[WriteLog] USB cw

[WB3LGC@aol.com]

It isn't the USB as much as the driver...  I have been using a  microHAM USB 
interface with good luck this weekend.  See 
_http://www.microham.com/USB%20interfaces.html_ (http://www.microham.com/USB%20interfaces.html) .   When it 
first came out, the USB driver had problems (the same as you  noted)  the computer 
generated cw was useless...   They  (microHAM) created a new driver and this 
weekend I have had a chance to use  it in the CQ WW WPX CW contest.  I have 
had few if any request for  repeat.  It works great and sounds great (at 28wpm). 
 Now if only  writelog would do a better job of decoding the received cw...  
and yes, I  have heard some very poor generated cw.
 
btw, I am using only the cw functions (function keys, keyboard, and decode)  
within writelog.  microHAM provides only the virtual COM port to the key  
input on the rig.  I also use the serial link to the rig (read  frequency). 
 
 
73, Steve - wb3lgc
 
In a message dated 5/28/2005 12:02:28 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
writelog-request at contesting.com writes:

Your  problem most likely stems from trying to use CW with a USB-to- 
Serial  adapter. I've had no luck with different computers and  
different  adapters in getting really "clean" CW. I've also been told  
that  driving an external keying device through the USB port would be   
unlikely to solve the timing problems that are the issue.

Does that  laptop have a serial port? If so, you can solve your  
problem by  using that for the CW interface.  If it doesn't, I would  
look  into a different computer for your station operation.

That's my  experience. As always, YMMV.

73,

John E Bastin,  K8AJS
jbastin at sssnet.com
http://www.qsl.net/k8ajs/