Mat,

In the Kenwood's you need to activate the cw break-in.  It is the same 
key as the VOX while in voice.  I *think* on the 480  it is the 8 key on 
the keypad.    Without this turned on, you just hear the sidetone and no 
tx out.

The key operates seperatly for the  voice and cw modes.


73, Steve KW3A


On 4/22/2015 10:58 AM, Matthew Chao wrote:
> Hi, Folks.  Finally got on the air!  My dipole's up, and I've had
> some nice phone contacts on 80 meters.
>
> However, unable to get my CW to work.  When I use my keyer or my
> straight key, I get the tones, but the signal's not getting
> out.  Phone works fine.  What do I need to do to get my CW to
> work?  Thanks much.--Matt, N1IBB.
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