[TenTec] Re: Reliable Voice/CW Keyer for Omni VI+

[Nat Davis]

>From: Frank W8HO <W8HO@qsl.net>
>Subject: [TenTec] Reliable Voice/CW Keyer for Omni VI+
>
>Hello to all and Happy Holidays!
>
>As I look forward to the remaining contest season I am faced with a
>dilemma--Which voice keyer or better yet a combination voice/cw keyer will

Frank,

The replies so far seem to have gotten off-track and onto a Heil mic 
bent....  Your question was on voice/cw  keyers!

I have used the Writelog contest logging program for several years and have 
been extremely pleased with its CW/RTTY/VOICE keying ability.  It uses the 
computer sound card to do the voice and RTTY signal generation.  I connect 
the sound card in/outputs to the audio in/out phono plugs on the back of my 
Omni 6+ via 1:1 transformers (for isolation, circuit using Radio Shack 
parts is given on the Writelog web site, www.writelog.com).  No problems 
with RF or ground loops.  Works like a champ!  SSB messages can be recorded 
"on the fly" for playback.  You can also record parts of messages (in 
separate files) that can be "stuck together" for the playback under 
Writelog's control.  If you get really ambitious, you can record your voice 
pronouncing each letter in the alphabet and each number (each into its own 
computer file).  Writelog can then go back and use these recordings to 
phonetically "sound out" a call to provide almost a fully computer 
generated QSO exchange in a contest.  Really saves on the voice after a few 
hours into a 'test.

Given how well Writelog has worked for me, I have had no need to buy any 
other voice keyer.

Hope this helps.


Nat Davis
N4EL