[Amps] QSK (okay, not QSK...)

[Jim Brown]

On Fri, 24 Feb 2006 10:06:20 +0000, Ian White GM3SEK wrote:

>Most people wouldn't dream of trying to interrupt a 
>contest transmission before it's finished

Huh? I do it all the time!  I use Writelog, and the <ESC> key 
interrupts my transmission quite nicely without causing any 
problems with generation of serial numbers, memory, or logging. I 
would be quite surprised if other mature contesting software 
wasn't equally flexible. 

My AEA keyers can also interrupt memory sending, although not as 
neatly because their (much older) microprocessors are a lot more 
primative than Writelog running on a modern computer. 

My standard CW contest setup is a Writelog computer in parallel 
with an AEA/paddle (and, of course, full QSK). 

With respect to relays -- I own three models of Ten Tec amps, all 
bought used. I've replaced the high voltage relays in the two that 
I've used most. Since both had a lot of miles on them before I 
bought them, I have no way of knowing if, or how many times, they 
might have been replaced. Replacements typically cost $40 (pulls 
from industrial gear) -$80 (new-Gigavac) if you know where to 
look. I own spares of both types. 

Jim Brown K9YC