Hi, It happends even when K3 is keying from it´s memory. So paddle or ext. bug is not an issue. 73 - Petr, OK1RP ----- http://ok1rp.blogspot.com -- View this message in context: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/K3-QSK-CW-receive-audio-dropouts-tp7610047p7610060.html Sent from the Elecraft mailing list archive at Nabble.com.