Very interesting, Steve, especially since I tend to use the PTT button on my
Heil Gold Line mic for normal everyday operation, except when contesting.

Tom Behler: KB8TYJ


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Subject: Re: Still troubleshooting my ocasional AL811 relay tripping issue

Tom,
The PTT button on my gold line mic failed after a few years.  Started acting
goofy, then quit.  I've long since done away with the  switch and use 2 foot
switches (feet switches?) and a hand switch under the edge of the desk all
wired in parallel.

Stick with the foot switch for a while, and if the problem continues, the
answer is somewhere else,  but I had a bad experience with  the switch on
the gold line, and  that's as good a possibility as any.


73, Steve KW3A

On 3/12/2014 2:00 PM, Tom Behler wrote:
> Ah, Steve, I always like your scientific approach to problems like this.
>
> Let me take things one at a time here.
>
> Menu 53 is set at 3, which, I believe, is the longest delay amp
keyingtime.
>
> I do not use vox, and when on the 40-meter round table, I use the PTT 
> button on the Heil Gold Line mic.
>
> When I did W1AW/8 several weeks ago, I used my foot switch, and didn't 
> experience the problem at all.
>
> Maybe I should dig out the original hand mic, and see what happens.
>
> I did have the problem on Saturday's round table.  In fact, I remember 
> making some sort of a comment about it.
>
> Thanks for all the suggestions.
>
> I can see the need for an experimental work session here in the next 
> few days to try to get to the bottom of this.
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators 
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Steve Forst
> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2014 11:43 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Still troubleshooting my ocasional AL811 relay tripping 
> issue
>
> Tom,
>
> I'm looking at this from a different perspective.  Where do you have 
> menu 53 set?  This controls the delay time for the amp keying.  I don't
> recall the numbers, maybe try setting to a higher value.   Setting to 3
> would give the longest delay time.
>
>     Also how are you doing PTT?  Maybe your PTT is flakey.   I don't
> think you use VOX, and i remember you had a foot switch.    What about
> the PTT on the mic?  Same problem?  What about the PTT on the original 
> hand mic?
>
>    I don't know if it happened on Saturday, or Sunday, but i had good 
> copy on you both days and didn't hear anything amiss.
>
> 73, Steve KW3A
>
>
>