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Subject: [WriteLog] Slow CW decoding
From: w2up@mindspring.com (Barry Kutner)
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2000 10:01:02 -0500
Chad,
My second computer is an old P-60, upgraded with an Overdrive 
chip and slightly overclocked to 133 MHz. The CW works fine, 
along with bandmap, packet, etc. I am using the multi-CW decode. 
Have never tried it with the big decode window as used with RTTY.
Barry

On 21 Nov 00, at 8:03, Kurszewski Chad-WCK005 wrote:

> 
> In setting up for a M/S this weekend, I dragged my old
> computer out of the construction dust and have been working
> on getting it set up and networked to my main computer.
> 
> I have almost everything going, except the CW decoding is
> super-slow, such that it isn't useful at all.  When I turn
> off the rig's power switch, it's 7 seconds until the
> spectral display finally catches up.  Same thing when I turn
> on the radio...about 7 seconds until the spectral display
> wakes up.
> 
> The computer is a 166MHz Cyrix.  Is this too slow?
> I've tried setting the soundcard mode to mono to reduce the
> strain, but I get absolutely no spectral display.  Putting
> it back on stereo makes it come alive, but super slow.
> 
> No other applications are running.  Almost no Writelog windows
> are open.  No change in speed.
> 
> Suggestions?
> 
> TIA,
> Chad WE9V
> 
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