Fw: K3 & Centurion Amp

[Toby Pennington]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Toby Pennington" <[hidden email]>
To: "Ignacy" <[hidden email]>
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 10:35 AM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 & Centurion Amp

>
> This is a problem with the Centurion as it uses mechanincal relays and it
> will bounce.   If you use an original Orion or the Orion 2 you will hear
> popping in your receive speaker after going from TX to RX.  If fact,  you
> will hear a pop pop as the relay bounces. This is especially noticable on
> 75 meters SSB.
>
> The Orion has a TX to RX hang timeout of 13 to 15ms,  which is just too
> fast a transit time for the Centurion to fully clear the relays back to
> receive.
>
> Maybe the K3 transit  time is just too fast for the Expert?  IS there a
> menu setting which could change the RX hang timeout on the K3?
>
> Toby K4NH
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ignacy" <[hidden email]>
> To: <[hidden email]>
> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 9:05 AM
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 & Centurion Amp
>
>
>>I used Centurion with K3 for a few years. Connected directly to BK, not
>>Key
>> in/out. No problem that I could sense.
>>
>> Now I use Expert 2k-fa. Now I have a real problem as the relays are
>> bouncing.
>>
>> Ignacy, NO9E
>>
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