At 7/12/2008 01:38 PM, R. Kevin Stover wrote:
Ditto the Winkey.
Just because you've gotten away with it in the past doesn't mean you
will always get away with it. You never know what combination of
processes running will cause a windows interrupts glitch.
Using Winkey N1MM is sending nothing but ASCII text to the keyer as
opposed to having N1MM tell the OS to assert the serial line and key the
rig, when windows thinks it has time to do it.
It also makes up for some of the soldering you didn't get to do when
building the K3. ;-)
The other side of the story is that it is one extra piece of
equipment to bring along on an expedition or have around the
shack. It is one more point of failure. Take TX5C as an example,
most of their MicroHam CW interfaces failed on the expedition and
they were forced to use straight keys and paddles.
The point is, there are multiple methods for doing CW keying. They
all work if set up properly. It is up to the user to weigh the
merits of the chosen method as compared to the others and based on
their individual needs.
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