Re: [Elecraft] K2 8R/keyline-RF Timing Questions

2008-02-17 Thread w2bvh
Steve, Well here are the measurements you were asking for (curiosity got the best of me and I decided to throw a test set up together and see what I see before going on vacation). These measurements were done with the new K2 firmware just recently installed: v2.04P/1.09. 1. In CW mode, 8R

Re: [Elecraft] K2 8R/keyline-RF Timing Questions

2008-02-14 Thread w2bvh
Steve I measured this a couple of years ago and put the info in my notebook. As you mention, 8R transitions 15 ms before rf output. It doesn't transition back again until 5 ms after rf has stopped. The timing is completely independent of the t-r value set in the primary menu. I tried

[Elecraft] K2 8R/keyline-RF Timing Questions

2008-02-12 Thread Steve Kavanagh
I read on this forum that there is about 15 milliseconds delay between the transition of the 8R line from receive to transmit (and hence of the key out lines in the KPA100 and K60XV) and the beginning of RF output. I have a couple of questions with respect to this delay: (1) Does this apply on