[TenTec] Corsair II question

[RRBunn]

The keyer is not internally connected to the keyer input to the transmitter.
This connects the internal keyer to the radio.  If you want to use an
external keyer (most CW folks do) then you can pull the jumper and connect
your favorite keyer.

I'm not very good at CW so I left the jumper in and use the internal keyer
once a year whether I need to or not.

73 Rick

-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of J. W. (Dub) Thornton
Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 7:42 AM
To: tentec at contesting.com
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Corsair II question

Vince:

The Corsair II came from the factory with a one piece jumper (with 
two RCA plugs) that
plugged into the key & keyer out jacks, to short them together, which 
is necessary to
operate in CW mode.

You are plugged into the keyer paddle jack, which is correct to use 
the internal keyer.

To use an external keyer, plug it into the key jack, which is not 
possible without removing
the jumper between the key and keyer out jacks.  Remove the top 
cover, and solder a wire
jumper between the key and keyer out jacks.  This is ONLY for using 
the Corsair II without
an amplifier.  I do not own an amp, & my Corsair has been jumpered 
internally since I bought
it new in 1987, per instructions from Ten Tec.

The markings on front panel may be a bit confusing as to QSK.  The 
Corsair II is always in
QSK mode when running CW, your only choices are fast or slow 
QSK.  VOX mode is for SSB only.

"73"  Dub

At 09:38 AM 11/18/2006, you wrote:
>On Sat, 2006-11-18 at 08:48 -0500, Vince Santis wrote:
> > Good morning,
> >
> > I'm trying to get a newly acquired Corsair II on cw. I can't get my
> > paddles to close the T/R switch. The radio works fine on SSB. I'm in the
> > paddles jack, keyer speed is up, and the mode is set for cw. What am I
> > missing?
> >
> > TIA,
> >
> > Vince Santis, N1VS
> > Winsted, CT 06098
>
>For certain Keyer Out must be connected to Key with a jumper, short or
>long. RCA to RCA. A new Corsair II came with a very short jumper. It can
>be feet long, probably should be shielded. Then my manual is not clear,
>I suspect you need to ground PTT or to enable VOX to transmit on CW. And
>to decide on QSK or not to QSK.
>--
>73, Jerry, K0CQ,
>All content copyright Dr. Gerald N. Johnson, electrical engineer
>
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-- 
J. W.  (Dub) Thornton  K5DUB
Minco, OK. 

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