Gulio, part of this behavior - KEY OUT is as copy of key nor PTT OUT is well known and was several times discussed. Key Out is activated by Key hitting even you are in PTT mode and no PTT signal (or VOX) is active. (see http://www.zerobeat.net/smf/index.php?topic=215.0 with comments related to this problem)
Hope there will be some future improvement but for now it is as is intended (realy do not what is purpose of this behavior but it is ok as declared by Elecraft) The rest of your report is more serious (keeping TX after PTT off), hope it is some F/W related - which version are you using? 2.80? 73! Lexa, ok1dst K3/10 #727 Giulio Pico - IW3HVB napsal(a): > Giulio Pico - IW3HVB ha scritto: >> We use a foot switch to drive the sequencer and the radio PTT is >> controlled via the external PTT socket. > > I've noticed another couple of issues.... regarding CW this time. > Squeezing the paddles (or using only dots or dashes, doesn't matters) > with no external PTT grounded one XV144 relay clicks constantly > following the CW pattern (no rf output anyway...). > But this is only a minor problem. The big issue is about the no-break in > functioning that behaves oddly. > If you ground the PTT and start to send CW all works fine, but if you > release the PTT the radio keeping the paddles working the radio keeps > transmitting! I finally understand how we manage to burn 3 MGF1801 at > the LNA..... It is likely that an operator slipped on the pedal for a > brief moment, starting the sequence for rx, while continuing to transmit > with the paddles.... The 5 or 6 watts output of the XV144 we use are > more than enough to cook the gaasfet. > BTW You get the same behaviour when you use the internal memory keyer. > The radio stops transmitting only when the message is over. > Another one I found while writing this message.... If the radio is in > SSB the paddles keep working "hit to tx" style..... so if you hit one > paddle without grounding the PTT the radio goes tx as well.... > > I have no idea if I'm doing something wrong, but I feel this is not the > case. > > That's all so far..... 73 de Giulio IW3HVB > > > > > ______________________________________________________________ > 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 > ______________________________________________________________ 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
