[WT-support] Some bugs and questions?

[Olivier F5MZN]

Hi,

> While setting up everything here at CU2A for coming ARRL DX contest,
> I´d notice a couple of starnge things.
> 
> I´m using WT version 2.26.2, EZMaster firmware 1.37 and with WK vers 10 chip.

Odd! This works perfectly here (except the pulse mode, but this is a 
feature).

> If I have Win-Key activated I´d notice following problems:
> 
> - No tune signal with ctrl-T. PTT will turn ON, but no cw signal for tuning. (so have to qsy to FM)
> 
> - There´s still some strange breaks in messages and ptt will
> drop off (it´s not just a couple of ms´s, even amp relay will
> operate)
> 
> - In CW mwssages rythm is lost time after time. CW
> sound terrible!

It looks like another process is getting the CPU busy sometimes. Are you 
sure that a foreground task as such an antivirus program is not messing 
up around?

> OK, I´d turn off WK and took CW and PTT from DTR and RTS pins.
> 
> - CW tune works just fine!
> 
> - But I can´t get ptt on while using the paddle. I can hear the sidetone on TRCV´s monitor, but no PTT is turned on.

This is a known issue, which needs a development in EZMaster to get 
WinKey controlling the PTT as well.

> And then one more strange thing, if I have my 2nd radio on
> phone (SSB or FM) and I´ll try to change my scenario in advanced SO2R mode with altgr+numbers, everything´s wiped out on qso line (just like using alt-w). If my 2nd radio is
> on CW, altgr and numbers works just fine.

To be honest, mixed mode has not been tested so much, because it is 
quite unusual to operate SO2R in mixed-mode.

73,
-- 
Olivier / f5mzn