And WinKey does more than cw keying. It also generates PTT. I use the
WinKey PTT for both ssb and cw. I'm a fan.
73, Barry N1EU
On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 5:50 PM, GARY HUBER <glhuber@msn.com> wrote:
> I concur. A WinKeyer kit and an hour or two of soldering / building can
> make for reliable CW keying when using N1MM or other logging programs.
>
> 73 ES DX,
> Gary -- AB9M
>
> -----Original Message----- From: art N4UC
> Sent: Tuesday, June 25, 2013 10:45 AM
> To: k9yc@arrl.net ; TenTec reflector
>
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] N1MM Help
>
> I've had the same issues, either using the serial or LPT port. Just too
> much stuff going on for my old computer I guess.
> The main benefit that interests me about using winkey with N1MM is being
> able to know that my keyer is always set to the same speed as N1MM without
> having to adjust them individually.
>
> art/N4UC
>
> Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2013 08:30:57 -0700
>> From: k9yc@audiosystemsgroup.com
>> To: tentec@contesting.com
>> Subject: Re: [TenTec] N1MM Help
>>
>> On 6/24/2013 5:25 PM, jack wrote:
>> > winkey is lovely at times but totally unnecessary with the setup of
>> > N1MM and the Orion.
>>
>> I've used CW via the serial port a lot, but it can get "choppy" if the
>> computer has too much other stuff (or "certain" other stuff) running in
>> the background. That's the problem that WinKey solves reliably. It has
>> nothing to do with the radio, it's a computer setup issue.
>>
>> I've had a similar problem with a computer that I use to run a Vector
>> Network Analzyer, so I've chased down some of those problematic things.
>> Two I recall are Skype and Windoze Messenger.
>>
>> 73, Jim K9YC
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