[TenTec] Argo V amp keying

[Bryan Lee Cornwell]

On 8/6/2013 5:38 AM, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP wrote:
> Nice simple circuit Lee.
> It certainly works for SSB and CW with a QSK amp, but I would think the slow
> relays in the old 30L1 and in the AL811 would not be able to follow CW
> keying.
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> Are you using this in CW too?
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> It is just as simple to add a second transistor stage and add a "hang delay"
> control - i.e., key the +12 to the relay instead of the ground, and then
> shunt a variable resistor and capacitor across the +12v side of the relay's
> coil. This gives you adjustable delay, just as it is done within the model
> 318 amp keyer AND long ago in the Model 405 amplifier.
>
> 73
> Rick, DJ0IP
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No CW here using an amp Rick.....Never more than 5 watts on CW
I found the Amp keying circuit somewhere on the internet...worked great !
73
Lee

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