[Orion] Orion N4PY CW keying problems

[Carl Moreschi]

Jim,

In my N4PY program, the CW Dah weight control sets the Orion's internal
keyer weight setting.  The dit weight control and between character control
are no longer used and I should remove them.  Originally, the program would
form its own characters and attempt to key the Orion by timing each dit and
dah.  This never worked really well.  The Orion now has an interface that
allows actual  characters to be sent to the Orion instead.  When I converted
to this new keying system, I forgot to remove the two sliders mentioned.

Carl Moreschi N4PY
Franklinton, NC
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James C. Garland" <4cx250b at muohio.edu>
To: <orion at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 6:55 PM
Subject: [Orion] Orion N4PY CW keying problems


> Hi Gang,
>
> I can't see any difference when I switch the Orion keyer between the
> Curtis A and Curtis B keyer modes. With the Curtis B mode, if the
> paddle is released when a dash is sent,  the keyer is supposed to
> follow up with a dot. In other words, if the paddle is released when
> sending the dash with the letter A, the keyer is supposed to follow
> it up with a dot, turning the A into the letter R. In the Curtis A
> mode, the A is completed, and no additional dot is sent. On my Orion
> (v.1.372) there is no difference between the Curtis A and B modes.
> The Orionsalways seems to be in the Curtis A mode.
>
> A second problem: when using the N4PY progam to set the dot and dash
> weights, and the characacter spacing weights,  nothing changes. The
> sliders move, but the Orion doesn't change. Anybody else noticed this??
>
> 73,
>
> Jim W8ZR
>
>
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