Check the programming on the OT2 to make sure you don't have any profile switching going on. Sounds suspiciously like the infamous 'profile switching' endless loop problem where it is constantly flip-flopping between profiles and has 'Transmit when switching to this profile' is checked.
Randy WF5X On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 4:09 PM, donmor46 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Thanks Larry. > > Can't find any shorts in the cable. > I just plugged in the T2 and the ACT light blinks, then the TX light > blinks, then the RX light blinks. Repeats forever. Every time the ACT light > blinks, the radio unkeys. It stays in this cycle until I remove the power. > > Turn off the power and exchange an OT1 for the T2 and all works normal. > Radio stays off and the green light on the OT1 samples. > > Don > VE7EDA > > > --- In [email protected] <tracker2%40yahoogroups.com>, "k7ybz" > <k7...@...> wrote: > > > > Don, > > > > If the OT2 is always keyed, you will see red TX led light on. > > > > It really sounds like you have an intermittent short in the cable from > the OT2 to the radio. If you have an ohmmeter, check for a short between pin > 3 (PTT) of the OT2 connector and one of the other pins, especially GND on > pin 6. > > > > Also note that the HI jumper is for high level audio output that you will > probably need with the Motorola radio. The HT jumper is for those radios > that key through the audio line and don't have a seperate PTT, such as the > ICOM HT. > > > > Larry > > K7YBZ > > > > >
