[WT-support] [Fw: Win-Test]

[Laurent HAAS - F6FVY]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Pete Smith" <n4zr at contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 12:28 PM
Subject: Win-Test

> I am trying to set up Winkey with Win-Test, and am encountering some
> strange symptoms.
>
> Occasionally, for no apparent reason, the Winkey will either send a
> character, or some fragments, all by itself.  Also, occasionally the PTT
> will close, for no particular reason, sometimes just for a half-second or
> so, sometimes for 8-10 seconds.  Sometimes this PTT closure is combined
> with CW key-down for a second just before.  Sometimes it will repeat this
> cycle several times before locking in the Transmit state until I turn off
> the program.  When simulating QSOs, I have found that the TU/QRZ message
is
> almost always garbled with what seem to be additional characters, perhaps
> being sent from the Winkey buffer.
>
> I have the Winkey port set for 1200/N/2, as provided in the Winkey
> manual.  The RTS and DTR are both set to always on.  These settings, and
> the Winkey itself, work perfectly both with the Winkey testbed and with
> N1MM Logger.
>
> I have both the CW and PTT lines from the Winkey paralleled with the same
> lines from the parallel port (through the appropriate transistor switches
> in my DXd SO2R controller).  I noted, to my surprise, that Win-Test
appears
> to send function key CW through the parallel port, rather than by
actuating
> the Winkey, because even when I unplug the CW key lead from the Winkey,
> function key CW continues to be sent.  This seems strange.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas about what is wrong?"
>
> 73, Pete N4ZR