you have not cleaned your key contacts, that could be the problem.  
Put a strip of paper between the key contacts, close the key and extract 
the paper - that should clean the contacts.

I cannot comment on the SSB until the CW is corrected.

73,
Don W3FPR

Giulio Pico - IW3HVB wrote:
> I have a problem with a K2 who behaves strangely on cw. The note is very 
> bad, full of distorsions (rf?) but the Tuning continuous carrier is 
> crisp and clean.....
> I don't know if the two are related (I suspect that.... :-)  ) but tah 
> would point to the key !?!.
> The other odd thing is that on SSB the modulation is hopping 
> continuously from very clean and rich to very compressed.....
>
> Any clue?
>
>
> 73 de Giulio IW3HVB
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