Hi Steve,
Can you give a rundown as why dedicated PTT is better than CAT PTT?
Thank you.
I think you will find on a whole and especially within the ALE
community that RTS/DTR hardware PTT is the standard to this day, just
look at all the RigBlaster and other interfaces being used ( where if
Chiming in here: no delays, less to go wrong. Also a *lot* easier for the
poor old programmer.
Simon Brown, HB9DRV
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From: Jon Maguire [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Can you give a rundown as why dedicated PTT is better than CAT PTT?
Thank you.
Of course, if you don't have a spare RS232 port then CAT contol is
obviously better. At least for PSK, I found the CAT control on the MP
to work just fine.
I question the timing conclusion. Anybody who has tried using RS232
ports or LPT's for sending CW knows the highly buffered environment in
Hi Jon, Simon:
Well MS-Windows being an event driven, multi-tasking environment is
the not the best environment when it comes to dealing with signaling
and data comm ports, however it can be managed for PTT needs
reasonable well depending on how strict such PTT timing requirements
are. For
