[amsat-bb] CW on a TS-2000

[Burns Fisher]

Thank you--that's probably it.  Not at all obvious!  I saw that some of the
things to adjust used the Vox button, but I thought it was set up right by
default so I never touched it.

Thanks again!

On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 5:23 PM, John Geiger <af5cc2 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Burns,
>
> Make sure you have the VOX turned on when doing CW, that controls the
> break in function for CW.  The red TX light should go on when sending CW.
>
> 73 John AF5CC
>
> On Wed, May 23, 2018 at 4:17 PM, Burns Fisher <burns at fisher.cc> wrote:
>
>> This may not seem like a satellite question, but it is.  When using the
>> paddle input for CW on a TS-2000 does the PTT light for the VFO you are
>> using turn red as though you had pressed the mike key?  Even on full
>> break-in (when I might expect it to blink in time with the code)?
>>
>> It's satellite related because while I don't do CW, I built a little box
>> to
>> send dit-dit-dit to get tuned in on a linear satellite, and while I get
>> the
>> TS-2000's side tone in the earphone, I don't see the red light at all, and
>> have not really found it on another radio.
>>
>> Thanks and 73,
>>
>> Burns WB1FJ
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