[Dx4win] Orion timeouts with DX4WIN?

[Duane A Calvin]

Nope - he's keying from the parallel port to the key input.

        73,  Duane


On Wed, 07 Jan 2004 14:10:31 -0500 Pete Smith <n4zr@contesting.com>
writes:
> At 12:39 PM 1/7/04 -0600, you wrote:
> >1.  Sometimes when sending CW from the DX4WIN keyboard, he sees 
> long
> >delays (1-2 seconds) before sending commences.  It never stutters 
> once it
> >starts, but occasionally hesitates.
> 
> I would be very surprised if this were due to Orion-specific 
> problems, 
> unless the Orion interface for DX4WIN involves transmitting CW to 
> the radio 
> via the serial com port, as opposed to simply using one port line to 
> 
> operate a transistor switch that keys the rig through the key jack.
> 
> 
> 73, Pete N4ZR
> Check out the World HF Contest Station Database at
>   www.pvrc.org/wcsd/wcsdsearch.htm
> 
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Duane Calvin, AC5AA
Austin, Texas