[WT-support] Win-Test 2.21.0 is in the vault

Don Beattie g3ozf at btinternet.com
Thu Dec 8 13:08:53 CET 2005


No - afraid not, Simon - the box is set so that the speeds should stay in
sync (and there is only one speed shown in the summary box !)

Don


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Simon Pearson" <lists+wt at attenuate.org>
To: <support at win-test.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 08, 2005 11:45 AM
Subject: Re: [WT-support] Win-Test 2.21.0 is in the vault


> On Thu, Dec 08, 2005 at 11:30 -0000, Don Beattie wrote:
>> There still is a minor problem with WinKey - not sure if it will be a
>> major one in a long contest. If you set WT to send CW at a particular
>> speed, and send a message, and then, after the message has ended, turn
>> the knob to speed up or down, the paddle keying deviates from the
>> keyboard speed. You can bring it to the correct speed by sending from
>> the keyboard again, and then the paddle falls in line OK.
>
> Whilst this might sound daft, are you sure you don't have the "independent
> speed between pot and COM port" setting enabled in Win-Test?
> Options->WinKey configuration.
>
> I notice some irregularities with speed:
>
> I created a new log file, CQWW CW, and interfaced the WinKey. I then
> edited the F1 CW message to read: $MYCALL ++++TEST----
>
> Pressing F1 first time is fine, and the "TEST" is sped up. However, on
> subsequent presses of F1, the "TEST" is not speeded up and is sent at
> the same speed as the rest of the message.
>
> The only way I can overcome the issue is to change the CW speed either
> using the speed POT on the MicroKeyer itself or in Win-Test using
> Alt-F9/F10. For example, if sending at 34wpm, I will have to do Alt-F9
> to take the speed down to 32wpm, followed by Alt-F10 which will put the
> speed back to 34wpm - I have to do this each time before sending the
> subsequent message for the speeded up parts to work, however.
>
> Any ideas? Using the WinKey in the MicroKeyer.
>
> 73,
>
> -- 
> Simon Pearson, M0CLW
> WWYC #452
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