[WriteLog] Need help on SO2R CW on 2 COM ports - Results

[Bob Naumann - N5NJ]

Don,

I think one of the things you may be overlooking, is that you have to switc=
h a whole lot more than just the CW keying back and forth to both radios.  =
The way that multiple radio rtty works is quite different.

Your headphones need to be switched from one radio to the other.  The PTT f=
rom the computer(if you use it) also needs to be switched.  If you use a fo=
otswitch(more useful for SSB) but many CW ops will use it when sending slow=
ly to hold their relays in.  In order to control all of this, the LPT port =
is used where you get a radio 1 / radio 2 toggle output.

W5XD's box does all of this very elagantly with one serial port.  The other=
s, like the ZS4TX Super Combo Keyer that I use, may be controlled by the LP=
T port.

I'm running XP and using "UserPort" to enable the LPT port, and it works gr=
eat!

73,
Bob N5NJ

> ------------Original Message------------
> From: "Don Hill AA5AU" <aa5au at bellsouth.net>
> To: "'WriteLog Reflector'" <WriteLog at contesting.com>
> Date: Sat, Jan-10-2004 11:16 AM
> Subject: RE: [WriteLog] Need help on SO2R CW on 2 COM ports - Results
> =

> OK, well it appears WriteLog may not do what I want it to do.  Which seem=
s
> strange since you
> can do it with FSK as John says.  It may be possible to do with using the
> Rttyrite window in CW
> but I prefer the CW decoder.
> =

> Well, it's not much to switch it back to 2 PC's.  I did well with it that=
 way in
> SS CW, but was
> thinking it could be done with a COM assigned to CW for each rig with ext=
ernal
> switching.
> =

> There was one suggestion that didn't make it to the reflector and I had t=
hought
> about this, was
> to parallel the CW keying from a single COM port to each rig.  It works i=
f you
> command PTT with
> radio control, but I'm not comfortable with it.
> =

> OK, thanks to all that replied.  Maybe Wayne can someday work that into t=
he
> program.  You can do it with FSK,
> so it can't be that hard to make it work for CW too.
> =

> Hope to put in a few hours of NAQP CW.   CU there.
> =

> 73, Don AA5AU =

> =

> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting=
.com]
> On Behalf Of WA9ALS - John
> Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 11:04 AM
> To: WriteLog Reflector
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Need help on SO2R CW on 2 COM ports
> =

> I doubt that's true - It sure isn't true for FSK RTTY, which uses the TxD=
 line
> for SHIFT.  Using DTR for CW is analogous.  Writelog provides a lockout f=
eature
> to ensure that 2 signals are not transmitted at the same time.
> =

> When you do CW in the Rttyrite windows, the Rttyyrite Port menu item cont=
rol
> which radio gets the PTT signal, but I'm not sure about the DTR CW signal=
.
> =

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bob Naumann - N5NJ" <n5nj at gte.net>
> To: "Don Hill AA5AU" <aa5au at bellsouth.net>; "WriteLog Reflector"
> <WriteLog at contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 11:10 AM
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] Need help on SO2R CW on 2 COM ports
> =

> =

> Don,
> =

> Generally speaking, you need to use an external switching device to move =
the
> CW keying from one radio to another.
> =

> Since you can only transmit on one radio at a time, this logic is
> appropriate.
> =

> There are several devices commercially available (W5XD, TopTen, ZS4TX, et=
c.)
> or you can homebrew one.
> =

> 73,
> N5NJ
> =

> > ------------Original Message------------
> > From: "Don Hill AA5AU" <aa5au at bellsouth.net>
> > To: "WriteLog Reflector" <WriteLog at contesting.com>
> > Date: Sat, Jan-10-2004 9:23 AM
> > Subject: [WriteLog] Need help on SO2R CW on 2 COM ports
> >
> > I'm trying to run SO2R CW on one PC, keying CW from two separate COM
> ports.
> >
> > I have one COM port keying CW on one radio and a separate COM port keyi=
ng
> CW on
> > the 2nd radio.  They work separately if I select the COM port in
> Setup-Ports.
> >
> > However, I'm only able to choose one CW COM port in Setup-Ports.  I've
> glanced
> > through WriteLog help and the K9JY site but can't find how to control o=
ne
> CW COM
> > port for one radio and another CW COM port for another radio.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Don AA5AU
> >
> >
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