HRD CW mode issue with Flex 6600M

Mike Peron

K1DBO

Duane_AC5AA

Why doesn't HRD work with WinKeyer mode like other loggers (N1MM+ or WriteLog, for a couple of examples)?  Or, maybe I'm missing something fundamental in your question.

Mike Peron

Thanks for your response. Win keyer was the mode I used exclusively with my Kenwood TS590 and my Navigator since the latter had the K1EL chip in its interface box. Win Key is greyed out when I try to select it after connecting with the Flex. I guess the better question would have been....does Flex Radio support Win Keyer by itself?

Mike Peron

Don, appreciate your response. I really wasn’t poking any fun at SliceMaster but you would be my hero if you get KY CMD to work. I know...I’m in the minority. Your dedication to our hobby is truly amazing and a breath of fresh air

Duane_AC5AA

Flex/SmartSDR has WinKeyer emulation built in.  

Craig_KØCF

However, you must enable a WinKeyer port in Smart SDR CAT, then select that as the WinKeyer in your logger.

Mike Peron

Mike Peron

Don, based on the success of the WinKeyer solution described in this post, I wouldn’t consider implementing KY CMD a high priority unless you’ve had other requests. 73, Mike

K1DBO

Mike, Im happy to hear that the WinKeyer solution is working. I’d tried using it myself with older versions of HRD (a year ago or so) but could never get it to work right. N1MM+ had some initial trouble too but that was quickly corrected. I gave up on HRD. Slice Master came later and it never occurred to me that it could support KY commands until your post here. I’m at the point of it mostly working now. The documentation is pretty light for both the Flex cwx api and the HRD rig control api. But I’m piecing it together. I like the KY approach over the WinKeyer approach because unlike the WinKeyer approach, zero additional configuration will be needed. If you (or anyone else) are interested in testing, drop me an email.

Craig_KØCF

There is a separate SmartSDR CAT manual that you can download that tells a little more about the port types and how they work. Highly recommended!