> It's interesting that back in the 'good ole days', (i.e. AM and CW only)
> removing the HV from the tx when in receive was not uncommon.
That's because it was on ten or twenty minutes, and off ten or
twenty.
Few AM operators used VOX, and the HV was never removed on
the supply on CW between dots and dashes or words.
> tx's did not, but that was because they had to be able to not only QSK,
> but also run from motor generators, which of course, had to run all the
> time. The idea of switching the mains isn't new, just a technique that has
> largely been abandoned, mainly I guess because of the problems of VOX, and
> mechanical relays.
Bingo. People learned they could talk and enjoy conversation,
instead of broadcasting.
That rules out disconnecting the HV.
73, Tom W8JI
w8ji@contesting.com
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