Tom,
I'm glad to hear you're pleased with the Winkeyer. I've been delighted with
K1EL's products for years now. And most of his newer keyers seem to have
the optically isolated keying relay that will key just about anything. Keep
pounding brass and 73! Lou
Lou Kolb
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www.loukolb.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Behler" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 8:41 PM
Subject: Re: WinKeyer
> Alan:
>
> Our friend, Steve, (KW3A) is one of our resident experts on the Winkeyer.
> he has served as my Elmer in terms of helping me get mine set up to work
> with my logging laptop.
>
> I received my Winkeyer about 2 weeks ago, and absolutely love it. I used
> it
> in last week's CQ 160-meter CW contest. It sends the code perfectly, and
> has been an immense improvement over the older serial port keyer that I
> was
> trying to use with the N3FJP contest logging software.
>
> I have not yet figured out how to use the unit as a stand-alone keyer, but
> I
> know it is possible.
>
> When you get yours, and if you figure out how to use it without being
> connected to a PC, please feel free to give me some hints and ideas on
> getting it set up for that purpose.
>
> Finally, I wonder if you had your unit assembled by K1EL himself? I took
> this route, because I wasn't sure I had the help around here to get the
> unit
> built successfully. For the extra $20, and a little more time, it was
> well
> worth it to me.
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Alan R. Downing
> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2014 11:06 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: WinKeyer
>
> As my voice isn't yet improving, I have a feeling that I had best start
> working a bunch more CW. I can still copy well over 30, but my hand is
> shaky due to taking powerful narcotic painkillers over an extended period
> of
> time. Toward that end, I have just ordered a WinKeyer. I understand that
> it can be used with, and without, being connected to the PC. If anyone
> has
> any advice or suggestions about its best use, I'd love to hear them.
>
>
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
> Alan
>
>
>
>
>
> Alan R. Downing
>
> Phoenix, AZ
>
>
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