ERR KEY with Bencher Paddle

[Larry Snyder]

I bought a Bencher BY Series Iambic Paddles BY-1 and have it connected to
the Paddle connection on the back of the K3.

 

Both contacts are such that a piece of paper can go between the contacts on
post and the paddle

 

When I turn on the K3 I get ERR KEY

 

I have VOX enabled.

 

On the bottom of the paddle I have the white wire on the left (when looking
down from the top) and the red on the right.

 

I check it with a meter and the paddle seems to be working fine.

 

Any ideas?  Do I need to change some of the settings in the radio?

 

Larry K9RRN HK2LS

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[Nr4c]

Unplug the bencher, and restart the radio. Does the error go away?  If so, check setting and wiring for the bencher. If not, look into radio settings.

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...nr4c. bill

> On Feb 29, 2016, at 2:01 PM, Larry Snyder <[hidden email]> wrote:
>
> I bought a Bencher BY Series Iambic Paddles BY-1 and have it connected to
> the Paddle connection on the back of the K3.
>
>
>
> Both contacts are such that a piece of paper can go between the contacts on
> post and the paddle
>
>
>
> When I turn on the K3 I get ERR KEY
>
>
>
> I have VOX enabled.
>
>
>
> On the bottom of the paddle I have the white wire on the left (when looking
> down from the top) and the red on the right.
>
>
>
> I check it with a meter and the paddle seems to be working fine.
>
>
>
> Any ideas?  Do I need to change some of the settings in the radio?
>
>
>
> Larry K9RRN HK2LS
>
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[Don Wilhelm-4]

Larry,

Are you certain the plug is inserted all the way into the jack?

Do you have a stereo 1/4 inch phone plug that has nothing connected to
it?  If not, can you borrow one?
Plug it into the jack and see if you still get the ERR KEY.
If not, the K3 is OK and the problem is with the paddles, the cable or
the plug.

If you get ERR KEY with just the bare plug, contact support.

73,
Don W3FPR

On 2/29/2016 2:01 PM, Larry Snyder wrote:

> I bought a Bencher BY Series Iambic Paddles BY-1 and have it connected to
> the Paddle connection on the back of the K3.
>
>  
>
> Both contacts are such that a piece of paper can go between the contacts on
> post and the paddle
>
>  
>
> When I turn on the K3 I get ERR KEY
>
>  
>

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