[WriteLog] RTTY PPT delay

[Gary AL9A]

I've been struggling to make a few QSOs in the SPDX RTTY contest and band conditions are simply awful.  However, it is providing a bit of a test bed for the new XMMT.ocx interface.  I've been noticing two things on transmit.  One, in the main Rttyrite screen that prints in blue italics text, my macro messages print erratically.  Sometimes they print out character by character, as with the MMTTY plug-in, other times the entire macro dumps onto the screen as soon as the F key is pressed, and still other times I see part of the macro print to screen, then a slight pause and then the rest of the macro dumps onto the screen.  Both of my clone windows, one with 2Tone the other with MMTTY, print the macros correctly character by character.  I don't know what the problem is with the main Rttyrite screen, but it seems to be sending ok despite the weird appearance.

On another note, I use the microHAM MKII keyer and router software with my FSK setup.  It seems to me by ear that both the PTT lead and tail are longer than what I'm used to hearing with the MMTTY plug-in.  The PTT tail seems particularly long and I've tried adjusting that setting on the PTT tab in router to no avail.  Is there something in XMMT.ocx that is causing this?  Anyone else notice it or just me?  I think I will reinstall the MMTTY plug-in and see if that makes a difference.

73,
Gary AL9A