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W4CCS

Iambic Keying

Purchased a new Vibroplex at Dayton and having some difficulty getting
it going. I have been using a keyboard for several years and wanted to
maintain my sending skills (as much as they are).

With the plug inserted in the "paddle" input, All I get is a dot dash
dot dash no matter which paddle I push. I cannot see anything in the
config menu that addresses this problem.

Any ideas..??

de W4CCS
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Mike Cox

Re: Iambic Keying

Plug it into the "Key" jack, next to "Paddle"

On 5/17/10 5:28 PM, W4CCS wrote:

> Purchased a new Vibroplex at Dayton and having some difficulty getting
> it going. I have been using a keyboard for several years and wanted to
> maintain my sending skills (as much as they are).
>
> With the plug inserted in the "paddle" input, All I get is a dot dash
> dot dash no matter which paddle I push. I cannot see anything in the
> config menu that addresses this problem.
>
> Any ideas..??
>
> de W4CCS
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W4CCS

Re: Iambic Keying

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This is a Iambic paddle.. NOT a bug..!!

On 5/17/2010 5:28 PM, W4CCS wrote:

Don Wilhelm-4

Re: Iambic Keying

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That behavior indicates that the dot and dash contacts are connected
together somewhere. It could be at the paddle, in the cable, or at the
plug.
You can confirm that by checking continuity between the tip and ring of
the stereo plug - they should show infinite resistance, but in your case
I think you will find it to be close to zero ohms.

73,
Don W3FPR

W4CCS wrote:

W4CCS

Re: Iambic Keying

One would think that.. However, that was the first thing I checked.. Not
short in plug or cable..Weird..!!

On 5/17/2010 5:41 PM, Don Wilhelm wrote:

> That behavior indicates that the dot and dash contacts are connected
> together somewhere. It could be at the paddle, in the cable, or at
> the plug.
> You can confirm that by checking continuity between the tip and ring
> of the stereo plug - they should show infinite resistance, but in your
> case I think you will find it to be close to zero ohms.
>
> 73,
> Don W3FPR
>
> W4CCS wrote:
>> Purchased a new Vibroplex at Dayton and having some difficulty
>> getting it going. I have been using a keyboard for several years and
>> wanted to maintain my sending skills (as much as they are).
>>
>> With the plug inserted in the "paddle" input, All I get is a dot dash
>> dot dash no matter which paddle I push. I cannot see anything in the
>> config menu that addresses this problem.
>>
>> Any ideas..??
>>
>> de W4CCS
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W4CCS

Re: Iambic Keying

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Found it..!! I had to unplug the MicroHam keyer II form the ACC input.
The problem is in the Microham and not the K3...

THANKS for the help guys...

de W4CCS

On 5/17/2010 5:28 PM, W4CCS wrote:

Greg - AB7R

Re: Iambic Keying

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If this is a semi-auto bug it needs to be connected to the Key jack just to the
right of the paddle input, not the paddle input. Just move it to the appropriate
connection and you should be good to go.

-------------------------
73,
Greg - AB7R
Whidbey Island WA
NA-065

On Mon May 17 14:41 , Don Wilhelm sent:

>That behavior indicates that the dot and dash contacts are connected
>together somewhere. It could be at the paddle, in the cable, or at the
>plug.
>You can confirm that by checking continuity between the tip and ring of
>the stereo plug - they should show infinite resistance, but in your case
>I think you will find it to be close to zero ohms.
>
>73,
>Don W3FPR
>
>W4CCS wrote:
>> Purchased a new Vibroplex at Dayton and having some difficulty getting
>> it going. I have been using a keyboard for several years and wanted to
>> maintain my sending skills (as much as they are).
>>
>> With the plug inserted in the "paddle" input, All I get is a dot dash
>> dot dash no matter which paddle I push. I cannot see anything in the
>> config menu that addresses this problem.
>>
>> Any ideas..??
>>
>> de W4CCS
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KARL MARDERIAN

Re: Iambic Keying

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.I have one and it works fine with my K3. You are:
1. Hooking up a three wire to stereo 1/4 Inc. plugs. Making sure the
wiring is correct.
2. It is pluged to electric key plug, in the back.
3. In the menu you have it sent to electric key.
4. Check weighting and speed.

Sent from my iPhone

On May 17, 2010, at 2:28 PM, W4CCS <[hidden email]> wrote:

Joe Subich, W4TV-4

Re: Iambic Keying

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microHAM microKEYER II should not effect the operation
of the K3's internal keyer. Connections to the ACC
port are FSK, ground and PTT only. If you are seeing
problems when plugging properly configured paddles into
the K3 "paddle" jack, you have a configuration error
outside microHAM microKEYER II or microHAM Router as I
make certain there is no destructive interaction between
microHAM products and the K3 (of which I have a pair).

73,

... Joe Subich, W4TV
microHAM America, LLC.
http://www.microHAM-USA.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/microHAM

On 5/17/2010 5:49 PM, W4CCS wrote:

> Found it..!! I had to unplug the MicroHam keyer II form the ACC input.
> The problem is in the Microham and not the K3...
>
> THANKS for the help guys...
>
> de W4CCS
>
>
> On 5/17/2010 5:28 PM, W4CCS wrote:
>> Purchased a new Vibroplex at Dayton and having some difficulty getting
>> it going. I have been using a keyboard for several years and wanted to
>> maintain my sending skills (as much as they are).
>>
>> With the plug inserted in the "paddle" input, All I get is a dot dash
>> dot dash no matter which paddle I push. I cannot see anything in the
>> config menu that addresses this problem.
>>
>> Any ideas..??
>>
>> de W4CCS
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73,

... Joe Subich, W4TV
microHAM America, LLC.
http://www.microHAM-USA.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/microHAM

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