[WriteLog] Erratic Cw

[Randy Thompson, K5ZD]

With the W5XD keyer - you don't need the DX Doubler at all!

The DX Doubler is a nice unit.  But the big advantage of WL with the W5XD
keyer is that you don't have the big switch box on the desk.  You can do all
audio, keyer, and headphone switching from the keyboard.  This clears out
the desk and results in less arm fatigue.

Randy, K5ZD

PS - Cool pix of all the SO2R stations on your web site!  See mine at
http://www.k5zd.com/tour/tour_page2.htm.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-admin@contesting.com
> [mailto:writelog-admin@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Jeff Maass
> Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 16:17 PM
> To: writelog@contesting.com
> Subject: RE: [WriteLog] Erratic Cw
>
>
>
> 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.
> > >
>
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