[TenTec] new amp

[d.e.warnick at comcast.net]

Pleas e excuse my ignorance. I have used both methods of keying, but have never run a TenTec rig without the amp keying the transmitter. I understand that my xcvr will key the amp & that there needs to be a delay before the transmitter is keyed. 


What I'm missing is 'What keys my Omni VII or Orion II?' 

On theOrion II  TX menu, I could turn the Keying Loop off, but then I don't know where I would get any delay. The EXT TR delay will just hold the amp on so there is no true QSK. 

I shouldn't be confused, but I am. Sometimes I think the old gray matter is turning a different color. 

Thanks, 

Dave 

WA3F 




----- Original Message -----


From: "Jim Brown" <k9yc at audiosystemsgroup.com> 
To: tentec at contesting.com 
Sent: Friday, August 17, 2012 11:36:56 AM 
Subject: Re: [TenTec] new amp 

On 8/17/2012 7:01 AM, Duane Calvin wrote: 
> Does the KPA500 do full QSK when keyed by a TT rig (Orion, for 
> example)?  Does it use the keying loop strategy for keying?  Tnx. 

I haven't used it with a Ten Tec rig, but I see no reason why it would 
not do full QSK. It's designed to work with any transceiver, not only 
Elecraft rigs. It does NOT use the closed loop method. All you have to 
do is put the amp in TX mode (by activating the PTT line)  and the T/R 
switching will follow keying. 

73, Jim K9YC 
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