[WriteLog] Slow CW decoding

Carter Grabarczyk k8vt@ameritech.net
Wed, 22 Nov 2000 18:14:52 -0500


I had a P133 and it didn't work very well for decoding CW. Thought I
read somewhere that 300 MHz was about the minimum for full CW decoding.
Wayne or Ron may have the official word

73/Carter/K8VT

Kurszewski Chad-WCK005 wrote:
> 
> In setting up for a M/S this weekend, I dragged my old
> computer out of the construction dust and have been working
> on getting it set up and networked to my main computer.
> 
> I have almost everything going, except the CW decoding is
> super-slow, such that it isn't useful at all.  When I turn
> off the rig's power switch, it's 7 seconds until the
> spectral display finally catches up.  Same thing when I turn
> on the radio...about 7 seconds until the spectral display
> wakes up.
> 
> The computer is a 166MHz Cyrix.  Is this too slow?
> I've tried setting the soundcard mode to mono to reduce the
> strain, but I get absolutely no spectral display.  Putting
> it back on stereo makes it come alive, but super slow.
> 
> No other applications are running.  Almost no Writelog windows
> are open.  No change in speed.
> 
> Suggestions?
> 
> TIA,
> Chad WE9V
> 
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