If you are running a Windows NT based OS (NT/2000/XP), the cw timing problem is an artifact of Windows. I believe K2Remote gets around this by using the built in ascii -> cw command that is in the K2 firmware. Unfortunately none of the logging programs I've tried support this feature.
The best solution so far seems to be WinKey: this is a small (and cheap) external keyer that connects to a serial port. Both Writelog and N1MM Logger support WinKey, and it works good. It can be powered from the serial port and has a separate speed control so it can also be used without the logger interface. Ken K6MR --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Good question, Andy. I started to investigate this > last night actually and found the keying using the > interface from the computer RS232 port to the KIO2 > with K2Remote much better than the keying using a > keying circuit built into a DB9 connector and using > Log-EQF. I've only used the keying circuit one > other time and wasn't pleased with it then either, > although the convenience was nice, just not very > smooth CW. I used a laptop originally and my desktop > compuker last night, so I can't blame it on > something with the serial port itself. The common > things were the keying interface built into the DB9 > connector and the logging program. Are there any > other contest logging programs out there that use > the same keying as is used with K2Remote? Maybe it > is a configuration issue for me with Log-EQF. > > Oh, let me explain my complaint on the keying. The > timing seemed choppy. Some characters were not sent > correctly, actually sounded like another character, > for instance, my callsign, NK8Q sometimes gets sent > okay and other times sounds like NO8Q or something > like that. Other times it seems to have longer > pauses between characters so it isn't real smooth. > I figured maybe it was just at the speed I was > operating, about 20 to 25 WPM, so I slowed it down > to 13 to 16 WPM and still noticed the same thing. > > I would use K2Remote during the contest this weekend > (MAQP) if it had memories built in, but would be > nicer to have an integrated logging program that > keys the K2 better. Also, Log-EQF doesn't fully > support the MAQP, but I created my own multipliers > list for the contest. Only thing I would have to do > manually for scoring is adjust the score for mobile > contacts. > > Any ideas that I can try before the contest this > weekend? > > Mark, NK8Q > K2 4786 > > >From: Andy Bullington <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Date: Wed May 11 13:11:24 CDT 2005 > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: [Elecraft] K2/Writelog computer interface > > >Although not a big contester as a rule, last > weekend I had a lot of fun > >working the New England QSO Party using Writelog. I > was working mostly CW > >and doing most everything manually. It was pointed > out to me I should be > >using a lot of the automatic message features in > Writelog. This is fine with > >me but I'm confused as to what I need to do to key > my K2 with the computer. > >Do I have to have more outboard stuff? I have NO > SSB module so using PTT is > >out of the question. With K2 Remote I can key the > K2 and send CW with my > >keyboard just using the normal computer connection. > Is this possible with > >Writelog or any other program? I tried it with MixW > but no luck. I wonder if > >I'm just configuring my programs wrong. I'm very > hazy on this aspect of the > >hobby. Any info would be much appreciated. Thanks! > > Andy W1AWB > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [email protected] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [email protected] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
