[WriteLog] MK1100

[SGT Korey Chandler]

Same problem here keying directly or using the WinKey. It's quite
frustrating, though I seem to have less problems keying directly.

73,

Korey YI9VCQ/KA5VCQ


SGT Korey Chandler, USA
Al Asad Tech Control
B Co. 327th Sig Bn (Abn)
APO AE 09333
Ph. 243-1000 (S) 826-6110 (N)


> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:writelog-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Frank Hurlbut
> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 11:41 PM
> To: Philip Theis; writelog at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] MK1100
> 
> I have had the same problem with my station using CW and writelog. I
have
> 2
> Yaesu MKV Fields networked using windows xp and 98. The CW key is
using
> the
> Parallel ports. I have asked about this months ago and still haven't
found
> a
> solution. none of the suggestions have worked yet. The CW is
intermittent
> erratic. Sometimes a DAH will hold for 2 or 3 seconds then comtinue on
> fine.
> Most of the time it works fine. This happened after doing a recent
upgrade.
> No hardware was changed and no new programs loaded to effect IRQ's or
> memory
> usage. The network is dedicated to writelog and radios. Something is
wrong
> in the writelog code. I am very interested in getting any fix that is
> produced.
> 73
> Frank KL7FH
> 432 EME
> 16X12 ele Polarity rotation
> FT-847 700W
> KA0RYT 0.18 N/F Preamp
> http://www.qsl.net/kl7fh
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Philip Theis" <phil at k3tuf.com>
> To: <writelog at contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 3:12 PM
> Subject: [WriteLog] MK1100
> 
> 
> >I used my MK1100 for the first time in the past UHF contest and was
very
> > pleased with the automatic operation of SO2R, particularly the
ability
> > to have automatic frequency selection via the two parallel ports
with
> > frequency data.  I have them interfaced to all of my transverters.
> >
> > BUT, something seemed wrong with my cw.  It was erratic, sometimes
> > skipping a beat.  During the contest I attributed it to a possibly
> > flakey key paddle. Now with additional testing I find that even if I
> > complete the circuit manually the string of both dits and dahs come
out
> > erratic.  In other words, if I short the dits side so that all I get
is
> > a constant stream of dits, they come out repeatedly erratic.  Same
for
> > the dah side.
> >
> > Any clues??  Bad setting?
> >
> > Thanks
> > Phil K3TUF
> >
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