OM, My concern is with the initial dit or dah, the meter needle slams against the peg and then stays there as you noted. 73, Tim -- "Chortek, Robert L" wrote: The needle on my Orion II goes to the peak value, whatever level that may be depending on the power level, and holds at that peak while I continue to xmit, without moving between dits and dahs. It is very nice. Does yours work differently? 73, Bob/AA6VB Tim Wrote: When running at indicated PWR levels above "70" the meter needle pegs to the right when the transmitter is keyed on CW. I'd be grateful to know of a damping technique to remedy this. _______________________________________________ TenTec mailing list TenTec@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/tentec ________________________________________________________________________ Try Juno Platinum for Free! Then, only $9.95/month! Unlimited Internet Access with 1GB of Email Storage. Visit http://www.juno.com/value to sign up today!