Config menu item TX DLY, on page 61 of the K3 manual. 73, Scott, N9AA
On 10/28/12 4:09 PM, Gary Smith wrote: > My newly acquired 30 year old amp comes with QSK. As there was a > different relay than came stock I have to assume the circuitry may > have been altered in the past. I have no way to know this. > > After two weeks of normal amp behavior I found the T/R vacuum relay > had locked in the transmit position. A gentle tap on the NO terminal > released it and function is back to normal. Mostly normal as I do > find the ALC idiot light is no longer illuminating and the grid > metering response appears attenuated but the amplifier puts out full > power with absolutely no difficulty in that 35W drive gives 1500 out > to the LP-100A watt meter. > > My question for here is; if the amp is not properly sequencing with > the K3, what setting can I change within the K3 to provide more time > for the amp's relays to close before the K3 transmits? I remember > there was a feature to allow ms changes for QSK in the K3. How do I > find that option? And should I decrease the MS time in the K3 or > increase it to let the perhaps relay in the amp have time to close > first to avoid hot switching? > > Thanks, > > Gary > KA1J > ______________________________________________________________ > ______________________________________________________________ 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
