On Tue, 17 Mar 2009 09:55:22 -0400, Greg - AB7R wrote: >Hi Jim. I've notice something like timing problems or part of the >first character being chopped when CW AND PTT are set at the same >time. If I only set either DTR or RTS to key CW and no PTT action >it keys perfectly.
Thanks, Greg. Good information. The sub-programs within N1MM and other logging software that sends CW is one of the weakest parts of those programs, and it doesn't take much to degrade the CW. In general, the faster the machine and the more memory it has available, the better the CW works. The computer in my shack is a five year old, 1.1 GHz Thinkpad (T22) with 512MB, and it has never had a problem with CW, even with a lot of other stuff running at the same time. Another point. As code for the K3 evolves, the guys who write the radio control elements of logging software are pedaling as fast as they can to keep up. There are also some differences in the way the K3 does things as compared to other radios, and the guys who are writing the code for the loggers aren't always aware of them. As a result, there ARE some flakinesses in that part of the software. All of this is gradually being worked out, as Wayne and Lyle implement more features that we ask for and tweak the way things operate. One example. One thing I LOVE about the K3 is that "normal" puts CW on the same sideband on all bands, whereas most radios use LSB on 40M and below, USB above 40M. 73, Jim K9YC ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
