It’s a function of the application, nothing to do with WKUSB. The application picks up the hot key and translates it into a WK command.
Steve K1EL?
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On Mar 6, 2025, at 1:53?PM, Pat Whelton via groups.io <pwhelton@...> wrote:
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Thanks for the help Steve.? Yea, I already have basically every wire in the shack do-nutted up with ferrite snap on units and the rest of the wires and coax’s run through ferrite cores.? Will dig up all the ground rods and see what’s up with them.
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In the meantime I’ll try using the DEL key rather than the ESC key when the F2 key starts going goofy on me.
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73,
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Pat – KZ5J
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My best guess is that RF is getting into PC and causing problems. I would recommend looking at your grounding system. That’s most likely the root cause of these random events.
Keep in mind that these posts get emailed to a lot of people, please be respectful.
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On Mar 6, 2025, at 11:04 AM, Pat Whelton via groups.io <pwhelton@...> wrote:
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Hi Steve.
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- No, I can’t duplicate it.
- It just randomly happens.? Usually when I’m trying to work a DX station in a pileup.? The keyer just decides to got ape shit and repeatedly send out my call until I power off the rig or unplug the USB cable.? This is extremely embarrassing.
- At other times when your in a pile it will on send a ‘K’.? Hit the F-Key again and it will send ‘KZ’.? Hit the F-Key again and it will finally send KZ5J (the complete callsign).? By that time the DX station picks up someone else.
- No, it does not happen when I’m not keying the radio.? Thank God.
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Regards,
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Pat – KZ5J
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Ok, WinKeyer USB. It always helps to have good information.
Winkeyer only works on a letter by letter basis, for it to repeat a sequence of letters, like a callsign, that sequence would have to be sent by the host application.
A series of 328 callsigns (very hard to believe) would have to be sent continuously?by whatever application you are using. Is this something that you can duplicate or does it happen randomly? Does it ever happen when?you are not keying the radio ??
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Here you go.? The photos you requested.? Hope this helps identify the Winkeyer.
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Pat – KZ5J
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I am unable to find that transaction ID on our PayPal account.
Can you send me a picture of the device, or at least the markings?on it ?
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Hi Steve.? All I have is the invoice and it says #WKUSB-HV-KIT.? Transaction ID: 7XR08837XV159124E.
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Computer specs:
HP Envy 700-515XT DT
16GB DDR3-1600MHz
2TB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Drive
16GB mSATA SD Cache
Intel Core i7-4790 3.6G 8M 84W CPU
Windows 11
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HP wireless keyboard replaced with a wired Dell keyboard gives same problem.
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Rig is a Kenwood TS570DG and logger is ACLog (v. 7.0.11) by N3FJP.
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Hope this helps.
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Pat – KZ5J
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Can you tell me what product/application you’re using? Then I can help you.
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On Mar 5, 2025, at 3:19?PM, Pat Whelton via <pwhelton@...> wrote:
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Thanks Walt.? Next time the Winkeyer decides it wants to send my callsign 438 times without stopping I’ll try the Delete key rather than the Escape key.
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Thanks for the help.? Actually it shouldn’t be hanging up like that in the first place.
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Regards,
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Pat – KZ5J
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I could not get my F2 function key to repeat, only sends the text once.
And for me, the DEL (Delete) keyboard key is what cancels the transmit buffer and goes back to Rx mode.? Not ESC.
But I am using the unit as stand-alone.? Not connected to a PC or other program.
Steve K1EL