[CQ-Contest] Winkey speed control question

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

Hans, 

I posted a more detailed reply on the Writelog reflector.  

The short answer is the capability to "dual control" ANY WinKey 
based keyer must be provided by the controlling software.  If 
the software maintains its own internal speed and uses the proper 
speed setting commands, it is possible to set the keyer to the 
program's internal speed for program generated CW and reset the 
WinKey to the "pot" speed for paddle sent CW. 

As with anything software, the devil is in the details. 

73, 

   ... Joe Subich, W4TV 
       microHAM America 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:cq-contest-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of K0HB 
> Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 2:51 PM
> To: WriteLog at contesting.com; hamlogger at yahoogroups.com; MWA 
> Reflector; CQ-Contest
> Subject: [CQ-Contest] Winkey speed control question
> 
> 
> Is there any way that the microHAM CW Keyer (internal WinKey) can be
> configured so that speed can be "dual controlled".  
> 
> Program controlled speed from within WriteLog or Logger32 to 
> set the speed for program-sent code, and front-panel controlled 
> for code sent from paddles.
> 
> Often in a contest I find that I want to send 'fills' at a 
> slower speed from the paddles.  It would be nice if I could 
> control that speed from the front-panel of the keyer without 
> disturbing the 'regular' speed I'm using in the contest program?
> 
> 73, de Hans, K0HB
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