[TenTec] Keying lockup problem continued

E.Richard Roberts 3rd. olesalty at adelphia.net
Wed Sep 24 09:29:11 EDT 2003


Ken, I have had the same problem. Where are you getting the better cables
from.

Tnx
Richard
W1OS
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Brown" <ken.d.brown at verizon.net>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 4:28 AM
Subject: [TenTec] Keying lockup problem continued


> Hi all,
>
> I posted a message a few days ago about a problem with my Omni VI and
> Titan getting locked in TX. The problem seems to be related to RF pickup
> by the QSK control cables between the Omni and the Titan. I thought I
> had solved the problem, only to have it happen again tonight. I am
> expecting that better quality cables will solve the problem. Another
> detail I discovered tonight is quite interesting: I turned on another
> receiver to monitor my signal, heard my signal where it should be when I
> key the Omni. When not keyed, and locked up by the RF into the QSK
> cables problem (I presume) I did not hear my signal, even though the
> Bird 43 wattmeter is indicating the same power output as when keyed. I
> do not have a spectrum analyzer, or other way to quickly see where (in
> frequency) the RF is, and I am certainly not going to let this continue
> while I tune the other receiver around to find it. Better just to fix
> it. Interesting though.
>
> Ken N6KB
>
>
>
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