CWCOM IS A FREE LIVE INTERNET MORSE CODE / TEXT MESSAGE EXCHANGE PROGRAM , CWCOM IS FOR ACTIVE

PARTICIPANTS OR THOSE JUST LOOKING AND LISTENING

YOUR CWCOM CALL SIGN CAN BE ANYTHING SENSIBLE , IF OTHERS THINK YOU A WEIRDO YOU WILL NOT MAKE MANY CONTACTS

CWCOM CAN BE DOWNLOADED FROM THE FOLLOWING LINK

https://www.softpedia.com/get/Internet/Other-Internet-Related/CWCom.shtml

  PLEASE ENSURE YOU SELECT THE FREE DOWNLOAD

# CWCOM CONFIGURATION SETTINGS

SUGGESTIONS BY VK2IAU , TRY THESE AS A START

1. CONFIGURATIONS

#    Morse = Incoming Morse =    SET AT 100%

#    Translation    =   IF YOU WANT TO RECEIVE AN INSTANT BLOCK OF TEXT ON YOUR SCREEN ( WITHOUT SOUND ) THEN REMOVE TICK FROM Incoming Text = VERY HANDY FOR BLOCK TEXT MESSAGE

SENDING

#      Morse Key    =    DOT IN Manual , DOT IN     Looping Method

#      Transmit      =    SET AND LOCK   =   IF YOUR TX SPEED DOES NOT MATCH YOUR SETTING THEN YOUR SCREEN TEXT WILL NOT SHOW THE LETTERS YOU SENT

SENDING MORSE CODE

1.        USE A CHEAP PLASTIC KEYER , NICE , BUT LOCK IT DOWN SOMEHOW OR YOUR HAND WILL CHASE IT ALL OVER THE ROOM

2.     VISIT YOUR LOCAL AMATEUR RADIO CLUB , SOMEONE MAY EVEN GIVE YOU ONE

3.      USE CWCOM INBUILT KEYING BY EITHER THE MOUSE , KEYBOARD TYPING , KEYBOARD DOWN ARROW , OR USE A JOYSTICK

4.       MAKE YOUR OWN ( HOME BREW ) KEY , SEE MY ( VK2IAU John ) KEYER BELOW THAT I USE WITH CWCOM . MADE FROM 4 HACKSAW BLADES WITH A PL2303 CONVERTOR BETWEEN THE KEYER AND THE P.C.

5.    WITH SOME COMPUTERS THE PL2303 WILL NOT WORK SO I DEVISED A METHOD OF USING 2 MOUSES ( ? MICE ? ) TO ALLOW ME TO KEY MORSE INTO CWCOM ( SEE BELOW FOR THE VK2IAU MOUSE KEYER )

THE 3 PHOTOS BELOW SHOW SHOW 2 MOUSE COMBINING TO ALLOW A SIMPLE METHOD OF KEYING MORSE SOUND INTO CWCOM

PHOTO SHOWING 2 MOUSE , BOTH CONNECTED USB TO P.C.

" KEYER MOUSE " , WHITE

" ARROW MOUSE , BLACK , TO PLACE THE CURSOR ARROW ON THE CWCOM BLACK RECTANGLE ( THEN LET GO OF MOUSE , ARROW REMAINS STEADY ON BLACK RECTANGLE )

PHOTO SHOWING    KEYER MOUSE   ( WHITE) ,   WRIST STEADY ON TABLE WITH 2 FINGERS FOR TX

#     NOTE THE THIN NON-SLIP RUBBER MATTING UNDER THE BASE

PHOTO SHOWING " ARROW MOUSE " , ARROW FIXED STEADY ON CWCOM BLACK RECTANGLE

REQUIRED FOR MY   " KEYER MOUSE "   ( WHITE )

*      200mm    X    70mm   X   10mm   HARDWOOD BASE

*      THIN NON-SLIP RUBBER MATTING ( UNDER BASE )

*      4 PIECES OF PEA SIZE BLU-TACK

VK2IAU JOHN , MY HOME BREW KEYER FOR CWCOM , SHOWING THE PL2303 CONVERTOR BETWEEN KEY AND P.C.

OBTAINING A USB TO SERIAL converter PL2303

I PURCHASED MINE LOCALLY FROM AN ELECTRONICS RETAIL STORE , CAME IN A SEALED PLASTIC ENVELOPE WITH A SMALL DISC , I HAVE FOUIND SOME COMPUTERS NEED THE DISC , OTHERS NOT , KEEP IT ANYWAY .

?? WEB SEAERCH : USB TO SERIAL converter PL2303

Morse Mail      =   NOW NOT ACTIVE SOUND

#    YOU MAY NOT GET SOUND FROM CWCOM IF THE SETTINGS ARE NOT RIGHT , IF NO or QUIET SOUND THEN TRY

Tx Pitch      =     805

Rx Pitch      =     825

Morse Library Editor ( for making shortcut keys , NO SHORTCUT KEYS ON A RADIO SO I LIMIT THESE , but your choice .

( N ice bells & whistles for a freebie program )

73   FROM   VK2IAU   John

FOR MORE CWCOM INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT    https://morsepower.blogspot.com/p/blog-page.html

BELOW : A VERY NICE HOME BREW QSL CARD MADE FOR CHANNEL 100 ( ABOUT 6000 CHANNELS TO GO TO )

CWCOM CAN BE USED OFFLINE TO HEAR YOUR TRANSMITTED CW , IF USING THE KEY or LEFT MOUSE or DOWN ARROW , or JOYSTICK

( LEFT MOUSE = click in the black box top left corner )

IDEAL FOR OFFLINE PRACTICE TO CHECK OUT THE BELLS AND WHISTLES OF CWCOM , OR FOR QUICK PRACTICE BEFORE GOING ON LINE

COMPATIBILTY MODE:

ON ONE OF MY OLDER COMPUTERS I NEED TO RUN CWCOM IN " WINDOWS 7 " ( it will run offline in other modes , sometimes it goes on line but I get tx from channel 1000 as rx on channel 100 , if your CWCOM acts strange try compatibility mode , ? cheaper than buying a new P.C. ?