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[jwkimball]

I just bought a loaded used K3. I have a problem with the cw. I plug in a  
paddle and it only sends dit dah from either paddle. I've gone through the
menu  and config and can't figure out if I'm doing something wrong or I have
a  problem. I loaded latest update too.
 
Help a newbie
 
Tnx
73
Jim
K5AUP
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[Rick Prather-2]

Do you have the paddle plugged in to the Paddle jack or the Key jack?

Rick
K6LE


On 2/5/2011, at 12:11 , [hidden email] wrote:

> I just bought a loaded used K3. I have a problem with the cw. I plug in a  
> paddle and it only sends dit dah from either paddle. I've gone through the
> menu  and config and can't figure out if I'm doing something wrong or I have
> a  problem. I loaded latest update too.
>
> Help a newbie
>
> Tnx
> 73
> Jim
> K5AUP

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[Don Wilhelm-4]

  Jim,

That would likely indicate that the dot and dash contacts of the paddle
are shorted together.
Make sure the Stereo plug is fully inserted into the Paddle jack.
If it persists, insert a stereo plug with no wires connected (use TX
TEST), then on the back of the inserted plug, short only the tip to the
shell - do you hear dits?
Short only the ring to the shell - do you hear dahs?
If both the above check are correct, there is no K3 problem - check your
paddles and the cable.
OTOH, if you get alternating dits and dahs in the tests, contact
[hidden email].

73,
Don W3FPR

On 2/5/2011 3:11 PM, [hidden email] wrote:

> I just bought a loaded used K3. I have a problem with the cw. I plug in a
> paddle and it only sends dit dah from either paddle. I've gone through the
> menu  and config and can't figure out if I'm doing something wrong or I have
> a  problem. I loaded latest update too.
>
> Help a newbie
>
> Tnx
> 73
> Jim
> K5AUP
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