I had the same problem with a long earth lead. David G3UNA
----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Wilhelm" <w3...@embarqmail.com> To: "david beckwith" <david.beckw...@att.net> Cc: <elecraft@mailman.qth.net> Sent: Thursday, November 25, 2010 2:21 AM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] PTT stuck? Error? > Dave, > > Put a balun on your antenna. > > Seriously, that is likely being caused by "RF in the shack", and the > only cure is to work on your antenna system to minimize it. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 11/24/2010 9:08 PM, david beckwith wrote: >> A quick question. I have a Heil Proset headset into the front of the K3. >> Sometimes when I fire up my ACOM 1000 amp I experience the following >> problem. I >> am running the K3 PTT relay thru an LP-100 and then into the amp, with a >> Palstar >> tuner on the output side from the amp. SWR is about 1.2 or 1.3. I use a >> PTT >> switch and it seems to "stick" open. I am transmitting and when I >> release the >> switch it doesn't immediately stop TX. Depending on the power out this >> may be >> followed by an error message (which I forgot to record) that requires >> restarting >> the K3. This only happens when the amp is turned on. Ideas? >> >> Thanks and 73 >> >> Dave K6CGE >> > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
