On Aug 31, 2009, at 3:59 PM, Speer, Doug wrote:
OK, I'm the slow guy in the class. I get that the 610 is a USB keyer
allowing paddles to connect to a PC. What is the utility or advantage
of this vs using the built in keyer in the Orion? In other words, why
do I want one (or more accurately why should I want one)? What will
it
do for station operations?
Is it? I haven't seen anything describing it except for those two
words. To me a USB keyer would go the other way, it would plug into
the USB port of a computer and the key jack of a radio, allowing the
computer to key the radio. This used to be done by a serial port hack,
but serial ports no longer are available on many computers, and the
USB to serial converters can't do it.
Geoff.
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