Tom,
I know Mike and if he said it sounded good, it sounded good!!
He is a couple of suburbs west of us.
Pat, K9JAU At 09:20 PM 5/2/2012, you wrote:
>   I got out the old MFJ paddle, reversed the leads, and had my first CW qso
>with the TS570.
>
>Worked KD9CK (Mike) in St. Charles, IL.  He gave me a solid 599, and said
>the rig sounds great.
>
>Worked him with 100 watts on my trusty Alpha Delta DXCC antenna.
>
>So, it looks like I have a winner here from the local estate sale.
>
>Next, I want to try it out on SSB.
>
>73 from Tom Behler: Kb8TYJ
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Barbara Lombardi" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 9:44 PM
>Subject: Re: quick TS570 question
>
>
> > Yeah that might work.  Good luck.
> >
> >
> > Barb K1EIR
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > On Behalf Of Tom Behler
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 8:37 PM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: quick TS570 question
> >
> >    Steve:
> >
> > Mike Duke suggested the adapter option off list, and I may try that in the
> > long term here.
> >
> > In the meantime, I might break out my old MFJ paddle and see what it does,
> > just for the heck of it.
> >
> > 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 8:01 PM
> > Subject: Re: quick TS570 question
> >
> >
> >> Ok Tom, That makes sense.   I know that same button  if pressed in FSK
> >> mode  reverses the mark and space, so  in CW it must behave in the  way
> >> you mentioned.   Sorry about that.
> >>
> >> Instead of rewiring the paddle,  it may be just as much effort to wire
> >> up an adapter  to reverse the wires  and use it when the paddle is used
> >> with the 570.    Then you can use the paddle on other radios without the
> >> adapter.
> >>
> >> 73, Steve KW3A
> >>
> >> On 5/2/2012 6:58 PM, Tom Behler wrote:
> >>>      Steve:
> >>>
> >>> I think I tried this, and it reversed the CW receive and transmit
> >>> frequency
> >>> in relation to the main carrier.
> >>>
> >>> I don't think it reverses the paddle setting.
> >>>
> >>> If I'm wrong, I'm hopeful that other listers will correct me.
> >>>
> >>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Steve Forst"<[log in to unmask]>
> >>> To:<[log in to unmask]>
> >>> Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 8:32 AM
> >>> Subject: Re: quick TS570 question
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Tom,
> >>>>
> >>>> I know there is a reverse mode in the 570 and I think it is a single
> >>>> button push.  There is a reverse or rev button somewhere.   I think it
> >>>> may be near the clear button, probably near the  bottom of the number
> >>>> pad.  In cw, press it and see if it fixes things.
> >>>>
> >>>> 73, Steve KW3A
> >>>>
> >>>> On 5/2/2012 6:41 AM, Tom Behler wrote:
> >>>>>     Yeah, but the contortions I'll have to go through to do that would
> >>>>> be
> >>>>> quite interesting!  (big grin)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Somehow, re-wiring a paddle temporarily seems easier!  (grinning
> >>>>> again)
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >>>>>
> >>>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>>> From: "Howard, W A 9 Y B W"<[log in to unmask]>
> >>>>> To:<[log in to unmask]>
> >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 10:42 PM
> >>>>> Subject: Re: quick TS570 question
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Tom,
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Just use your other hand and all will be OK
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> 73's
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Howard #3
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>>>> From: "Tom Behler"<[log in to unmask]>
> >>>>>> To:<[log in to unmask]>
> >>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 8:33 PM
> >>>>>> Subject: quick TS570 question
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Hello to all you TS570 experts out there.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I am trying to test the TS570 that I picked up from the estate sale
> >>>>>>> in
> >>>>>>> our
> >>>>>>> local area, and have run into an interesting situation.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I want to set up my bencher B Y 1 paddle to send CW, but the keying
> >>>>>>> is
> >>>>>>> reversed from what I'm used to.  In this case, the dahs occur when I
> >>>>>>> press
> >>>>>>> the inner paddle that faces toward me, while the dits occur when
> >>>>>>> pressing
> >>>>>>> the out paddle which faces away from me.  I would like to reverse
> >>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>> paddles, but can't seem to find a menu item to do this.  Could it be
> >>>>>>> that
> >>>>>>> ,
> >>>>>>> unlike the TS590 and I think the TS480,  the TS570 does not contain
> >>>>>>> a
> >>>>>>> menu
> >>>>>>> item that allows this adjustment to be made?  Is the only way to
> >>>>>>> reverse
> >>>>>>> the
> >>>>>>> paddles to manually reverse the wires on the bottom of the keyer?
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I'd appreciate any thoughts anyone has on this issue.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >