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I agree, that it would have been much better if the WinKeyer started
to send immediately when you interrupt machine sent CW from the
paddles. The 2.3 version of WinKeyer is now interrupting the CW
immediately (not waiting for the current char to be sent), but you
have to release the paddle before you can start to send.

I will look more into the details of this and maybe I will come
up with some compromise solution. Still, short tail time is essential
when you are in high speed CW contest. Hams in the former East block
is very quick in their responses and its not uncommon to miss the first
bit when the tail time is too long. The reason behind this is that
the operator at the other end tend to use the ending TEST as cue for
starting his transmission and not waiting for another word space.

73
Ingo SM5AJV / SE5E

> 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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