[Elecraft] K3 and sticking amp T/R relay

[Gary Smith]

My TX DLY setting is 015. If I've got it this high and I still had a 
problem, this makes it difficult for me to know what to do; I use QSK 
much more than any other mode/setting as I chase DX and do not want 
to transmit while the DX station is replying to someone & hopefully 
me. I can use semi but I miss a lot doing that.

I do need to try and spare the amp from damage, I'm going to replace 
the Vacuum relay as now that it's stuck once, I expect it will happen 
again only sooner.

Oy!

gary, KA1J 

Now to go to the salt marsh and try to elevate my remote coax switch 
& get it away from the Storm Surge that will surely swamp it during 
Hurricane Sandy. 


> Do this at the risk of QSD CW.  Higher settings (>10ms) cause this.   
> The bad keying is independent of internal or external keyer.
> 
> It is a bug that has never been fixed in the K3.
> 
> 73 de Brian/K3KO
> 
> 
> On 10/28/2012 3:23 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:
> > Gary,
> >
> > The config menu TX DLY parameter will change the time from keydown to
> > the onset of RF.
> >
> > 73,
> > Don W3FPR
> >
> > On 10/28/2012 4:09 PM, Gary Smith wrote:
> >    
> >> My question for here is; if the amp is not properly sequencing with
> >> the K3, what setting can I change within the K3 to provide more time
> >> for the amp's relays to close before the K3 transmits? I remember
> >> there was a feature to allow ms changes for QSK in the K3. How do I
> >> find that option? And should I decrease the MS time in the K3 or
> >> increase it to let the perhaps relay in the amp have time to close
> >> first to avoid hot switching?
> >>
> >>
> >>      
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