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From: "Graeme Caselton" <gcaselton@yahoo.com>
> how easy is it to use SD for sending CW please?
It's easy, however I'd recommend WinKey rather than
keying direct from SD - that's because Windows tends
to give uneven character spacing.
I use WinKeyer USB (WKUSB) from www.k1el.com. It's
fed from any USB port and uses a standard Windows XP
driver - so no additional applications have to run.
Most other external keyers need a custom driver.
Use SD's PORTS command to define WinKey's "virtual"
serial port. You'll know which port to choose, once
WinKey is attached, by selecting Window's Start -
Settings - Control Panel - System - Hardware -
Device Manager - Ports (COM & LPT).
The advantage of WinKey is that it integrates with SD,
and with many other loggers, but lets you interrupt
SD's messages by touching a paddle and continuing
manually. If you're not proficient with the paddles,
you can instantly switch SD to keyboard mode using
Ctrl (on its own).
73,
Paul EI5DI
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