[WriteLog] Writelog and Microham PTT Delay with WinKey

Sat Dec 14 17:24:21 EST 2013

This same issue has come up before. Before a contest, I always go to the PTT tab then select one of the buttons to enable the Apply button. It is something to do with WriteLog - others have noticed it also in the past (using a Navigator interface).
Bill
WB6JJJ
> On Dec 14, 2013, at 1:42 PM, Richard Thorne <rthorne at rthorne.net> wrote:
>> I agree Joe, I'm not sure why it makes a difference either.
>> I wasn't sure if it was a Writelog setup issue or a MKII or a MK2R+ (I have both units, the MK2R+ replaced the MKII today) setup issue.
>> For testing purposes I installed another very popular free ware logging program and the delay issue was not present. So that told me that the Micoham hardware/router was not the issue.
>> So back to Writelog. I just started messing around with settings and nothing would solve the delay problem I didn't expect an adjustment in the CW PTT Tab to solve the problem since I do not have COM PTT selected that is associated with the line for my K3.
>> I made the adjustment in the CW PTT anyways and it fixed the problem. Not sure why, but at this point I really don't care, it works.
>> 73,
>> Rich - N5ZC
>>>> On 12/14/2013 3:29 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
>>>> I don't know what you guys are doing - that makes absolutely no
>> difference with any of my test systems.
>>>> 73,
>>>> ... Joe, W4TV
>>>>>>> On 12/14/2013 4:13 PM, Courtney Judd wrote:
>>> you the MAN , rich! This cured my hang on the cw F messages, i was
>>> cussing the missed first letter all day! 73's Cort K4WI
>>>>>>>>> Richard Thorne wrote:
>>>> I brought this up a couple weeks ago, which still appears to be a
>>>> problem. The problem being that my K3 would not return to receive
>>>> quickly enough after hitting an F-Key message. It was bad enough that
>>>> I would miss the first letter of a returning caller to my cq.
>>>>>>>> I think I may have solved the problem. I went into setup|ports and
>>>> selected the CW PTT tab.
>>>>>>>> Per the Microham setup document for Writelog I had 'on LPT pin 16/COMM
>>>> RTS' selected. I changed that by selecting 'none'. This seems to
>>>> have solved the problem. My K3 now returns to receive quickly after
>>>> sending a F-Key message.
>>>>>>>> I'll keep playing in the ARRL 10m contest to see if my fix is really a
>>>> fix.
>>>>>>>> Rich - N5ZC
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