[CQ-Contest] Voice Keyer

[kk9a at arrl.net]

The following is a summary of the responses to my inquiry of voice keyers:
I was looking for a keyer that I could use at home and for contest
expeditions.

W9XT Card:   Nearly everyone liked this one.   The biggest problem is it
                      only fits in an ISA slot.  K8ND suggested a PCMCIA and
                      PCI version would be nice.  I also have two parallel
                      ports which may cause a conflict.   KL7RA had RFI on
                       record during a contest . He also had some Icom
                      compatibility problems.   This would be great for home
                      but not usable with a laptop. Hopefully Gary will make
                      other versions soon.

MFJ-432:      K8CC and KL7RA both had to isolate the grounds when
                      using this to eliminate hum.  Otherwise it appears to
                      work well.   K8CC also wired his parallel port to the
                     switches so it was controllable by his computer.

Sound Card:   Many are using the soundcard in their computers with
                     good results.  It appears Writelog and TR Log support
                     this and CT does not

ZS4TX keyer: This keyer does voice and CW and has SO2R capabilities.
                       N5TJ was the only respondent who used this and he
                      said it worked flawlessly.   I wish I had more data on
                      this one.   Maybe Jay will let me use one in seven
                      weeks from P40A.

 73,
 John


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-----Original Message-----
From: kk9a at arrl.net
To: cq-contest at contesting.com
Sent: 1/4/2002 6:23 PM
Subject: [CQ-Contest] Voice Keyer


I'm looking for recommendations on voice keyers.  I've been using a Yaesu
DVS-2 for four years and I've never liked the audio quality.  I've
considered the W9XT card, which may be good for home use but it won't work
for contest expeditions using a laptop.  So tell me what you're using and
how you like it!

73,
John


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