Winkey by K1EL is a much cheaper option that just provides CW keying The kit is around $20 if I remember
www.k1el.com Just a satisfied customer 73 Fred G4BWP ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim McDonald" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Dxbase Reflector" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 4:36 AM Subject: [DXBase] W5XD/K5DJ keyer > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > DXBase Reflector - Please visit us on the web at www.dxbase.com > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To UNSUBSCRIBE please visit: > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/dxbase
