[VHFcontesting] Dumb question about Mirage amp

[Dan Evans]

I agree with Tom.

I find the drop out on SSB to be very annoying, so I prefer hard 
keying.  However, RF sensed keying will work if needed.

73
Dan
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Tom Carney wrote:
> John Geiger wrote:
>   
>> Yes, the Mirage will do RF sensed keying, so there is
>> no reason you have to hard key the amp using this
>> jack.
>>
>> 73s John AA5JG
>>
>>     
>
> While it will work fine with RF sensed keying, I find that the relay 
> will drop out during pauses of a SSB transmission.  This drives me crazy 
> so I use hard keying.
>
> I would try it with RF first keying and see if it works OK for you. 
> You can always add hard keying later if needed.
>
> 73,
>
> Tom  K6EU  aka K6EU/r
>
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