Kevin If you have a serial port you can go for the simple and cheap interface , get an USB to RS-232 adapter to control de radio and you will have it If you have a LPT port , thinking is an old computer is no need for an USB adaptor here a few examples of interfaces you can build or buy http://www.kg6haf.com/cwintf.html http://users.skynet.be/ON4AOI/keyer.shtml http://www.microham-usa.com/Products/ck.html http://www.trlog.com/w1wef.shtml http://www.aa5au.com/rttyinterface.html GL Hector Garcia XE2K / XF1K Mexicali B.C DM22fp P.O.Box 73 El Centro CA 92244-0073 USA http://www.xe2k.net http://www.dxxe.org --- On Tue, 11/25/08, Kevin Seeger <hemivaliant at hotmail.com> wrote: From: Kevin Seeger <hemivaliant at hotmail.com> Subject: [WriteLog] TS-570DG do I need an interface box for CW To: writelog at contesting.com Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 5:24 AM To send CW with WL do I need some type of interface box between my rig and computer that's running XP? I have a serial cable between my computer and rig and can get WL to control it but it won't send CW if this is a function that will work without an interface. If I need a interface what's the best type to use? If no interface is needed what steps do I follow in WL to get this function to work? NC6V _________________________________________________________________ Color coding for safety: Windows Live Hotmail alerts you to suspicious email. http://windowslive.com/Explore/Hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_safety_112008 _______________________________________________ WriteLog mailing list WriteLog at contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/writelog WriteLog on the web: http://www.writelog.com/