[WriteLog] Laptop Keying and Stuttering again

[Eric - VE3GSI]

Hi Lee and Gang,

Just a short not to say that I run WriteLog 10.41B on a Windows 95 Pentium
90 Toshiba notebook and 24 Meg of memory without a hitch on CW.

The interface is a homebrew single transistor/diode/resistor keying circuit
on the serial port that works just great.

WriteLog itself is configured to run the dupe checker and can run the sound
card tuning indicator and demodulator if I wish. 

The only other program running is notepad, no virus or firewall stuff.

73 Eric.

-> -----Original Message-----
-> From: Lee Buller
-> Sent: June 28, 2004 5:28 PM
-> To: WriteLog Reflector
-> Subject: [WriteLog] Laptop Keying and Stuttering again
-> 
-> 
-> Thanks for all the replies about the laptop serial port 
-> stuttering when it was sending CW on FD.
->  
-> Just a couple of points for all of you to ponder....
->  
-> Windows 2000 Pro is the OS
-> Dell 700 Mhz Laptop (not exactly the fastest, but works)
-> Serial Port Interface:  homebrew with 2n2222 and RG174 for 
-> thge keying line
-> Power output: about 80 watts with the radio grounded very well
->  
-> In fact, I thought it might be RF too...so I coiled a lot of 
-> the cable up into a tight loop and it still did the CW 
-> stuttering.  I reduced power to 5 watts...still did the stuttering.
->  
-> I just wonder if users have seen this before and if there is a cure.
->  
-> Lee - K0WA