[Dxbase] Winkeyer

Mon Dec 14 16:30:40 EST 2009

im lazy and macros are fun :) 
Dave N8DC 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave ve3wej" <ve3wej at gmail.com> 
To: dxbase at mailman.qth.net 
Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 4:01:49 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Winkeyer 
maybe that is why macros were invented..... 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric - VE3GSI" <ve3gsi at sympatico.ca> 
To: <dxbase at mailman.qth.net> 
Sent: Monday, December 14, 2009 3:32 PM 
Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Winkeyer 
> Sorry to say Larry - you thought wrong. 
>> I for one have hand tremors that makes it hard for me to send CW by hand, 
> so 
> a keyboard is a good option for me. 
> The missing echoed characters that are sent from DxB is nothing short of a 
> P.I.A. To be honest, I don't need a live echo, just keep the sent 
> information on the screen as so the train of thought while typing and/or 
> sending can be maintained. 
>> To prove a point, try typing a message on the computer without looking at 
> the screen for any length of time and see what happens. For some fellows, 
> it 
> can be done, but it is not something everyone can do easily. 
>> I think there must be a better way DxB can handle the CW message in the 
> transmit window. 
>> Eric - VE3GSI 
>>>>> -----Original Message----- 
>> From: Larry E Price 
>> Sent: December-07-09 5:23 PM 
>> To: 'Paul Deyo'; dxbase at mailman.qth.net 
>> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Winkeyer 
>>>> Gosh, I always thought you TYPED RTTY and used a KEY for CW. 
>>>> Larry 
>> W4RA 
>>>> > -----Original Message----- 
>> > From: Paul Deyo [mailto:paul.deyo at gmail.com] 
>> > Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 5:15 PM 
>> > To: dxbase at mailman.qth.net 
>> > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Winkeyer 
>> > 
>> > I would hope they would be the same. 
>> > 
>> > 
>> > 
>> > On Dec 7, 2009, at 4:51 PM, Dave ve3wej wrote: 
>> > 
>> > > I dont think the original complaint was refering to what was typed, 
>> > but 
>> > > rather what is being sent...... 
>> > > 
>> > > 
>> > > 
>> > > 
>> > > Dave Garber 
>> > > VE3WEJ 
>> > > 
>> > > 
>> > > 
>> > > ----- Original Message ----- 
>> > > From: "Tony" <kd4k at comcast.net> 
>> > > To: "'Jack'" <lennoxj at bellsouth.net>; "'Gary AL9A'" 
>> > <al9a at mtaonline.net>; 
>> > > <dxbase at mailman.qth.net> 
>> > > Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 4:42 PM 
>> > > Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Winkeyer 
>> > > 
>> > > 
>> > >> 
>> > >> Sounds more like a bug to me. 
>> > >> Why would anybody want to type CW characters and no be able to see 
>> > what 
>> > >> they 
>> > >> had typed?? 
>> > >> 
>> > >> 73 de Tony, KD4K 
>> > >> 
>> > >> 
>> > >> 
>> > >> -----Original Message----- 
>> > >> From: dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
>> > >> [mailto:dxbase-bounces at mailman.qth.net] 
>> > >> On Behalf Of Jack 
>> > >> Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 8:04 AM 
>> > >> To: Gary AL9A; dxbase at mailman.qth.net 
>> > >> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Winkeyer 
>> > >> 
>> > >> Gary, 
>> > >> 
>> > >> DXbase was never designed to echo characters to the screen. So, 
>> in 
>> > the 
>> > >> present design, it is not broke... what you want is simply not a 
>> > feature 
>> > >> that it contains. Perhaps you can write up a suggestion on the 
>> > DXbase 
>> > >> website if this is necessary/important. 
>> > >> 
>> > >> Regards, 
>> > >> 
>> > >> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> > >> From: "Gary AL9A" <al9a at mtaonline.net> 
>> > >> To: <dxbase at mailman.qth.net> 
>> > >> Sent: Sunday, December 06, 2009 5:14 PM 
>> > >> Subject: Re: [Dxbase] Winkeyer 
>> > >> 
>> > >> 
>> > >>> Paul, 
>> > >>> 
>> > >>> I'm running DXB2006 with a microKEYER II that has a Winkeyer chip 
>> > built 
>> > >>> into 
>> > >>> the box. In the "CW Char Out" mode I do not get anything echoed 
>> on 
>> > the 
>> > >>> DXB 
>> > >>> screen either. The character is typed, sent and disappears 
>> > immediately. 
>> > >>> The microKEYER II has a scrolling LCD display that does display 
>> the 
>> > >>> characters as they are sent, but they only show until they scroll 
>> > off the 
>> > >>> screen from right to left. Does the Winkeyer USB have its own 
>> > display 
>> > >>> screen? Is that what you're refering to as not being echoed? 
>> > >>> 
>> > >>> 73, 
>> > >>> Gary AL9A 
>> > >>> 
>> > >>> 
>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> > >>> From: "Paul Deyo" <paul.deyo at gmail.com> 
>> > >>> To: <dxbase at mailman.qth.net> 
>> > >>> Sent: December 06, 2009 12:54 PM 
>> > >>> Subject: [Dxbase] Winkeyer 
>> > >>> 
>> > >>> 
>> > >>>> Hello Group, 
>> > >>>> 
>> > >>>> I have a Winkeyer USB in use with DXB 2007. It works very well 
>> > except 
>> > >>>> for 
>> > >>>> one thing. When in the "CW Char Out" mode my keystrokes are not 
>> > echoed 
>> > >>>> on 
>> > >>>> the screen. I have tried several things and cant seem to get it 
>> > to 
>> > >>>> echo. 
>> > >>>> Anyone have a suggestion? 
>> > >>>> 
>> > >>>> Thanks. 
>> > >>>> Paul - n1pd 
>> > 
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