[DXBase] W5XD External Keyer More

2004年4月17日 07:52:30 -0700

I have a WX5D keyer that I use with WriteLog. Under WriteLog both the HF 
Radio and the
W5XD Keyer use the same serial port. I see that DXBASE requires a port 
for the HF radio
and another port for the WX5D keyer. This presents a cable swapping problem 
when switching
from DXBASE to WriteLog ... or am I missing something here. Anyone been 
through this one
and come up with a better way?
Thanks and 73 de Joe, W6RLL
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Thanks for all the responses to my original message (above). I should have 
been more clear
in my posting :)
Let me add the following:
Yes, it is clear in the instructions that DXBASE requires a serial port for 
the keyer separate from
the HF radio serial port.
I have more than enough serial ports available to support the HF radio and 
the external
keyer etc.
For purposes of discussion let's assume the following:
Using WriteLog
Com1 = External keyer and HF radio . (Keyer plugs into Com1 and HF Radio 
plugs into keyer)
Com2 = not used
Using DXBASE
Com1 = External keyer
Com2 = HF Radio
When I switch from using WriteLog to DXBASE or vice versa it seems that I 
will have to move the
cable that feeds the HF radio from the keyer to the Com2 port and vice versa.
Has someone figured out a better way to do this?
Thanks for reading from Joe.