[TenTec] Jupiter problem

[Lee]

Or the accessory jack on the back...

Lee 😎

On Thu, Feb 23, 2023, 10:42 AM Arthur Lewis <wa8vsj at gmail.com> wrote:

> *Take a hard look at the CW key socket.  Sounds like it has a short.  Does
> it work when you go to the internal keyer?*
>
> *Art WA8VSJ *
>
> On Mon, Feb 20, 2023 at 7:38 PM J.D. MacAulay, WQ8U via TenTec <
> tentec at contesting.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > I have a Ten Tec Model 538 Jupiter and a Model 963 power supply I bought
> > new in2001.  I am running Firmware Version1.28. It is not connected to an
> > amplifier.
> >
> >  I was in a CW QSO,not using the internal keyer,  when thetransmitter
> > turned on continuously.  Thekey had no effect.  I pulled the key plug –
> no
> > change. The mike was not connected.
> >
> > I switched modes.  CW,FM, and AM – transmits continuously.  USBand LSB
> > switches to transmit (“P” = 0);  no RF output. This is consistent on all
> > bands.
> >
> > I did a RESET several times. It showed a RESET and received WWV.  When I
> > went to the CW mode it showed the same continuous transmit problem.
> > Behavior did not change after RESET.
> >
> > Suggestions would be welcomed.
> >
> > 73
> >
> > Mac
> >
> > WQ8U
> >
> > Hillsborough, NC
> >
> >
> >
> >
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