[Elecraft] kx2 SSB always in TX

[Nr4c]

What mic are you using?

Is anything else plugged into the radio?



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...nr4c. bill


> On Jun 30, 2020, at 1:03 PM, Michael Walker <va3mw at portcredit.net> wrote:
> 
> Hi All
> 
> I have had a kx2 since they first came out and I have chased this problem
> since day 1.  But, since I never use it on SSB, I have never worried about
> it.  s/n 337
> 
> Everything I plug in the MH3 Mic, the radio goes into TX.  I have the
> latest firmware on it.
> 
> If Menu:MIC BTN is set to OFF, it does not TX with the PTT button on the MIC
> If Menu:MIC BTN is set to PTT, the radios into TX as soon as you plug the
> MIC in
> If Menu:MIC BTN is set to Ptt UP.dn, the radio goes into TX as soon as you
> plug the MIC in
> 
> VOX is off
> 
> Next test was to try the internal MIC.
> 
> My testing is in LSB on 40M.
> 
> Touching XMIT puts the radio into TX, but the only way out of TX is to hit
> the ATU button.  Hitting XMIT again does nothing.  Unfortunately, that
> doesn't work either.
> 
> I was headed out on a Canoe trip tomorrow and was hoping to use SSB as a
> mode while I was in the Great White North.
> 
> Any thoughts of the next steps to solve this in a few hours?
> 
> Mike va3mw
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