If every other program was really turned off, I think I would look at RFI or
see if you have the LPT PIN1 problem..
----- Original Message -----
From: "Garry Shapiro" <garry@ni6t.com>
To: "WriteLog Reflector" <writelog@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 05:16
Subject: [WriteLog] Erratic Cw
> Would someone point me in the right direction on this one?
>
> So far, I have "dabbled" with WL--a serious Sweepstakes effort, both
modes,
> and lesser participations in several other contests. In CW WPX, I
> encountered a condition that I am sure is familiar to many of you, but was
> new to me. In sending CW from the program, I frequently experienced
delayed
> characters, stretched-out characters, etc. In fact, I often sounded like a
> total klutz. As I said, I don't recall experiencing this before.
>
> The computer is a 550 MHz P3, 256 MB RAM, plenty of H/D space. I run Win
98
> SE, and use LPT1 for CW, with the same cable and transistor switch I have
> used for a decade with CT, without incident. I turned off every other
> software program except AtomTime--which only updates upon request. (I need
> to keep that one active because two identical ABIT motherboards have each
> had wandering real-time clocks.)
>
> Garry, NI6T
>
>
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