[WriteLog] Writelog and Microham PTT Delay with WinKey

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

On 12/14/2013 5:24 PM, William Maurer wrote:
> This same issue has come up before. Before a contest, I always go to
 > the PTT tab then select one of the buttons to enable the Apply button.
 > It is something to do with WriteLog - others have noticed it also in
 > the past (using a Navigator interface).

That would tend to indicate an WriteLog initialization problem in the
WinKey support code - K1EL WinKey, K1EL WinKeyer 2 and microHAM MK2R
(which uses WinKey 2) - for WinKey.  I would assume it might effect
"WinKey+OTRSP pipes" as well but have not heard any complaints there.

I may not be seeing the issue because I change hardware so often for
testing and changing the CW keyer type may force the initialization
just as changing all mode PTT does.

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


>
> Bill
> WB6JJJ
>
>
>
>> On Dec 14, 2013, at 1:42 PM, Richard Thorne <rthorne at rthorne.net> wrote:
>>
>> I agree Joe, I'm not sure why it makes a difference either.
>>
>> I wasn't sure if it was a Writelog setup issue or a MKII or a MK2R+ (I have both units, the MK2R+ replaced the MKII today) setup issue.
>>
>> For testing purposes I installed another very popular free ware logging program and the delay issue was not present.  So that told me that the Micoham hardware/router was not the issue.
>>
>> So back to Writelog.  I just started messing around with settings and nothing would solve the delay problem  I didn't expect an adjustment in the CW PTT Tab to solve the problem since I do not have COM PTT selected that is associated with the line for my K3.
>>
>> I made the adjustment in the CW PTT anyways and it fixed the problem.  Not sure why, but at this point I really don't care, it works.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Rich - N5ZC
>>
>>
>>> On 12/14/2013 3:29 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
>>>
>>> I don't know what you guys are doing - that makes absolutely no
>>> difference with any of my test systems.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>>    ... Joe, W4TV
>>>
>>>
>>>> On 12/14/2013 4:13 PM, Courtney Judd wrote:
>>>> you the MAN , rich! This cured my hang on the cw F messages, i was
>>>> cussing the missed first letter all day! 73's Cort K4WI
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Richard Thorne wrote:
>>>>> I brought this up a couple weeks ago, which still appears to be a
>>>>> problem.  The problem being that my K3 would not return to receive
>>>>> quickly enough after hitting an F-Key message. It was bad enough that
>>>>> I would miss the first letter of a returning caller to my cq.
>>>>>
>>>>> I think I may have solved the problem.  I went into setup|ports and
>>>>> selected the CW PTT tab.
>>>>>
>>>>> Per the Microham setup document for Writelog I had 'on LPT pin 16/COMM
>>>>> RTS' selected.  I changed that by selecting 'none'.  This seems to
>>>>> have solved the problem.  My K3 now returns to receive quickly after
>>>>> sending a F-Key message.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'll keep playing in the ARRL 10m contest to see if my fix is really a
>>>>> fix.
>>>>>
>>>>> Rich - N5ZC
>>>>>
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