I had gotten frustrated trying to get CW keying to work with DXbase 2004 with my PC running XP. I just couldn't get it to work with a serial port, and the parallel port keying was really choppy. My current PC is very fast with lots (1G) of RAM, so I knew that wasn't the problem.
I knew that the W5XD/K5DJ keyer would solve the problem but, since I had a keyer (OK, more than one) I didn't want to shell out the $230 or so. Well, I found a used one on the qth.com want ads for $125, added a new EPROM from K5DJ for $20, and it works great, both with a paddle and the keyboard. That keyer is also for SO2R (single-operator, 2-radio) contest switching, but I have only one HF radio, so I am not using that capability. Tomorrow I'll play with the keyer and Writelog. The keyer is described on the Writelog web page: http://www.writelog.com/ I would like to see the DXbase option of using PTT on CW with this keyer. Jim N7US
