[WT-support] Just wondering: improved support of the K2

[Olivier F5MZN]

Toby Deinhardt wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I was wondering if there are any plans to support more fully the
> entire range of commands of the K2?
> 
> For example the K2 internal keyer can accept ASCII strings so that an
> external keyer ("small black box" and/or keying by computer) is no 
> longer needed.

Hi Toby,

I saw quickly the specs of the protocol, especially on the integrated 
keyer of the K2. Unfortunately, I'm afraid that it cannot be used with 
win-test because the software always needs to stay synchronised with the 
keyer. For example, with WinKey, the characters are sent one by one : 
Win-Test sends one character, then waits for an ACK from WinKey to send 
the next one. That way, Win-Test always know which part of the CW 
message is currently transmitting. This is of course very time critical: 
you only have few ms to process the ACK and send the next character! 
This mechanism is apparently not available with the K2. Anyway, this is 
quite impossible to code such features without having the equipment. And 
I've no K-2 :(

Sorry for that.

73,
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Olivier / f5mzn