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I am new to ham radio-jusr passed tech + morse in mar and will take general in jul. I am bldg a k2/100 s/n 5437 a little slowly cause I am handicapped. I am just getting ready for test & align pt 2. Anyway, my ques is I just bought a bencher single lever paddle and instructions say follow directions on your electronic keyer for connection!!!
I don't have an electronic keyer. I want to practice sending on a pc. What else do I need to buy ??? an electronic keyer and serial cable ??? 73 de Jesse W6JMM ps last time I used morse was 40 yrs ago with straight key--HeeHee _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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Jesse & Nicky wrote:
> I am new to ham radio-jusr passed tech + morse in mar and will take general in jul. I am bldg a k2/100 s/n 5437 a little slowly cause I am handicapped. I am just getting ready for test & align pt 2. Anyway, my ques is I just bought a bencher single lever paddle and instructions say follow directions on your electronic keyer for connection!!! > I don't have an electronic keyer. I want to practice sending on a pc. What else do I need to buy ??? an electronic keyer and serial cable ???Jesse & Nicky wrote: Jesse, To use a PC for "sending" code practice you will need an electronic keying circuit to convert the dot and dash closures of the paddle into an on/off signal that drives an oscillator at a pitch and volume that is pleasing to your ear. When I was writing "Learn C Now" for Microsoft, I wrote a C program that used two pins on a parallel port for the keying input and some sound routines to generate the tone. It worked, but didn't make the cut due to space limitations and concerns that it was too geeky for the intended audience. I can't lay hands on it now -- lost to the dust-bin of history. However, you are very close to having what you need with the K2. Forge ahead with Part 3 and you will be able to use the K2's built-in electronic keyer for practice. 1) Set up the keying input for paddles: Tap MENU and select INP by rotating the tuning knob. Press and hold MENU to get into EDIT mode and select PDLN (normal) or PDLR (reverse). Tap MENU twice to get back to normal operation. 2) Then with the rig in CW mode, activate the TEST mode by pressing and holding the MODE button. When you want to get on the air for real, press and hold MODE again to return to OPERate mode. If the default sidetone pitch and volume aren't right for you adjust those parameters using MENU/EDIT actions for ST L and ST P settings. Have fun, Gus Hansen / KB0YH _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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If all you want to do at this point is practice sending, you can
download the program CWCom from http://www.mrx.com.au/d_cwcom.htm. You connect the paddle to the computer via two pins on a serial port. 73! Dan KB6NU ---------------------------------------------------------- CW Geek and MI Affiliated Club Coordinator Read my ham radio blog at www.kb6nu.com LET'S GET MORE KIDS INTO HAM RADIO! On Jun 10, 2006, at 9:48 AM, Jesse & Nicky wrote: > I am new to ham radio-jusr passed tech + morse in mar and will take > general in jul. I am bldg a k2/100 s/n 5437 a little slowly cause > I am handicapped. I am just getting ready for test & align pt 2. > Anyway, my ques is I just bought a bencher single lever paddle and > instructions say follow directions on your electronic keyer for > connection!!! > I don't have an electronic keyer. I want to practice sending on a > pc. What else do I need to buy ??? an electronic keyer and serial > cable ??? > > 73 de Jesse W6JMM > > ps last time I used morse was 40 yrs ago with straight key--HeeHee > _______________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Post to: [hidden email] > You must be a subscriber to post to the list. > Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): > http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm > Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com > _______________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Post to: [hidden email] You must be a subscriber to post to the list. Subscriber Info (Addr. Change, sub, unsub etc.): http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/subscribers.htm Elecraft web page: http://www.elecraft.com |
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