QSK and Relay Click

Rich - N5ZC

I've been searching the archives and I have not found a firm answer.

I've played around with my antenna selections (Ant 1 for xmit and receive, Ant 1 for xmit and RXA for rcv etc) and I still hear a relay in the radio.

Is it possible to be in QSK (delay set to 0) and not have a relay click? My understanding is that the 8600 uses a pin diode, but it sure sounds like a reed relay clicking no matter what my antenna settings are.

If you have silent qsk, with no relay clicking, what are your settings?

Rich - N5ZC

VE7ATJ_Don

Hi Rich… take a look at this thread

Cw looks like **** and signal is wide — FlexRadio Community

…and others. I'm not sure it's a good idea to set the delay to 0. the default seems to be really low, I think around 5ms.

Rich - N5ZC

Thanks Don,

I'm not talking about key clicks, I'm talking about relay clicks/sound coming from the transceiver. I thought the rig used pin diodes for qsk keying which should be silent.

Rich - N5ZC

W7NGA

Hello Rich,

As I recall (I am on vacation in Paris) you must disable the internal ATU which affects switching time for pin-diode QSK operation.

W7NGA

Rich - N5ZC

R,R Dan,

The internal ATU is in bypass.

Rich - N5ZC

K1ESE

Are you sure it's not the TGXL that's clicking. I find it very loud and annoying. I've never had a tuner that clicked on every PTT. Sometimes when I've had enough, I set the CW Delay to 400ms.

73 de K1ESE
John

Rich - N5ZC

John,

I'll physically bypass and power down the TGXL this evening and test it. I doubt that's the issue, but theres only one way to find out. When the TGXL is active, there is a louder relay, no doubt.

As a side note, I'll replace the TGXL if and when 4O3A releases the out door version of the TGXL. I'd prefer the tuner at the tower, where it belongs..

Rich - N5ZC

VE7ATJ_Don

Hi Rich… yes, I realize you were talking about audible 'clicks' you can hear from the rig. I'm just wondering (based on the thread) if maybe re-setting the delay to something low like 5ms might help because of something else going on in the software causing your clicking sound.

Just an idea to try…