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<DIV>I want to thank N6TV, OH6NIO and KD4D for the information provided in their
very helpful multiple responses. </DIV>
<DIV>I also want to apologize for the evident confusion that I caused by
inadvertently seeing RJ45 (Ethernet) connections</DIV>
<DIV>in my head and typing USB. Like knowing the callsign you just worked
but mistakenly logging something else. :-( </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>I owe each of you a beer when I see you next. How’s that?</DIV>
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<DIV>It is apparent that my understanding of the “lock-out” and some other
functions with these devices and software has NOT been correct,</DIV>
<DIV>and that this is especially complicated by the use of two computers with
the Win-Test software. This has been a large source</DIV>
<DIV>of my confusion, and now, some disappointment. There are also
apparently different ways to connect and use all of the devices </DIV>
<DIV>depending of the nuances of the setup, tailored to the given equipment and
the personal taste of the operator.</DIV>
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<DIV>I need to think about all the responses some more, re-educate myself and
then try the basic setup. And I will do that next.</DIV>
<DIV>But I am really glad that I asked the questions first, because the setup
would not have worked right and I wouldn’t have understood</DIV>
<DIV>why it didn’t. There is still a lot in your responses that does
not make much sense to me yet – but that is part of my “learning curve”.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>One thing that I did want to ask.....</DIV>
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<DIV>If you are using a no-tune amp like the ACOM 2000A, that has a DB9
connector for band data input directly from the radio,</DIV>
<DIV>is it advisable to use a Y adapter with 2 DB9’s so that you can feed
that band data output to the band decoder and</DIV>
<DIV>the Amp? I know that the ACOM 2000A adjusts in a few seconds to the
transmit freq. but I suspect that it would</DIV>
<DIV>adjust more quickly if it received the band data info immediately from the
radio. Or would using the Y adapter</DIV>
<DIV>possibly compromise the info provided to the band decoder? Your
thoughts please.....?</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>I have one other response below in red....</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>73 and many thanks!</DIV>
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at the <A href="http://www.nel-techlabs.com/manuals_legacy/dvk100m.pdf"
target=_blank>Nel-Tech manual</A> I don't see any way to control it via
computer. Or do you already have that working with
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<DIV><FONT color=#9b00d3>I used the headset audio to feed the directly into
the input of the DVP card which was installed into the computer (and
works</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#9b00d3>with DOS but not Windows). </FONT><FONT
color=#9b00d3>The DVP had two outputs – output which I fed into into the input
of the DVK and the other output which fed directly into</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#9b00d3>the mic jack on the Yaesu. When I pressed the
appropriate keyboard key, the DVP keyed the radio with the
selected</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#9b00d3>DVP message.
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<DIV>I don't understand why you would have two audio outputs connected in series
to a Mic. jack, unless you needed 8 messages instead of 4.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>I only get 4 messages but that is not why I use the
DVK. I use the DVK compressor which gives more punch to the audio and,
over the years, </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT color=#ff0000>I have noticed the difference in my “presence” on the
band when I use it. I also get through the pileups a bit faster. It
really has mattered!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV> As you know, the K1EA DVP board will not work at all with
Win-Test. I would abandon the external DVKs for now and just try to get
the sound card working as a voice keyer.</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT color=#9b00d3></FONT> <SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(155,0,211)">is
there an external voice-keyer that is known to work well with WinTest
</SPAN><SPAN style="COLOR: rgb(155,0,211)">and WIN XP computer
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<DIV>The sound card (+ Win-Test) <I>is</I> the voice keyer. The MFJ-434
could work instead, but since it needs to be controlled by the same parallel
port that you need to connect to the DX Doubler, you would need to buy a 25-pin
Y-adapter like <A
href="http://www.amazon.com/CablesOnline-Parallel-Y-Splitter-Printer-YS-005/dp/B008RAZXN4">this
one</A> so that you could connect both your voice keyer and your DX Doubler to
the same port. Unfortunately, I can't tell if this Y-adapter has all the
required pins connected (you need pins 2,3,4,5, and 6 (optionally 7 and 8) for
the DVK, and pins 9, 14, 16, and 17 for stereo ON/OFF, TX Focus, PTT, and CW
keying via the DX Doubler. Pin 4 can also be used for independent
headphone switching, so you can put both ears on Radio 2 while Radio 1 is
transmitting. But since the DVK also wants to use Pin 4, you won't be able
to do both, which is why you should try to use the sound card solution first,
before trying to get an external voice keyer to work. Furthermore,
automatic repeating CQ only works with sound card voice keying (because then
Win-Test knows the length of each voice message). Repeating CQ doesn't
work with external voice keyers.</DIV>
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<DIV>73, <BR></DIV>
<DIV>Bob, N6TV</DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>