K1EL WKUSB with WinKeyer3 User Manual WKUSB
WKUSB User Manual 12/20/2017 Rev 1.0 Page 44
When the message has been completely entered, press the command push-button or enter di-dah-di-dah (AA)
and WK will respond with an R to signify that the message was accepted and stored. If you make a mistake while
entering a message, press and hold the command pushbutton and WK will backspace through the letters that
have been entered. When you reach the position you want, release the button and new letters can then be
added after that position. If the message memory becomes full while entering a message, WK will stop further
loading, respond with an F, and return WK back to non-command mode. There are 240 letters in message
memory that can be distributed in any way between twelve message slots. The length of the individual message
slots is not fixed. This means, for example, you could have one message of 80 characters, one message with 5
characters, and a third with 10 characters and still have 141 locations left to split among the remaining three
slots. Keep in mind that each word spaces, as well as embedded commands, occupy memory locations.
When you stop at the end of a message, WK will usually enter a wordspace before you have a chance to press
the command pushbutton. There are cases when you do not want a wordspace at the end, especially if you are
using PTT to key an amplifier. This is because WK will hold PTT during that added wordspace which will delay
an exchange turnaround. The best way around this is to end a message with the di-dah-di-dah (AA) character
inserted immediately after the last letter in the message. This ends message entry mode immediately.
If you are having problems loading messages into WK, make sure you leave adequate space between letters
and are not sending much faster or slower than current command speed. If, for example, you enter an A
followed by a T and end up with a N, you are not allowing enough space between letters. It’s a fine line though
because if you allow too much space WK will interpret that as a word space. Temporarily lowering the command
speed (see command C) can help while you learn how the process works.
To play a message back, simply press the desired message button and the message will be sent. There are two
ways to abort a message: 1) Press both command and PB4 or 2) Press and hold either paddle.
If you want to review the message without keying the transmitter, use the R (review) command. Note that review
will expand the play ½ letterspace pad character as di-di-dah-dah-dit and expand embedded commands.
Standalone ‘Two Press’ Message Button Functionality
You can trigger message 5 and 6 directly with the following sequence:
1) Press and hold PB2 for message 5 or PB3 for message 6
2) Press the command PB (you now have two PBs pressed)
3) Now release both pushbuttons and selected message will play.
Standalone Quick Tune Command
This follows a Two Press sequence:
1) Press and hold PB4
2) Press the command PB (you now have two PBs pressed)
3) Now release both pushbuttons and the key and PTT outputs will be enabled.
Pressing the command pushbutton will end tune. You can toggle between 50% and 100% tune duty cycle by
hitting the paddles during tune. Tune will be automatically turned off after 99 seconds.
Standalone Quick Serial Number Decrement
Sometimes during contest operation, a serial number has to be reissued. Since the serial number is
automatically incremented when it’s played, we need a way to decrement the serial number. This can be done
one of two ways, using the D paddle command or by pressing and holding the CMD PB and then quickly
pressing either paddle. In either case, after the serial number is decremented, WK echoes a single dit.
There is a third way to decrement a serial number, that is with a /D command embedded in a message. A
message can be built that predecrements the serial number before sending it. For example the following two
messages can be created:
Message 1: 5NN /N QSL ?
Message 2: /D/N QSL ?
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