So I ordered and received a new Kent double paddle key from DX Engineering. I was excited by how nice it looked and got a thrill setting up the soldering iron to install the phono plug. All done soldering; it's a simple job so no need to check out the connections with a meter. Plugged into the K3s, test mode, CW mode.....what the heck is that odd warble sound? How could I mess up a simple soldering job. Must have plugged the key into the wrong slot...nope it's in the paddle slot; where's my meter...mmm, ok scavenger hunt for the meter; didn't find the meter; let's verify settings, everything looks good; search again for the meter.... found it!! Interesting....plug wiring appears to be correct.. plug the key back in.. same warble tone. Ugh.. wife calling for dinner.. shut the rig down, then power supply.....go eat. Back from dinner, power up, same issue.. it's night time, let's check 40m...odd, the Frequency shows 4xxxMHz... changed band to 40M, test mode, CW, VIOLA!!! Sounds sweet! I got a chuckle out of this. Missed the forest for the trees. Hope someone got at least a smile. 73 Jer De AE4PB
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