[WT-support] MicroHam settings

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

Also, consider using the  DEFINEKEYStext command to map

PageUp to Alt-F10
PageDn to Alt-F9

So you can change speeds more easily.

73,
Bob, N6TV

On Thu, Jun 24, 2021, 2:02 PM Bob Wilson, N6TV <n6tv at arrl.net> wrote:

> What rigs are you using?  Modern rigs support CW keying via DTR pin, so
> you don't need the WinKey, you can just connect a paddle directly to each
> radio, and let Win-Test do all the keying with no WinKey, via DTR.  If your
> rig doesn't support that, the keying circuits built into the S-BOX or
> S-BOX-USB <https://bit.ly/S-BOX> can key CW and PTT on 4 RCA connectors
> using two serial ports.
>
> If you only want to use one WinKey try setting speed "Only by the Win-Test
> commands (Alt-V/F9/V10" instead of "Only by the Winkey Pot".  Win-Test only
> supports one keying speed for both radios, not separate keying speed per
> radio.  It doesn't support the connection of two WinKeys, just one.
>
> On Thu, Jun 24, 2021 at 1:23 PM <ok3nr at seznam.cz> wrote:
>
>>   I am trying to prepare Win-Test for upcoming VHF contest with two
>> MicroHam devices: MKIII and u2R. I do have two following questions:
>>
>
> Which WinKey are you trying to use, both?
>
>
>> 1) Is there a way to persuade Win-Test to honor CW speed settings in
>> MicroHam device router ?
>>
>
> Win-Test tells the WinKey what speed to use if you set the options
> correctly.
>
>
>> I have problem with lower boundary. It is set to 20WPM, which is too much
>> for VHF contest. When I set limits in device router, higher boundary can be
>> set OK to some 83 WPM, but lower boundary stops at 20WPM. I am setting it
>> to MicroHam potentiometer input only.
>>
>
> Not a good idea.
>
>
>> Any input below 20WPM and Win-Test is stuck at 20WPM.
>>
>
> If you key by DTR instead of WinKey, Win-Test can go as low as 12 WPM.
>
>
>> 2) Is there a way to synchronize serial number in Win-Test with MicroHam
>> Winkey SN ?
>>
>
> If you use $SERIAL in a CW message, Win-Test will translate this to the
> proper serial number so you don't use the WinKey for that.
>
> 73,
> Bob, N6TV
> https://bit.ly/S-BOX
>
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