[WT-support] Keyer speed using K3 macro

[Bob Wilson, N6TV]

Which "CW macro" are you using?

How are you keying CW to the K3?  My KX3Scripts can do it via CAT
*command *(but
this is completely different, and not required for K3).  See
http://bit.ly/wtscripts (K3scripts.zip and KX3scripts.zip).

The easiest way to key CW on a K3 via the COM port DTR pin on the CAT
port.  Then you can use "++" and "--" characters in the middle of a message
to speed up and slow down, and you can use the internal keyer of the K3 for
hand sending with paddles at a different speed.  The scripts will also keep
the two speeds in sync, or the K3 speed can be set *x* WPM slower than the
Win-Test speed.  But it does not read the speed of the K3.

Note:  if you want to be spotted more by CW Skimmers, do *not* change CW
speed within a message.  CW Skimmer has trouble decoding CW when the speed
is changing all the time, especially if you make *big* speed changes (>2
WPM).

73,
Bob, N6TV

On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 3:21 AM, IZ4MJP Franco <franco at iz4mjp.com> wrote:

> During last CW contest i’ve used for the first time the CW macro of
> WinTest 4.16 with my Elecraft K3 (connected via CAT).
>
> I’ve noticed that i can’t modify the keyer macro speed using the K3 Speed
> Knob.
>
> My goal is to change the speed of  * the CW sent via the macros* and not
> via the paddle itself.
>
> It seems that the Macro speed is independent from Paddle speed.
>
> Is there a way to let WinTest to “read” the Keyer Speed Knob of the K3 or,
> if not, to specify the WPM speed of the text sent via the Macro?
>
> Many thanks.
>
> Vy 73
> Franco, IZ4MJP - HB9EIH
>
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