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Radioreddz
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Username: Radioreddz

Post Number: 22
Registered: 9-2006
Posted on Friday, January 05, 2007 - 9:16 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

have a scout tube amp that works great but after i unkey the mic i have to bump the key a couple of times to get it to unkey. sometimes i even have to put amp on the standby mode then bump mic to get it unkeyed.
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Bc910
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Post Number: 777
Registered: 7-2004


Posted on Saturday, January 06, 2007 - 7:35 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

First thing I would do is either clean or replace the relay.
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Radioreddz
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Post Number: 25
Registered: 9-2006
Posted on Saturday, January 06, 2007 - 3:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

thanks Bc910 for the reply, yup that was the first thing i did. maybe i will try a replacement if i can find one.
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Patzerozero
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Username: Patzerozero

Post Number: 3441
Registered: 7-2004


Posted on Saturday, January 06, 2007 - 4:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

make sure SWR's are good, try changing length of jumper, try lowering dead key input....
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Radioreddz
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Post Number: 26
Registered: 9-2006
Posted on Saturday, January 06, 2007 - 6:52 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

hey patzerozero my swrs are a round 1.5 with the amp, you think maybe its refelect causing it. my jumpers are 6' long.
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Patzerozero
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Post Number: 3443
Registered: 7-2004


Posted on Saturday, January 06, 2007 - 7:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

1.5:1 shouldn't be too bad with a tube amp, but, you don't really know where it's matched. can't hurt to try a few different lengths between the radio & amp, try 9', 12' & even 18' to see if it changes things.

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