[Elecraft] KDVR3, wintest and Microkeyer II

[Lu Romero]

Doug:

Im curious... What are you connecting and disconnecting on
your microKEYER II to switch from a CW to a Phone contest
and why?  Is this because you are using the KDVR3 and not
the built in sound card to send the messages?

I switch from a CW to a Phone contest simply by typing CW or
USB (LSB) on the entry window of N1MMLogger.  There is no
plugging and unplugging needed of anything in the MKII.  Of
course, I use the MKII built in sound card to send and
record messages.

Ive used WinTest with my K3 at NQ4I in the last WPX SSB and
didnt have to unplug or plug anything to switch from Phone
to CW (I played with the rig on 160CW before the ssb
contest.  Nice antennas at NQ4I for 160 <grin>).  

I do not use the K3 DVK, however, I use the MKII to generate
DVK, and it works perfectly, no issues, no distortion, no
problems.  Just make sure that the levels on the hardware
pot are set correctly.  Once set, they never vary from place
to place and from N1MM at home vs. WinTest at NQ4I.

I can also pre-record messages and recall them by operator
on N1MMLogger, plus record on the fly with both N1MMLogger
and WinTest, but I have never tried to recall DVK's using
"OPON" on WinTest.  It works just fine using Control-O
(callsign) on N1MM.

-lu w4lt-
K3 # 3192






Date: Tue, 1 Jun 2010 12:35:37 +0100
From: "Doug Turnbull" <turnbull at net1.ie>
Subject: [Elecraft] KDVR3, wintest and Microkeyer II
To: <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
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Has anyone married the three of these so that the KDVR3 is
used for voice
memory rather than the MicroKeyer II.   I prefer the KDVR3
to the MK II.
It would be nice to be able to use the function keys to
activate the KDVR3
while connected to MK II.   I do not want to be connecting
and disconnecting
the MK II all the time I change from a CW to phone contest. 
 This is one of
those issues which microHAM does not address and I have yet
to find the
answer from Win Test.   Too many different manufacturers are
involved but
maybe one of the people on this group has already solved
this problem.
Thanks to Tony for his e-mail regarding the N1MM.

            73 Doug EI2CN