Steve,

I did not have success with that link you posted - I got a 404 error.

There is another solution to inhibit CW until a sequencer has completed 
and gives a signal back to the K2.  It is my article on PTT for CW on my 
website www.w3fpr.com.  It interrupts the keying unless the "PTT" signal 
to the K2 is present (start the sequencer with a footswitch or other 
switch external to the K2).

Yes, the K60XV option does not like VHF RF on the coax connected to the 
TX jack - it interferes with the K2 power control.  A low pass filter 
with a cutoff below 50 MHz (and above 28 MHz) cures that problem  A low 
power in-line low pass filter works fine.  The problem does not exist if 
the high power BNC output from the K2 is used.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 11/7/2011 6:17 PM, Steve Kavanagh wrote:
> The K2 makes quite a nice IF rig for VHF transverters, but it has a few 
> quirks, like most rigs.  I've put my solutions to two issues up at 
> www.qsl.net/ve3sma/downloads.htm .
>
> First is a sequencer which switches the RF to the transverter to prevent it 
> from transmitting while its internal antenna relay is switching.  This deals 
> with the lack of any way to stop the K2 from transmitting on CW when the key 
> is pressed.
>
> The other is a bandpass filter which gets rid of most of the problems due to 
> the high RF sensitivity of the transmit IF output circuitry to RF.
>
> These are not extensive articles, but there should be enough there for 
> knowledgeable hams to ccopy...or get ideas for better approaches.
>
> 73,
> Steve VE3SMA
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