David:
I completely understand what you are saying here. ... This is one of the
things I will need to assess as I look at the various possibilities I think
I have available to me.
If I can't correctly send the needed pro-signs with the available options, I
will not consider them to be satisfactory, and will have to move on to other
options.
If I have some time here today, I might start exploring available options,
which will tell me a lot more about how to proceed.
Tom Behler; KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "David W Wood" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 4:18 AM
Subject: Re: Sending CW from the keyboard
> Tom
> Just isn't correct.
>
> SK nowadays is more usually sent as VA and both sound OK, but BT for the
> break just isn't right.
>
> The letter I is two dots with a single dot spacing, sending E E with a
> double dot spacing just isn't I!
>
> One of the reasons that I liked Turbolog so much is that there was a
> character map in a text file whereby you could assign any CW to any
> keyboard
> key.
> 73
>
> David W Wood
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Tom Behler
> Sent: Friday, September 13, 2013 12:31 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Sending CW from the keyboard
>
> David:
>
> I wonder what would happen if you just sent the letters bt right together?
>
> Would that be adequate for the break sign??
>
> I'm not sure, and will have to give it a try.
>
> Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David W Wood" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 7:04 PM
> Subject: Re: Sending CW from the keyboard
>
>
>> Guys
>>
>> One thing that really irritates the experienced CW operator is the use of
>> the full stop (point) key at the end of a sentence.
>> Often, this key sends:
>>
>>
>> "di-dah-di-dah-di-dah" which is a dead give-away that you are sending
>> from
>
>> a
>> keyboard.
>> When I looked at N3FJP some now a while ago, this was the case and with
>> no
>> preferred alternative - the break sign.
>>
>> 73
>>
>> David W Wood
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: For blind ham radio operators
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
>> On Behalf Of Kelvin Marsh
>> Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 6:10 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Sending CW from the keyboard
>>
>> Hi Tom,
>>
>> Thought I'd take a look at N3FJP's A C Log, and it will indeed do as you
>> require. I think it was Steve who said you already have the necessary
>> hardware, and I guess the 590/USB interface is the bit you'll need to
>> sort
>> out. I use a Winkeyer, and of course this works fine.
>>
>> In A C Log, go to the CW Setup dialog, and the help text tells you how to
>> use the macro keys and how to send from the keyboard. The keyboard mode
>> is
>> switched on and off with F12, and works fine. There is a physical speed
>> pot
>> on the Winkeyer, but there are other options within A C Log to increase
>> and
>> decrease the sending rate, but I've not investigated these.
>>
>> Incidentally, I use a Winkeyer as it removes any PC latency. If your
>> virus
>> checker or some other heavy process starts on the PC, apparently the CW
>> can
>> be affected. I use the USB Winkeyer and I think it costs about $50. It
>> does though need to be assembled from a kit. You can hear how the
>> Winkeyer
>> can be controlled by N1MM for contest exchanges, in the N1MM recordings
>> on
>> the Active Elements site, and I guess it will be handled similarly by
>> N3FJP
>> contest loggers.
>>
>> Best wishes, Kelvin Marsh - M0AID
>>
>> Working to improve accessibility for radio amateurs with disabilities
>>
>> www.active-elements.org
>>
>> For accessibility evaluations of amateur equipment and MP3 manuals
>>
>
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