Controlling a Winkeyer

Required Connections

Note: instead of connecting the Winkeyer's PTT output to your transceiver's RX/TX input, you can enable your transceiver's Break-in option, or manually switch your transceiver between receiving and transmitting, e.g. with a foot switch.

Configuring WinWarbler

On the Configuration window's CW tab,

  1. check the PTT panel's assert PTT during CW box, and set the preferred lead time and lag time

  2. set the Keying panel to WinKey, and set the port selector to the serial port on your PC to which your Winkeyer is connected

  3. in the WinKey panel,

    1. set the speed potentiometer sub-panel's minimum and maximum speeds (e.g. to 15 and 30 respectively)

    2. select the speed potentiometer sub-panel's 2-wire or 3-wire button to match your WinKey's speed potentiometer wiring; see the WinKey manual for details.

    3. in the timing sub-panel,

      1. set the Farnsworth speed; to disable Farnsworth-style transmission, set this parameter to 0

      2. set the dot/dash ratio to 50

      3. set the first extension and compensation to 0; see the WinKey manual for details.

      4. to generate a sidetone, enable the sidetone sub-panel and select the desired frequency

      5. set the paddle sub-panel to reflect your choice of manual input; see the WinKey manual for details.

      6. set the output port panel to reflect your WinKey's wiring; see the WinKey manual for details.


Setting up CW, Phone, PSK, and RTTY Operation

Getting Started with CW, Phone, PSK, and RTTY Operation

Getting Started with DXLab

WinKeyControl (last edited 2023-03-04 18:53:24 by AA6YQ)