[Milsurplus] Re: aircraft transmitter & dynamotor

[Hue Miller]

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From: <WA5CAB@cs.com>

>In sets with separate dynamotors 
> for receiver and transmitter, the transmitter dynamotor runs continuously when 
> the mode switch is set to CW or MCW and runs only when the microphone PTT 
> button is pressed when the mode is set to AM (voice).  

So- let's look at this. If the radio man was out of commission, and the pilot wanted
to send a morse code urgent message, he should switch to cw, assuming his 
control box had that option.
But- if he left it in A3 position, and keyed the button, would the startup  run of 
the dynamotor omit the first character or characters that were "keyed" by the
microphone?

Thanks-
Hue Miller