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Using WKFlex

JohnK2CIB
JohnK2CIB Member ✭✭
in Remote Operation (SmartLink)

Hi Max. I am missing something. I have been using my WinKeyer USB with my remote Flex successfully for many years, but have only a feeble piezo transducer in the WinKeyer for sidetone. I have brought out the leads into a small amp/speaker and that works, but isn't that what your program is supposed to do? I ran WKFlex and it inserts properly into the keying stream but what am I gaining by using WKFlex? I thought it would produce sidetone.

John, K2CIB

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  • N5NHJ
    N5NHJ Member ✭✭✭

    Hi John,

    The goals of WKFlex are 1) using a paddle to send CW from a remote radio and 2) have some sort of no-delayed sidetone at the operating site.

    The sidetone is generated by the device (WKUSB, K3NG, etc.. WKUSB-AF is perfect for this) not by the software. WKFlex creates a tunnelling between your device and the virtual winkeyer embedded in SmartSDR.

    I'm not aware of any althernative method to use a paddle (and generate a local sidetone) other than WKFlex, or a pair of Remoterig boxes, or the RemoteKeyer software.

    If you have discovered something new, plaease share it with the community.

    73, Max

  • ea5wa
    ea5wa Member ✭✭
    Is my first day trying to use WKFlex. My Flex 6600 is transmiting my CW created by WKFlex, but I don't have any sidetone.

    What could be wrong?

    73 de EA5WA Juan Carlos
  • N5NHJ
    N5NHJ Member ✭✭✭

    The sidetone is generated by your local Winkeyer. You need to check the Winkeywr config.

  • N5NHJ
    N5NHJ Member ✭✭✭

    Why do not switch to MorCoNI?

  • ea5wa
    ea5wa Member ✭✭

    I would like to have the sidetone in my headphones to not bother my family.

    One of the reasons I started in CW was because it allowed me to do radio at night without disturbing my family.

    I can not understand why I can not do it remotelly with a Flex Radio

    73 de EA5WA Juan Carlos

  • JasonSt
    JasonSt Member ✭✭

    Perhaps mix the output of the radio and the Winkeyer into a single line?

    73 de KD9ZHF Jason

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