[WriteLog] Problem with CW mesages not sending correctly/at all

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

What are your PTT settings? Disable "COMM PTT" to start ... also 
try setting CW to QSK (and set Router for QSK in CW) then turn 
on semi break-in with the rig.  

It acts like you have multiple PTT sources and are confusing the 
radio. 

Also figure out what you changed between testing and starting the 
contest. 



73, 

   ... Joe, W4TV 
 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: writelog-bounces at contesting.com 
> [mailto:writelog-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of hankkier at aol.com
> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2010 8:49 PM
> To: writelog at contesting.com
> Subject: [WriteLog] Problem with CW mesages not sending 
> correctly/at all
> 
> 
> 
> Started ARRL contest and immediately had a problem with the 
> CW buffer messages. I use the Microkeyer and Icom Pro3. When 
> I attempt to use either the F-keys or the buttons over the 
> entry log I am getting erratic behavior, at best. If buffer 
> is " QRZ de KF2O" when I press it I may get "F2O" or "Z", or 
> "RZ long pause then K, then relay stays in transmit for a 
> long pause then exits, or lots of other iterations. "CL?" 
> comes out "?". etc for all the other messages. not a single 
> message is playing correctly. plus the relay stays in 
> transmit at times when nothing is playing before kicking out. 
> and sometimes the message would not only play partially, but 
> the code speed would speed up to about 80 WPM...couldn't even 
> understand it. at a loss to explain all this.
> 
> by contrast, when I exited writelog and opened DXBase, 
> without changing any other element, the DXBase message 
> buffers play out perfectly normally, no problem at all.
> 
> I also exited and pulled up an old ARRL CW contest writelog 
> file (which worked fine before) and experienced the same 
> erratic behavior with that one.
> 
> even more frustrating because I didn't wait till contest time 
> to test it...set up writelog a few days ago and at that time 
> had none of this problem, all the messages played normally.
> 
> HELP!!
> 
> Hank  KF2O
>