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Subject: [WriteLog] pk-232
From: dj7aa-wil@t-online.de (Wil DJ7AA)
Date: Sat, 25 May 2002 11:28:25 +0200
The best ting is, to use your own ears for CW receiving.
No machine can beat the human brain, ore i am wrong??

73 Wil DJ7AA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Don Hill AA5AU" <aa5au@bellsouth.net>
To: <writelog@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2002 5:50 AM
Subject: Re: [WriteLog] pk-232


> It's possible to send CW with a PK232 with WriteLog.  Receive is a
> different story - you can receive CW with a PK232 with a lot of trouble
> which I won't go into.
>
> It's been so long since I've used the PK232 for CW that I don't remember
> how to do it other than to say to go to the Setup menu and choose Ports
> and select PK232 for CW Keyer type.  You may have to hit a couple function
> keys to get it start at first.
>
> The problem with using the PK232 for CW is that the buffer gets full and
> it quits working.  You have to turn it off, then back on for it to start
working
> again.  I even disconnected any audio going to the unit and the buffer
still
> filled up.  I never found a way around it.
>
> The best thing to do is to build a simple circuit to replace the PK232 for
> transmit on the COM port.  Unplug the PK232 from the COM port and put
> in a simple circuit as shown at http://www.aa5au.com/rttyinterface.html.
This
> type of circuit give out clean CW with ease.
>
> This circuit is good for FSK, PTT and CW with WriteLog.
>
> 73 & Good luck,
> Don AA5AU
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John - vk4cej" <vk4cej@uq.net.au>
> To: <writelog@contesting.com>
> Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 10:03 PM
> Subject: [WriteLog] pk-232
>
>
> Is it possible to use WriteLog and a PK-232 to send and receive CW ???
>
> I have had a quick look through the PDF file and couldn't find any
specific info.   Any help would be appreciated
>
> John
>
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