Ed K1EP wrote:
> At 12/14/2005 04:26 PM, K4FJ@aol.com wrote:
>
>> In the 10M contest I noticed my cw seemed choppy (light weighting) and I am
>> curious why. I don't recall this before. I am using the latest CTWin, Win
>> 98SE, and the computer is a P2/350 with little else running, if anything.
>> I
>> did not use rig control or packet--CT was just logging and providing CW
>> directly to the FT-1000D via a W1GEE interface.
>>
>> I have asked a few locals if they noticed it, but I know it was there.
>>
>> This AM, I tried my WriteLog, using the same computer, and the W5XD Keyer
>> and keying was great.
>>
>
> You apparently are comparing apples to oranges. I am not familiar with the
> W5XD or W1GEE keyers, but since CTWin doesn't support external keyers and WL
> doesn't support LPT keying (I believe) you are talking about two different
> things. Keying via the LPT port under windows will produce choppy CW unless
> your processor speed is fast and nothing else is running. WL doesn't send CW
> directly, it sends code to a keyer that produces the CW. Each character will
> be perfectly formed that way, although there might be delays between
> characters, if they aren't send to the keyer at the right time.
True, you have apples & oranges if WLog is running with the W5XD keyer
or the K1EL WinKeyer ....
However W5XD's program will send via the parallel port, although it will
not support a paddle via the parallel port.
I have not noticed any problem with CTWin's sending using 98SE or Win2K
....
And haven't seen any problems with WLog's sending from the LPT port
either - just don't like that program!
73 Hank K8DD
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