On the other hand, the transceivers set mode items, usb send, usb keying cw, and usb keying rtty, selects either the rts or dtr port of the serialusb converter to capture send, cw rtty keying. This interface was designed for k1eas ct and is still in use today with wintest. Makers of the w9xt contest card and the xt4 cw memory keyer. Windows xp service pack 1 only lpt cw keying problem. Contest program for ham radio contesting events, list of contest software category is a curation of 68 web resources on, k2 logger, scrlog, bklog log book and contest program. The decoded text is displayed on the computers monitor. Each rotator requires its own com port, unless external interfacing software is used. You can transmit both from the keyboard and from a paddle connected to serial, game or lpt port. The terminal program for cw operators amateur radio.
By connecting both keying outputs together with a yadaptor or splitter, either can key the radio. The winkeyer can also be used with a paddle as a regular cw keyer, with the. Morse keying that is generated by a pc based application is prone to timing problems that are a result of the multitasking nature. Designed to be used for any contest, the only software with true tworadio. While operating in paddle iambic mode sending the memory of a unit of the symbol is possible.
This cable allows you to still do cw keying but thru the parallel port. Lpt capture software free download lpt capture page 3. Aecreative quick connect solderless plug set for amateur ham radio audio speaker cw morse code key paddle 14 6. You can transmit both from the keyboard and from a paddle connected to game or lpt ports. Set the serial port to whatever your usb1 b com port is and then check the dtr box. The vk64 also includes a built in lpt cw interface. I just added a lava pcibased lpt port for cw keying.
Separate optoisolated ptt outputs for a left and right rig. Paddle input via lpt lets the program act as your keyer. Please do not directly email the software author for support. Then, in n3fjp, click settings transmit cw, select the dtr keying option and. To key cw you will need some type of keying circuitry. Keying the radio can be done via the parallel port lpt1lpt3 or via the dtr or rts line of your radio interface. I tried several other downloaded parallel port drivers e. If i switch the keyer port over to an isa slot lpt. While operating in paddle iambic mode sending the memory of a unit of the symbol is. This is an open source arduino based cw morse code keyer with a lot of.
N3fjp has also published schematics for building your own com or lpt port cw interface. You can immediately terminate a cw transmission by clicking the abort button or striking the esc or end key unless the cw keying panel is set to xcvr ctrl sw. As an alternative to 2, the multifunction keyer provides separate ttllevel cw outputs on pin 17 of each of two lpt port connections if you already have lpt to cw cables compatible with other logging program cw outputs. You can operate the vk64 manually with the front panel controls or under program control through your pc or. This document will hopefully be all you need to get going. I want to be able to do computergenerated cw on my k2, using software such as dx4win and writelog. You can also use an lpt port if your software supports it and it provides the same rtty, ptt, and cw outputs. They are built directly into a db25 connector shell, making for a very neat and compact package. Your new laptop may not have any com or lpt ports at all. For transmitting cw, the program encodes keystrokes from the computers keyboard.
The program can interface with your radio using several ports from the computer. You can send cw via the mouse buttons or an attached paddle, the cw you send is displayed on cwqso. I had built a small cw interface between my texas instruments laptop running windows 95 to the ft847 radio. Control of the transceiver ptt and cw keying is made through one of the com or lpt ports. Before keying starts, dx4win can raise the ptt line on the lpt port, so. Using the parallel port add an interface to the parallel port, this can be a simple one transistor circuit for each pin one but also a bought interface. The paddle connects to the keyer which also has a keying output. You should not need to reset the comport number as it is automatically selected. Windows xp for any software that uses memory addressing to talk to the. Sends cw using com or lpt port perfect cw keying even when computer is busy with other tasks program up to 12 message memories including embedded commands such as serial numbers, call being worked, etc program up to 20 preset speeds full packet interface and spotting support single key to make a dx announcement. N1eus parallel port cw keying with writelog under winxp. Hams use mrp40 to send and read qrq highspeed cw, to. Send kn and cwqso generates the other operators response to you for you to copy. This requires software which will interpret a keyboard key as a morse key.
In the 7610 under connectors, i have usb send keying usb keying cw set to usb1 b dtr. The spectrum display is about 2,500hz wide and since the software uses the. The rest require that the interface be plugged into the cw key jack on the transceiver. In addition to controlling cw and ptt, n1mm logger uses the lpt port to.
These keying interfaces will also work with ct, na, dx4win, cw type, and other amateur radio programs pinout details. You can transmit both from the keyboard and from the paddle connected to a joystick or lpt connector. This is a typical simple interface that can be used for parallel port cw and ptt keying. Jt65 and high speed meteor scatter software was just starting to be developed, so 99% of the moon bounce activity was still good old cw. Clicking on the configure button in the printer ports section will display the printer ports dialog. Help with cw keying from laptop tips forum at contesting. Sending cw with digital master and icom 7610 ham radio. Y ou will need to do t his every time you start cwcom. The handle of the transceiver ptt and cw keying is made through one of the com, lpt or usb. These parallel port cw keying interfaces are made by jack schuster w1wef.
Call up cw com and click on the icon to the right of the a on t op of the screen, this is t he configur ations window. Instant computer keying of your solid state, grid block or cathode keyed rig, and you can use your straight key or memory keyer at the same time. The rest require that the interface be plugged into the cw key. You can transmit both from the keyboard and from a paddle connected to serial, game or lpt ports. Dx4win has a cw keyboard that actually works under all versions of windows, including windowsnt2000. Discussion in general technical questions and answers started.
In the latter case, a cw transmission initiated by winwarbler can be immediately terminated by tapping the dot or dash paddle of a cw key. Go to config configure ports and check the box for the lpt port you will use and youre finished. By this stage i began to suspect some fundamental problem which a software engineer would have suspected in 30 seconds probably all 3 software packages seemed to do something, but none of them made the lpt1 port available to writelog for cw keying. A program to decode morse code cw via sound card to text. For folks who use n1mm, ct, na or other contest programs, you can connect your com or lpt port directly to the activehigh input. This cable keys via pin 17 on the lpt port for use with cwtype. Mrp40 is a powerful and highlyeffective ham radio software program that decodes received cw audio that has been fed to a computers sound card. Likewise, if you have an lpt parallel port cw interface see schematics below, you can enable it by checking the box next to lpt in the configure interfaces dialog. Please note that only a very few radios permit cw and ptt via their builtin serial ports. Cwtype morse terminal the terminal program for cwoperators. The circuit that works on my wifes yaesu ft mp mark v does not work on her yaesu ft920, which makes me think it isnt going to work on the k2, either, because both require a stereo plug. Ehocw cw keyer software by f8eho keyer and decoder functions, with. Cwqso send and receive on your pc gw6itj amateur radio.
Fskcw interface board by w3yy revision f installation instructions the input of your interface board should be connected to a com or lpt port on your pc with a single cable. To accomplish this many rigtopc cw interfaces use one of the signals on the pc com or lpt port to control the rig ptt circuit. This software can be used efficiently by any telegraphist, confirmed or beginner who wants to use his personnal computer as a memory keyer, you can use it to learn morse code and you can use it to decode morse. Cwqso allows you to practice sending and receiving cw in a real qso. Just a quick demo of the linux version of dosbox running a vintage high performance dos program called cwterm, written by david, w1hkj. This is a pc keyer only version to replace my old lpt port keying cable with. It provides a convenient way to connect your pc to an amateur radio transceiver and send morse both under computer control and by iambic paddle. Download free mrp40 morse code decoder backupprojects. This shows the pc giving commands and sending messages to the keyer via a usb interface. See the drawing below for a typical com port installation. Many cw keyers such as the winkeyer will convert what you key back to text. After selecting the correct lpt port and saving my preferences i find the pci port will not key the radio. Hi rob, id guess that many people in your situation have moved to windows software. The progam features low latency keying which generates a perfect sine.
All the cw keyers have a very pleasant cw note, and use raised cosine. Simple operation with intelligent enter key tr4w knows what you want to do. Resources listed under contest category belongs to software main collection, and. Separate circuits transistors are used for cw and ptt. Alternately, a parallel port, lpt can be used to operate the ptt and key lines. W2eny cw computer lpt interface morse term cw type ebay.
Set your morse input to comport set your morse key to the type of key you are using. My favourite logging program is yplog, which implements a memory keyer. Wkusb, with a winkeyer ic, is k1els original cw interface for the pc. Transmit cw for a minute, receive for a minute until the qso was completed. Dahdidah cw keyer page 1 about dahdidah dahdidah beta version 0. This cable plugs directly in your computers parallel lpt port and your radios cw jack 14 or 18 without the adapter. Generic usb to cw quarter inch jack keying interface. Sm3cer contest servicecontest software writelog for. Regarding hardware, i believe usb lpt adapters do not give you the bitlevel access you need for cw keying.
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