Stephen Ellington wrote:
Bugs will not work correctly with the K3 unless a capacitor is
installed across the key line. The TenTec Omni VII has the same exact
problem. Radio Shack sells a tiny Tantalum capacitor 1uf., which work
perfectly. You can actually install it inside an RCA plug or simply
slip the capacitor's leads under the screws of your bug. Cleaning the
bug contacts has nothing to do with this.
I had noticed this some time ago with various modern rigs, and I made a
reed relay arrangement to give a positive closure regardless of contact
condition.
However, yesterday I decided to try the resistor-capacitor trick
previously suggested, and I found that there was absolutely no problem
directly connecting my Vibroplex version of the J-36 to the K3. I
cleaned the contacts with a business card and I could not hear any
scratchiness, etc.
So the answer is...who knows? YMMV, apparently mine did!
--
73,
Vic, K2VCO
Fresno CA
http://www.qsl.net/k2vco
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