I guess they exist, but I do not not of a "keyer" that outputs audio (afsk) keying to a rig. Generally your hand key is just shorting two wires, to the key input jack which is real cw. I run a computer with software to provide on/off keying, and parallel that with a regular hand key and/or a bug, thus am able to use either type keying at any time. My TS570s has two key input jacks, one for external keying such as from the key/a keyboard/computer etc, and the other to an Iambic key, and the rig provides the cw from that.
Danny Douglas N7DC ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA SV0WPP VS6DD N7DC/YV5 G5CTB All 2 years or more (except Novice). Short stints at: DA/PA/SU/HZ/7X/DU CR9/7Y/KH7/5A/GW/GM/F Pls QSL direct, buro, or LOTW preferred, I Do not use, but as a courtesy do upload to eQSL for those who do. Moderator DXandTALK http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DXandTalk Digital_modes http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digital_modes/?yguid=341090159 ----- Original Message ----- From: f6...@free.fr To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 10:45 AM Subject: Re: [digitalradio] AFCW and keyed cw programs Hello, Keying directly gives possibility to put a true keyer in parallel to the computerized keying, this to be able to either type letters or key the letters according to the feeling of the day. However, in hard keying , if the speed is not too much fast (<=25 wpm), computerized dashes ans dots are OK but the precision of the duration being limited under Windows, very fast keying will be not very good (as far as i know). 73 Patrick Selon DANNY DOUGLAS <n...@comcast.net>: > NO- AFCW is NOT better, and if you use it, half your contacts with tell you > they hear some audio getting into your keying. I used it a few times, early > on, and that is the results. Remember, you also will be using SSB, versus > continus wave keying signals, and thus outputting less RF signal. Stay away > from it, if at all possible. I hadnt gotten that far with FLDIGI, but if it > uses only AFCW, Im gone. > > > Danny Douglas > N7DC > ex WN5QMX ET2US WA5UKR ET3USA SV0WPP VS6DD N7DC/YV5 G5CTB > All 2 years or more (except Novice). Short stints at: DA/PA/SU/HZ/7X/DU > CR9/7Y/KH7/5A/GW/GM/F > Pls QSL direct, buro, or LOTW preferred, > I Do not use, but as a courtesy do upload to eQSL for those who do. > Moderator > DXandTALK > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DXandTalk > Digital_modes > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/digital_modes/?yguid=341090159 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: James French > To: digitalradio@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 4:43 PM > Subject: [digitalradio] AFCW and keyed cw programs > > > > I have used a couple of programs for generating cw and have found that I > prefer a 'direct' keyed method (MixW) compared to the AFCW that some > programs > use (FlDigi). Running Linux BTW here. > > Was wondering why some programs used direct keying of the radio and others > have gone the AFCW method? Is there something that I am missing here that > makes AFCW a better choice or is it just a program writer/designer choice? > > Doing AFCW just doesn't 'sound' right to me when I am doing cw compared to > the 'old' method. > > Are there any linux distroed programs that will do the direct keyed method? > I > haven't found any yet..:( MixW crashes when I try to run it in WINE here. > > James W8ISS > > >
