CW TX causes variour problems

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• James Skala Member

  August 2017 edited August 2017

  Trying to recreate this issue into a dummy load just in case it is RF getting into the radio
  

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• Stan VA7NF President Surrey Amateur Radio Communications Member ✭✭

  August 2017 edited August 2017

  Sounds like RF in the shack.  Did he insert a paddle and where; in the rig front panel or via Maestro?

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• Bob Gerzoff, WK2Y Member ✭✭

  August 2017 edited October 2017

  I was going to say exactly the same thing, RF in the shack.  Does it happen if you reduce power?   SWR still look ok?

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• James Skala Member

  August 2017 edited August 2017

  Actually it might be programmatic.  I was using a external program remotehams friend was doing cw over the internet into the shack.  and the issue would happen every time.  So I'm doing cwx within the flex client and I'm not have the issue even after 10 long TX's with about 20 words in each with amp on.  So if I don't have the problem using CWX with full power over the antenna it tells me it the external program driving the radio's api?
  

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• James Skala Member

  August 2017 edited August 2017

  Still no problems while doing it in CWX solid 15 mins 1300 watts over antenna and no issues to report.  Must be the external client driving SmartSDR api in a weird way. I have emailed the developer.
  
  

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• Ria Member ✭✭

  August 2017 edited November 2019

  I really think it is RF. When that happened to me it was RF. Just had to hit the external ATU and all is well. What happens is that it gets into the ethernet cable and the radio loses connection. At that point it will stop transmitting in 15 minutes if it doesn't get a ping from the client.
  
  Ria

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• James Skala Member

  August 2017 edited August 2017

  found the problem, user is switching modes while in tx through the remotehams software.  not sure why you would want to do it but it causes all kinds of problems.
  was able to reproduce it as well
  
  NOTE: if you change modes in smartsdr while in tx it works just fine, "but not sure why you would want to change modes while in tx.
  
  Not a flex issue for sure
  
  sorry for wasting our hobby time

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• Stanley Korzep Member

  August 2017 edited August 2017

  Good morning James
  
  I had similar problems with 6300.  I discovered that cleaning the contacts on my Vibroplex made the problem go away.  Something in the 6300 did not like a bit of resistance on CW.  It also was completely repeatable.
  
  Stan W8NNX
  

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• Bob Gerzoff, WK2Y Member ✭✭

  August 2017 edited October 2017

  When I forgot to kick in my tuner, I found that my 6500 would start sending continuous dashes after the first one.  I assume it had something to do with RF in the shack and the only way to get it to stop was to unplug paddle.  I guess the keyer circuitry is sensitive.
  Bob, WK2Y 

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