[Dx4win] dxw 8.01 BUG? key board

Alan Sewell N5NA alan.n5na at gmail.com
Fri Aug 14 09:45:27 EDT 2009


Confirmed here as well.  Tested with version 8 and version 7 and got 
same results as Mel and Oms.

Windows XP Pro, DTR set to CW keying, RTS set to None.

Alan  N5NA

Mel wrote:
> Interesting Dave. I tested using a COM port and the first two letters 
> are joined in 8 but not in 7 as Oms reported. It seems the problem is 
> when using the COM port only. BTW... using XP Pro. It works fine with a 
> Winkey interface... but that's to be expected as the Winkey chip is 
> formatting the CW.
>
> Mel, VE2DC
>
> Dave Perry N4QS wrote:
>   
>> Jim,
>>
>> I tested sending CW from the keyboard with no problem.  I simply use DX4WIN 
>> as the device type and LPT1 as the port.  Works great in both versions 7.07 
>> and 8.01.  The first two letters are not being joined.  Using Windows XP.
>>
>> Dave, N4QS
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "Jim Reisert AD1C" <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>
>> To: "py5eg" <py5eg at iesa.com.br>
>> Cc: "DX4WIN Reflector" <dx4win at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 9:54 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Dx4win] dxw 8.01 BUG? key board
>>
>>
>>     
>>> Hi Oms,
>>>
>>> I tried to test this, but I realized that I have a WinKey interface,
>>> and it doesn't have the problem. I do not have COM or LPT ports on my
>>> ham computer.
>>>
>>> Can someone else who is using a COM or LPT port interface for the CW
>>> keyer please test this?
>>>
>>> Oms, are you using a COM port or a LPT port CW interface?
>>>
>>> 73 - Jim AD1C
>>>
>>> On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 9:08 AM, py5eg<py5eg at iesa.com.br> wrote:
>>>
>>>       
>>>> I'm noticing something very strange on the cw keyboard function.
>>>>
>>>> When using the keyboard the first two letters are joined. In other
>>>> words, there is no space between the two first letters.
>>>>
>>>> Some body else has noticed that?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance
>>>>
>>>> Oms PY5EG
>>>>         
>>> -- 
>>> Jim Reisert AD1C, <jjreisert at alum.mit.edu>, http://www.ad1c.us
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