[Dx4win] NEW COMPUTERS USB INTERFACE

[Dave Sharred]

Hello Oms

I bought the micro Ham device.

This does rig interface, CW keying, and I believe supports data modes also,
but I haven't used it yet.

It's a bit expensive, but it is well made; I bought the lead option also,
which is quite heavy duty, and a lot of care is taken to minimise RFI
(ferrites fitted as standard)

Whether it is important in DX4WIN I am not sure, but the MicroHam also has a
PTT control out.  The only problem I have found in Writelog, is that if you
set PTT control in CW (useful if you want to avoid hot switching, but I
never bothered in any other program), the first character in CW sometimes
gets corrupted. I believe it is a timing problem in the MicroHam.  I turned
off PTT control altogether, all is fine.  Haven't checked this when using
DX4Win, but I expect the problem will be the same.

73

Dave

G3NKC

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[mailto:dx4win-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of PY5EG
Sent: 18 February 2006 10:27
To: 'writelog at contesting.com'; Dx4win at mailman.qth.net
Cc: cq-contest at contesting.com
Subject: [Dx4win] NEW COMPUTERS USB INTERFACE


Hi Friends:

I'm a frequent user of DX4WIN and Writelog interfaced by old lap tops with
COM ports ,sending CW by LPT1.
Some of those lap tops are in the end of its lives.
I have the intention to use newest version of lap tops, and all of them with
USB ports and some without a parallel port LPT.
I'm sure that several of you already faced this problem before and I kindly
ask your opinion on what is the best existent solution for it.
Thanks in advance

Oms PY5EG

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