[TenTec] computer CW my Argonaut V???

Sun May 23 21:10:40 EDT 2004

That is correct.  A pure tone generates a pure carrier.  Turn the tone on
and off at the correct rate, sequence and duty cycle and one has code.

The software along with the sound card generates CW for meteor scatter at
some 500 to 700 WPM.  Since meteor bursts are very short in the order of 2
to 10 sec, one has to be fast to conduct a legal contact.  Typically the
computer sends a burst of about 1 sec and listens for 1 sec.

Bob, K4TAX

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Edwards" <kd2e at comcast.net>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 5:11 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] computer CW my Argonaut V???

> Bob....So are you just sending tones in sideband mode???  If you are on
USB,
> and
> just using the line in, that is what it sounds like.
> ...Dave
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Robert & Linda McGraw K4TAX" <RMcGraw at Blomand.Net>
> To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 4:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] computer CW my Argonaut V???
>
>
> > Can't specifically say about the Argonaut V but.......... in doing high
> > speed CW for meteor scatter I use a piece of software to specifically
> > generate and receive such.  To that end the audio INs and audio OUTs of
> the
> > Omni VI+ or Paragon II for that matter are connected to the respective
> Line
> > OUT and Line IN on the sound card.  No interface required.  Just good
> > shielded audio cable with proper connectors.  I operate the radio in USB
> > under VOX control and out comes CW.
> >
> > I'll try it with MixW in the CW mode and see how it behaves. I'd expect
it
> > to work quite well at "low speed" CW.  I can say that MixW seems to copy
> > good machine or keyer generated CW quite well. On the other hand, a
sloppy
> > fist is a sloppy fist and it's just plain hard to copy.
> >
> > 73
> > Bob, K4TAX
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Tommy" <aldermant at alltel.net>
> > To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 3:29 PM
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] computer CW my Argonaut V???
> >
> >
> > > I have been using YPlog for a little over three years. YPlog gives you
> the
> > > option of using the sound card generated CW audio, or the parallel
port.
> I
> > > chose to use the sound card CW generation simply because via that
> method,
> > > because with the CPU 'sharing' as it does in Windows, it does not
> interupt
> > > the generated sound. I made a simple RS audio step-up xfmr and a
> > four-diode
> > > bridge rectifier to drive a NPN transistor, which keys my rigs. YPlog
> does
> > > not decode CW. A  program that does decode CW is called CWget, however
> be
> > > aware that very few CW decoders work well in normal rcvr background
> noise,
> > > at speeds much in excess of about 55 wpm, if that happens to be your
> goal.
> > >
> > > Tom - W4BQF
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Dave Edwards" <kd2e at comcast.net>
> > > To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> > > Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 9:58 AM
> > > Subject: [TenTec] computer CW my Argonaut V???
> > >
> > >
> > > I am going to fool around with the direct ins & outs to a sound card
> that
> > my
> > > new argo comes with.
> > > Can anyone suggest a program to encode and decode cw, and how it hooks
> up?
> > > I can see how it uses the line out for decoding cw, but how does the
> > 'puter
> > > key the cw?
> > >
> > > Thanks to anyone who is already doing this!!
> > > ...Dave
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