[WT-support] Support for WinKeyer version 23?

[José Nunes CT1BOH]

Bob

I know this will be a stupid question, but how do you se up to send CW with
a serial port?

I never do this because I run Ezmaster when contesting.

In the options/ Configure interfance

I don't see in the COM serial ports a CW option.

On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 7:26 PM, Bob Wilson, N6TV <n6tv at arrl.net> wrote:

>  On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 2:47 AM, SM5AJV <sm5ajv at qrq.se> wrote:
>
>> If anyone could advice my a work-around I would be happy. Still, I really
>> want to use a short PTT-tail time regardless of the speed setting.
>>
>
> One solution is to use Win-Test built-in serial port or parallel port
> CW/PTT keying for all computer sending, and use the Winkey only for paddle
> sending.  That gives you zero PTT tail for computer-sent CW, but an
> appropriate PTT-tail for paddle sending.  Of course your CW VOX delay has to
> be set to 0 in the radio.
>
> You can send serial port CW pretty will with an appropriate USB-to-Serial
> adapter and serial port keying circuit.  If you have an Elecraft K3, no
> external keying circuit is required since DTR/RTS CW and PTT support is
> built-in to the radio.
>
> The disadvantage is that you can't interrupt the computer-sent CW by
> sending with the paddles; you have to hit the Escape key with your left
> hand, and then start sending with paddles with your right (if you are
> right-handed).  I got very used to doing that, and it's usually not a
> problem, because in a contest only 0.5% or less of your CW is going to be
> sent by paddles.
>
> Frankly, the CW interrupt feature of the Winkey doesn't work nearly as
> well, IMHO, as a typical memory keyer.  The Winkey requires two actions:
> first you have to touch the paddle to stop the sending, then you have to let
> go and hit it again to start sending.  Most memory keyers just start sending
> immediately.
>
> The other more minor disadvantage is that the Winkey speed will not be the
> same as the Win-Test keyer speed, but some people like to keep the paddle
> speed slower anyway.
>
> 73,
> Bob, N6TV
>
>
>
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José Nunes
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