Don & The List, There is a free program called "The Mill" but it requires that you boot your computer in DOS and it will control the DB9 serial connector.
The Mill is a learning tool and it will teach you code up to about 40 WPM. In the particular application I think you want, it will print what you type on the screen and it changes colors as it goes out to your transmitter if you should type faster than the speed you set. http://home.comcast.net/~w4fok/ This link will take you to the home page of "THE MILL." At 09:48 AM 9/27/2012 -0400, you wrote: >Keying via DTR or RTS will work with the simple transistor circuit, but >it is subject to timing problems created by the operating system. There >is no way for an application to directly control a port, so the >application has to pass the request to the operating system and then the >operating system will control the port when it deems appropriate. That >may be OK at slow CW speeds, but the timing becomes more critical at >higher speeds. Enter the WinKeyer to solve that problem. > >73, >Don W3FPR > >On 9/26/2012 4:26 PM, Matt Maguire wrote: > > You can do it cheaper by building a simple transistor circuit > that allows you computer to key the radio via the computer's RS232 > serial port. Not quite as good as a Winkeyer, but gets you on air > very quickly so you can have a play. > > > > 73, Matt VK2ACL >______________________________________________________________ >Elecraft mailing list >Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net >Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
