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On Sep 27, 2012, at 12:00 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Send Elecraft mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Elecraft digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Fwd: sending computer morse? (Vic K2VCO) > 2. Re: Fwd: sending computer morse? (Don Wilhelm) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 08:30:37 -0700 > From: Vic K2VCO <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Fwd: sending computer morse? > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > It depends a lot on what your computer is doing. For years I used DTR keying > with N1MM and > a slow computer, and I couldn't understand why people claimed that there were > problems > with this. But I never operate 'assisted' by Internet connections, clusters, > etc. in > contests. So that may be the reason it worked as well as it did. > > Anyway I recently got a Winkey USB, and was surprised at how much better the > computer-generated CW sounded! Also, the Winkey offers PTT switching that is > smoother and > faster than the semi-QSK in the K3. > > The one downside (for me) is that I absolutely /hate/ the stand-alone keyer > function. I > just cannot send with it without making lots of errors, despite trying > numerous settings > of the paddle sensing function. > > I am used to mode B iambic keying, and I set all my keyers for that mode. The > best one for > me is the Idiom Press Logikey K3. It is better than the internal K3 keyer, > which is better > than the Winkey. So I still use the Logikey for my hand sending. > > On 9/27/2012 6:48 AM, Don Wilhelm wrote: >> Keying via DTR or RTS will work with the simple transistor circuit, but >> it is subject to timing problems created by the operating system. There >> is no way for an application to directly control a port, so the >> application has to pass the request to the operating system and then the >> operating system will control the port when it deems appropriate. That >> may be OK at slow CW speeds, but the timing becomes more critical at >> higher speeds. Enter the WinKeyer to solve that problem. >> >> 73, >> Don W3FPR >> >> On 9/26/2012 4:26 PM, Matt Maguire wrote: >>> You can do it cheaper by building a simple transistor circuit that allows >>> you computer to key the radio via the computer's RS232 serial port. Not >>> quite as good as a Winkeyer, but gets you on air very quickly so you can >>> have a play. >>> >>> 73, Matt VK2ACL > > > -- > Vic, K2VCO > Fresno CA > http://www.qsl.net/k2vco/ > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2012 11:43:33 -0400 > From: Don Wilhelm <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Fwd: sending computer morse? > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Vic, > > Each to his own style, but the WinKeyer also provides Ultimatic mode > which is the only mode I can use with a dual lever paddle. With a > single lever, it does not matter. > > 73, > Don W3FPR > > On 9/27/2012 11:30 AM, Vic K2VCO wrote: >> It depends a lot on what your computer is doing. For years I used DTR keying >> with N1MM and >> a slow computer, and I couldn't understand why people claimed that there >> were problems >> with this. But I never operate 'assisted' by Internet connections, clusters, >> etc. in >> contests. So that may be the reason it worked as well as it did. >> >> Anyway I recently got a Winkey USB, and was surprised at how much better the >> computer-generated CW sounded! Also, the Winkey offers PTT switching that is >> smoother and >> faster than the semi-QSK in the K3. >> >> The one downside (for me) is that I absolutely /hate/ the stand-alone keyer >> function. I >> just cannot send with it without making lots of errors, despite trying >> numerous settings >> of the paddle sensing function. >> >> I am used to mode B iambic keying, and I set all my keyers for that mode. >> The best one for >> me is the Idiom Press Logikey K3. It is better than the internal K3 keyer, >> which is better >> than the Winkey. So I still use the Logikey for my hand sending. > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [email protected] > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > You must be a subscriber to post. > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > > End of Elecraft Digest, Vol 101, Issue 50 > ***************************************** ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
