Russ,
You might try replacing the antenna with a dummy load to
eliminate RF as the source.
John K7VV
On Apr 9, 2005 7:10 PM, Eberhart, Russell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have K2 #4650, which has worked flawlessly for about three months. I have
> had several hundred QSOs, mainly CW, and have used all bands. I almost
> always run 5 watts. Today, a weird phenomenon raised its head. On 17M, I
> finished a QSO with an Italian station, and everything was working great. I
> started to call another station, and the keyer started sending a pattern of
> dot-dash-dot-dash-dot-dash... when I held down the dash paddle. The dot
> paddle works OK. The phenomenon stops when I reduce power below 2 watts or
> so. SWR is about 1.2 - 1.3. I experimented for awhile, and found that I
> only had the problem on 17M, nothing on 80, 40, 20, 15, or 10. Then I had a
> QSO with everything normal on 20M, then returned to exploring the problem. I
> now find the dot-dash problem has creeped in on 15M. Still no problem except
> on 17M and 15M. I scrolled thru FAQs, but haven't found anything. I strongly
> suspect a software problem, but am not sure how to proceed, and will
> appreciate the wisdom of the gurus on this reflector.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Russ Eberhart, N9IV
> K2 #4650 KX1 #742
>
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