Are there any contest logging programs out that support the internal keyer on the K3? This seems the ideal way to go, just one more serial command that has to be coded to go to the radio. Otherwise you either:
1) Have the computer generate the CW and waggle some lines to the radio. This is problematic because no modern operating system has deterministic timing. You never know when the OS will decide to go do something else for a while, and you get choppy code if you're unlucky. You also need a circuit to key from the parallel port, or use DTR/CTS on serial, which is OK until you reboot your computer and it keys up your radio. Plus, AFAICT you can get paddle inputs only via a parallel port. (Seems like a serial port could take paddle input on DSR & RTS, but I don't recall ever seeing that. Probably because you'd need to add in both + and - power supplies. The advantage of the parallel port is that you can set a pin to +5 V to power your paddle input circuit.) 2) Buy an external box like WinKey to interface to the rig. Why spend money on that? It's only doing stuff that the rig already does! So, any support out there? I'm considering moving to a new logging program and hoping to mothball the special cables and lash-ups that I've been using, and get more consistent code too. Plus, I won't need to plug and unplug paddles and things when I work offline from the logging program. Thanks! 73, Carl WS7L No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.1/1464 - Release Date: 5/24/2008 8:56 AM _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: Elecraft@mailman.qth.net You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com
