[WriteLog] CW PTT

[kg0us@swbell.net]

Hello Eric,

I may be all wet here but does not your FT920 have selections for either
semi-break-in or full-break-in(QSK) in the CW mode?  Both my Kenwood TS-850 and
the ICOM 775DSP allow me to select the above described selections in CW mode.  I
then connect my COM port that I want Writelog to control for keying to a cable
with a level translator(ie transistor, optocoupler) to the key input of the
radio.  I may be wrong but it seems to me your troubles will be taken care of by
selecting semi-break-in either by a front panel switch or menu selection.

Happy Holiday,
Dave

Eric Raub wrote:

> I appreciate the responses, but it appears the answer to my question must be
> no considering that everyone has sent the same response.  I was already
> using the parallel interface, and had already  tried what has been
> suggested.  The radio is still running QSK even with the largest delay
> possible.   What I want is for the radio to key,  send the CW and have about
> a 250 ms delay at the end before dropping back to RX.  The reason being  I
> have a Yaesu FT-920 which uses several  mechanical relays that switch the RF
> through the automatic ATU and between TX and RX.  The sound is horrible (the
> only thing I really dislike about the rig).  I'm concerned about the
> ultimate failure of the relays considering they take a hard beating at 30
> wpm.
>
> Any hope this feature could be implemented?
>
> 73, NM0X
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ric Plummer" <ric@kv1w.com>
> To: "Eric Raub" <ki0mi@earthlink.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 7:10 AM
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] CW PTT
>
> | Eric,
> | Sure, all that works fine.
> | LPT pin 16 goes high for PTT so use a resistor and transistor and that
> works
> | fine.
> | In the port setup, under CWPTT there is a check for LPT/RTS PTT, check
> that.
> | And you can set delay before and after on the same screen
> | 73, Ric KV1W
> |
> |
> | ----- Original Message -----
> | From: "Eric Raub" <ki0mi@earthlink.net>
> | To: "'WriteLog'" <Writelog@contesting.com>
> | Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 03:11
> | Subject: [WriteLog] CW PTT
> |
> |
> | >
> | > When sending CW in WL, is there a way of keying the PTT using the
> parallel
> | > interface and HOLD the PTT closed until the end of the CW message (i.e.
> | > non-QSK).   So far I've only been able to use it in QSK.
> | >
> | > Thanks
> | >
> | > Eric
> | > NM0X
> | >
> | >
> | >
> | >
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