[Trlog] DVK

[Pete Raymond]

I have used the W9XT card, and the VK-64 (by W9XT).  Both units worked fine 
after adjusting the audio levels.  The VK-64 is a stand alone  cw and Voice 
keyer.
73 Pete N4KW

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Jensen" <k6dgw at foothill.net>
To: "TR-Log Reflector" <trlog at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Trlog] DVK


> Mirko S57AD wrote:
>> Actually, there are 4 ways:
>>
>> * Soundblaster card  & SBDVP TSR prog,
>> * DVP by K1EA
>> * W9XT card
>> * External DVK
>>
>> I tried first two successfully. but had some issues (by cockpit error)
>> with external DVK.
>>
>
> I tried the first also.  Getting SBDVP to run right was frustrating, but
> I finally managed.  My logging confuser is the very old 486-33 our
> youngest son used in college about a dozen years ago, and I had to set
> up a RAM disk for the .wav files to get it all to work.  Off the hard
> drive, the audio played erratically.
>
> The two major problems were:
>
> 1.  Getting acceptable .wav files recorded.  Getting rid of background
> noise, getting enough bass into it, and keeping extraneous hum out.
>
> 2.  Getting the audio into the radio without hum and at the proper level.
>
> I finally gave up, and since I generally operate only CW and some RTTY,
> it's OK.  Incidentally, an informal survey of DVK quality during last
> year's SSB Sweepstakes seems to have indicated that 9 out of 7 DVK's are
> essentially unintelligible :-)
>
> Fred K6DGW
> - Northern California Contest Club
> - CU in the 2007 CQP Oct 6-7
> - www.cqp.org
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