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WKUSB with WinKeyer3 User Manual
WKUSB
WKUSB User Manual
12/20/2017 Rev 1.0
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Appendix D WKUSB (WK3) Standalone Mode
Standalone Command Mode
If the command push-button is pressed and held, WKUSB (WK) will respond after about two seconds with the
letter
R
in sidetone only. This means WK is ready to accept a command, you simply enter the command letter in
Morse on the paddles and the command will be executed. Some commands require additional information which
WK will prompt you for by outputting the letter
E
(for enter). All commands provide some sort of feedback to tell
you if the command was understood and executed properly, in most cases an
R
. If an illegal command is entered
WK will respond with a question mark.
Important Note !
When in command mode, transmitter keying is disabled and replies are sent in sidetone only.
Thus in order to use command mode you must have a sidetone speaker of some sort. If sidetone had been
disabled with the
A
command it will be re-enabled automatically when entering command mode.
Standalone Command List
A - Select sidetone on or off
B - Start Easy Beacon
C - Set Command Speed in WPM
D - Decrement Serial Number
E - Swap message banks
F - Set Farnsworth Speed
G - Set 50% Duty Cycle Tune
H - Set Paddle Hang Time
I
- Set Letterspace Adjust
J - Set Paddle Sensitivity
K - Select Keyer Mode
L - Set PTT Lead-In Time
M - Mute Transmit (CPO mode)
N -
Load 4 Digit Serial Number
O - Select output key port
P - Start Practice Mode
Q - Query current settings
R - Review message without transmitting
S - Set preferred WPM speed
T - Load PTT Tail Time
U
-
Select
Autospacing
on/off
V - Set Keying compensation in mSec
W - Set Key Weight
X - Select Extended Command Mode
Y - Set Dit/Dah Ratio
Z - Select sidetone frequency
In the command descriptions below, the
[n]
or
[nn]
notation means that additional parameters must be entered
on the paddles after the command. A letter displayed in
BOLD
is something you enter,
BOLD ITALIC
is what
WK responds with. A [pb] means that WK will wait for you to press one of the message pushbuttons.
A - Sidetone enable
is toggled when this command is entered. Toggle means if the sidetone was on when
this command was issued it will be turned off and vice versa. WK will acknowledge this command by responding
with an
R
. Note: If sidetone is disabled it will be re-enabled temporarily for command mode.
B [m,dd] - Easy Beacon
:
Any message slot in the current bank can be repeated at a specified rate. After
entering
B
, the user is prompted to enter a single digit message number (1-6) and then prompted to enter a two
digit beacon cycle time (1-99) in seconds. A beacon is interrupted by hitting either paddle. The beacon is timed
from start of beacon to start of next beacon. For example if you set a delay time of 10 seconds, the beacon will
start every 10 seconds regardless how long the message is. If the message is longer than delay time, then there
will be no gap between messages.
C [nn] – Command WPM
:
WK uses different speeds for command transactions and keyed transmit.
Changes in transmit speed will not affect command speed. After the
C
command is issued enter the speed in
WPM. If the speed is valid, WK responds with an
R
otherwise a
?
See the S command for details on setting
transmit Morse speed.
D - Decrement Serial Number by 1:
WK responds with a
D
after the decrement.
E - Swap message banks
: WK has two separate message banks, six messages each. In response to
this command a single dit is echoed when bank one is selected and two dits when bank two 2 is selected.
F [nn] - Set Farnsworth Speed
:
This is a used primarily for code practice. Letters are sent at the Farnsworth
speed while maintaining the default code speed. For example, if Farnsworth is set to 25 WPM and the operating
speed is set to 7 WPM, individual letters will be sent at 25 WPM while spacing between letters is at a 7 WPM
rate. To disable Farnsworth mode, set it to zero.