Yes, Grant. You've described pretty well what I am hearing. I had not even
looked to see how they were keying the amp, however the clicking is
certainly there. Wonder if it's coming through the speaker/phones? Guess I
need to pay closer attention instead of trying to ignore the clatter.
Troy, W6HV
----- Original Message -----
From: "Grant Youngman" <nq5t@comcast.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 3:14 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion relay
> F
> > Well, I haven't opened it up to check and I didn't look in the
> > schematic however, I don't believe what I hear is the QSK relay...
> > That relay is silent...
>
> Itclicks on the trailing edge of every element, independent of speed,
> etc. As Sinisa said, amp keying is done with transistor switches.
> This is a reed relay that is part of the internal keying/QSK circuitry.
>
> If you don't hear the relay, you have the only "silent" Orion ... :-)
>
> Grant/NQ5T
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