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K1EL WinKey Support

SWISSLOG supports K1EL WinKey via the WKDLL provided by K1EL. The DLL must be installed in Swisslog directory.

SWISSLOG features Macros, and Buffered Commands

To Open the K1EL WinKey window:

Select VIEW ¦ K1EL WinKey from main menu.

This opens the K1EL WinKey window

Press the right mouse button for the pop-up menu!

Basic operations

Enter the text You want to send into the CW Input window

Note: Swisslog uses the '¬' or the '~' sign to send 'Error' (........);

If You have defined Macros You can enter the Macro-text by either
- pressing a Macro-button
- pressing the shortcut assigned to the macro
- selecting the Macro in the macro-list and pressing the button or selecting Play from the pop-up menu
Start sending CW by pressing the button or selecting Send from the pop-up menu
Suspend sending CW by pressing the button or selecting Pause from the pop-up menu
Change the speed by :
- moving the slider of the speed-slider
- pressing the up / down button of the speed field
- by turning the speed - potentiometer of WinKey ( tracking must be enabled)
Clear a Window by selecting the Window and then pressing the button or selecting Clear from the pop-up menu

Macros

With macros You can prepare standard text messages. These messages can contain variable fields which are filled with values of the current QSO , the one which currently edited in the QSO Edit window. You create Macros using the Macro-Editor.

To open the Macro-Editor press the button or select Macro-Editor from the pop-up menu

A Macro contains 5 fields:

Macro Name This is the name of the macro which is displayed in the Macro-List in the WinKey-Window. It has to be unique.

Shortcut Shortcut to insert the macro

Button Label Label displayed on the button. It should be short label. if it is blank, no button is displayed . if all button labels are blank, no button bar is displayed.

Repeat Number of times the Macro-text should be transmitted

Macro Text The text to be transmitted including the variables.

Start CW If this box is checked CW sending is started automatically

Stop CW If this box is checked a Receive command [R] is automatically inserted at the End so that CW transmission stops at the end of the macrotext

Variable Fields

Variable Fields is the list of fields of which the value can be inserted from the currently edited QSO (QSO in the QSO edit Window).

to Insert a Variable Field:

Place the cursor at the location at which it should be inserted

Select he field from the list

Press the Insert selected field button

Add a new Macro

To add a new macro press the button or select Add new Macro from the Function menu

Delete a Macro

To delete a macro

Select the macro which should be deleted

Press the button or select Delete selected Macro from the Function menu

Edit a Macro

To Edit a Macro select it and make the desired changes

To Save new / changed Macros press the button

Buffered Commands

WinKey supports Buffered Commands. These commands go into the input buffer maintaining their positional relationship to data. SWISSLOG allows You to enter buffered commands in the input stream. Please read K1ELs documentation for more details about the commands.

Syntax : [Pnn]

Bufferer Commands are enclosed in []. The Command consists of the Command-Letter P and optionally of two parameter values nn.

Commands:

Command-
Letter Command Name Values Description

P PTT on none Turn PTT on.

N PTT off none Turn PTT off.

S Speed Change nn. The current speed will be changed to wpm defined in nn. For example [S25] will change the speed to 25 wpm

X Speed Change off none Restore the original speed ( the one which was in effect before the a Speed Change command was executed)

M Merge Letters cc Merge Two Letters cc into a Prosign together. For example [MAR] is sent as AR.

K Key 0-99 Sec assert the key output for nn seconds. For example [K05] wiil assert the key for 5 seconds

W Wait 0-99 Sec Insert a fixed pause of nn seconds into a message

H HSCW lpm/100 Set High speed CW rate. For example [H20] selects 2000 lpm and [H35] selects 3500 lpm. Use Speed Change off restore the original speed.

R Receive none Switch to receive mode = Pause CW transmission (Swisslog extension)

Macro Name	This is the name of the macro which is displayed in the Macro-List in the WinKey-Window. It has to be unique.
Shortcut	Shortcut to insert the macro
Button Label	Label displayed on the button. It should be short label. if it is blank, no button is displayed . if all button labels are blank, no button bar is displayed.
Repeat	Number of times the Macro-text should be transmitted
Macro Text	The text to be transmitted including the variables.
Start CW	If this box is checked CW sending is started automatically
Stop CW	If this box is checked a Receive command [R] is automatically inserted at the End so that CW transmission stops at the end of the macrotext

Command- Letter	Command Name	Values	Description
P	PTT on	none	Turn PTT on.
N	PTT off	none	Turn PTT off.
S	Speed Change	nn.	The current speed will be changed to wpm defined in nn. For example [S25] will change the speed to 25 wpm
X	Speed Change off	none	Restore the original speed ( the one which was in effect before the a Speed Change command was executed)
M	Merge Letters	cc	Merge Two Letters cc into a Prosign together. For example [MAR] is sent as AR.
K	Key	0-99 Sec	assert the key output for nn seconds. For example [K05] wiil assert the key for 5 seconds
W	Wait	0-99 Sec	Insert a fixed pause of nn seconds into a message
H	HSCW	lpm/100	Set High speed CW rate. For example [H20] selects 2000 lpm and [H35] selects 3500 lpm. Use Speed Change off restore the original speed.
R	Receive	none	Switch to receive mode = Pause CW transmission (Swisslog extension)