The problem can only be solved by using an external keyer, such as the W5XD
MultiKeyer that doesn't get interrupted to do disc i/o etc. I have one and
it generates perfect CW. Even switching back to DOS is not a complete
solution, what I observed using old DOS CT was that when the hourly save to
floppy operation ran, my CW generation went bad.
While it may be true that the faster the processor the less the CW
generation will be messed up, I noticed the problem even with my 1 GHz
Pentium III.
With an external keyer, the data is send in ASCII to the keyer at over 100
times the CW speed and the keyer just loafs along while it sends perfect
code.
This erratic CW issue comes up time and time again in all the logging
programs reflectors...everyone who tries to generate the code directly using
the parallel or serial ports has the same trouble.
Ron N5IN
----- Original Message -----
From: <Georgek5kg@aol.com>
To: <n5na@arrl.net>
Cc: <writelog@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 2:01 PM
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Erratic Cw
> In a message dated 5/27/2002 7:00:18 AM Greenwich Standard Time,
> n5na@arrl.net writes:
>
>
> > Try the following:
> >
> > 1. Open up WRITELOG.INI (Start Menu, Run, type in WRITELOG.INI
<ENTER>).
> > 2, Find the [PORTS] section and add CW_ON_PIN1=1 line:
> >
> > [PORTS]
> > CW_ON_PIN1=1
> >
> >
>
> This is not a fix to the erratic keying. I have this command in
WRITELOG.INI
> and I still get erratic keying at times.
>
> George I. Wagner, K5KG
> Productivity Resources LLC
> 941-312-9450
> 941-312-9460 fax
> 201-415-6044 cell
>
>
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