[WT-support] TX focus and WINKEY paddle

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

Saty,

Which SO2R box or WinKey device are you using?  microHAM micro2R?  MK2R?
 K1EL?  Something else?  How are you changing TX focus?

Are you using a USB-to-Serial adapter?

Usually the Star [*] key works fine, immediately changing paddle focus
between radios.  But using the CapsLock key (with CapsLock Binds to
Secondary Radio), the paddle focus doesn't move until a message is sent by
the software.  So I am confused because you seem to be saying the Star key
works like the CapsLock key, which I have never seen, unless the Star key
is reprogrammed via DEFINEKEYS or Scripts Manager commands.

That is done because CapsLock moves data entry focus immediately, but not
transmit focus.  It's a little confusing, but you get used to it, and
perhaps it makes more sense to keep the paddles on the "RUN" (Primary)
radio almost all the time.

Personally, I don't think many people need to use a WinKey with Win-Test,
as it can send perfectly good CW via COM or LPT pin all by itself, and you
can put a paddle into each radio's built-in keyer for manual sending.  But
a lockout circuit is *required*, to prevent sending on two radios at the
same time (one with the computer, and one or both with the paddles).

73,
Bob, N6TV

On Sat, Dec 3, 2011 at 7:46 AM, Satoshi Nakamura <9m6na at jsfc.org> wrote:

> I used Win-Test for the first time in the real contesting environment
> from 9M6NA last week.  I learned a lot during the contest :-)
>
> I experience a behavior of Winkey paddle as follows.  When I change
> Active Radio from 1 to 2 by hitting "*" key, the TX focus moves from
> Radio 1 to 2 immediately.  CW message sent from Win-Test follows this TX
> focus.  However, CW sent from Winkey paddle does not follow the TX focus
> immediately.  If CW is sent from Winkey paddle right after hitting "*"
> key, it is still sent from Radio 1 (non Active Radio already).  The TX
> focus of Winkey paddle seems to change only after a (any) message is
> sent from Win-Test (by hitting Function key, etc.).
>
> In the Winkey configuration, Second output (pin5) is set to "Radio 2".
> Is there any other settings to avoid this?
>
> BTW, I disabled REPEAT CQ to avoid Task #305 bug in the contest.
>
> 73,
>
> Saty JE1JKL
>
> --
> Satoshi Nakamura <9m6na at jsfc.org>
>
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