At the risk of being off base, Gary, on SSB the output will be zero until
you talk into the mic. Just keying it won't test the rig or the mic.
Sorry if this is obvious, but a lot of folks get caught on this one.
73/72/oo, George W5YR - the Yellow Rose of Texas
Fairview, TX 30 mi NE of Dallas in Collin county EM13qe
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Newberry Gary wrote:
>
> I bought a used OMNI D series C and later bought a
> used electret hand mic. The rig keys with the mic but
> there's zero output on the wattmeter. Is there some
> way I can test the electret hand mic to see if it's
> the mic or the rig that's at fault ?
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