<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 3:55 PM, Filipe Lopes <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ct1ilt@gmail.com">ct1ilt@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
My question is if there is a way to transmit CW via USB or via CAT? DTR or RTS?</blockquote><div><br></div><div>Yes, and it will work for fixed messages like [F1] - [F4], but not for messages with variables such as callsigns (like INSERT), because there is no way to get the callsign typed in the logging window into a LUA script. :-(</div>
<div><br></div><div>Since Kenwood and Elecraft share many CAT commands, you can set the internal keyer speed of the radio using the same scripts I built for the Elecraft K3. Download K3scripts.zip from <a href="http://bit.ly/wtscripts">http://bit.ly/wtscripts</a> . Read the Readme_K3scripts.zip file for detailed installation instructions.</div>
<div><br></div><div>The following scripts should work with the TS-590 unmodified, assuming your CAT port is connected and working properly with Win-Test.</div><div><br></div><div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'courier new', monospace"> -- K3 internal CW keyer synchronization (see K3KeyerScripts.png) Suggested Key </font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'courier new', monospace"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'courier new', monospace"> setK3KeyerSpeed.wts - Internal script called by the following (none) </font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'courier new', monospace"> AltF9.wts - Slow down Win-Test and K3 internal CW keyer Alt-F9 </font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'courier new', monospace"> AltF10.wts - Speed up Win-Test and K3 internal CW keyer Alt-F10 </font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'courier new', monospace"> AltV.wts - Set exact K3 and Win-test internal CW keyer speed Alt-V </font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'courier new', monospace"> PageDown.wts - Slow down Win-Test and K3 internal CW keyer PageDown </font></div>
<div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'courier new', monospace"> PageUp.wts - Speed up Win-Test and K3 internal CW keyer PageUp </font></div></div><div><br></div><div>But these won't send any CW, they'll just set the keyer speed.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Using Tools | Scripts Manager, try creating the following two-line script named SendCQ (SendCQ.wts), and assign it to F1.</div><div><br></div></div><blockquote class="webkit-indent-blockquote" style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">
<div class="gmail_quote"><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'courier new', monospace">wtRadio:Send("KY CQ CR6K;");</font></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'courier new', monospace">return -1;</font></div>
<div><br></div></div></blockquote>If that doesn't work, you may need to pad the message to a fixed width of exactly 24 characters, like this:<div><br></div><blockquote class="webkit-indent-blockquote" style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">
<div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'courier new', monospace">wtRadio:Send("KY CQ CR6K ;");</font></div></div></div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div>
<font class="Apple-style-span" face="'courier new', monospace">return -1;</font></div>
</div></div></blockquote><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><br></div><div>The <a href="http://www.kenwood.com/i/products/info/amateur/pdf/ts_590_pc_command_e.pdf">Kenwood TS-590 Command</a> documentation is a little hard to follow.</div>
<div><br></div><div>If that works, do the same for F2 (msg), F3 (TU), and F4. Sorry, there is no way to "speed up" and "slow down" inside a message (+++ and --- are not going to work).</div><div><br>
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<div>When a station calls, you will have to send the callsign with the paddles, then press Ft.</div><div><br></div><div>Finally you'll need one script to assign to the Escape key to halt the CW, name it Stop.wts:</div>
<div><br></div></div></div><blockquote class="webkit-indent-blockquote" style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;"><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'courier new', monospace">wtRadio:Send("KY0;");</font></div>
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</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div>And another one for logging QSOs and sending TU, name it QSL.wts and assign it to the PLUS key:</div><div><br></div><blockquote class="webkit-indent-blockquote" style="margin: 0 0 0 40px; border: none; padding: 0px;">
<div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'courier new', monospace">wtRadio:Send("KY TU CR6K;");</font></div></div></div></div></div>
</div></div><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'courier new', monospace">return 0;</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote>
<div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'courier new', monospace"><br></font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Please let me know if this works at all. If not, maybe you can use use the radio's memory keyer for messages (perhaps easier):<div>
<br></div><div>Halt playback:<br><div><br></div><div><blockquote class="webkit-indent-blockquote" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 40px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">
<div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'courier new', monospace">wtRadio:Send("PB0;");</font></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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<div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'courier new', monospace">return 0;</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div>
<div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div>Play memory keyer message 1:</div><div><br></div><div><div><blockquote class="webkit-indent-blockquote" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 40px; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">
<div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'courier new', monospace">wtRadio:Send("PB1;");</font></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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<div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="'courier new', monospace">return 0;</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote><div>
<div><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div><div class="gmail_quote"></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><br></div><div>etc. up to PB4;</div><div><br></div><div>73,</div><div>Bob, N6TV</div></div>