Hello,
I am a new SD user with a question. In contests that include both SSB
and CW, my goal is to make switching back and forth between these modes
as quick and easy as possible. I have built a WinKey/USB keyer. That
works fine when I use the PORTS command and program in its correct Com
Port (COM6). I have also recorded some WAV files to call CQ on SSB. I
want to use PTT for this function, so I built a DB-9 cable with an NPN
switching transistor in it, being switched from the serial connector RTS
pin, and bought a USB-to-serial converter. This also works fine when I
use the PORTS command and program the correct Com Port (COM7).
Here's my question: Each time I switch modes, I now have to type in CW
or SSB, and then PORTS, and put in the correct Com Port. Ideally, I
would like to only type in either "CW" or "SSB," and somehow have the
Com Port switched automatically, or find a way to share the same port.
I have noted, for example, that both use the exact same Win7 driver so I
was hoping I could share it somehow, but this is out of my area of
knowledge.
(I emailed Steve, K1EL at WinKey, and asked him if there was any way I
could use the WinKey PTT signal, but was told that it has no way of
knowing when you key your radio in SSB mode.)
Everything operates perfectly otherwise and I can live with the present
situation permanently, but perhaps somebody has an idea for quicker
SSB/CW switching. I would imagine that other people have had the same
requirement.
Thanks and 73,
Sumner Weisman, W1VIV
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