Tyler, I would venture a guess that you have a mono plug on that straight key. Put a stereo plug on it (no - an adapter will not work) and connect the key to the tip and to the shell.
73, Don W3FPR On 6/22/2012 4:35 PM, Tyler Barnett wrote: > I've got an early K2 SN 2608, with 2 problems....and Field Day is almost here > :-( > > I have a key plugged into the rear key jack, and the Menu set to "Paddle -> > Hand Key". > When I key the radio, it stays key-down until I unplug the cable from the K2. > I've borrowed another K2, and using the same cable it works fine. > Any ideas on this? > > Another minor problem is that it doesn't mute the speaker when plugging in > the headphones. > I can live with this, but the key-down issue is a killer. > > Thanks! Tyler N4TY > ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
