[Amps] qsk5 question...

[jerome schatten]

Dick... thanks for your reply. I have no amp relay... the amp is on  
all the time. Zero bias gg. Small idle current. The only thing I need  
the qsk5 to do is switch the antenna.

Can you pull the line to the Amp Relay and disconnect the amp i/p and  
the amp o/p and on the qsk5 and tell me if you get straight through  
operation with the power off? It might be the case that they are using  
the standby voltage from the amp relay line for something. I can't  
tell from the schematic. Matter of fact, I can't see the Amp Relay  
jack on the schematic.

Best,
jerome -va7vv


On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 17:59:44 -0700, Dick Flanagan K7VC <dick at k7vc.com>  
wrote:

> I received the following setup instructions from Ameritron:
>
> "Connect the Key 2 jack of the QSK-5 to the send jack of the Icom.  
> Connect a
> jumper from AUX of the QSK to Key 1 of the QSK.  Then connect the  
> Amp jack
> of the QSK to the relay of the amplifier. Connect the RF cables as  
> labeled.
> With amplifier turned off or in standby, transmit a series of dashes  
> and make
> sure the lamps do not flash.  If ok, tune amplifier for operation."
>
> No warranty implied.  YMMV.
>
> 73, Dick K7VC
>
> At 05:25 PM 6/17/2008, jerome schatten wrote:
>  >Hi... my QSK5 arrived today and is a great puzzlement. I read the
>  >manual and decided to have a dry run without the amp attached.
>  >
>  >Thus, I hooked the Antenna to the Antenna connector on the QSK5 and
>  >the and the Antenna connector on the Pro3 to the Xcvr Out  
> connector on
>  >the QSK5. I hooked Key1 to Aux on the QSK5 and the Pro3's qsk line  
> to
>  >the Key2 connector.
>  >
>  >Not a signal to be heard. The manual indicated that when the QSK5's
>  >power switch is in the off position, it would provide straight  
> through
>  >operation of the transceiver to the antenna. Nada.
>  >
>  >I tried keying the QSK5 and the Pro3's swr meter showed that the
>  >antenna was not connected to the Pro3. I did however, get received
>  >signals for three seconds until the relay dropped out.
>  >
>  >So, my question is: should the setup described above not provide
>  >straight through operation, or am I missing something? Or is the  
> unit
>  >defective?
>  >
>  >I remember there was someone on this list that offered to walk me
>  >through the setup, but I thought surely I could do this much. Ha!
>  >
>  >I remain Puzzled in Vancouver.
>  >Jerome - va7vv
>
>



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