Re: [Elecraft] K1 Keyer Problem
HND it was. I don't know how that could have happened, but it did. I forgot about that menu option because I never use it. Thanks for the speedy reply! It's nice to know that there are gurus like you out there watching out for us. Ken - N9QIL On 3/17/2014 8:28 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: Ken, Did you inadvertently change the menu INP parameter to HND? If that is OK. try reseating the firmware to clean off any possible oxidation on the leads and socket. Still did not fix it? Re-solder R19, R20 and RP5. 73, Don W3FPR On 3/17/2014 7:54 AM, Ken Wezeman wrote: I have used my K1 for years without a problem. Some time ago the keyer started sending a few random dits and dahs in the middle of a QSO for no obvious reason. I let it sit for a few days while I thought about that and when I tried it again it worked normally. Now it has a new problem. The left paddle sends a constant signal like using a straight key. The right paddle seems to do nothing. I tried the paddles on my K2 and they worked fine. I tried my K2 paddles on the K1 and I still had the problem. So it isn't the paddles. I have no clue as to what is happening. I hope someone else does. Any suggestions? __ 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] K1 Keyer Problem
I have used my K1 for years without a problem. Some time ago the keyer started sending a few random dits and dahs in the middle of a QSO for no obvious reason. I let it sit for a few days while I thought about that and when I tried it again it worked normally. Now it has a new problem. The left paddle sends a constant signal like using a straight key. The right paddle seems to do nothing. I tried the paddles on my K2 and they worked fine. I tried my K2 paddles on the K1 and I still had the problem. So it isn't the paddles. I have no clue as to what is happening. I hope someone else does. Any suggestions? Ken - N9QIL __ 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
Re: [Elecraft] Elecraft Digest, Vol 94, Issue 50
Thanks for the suggestions for fixing my K1 keyer problem, but 1) it does it in both mode B AND A and 2) I have cleaned the contacts with a sheet of paper twice. So I am still looking for a reason why the dit paddle occasionally sends a dah. And, as I mentioned in my original post, RF is a very unlikely problem at 100 mw into a good dummy load. Ken, N9QIL __ 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] K1 Keyer Problem
My K1 has started having a mind of its own. (It used to work just fine. It is serial no. 1514 and has NEVER had a problem before.) I started calling the other day and all of a sudden it sent a dah when it finished sending a dit. I checked it out a bit and noticed that occasionally it sent a dah when it hit the dit paddle also. I don't see how it could be RF getting in. I cranked it down to 100 milliwatts and ran it into a good dummy load and the problem did not change. And it was no worse at 5 watts. Bypass caps on the key line didn't help. Any ideas? Ken Wezeman, N9QIL __ 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
