[WriteLog] Erratic Cw

[Jeff Maass]

Does anyone use WL / W5XD keyer combination in an SO2R
installation with a separate SO2R controller (WX0B, TopTen)?
What's your configuration?

I have the TopTen DX Doubler. I'm purchased a copy of Writelog
because I'll be using it in a multi-multi operation in CQWW, and
I want to get some experience with it early this year.

My SO2R radio interconnection is shown on the web page at:
     http://home.columbus.rr.com/jmaass/Radio/K8ND_SO2R.htm

(Also contains photos of a number of SO2R stations, used as
references for laying out my new desk).

 Jeff Maass       jmaass@columbus.rr.com     Located near Columbus Ohio
         USPSA # L-1192       NROI/CRO    Amateur Radio K8ND
    Maass' IPSC Resources Page:  http://home.columbus.rr.com/jmaass
Circleville USPSA/IPSC: http://home.columbus.rr.com/jmaass/pcsiipsc.htm


> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-admin@contesting.com
> [mailto:writelog-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Ron Stordahl
> Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 12:01 PM
> To: K6RB; writelog@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Erratic Cw
>
>
> The W5XD solves the problem, but at a high cost if all its additional
> features are of no value to you.  Too bad someone doesn't make just the
> keyer portion...but even then it would probably be $100.00 what with the
> limited market.
>
> One feature which is absolutely critical is its ability to abort any
> transmission in progress...which it does immediately with a
> function key, or
> by touching the paddle.
>
> Now that I have this unit I don't think I could do with out however.
>
> Ron N5IN
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "K6RB" <k6rb@baymoon.com>
> To: <writelog@contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 10:21 AM
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Erratic Cw
>
>
> > Here are my observations about the erratic CW problems on my end. They
> occur
> > randomly and infrequently. They are always associated with hard-disk
> > activity in my laptop, but not the writelog "save" function. My
> gut tells
> me
> > it's not an RFI problem - when I've had RFI screwing up a keyer, it was
> > frequent. I probably won't spring for the $215 for a W5XD keyer
> because it
> > doesn't happen enough to me to warrant the expenditure, and I can't see
> > myself ever doing SO2R operation. But from the number of people who seem
> to
> > be having this problem, and the variety and speeds of computers
> involved,
> > I'd say it is some issue with Windows and not speeds or feeds. It also
> > happened with another Windows program I've used, so I don't think it's a
> > WriteLog problem, either.
> >