[Elecraft] KX3 CW keying problem

[Adrian]

Kent, yes and the KXPD3 is brand new just received from Elecraft,

which has the new wired paddle design.

I think that is ok, but I suspect a connection issue via J9 > pcb, or a 
keyer fault.

Adrian Fewster


On 24/11/20 5:16 am, K9ZTV wrote:
> Are you using the little Elecraft paddle attached to the rig?  If so, there is a known grounding issue in early paddles.
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> Kent  K9ZTV
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>> On Nov 22, 2020, at 11:16 PM, Adrian <vk4tux at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> Kent yes i did try that. I prefer Iambic A as Petr does, his experience is identical to mine.
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>> I had tried iambic B previous to your advice with no change, and i don't use squeeze keying in any case. this is testing at 15 wpm.
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>> The issue is random, and sometimes I can nearly get through a CQ without it messing up.
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>> On my Yaesu rigs, same procedure, I have no issue and the send is perfect heard & tested with cwget monitor.
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>> On the KX3  I can tap for a  dah and sometimes get a dit-dat-dit or dah-dit. When sending the 4 in my call I often get a dit after the last dah.
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>> or a dah-dit on the T.
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>> How the right paddle can produce a dit is beyond me. Left is set dit.
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>> I have played with weight and delay settings also to no avail. Thankyou for your response.
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>> 73
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>> Adrian Fewster
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