[PCR-1000] CWGet

[Harry Flaxman]

Frank,

 I don't think the reception of CW on my particular unit is stable enough to
 get this utility to work very well.  First of all, I have to keep adjusting
 the squelch to keep the CW signal coming in properly.  Second of all, I
 don't get a great CW signal to start with.  No real dit-dah, but a
 scratchy, noisy sounding CW signal on all communications.  I think this is
 a shortcoming of the radio, not the signal I'm receiving.  I do have the
 DSP, but find it doesn't do much for a CW signal coming in.

Thanks.

 Harry
>
> On 30-May-2002,  wrote:
>
> > Hi Harry,
> >
> > I had tried this a while ago and wasn't able to get it to work well.
> >
> > I have been using 'CWDecoder2' (de Grant Connell, WD6CNF) which also has
> > a
> > 'type' function.  This appears, at least for me, to work better than
> > others.
> > I Don't know whether that's fact or just a form of 'halo effect' --
> > liking
> > what you're using.
> >
> > All of the CW decoders I've tried all appear to need some short 'learn'
> > period to get synced up and detect speed, dit-dah ratio, and spacing.
> > Because of the apparent learn period, they seem to miss station IDs and
> > very
> > short (1x1) CQs.
> > -----------
> > For FSK and QSK, I've had good luck with PSK31 (de Peter Martinez -
> > G3PLX),
> > It does SEND, but does not decode CW (also does 'Inverted' QPSK).
> > Sometimes
> > I have it on just to send station id while on long SSB phone session -
> > just
> > crank up the PC speaker and the id is picked up by the mike.  ARRL has a
> > rather long document on their web site about setting up and running
> > PSK31
> > (including a few hints and kinks) -- just do a search on their site for
> > "PSK31".
> >
> > I have been playing with a few RTTY shareware/freeware apps, but haven't
> > yet
> > spent enough time with them to come to any opinions.
> >
> > As always, be interested in hearing from, and learning from, other
> > users.
> >
> > 73
> > Frank