I put the 5000A on 3870 AM with a bunch of local and semi-local guys
fairly late the other night. Cranked the RX filter out to 16khz, then
just sat back and had a great time.
Using the Flex to listen to a vintage transmitter with a great mic and a
barn-door's excuse for a TX filter can be
Since my last CW QSO was approx 30 years ago, I decided it was time to dust off
the key try to get some proficiency built up.
I am not clear on how to connect a straight key or external keyer via a COM
port. Maybe it is just my fuzzy brain, but the manual does not seem to be real
clear
Hi Ray, I am attaching a new K1EL WinKeyUSB keyer to my system today.
Paddles work great when the SEMI-BREAKIN and IAMBIC boxes are checked in
the Console. My dit paddle goes to pin 6, dash paddle goes to pin 8 and
ground is pin 4 of COM1.
[a note: Bill KD5TFD commented that he was using a USB
Ken,
Thanks for the suggestions. I found that my external keyer (MFJ-401D) is not
compatible with the COM port, either. So I connected my paddles straight key
direct to the COM port.
I had been using the key jack on the back of the SDR-1000, and that would still
be my preference. The CW
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