Lindberg
Final Approach
I have this PTT setup for my handheld (Yaesu FTA-310) and have used it successfully many times:
http://www.pilotmall.com/product/Pilot-USA-Push-to-Talk-Switch/headset-accessories
Today it seemed to not be working. Meaning that when I pushed the button, sometimes nothing would happen. No transmit light on the handheld and no sidetone. Then a couple of times I would get the sidetone and the transmit light even though I wasn't pushing the button. I thought the battery in the handheld might be dying, so I swapped it out with the alkaline pack and same problem.
Removing the PTT switch and using the button on the handheld seemed to work, but I don't know if there's a separate circuit for the external PTT? How do I test whether this switch is suddenly defective or it's a problem with the radio?
http://www.pilotmall.com/product/Pilot-USA-Push-to-Talk-Switch/headset-accessories
Today it seemed to not be working. Meaning that when I pushed the button, sometimes nothing would happen. No transmit light on the handheld and no sidetone. Then a couple of times I would get the sidetone and the transmit light even though I wasn't pushing the button. I thought the battery in the handheld might be dying, so I swapped it out with the alkaline pack and same problem.
Removing the PTT switch and using the button on the handheld seemed to work, but I don't know if there's a separate circuit for the external PTT? How do I test whether this switch is suddenly defective or it's a problem with the radio?