[WriteLog] MK1100

[SGT Korey Chandler]

The "raison d'etre" for the K1EL WinKeyer is the same since it doesn't
depend on Windows for timing. WL still intermittently slows down the
first character, then brings subsequent characters up to speed. This is
both with a standard serial port and a USB-serial adapater.

There's something in the coding of WL to make this happen. The problem
is too common.

IMHO,

Korey YI9VCQ/KA5VCQ





> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:writelog-
> bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Clive Whelan
> Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 4:54 PM
> To: Philip Theis; writelog at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [WriteLog] MK1100
> 
> Phil
> 
> 
> This won't solve your problem per se, but may reassure you to some
extent-
> you are doing it the r-i-g-h-t way. Unlike problems reported by others
> with
> parallel ports, USB etc( bad practice if avoidable) , the MK100
absolutely
> does not suffer in that respect, because it does not depend on the
timing
> of
> the computer in any way, of which it is independent; that's it's
raison
> d'etre. I tend to think that your original idea is the correct one,
iow a
> bad mechanical contact. This could perhaps be in one of the 3.5mm
jacks to
> the MK1100. If I remember it is rather picky about needing stereo
3.5mm
> jacks, even though it doesn't seem to need them electrically.
> 
> Check all your terminations and revert I recommend.
> 
> 
> 73
> 
> 
> Clive
> GW3NJW
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Philip Theis
> Sent: 09 August 2005 23:13
> To: writelog at contesting.com
> 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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