CW Programs / Interfaces

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SWISSLOG links with the following CW programs: CwType, CWGet and CW Skimmer. CwType sends CW; CwGet and CW Skimmer decode CW. Also supports the K1EL WinKeyer interface.

• WinKeyer, K1EL at www.hamcrafters.com

• CWType and CWGet by Sergei Podstrigailo, UA9OSV at www.DXSoft.com.

• CW Skimmer by Alex Shovkoplyas, VE3NEA at www.DXAtlas.com.

CWType is FREE but CW Get and CW Skimmer need registration.

Setup the CW interfaces

To set up the CW interfaces select the menu item Options | CW-Interface and then the program/interface you will be using:

In the next dialog you have to specify the directory in which CwType.Exe / CwGet.Exe / CWSkimmer.Exe are located. 

If you select K1EL WinKeyer continue reading HERE.

NOTE: If you have not configured any CW decoder, the first time you press the button (located at the bottom of the Add QSO window) Swisslog will prompt you to select the program you will be using to decode CW.

IMPORTANT (CW Type / CW Get):

Current versions of CWType / CWGet don't install the configuration INI file in the program folder (as in first versions) but in the following locations:

• Windows Vista and higher: C:\ProgramData\CWType (or CWGet)

• Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Program Data\CWType (or CWGet).

Swisslog will automatically use the default INI files located in the above folders. If not found will search in the program folder of these programs (for compatibility with older versions).

Activating the CW Interfaces

By pressing the button (Ctrl+Alt+C or AltGr+C) in the Edit-QSO window, the following interfaces will start automatically:

• CW Type (if configured in the previous step)

• The last CW decoder configured (Cw Get or CW Skimmer) in case these programs are not running. If you have configured both decoders, you can switch to use one or another by selecting the preferred CW decoder in Options |CW - Interface then pressing OK. By placing the mouse cursor over the button a hint message will show you which program will be activated.

Also a special toolbar is displayed in the QSO-Edit Window to be used with CW Type (you can activate/deactivate this toolbar by pressing the button). It contains:

• 12 Buttons which send macro 1 thru 12 when pressed (Shift+Ctrl+F1-F12)

• a drop down list with all 36 available macros. Select a macro and double-click to send it

• a TX-Button to start or stop the transmission

• a Pause button which pauses or restarts the transmission.

• CW Type button: this button forces CW Type to restart (mandatory if you have changed macros in Swisslog to reflect changes in CW Type). 

Macros

 With Macros you can define the texts and the SWISSLOG fields which should be transmitted by pressing one of the macro buttons. 

SWISSLOG stores the following fields for the use as  ~[iField] or `[iField] in Macros: (see CwType Help)

Call: callsign of partner station (callsign of the QSO window)

Name: name of the operator  (Operator of the QSO window)

RSTS: RST sent (RSTS im QSO window)

RSTSNR: RST_Nr sent  (RSTSNr of the QSO window)

RSTR: RST received (RSTR of the QSO window)

RSTRNR: RST_Nr received (RSTRNr of the QSO window)

MySerial: Call sign of the SWISSLOG license owner

MyCall: Call sign used at current QTH

MyName: Name used at current QTH

MyQTH: QTH used at current QTH

MyQTHLocator: QTH-Locator of the current QTH

MyRig: Rig used at current QTH

MyAntenna: Antenna used at current QTH

MyPower: Power used at current QTH

This is an example I used for tests:

[Cw_Macros]
Macro0="Macro0"

Macro1="~[tx] cq cq de ~[iMyCall] ~[iMyCall] ~[iMyCall] cq cq de ~[iMyCall] ~[iMyCall] ~[iMyCall] ~[m11] "
Macro2="~[iCall] de ~[iMyCall]"
Macro3="~[m2] = ga dr om ~[iName] = tnx fr ur call = ur rst is ~[iRSTS] ~[iRSTS] ~[iRSTS] = "
Macro4="MY NAME IS ~[iMyName] ~[iMyName] ~[iMyName] = MY QTH IS ~[iMyQTH] ~[iMyQTH] ~[iMyQTH] = HW? "
Macro5="MY Conds are = Rig is ~[iMyRig] pwr is ~[imyPower] Ant is ~[iMyAntenna] = 

Macro6="~[tx] cq cq de HB9BJS HB9BJS HB9BJS cq cq de HB9BJS HB9BJS HB9BJS ~[m11] "
Macro7="~[ec] de HB9BJS"
Macro8="~[M7] = ga dr ~[en] = tnx fr ur call = ur rst is ~[esr] ~[esr] ~[er] = "
Macro9="MY NAME IS Walter Walter Walter = MY QTH IS Walenstadt Walenstadt Walenstadt = HW? "
Macro10="~[fInfo_BJS.txt]"

Macro11="pse k`[rx]"
Macro12="~[cl]"

Info-File "Info_BJS.txt", used in Macro10 :

~[M7] =
My pwr is 50 wts =
My ant is dipole =
`[ec] de Walter (

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Working with CW Get

You can copy data directly from CwGet into the QSO window of SWISSLOG. To do this mark the text you want to copy in CwGet and then click to select into which field the marked text should be copied.

All logging actions (Save or Cancel QSO) must be done in Swisslog!

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Working with CW Skimmer

Swisslog connects to CW Skimmer via internal Telnet connection. User will know that it's correctly connected to CW Skimmer when the button will become green: At the right bottom part of CW Skimmer you will also see the following message: Tln: 1 user. This indicates that one user (Swisslog) is connected via Telnet to CW Skimmer. If this don't happen, check that your antivirus/firewall is not blocking outgoing/incoming connections of Swisslog and/or CW Skimmer.

Swisslog automatically activate the Telnet server of CW Skimmer in case it's not activate by user (by default it's not activated). So you don't have to worry about this.

You can copy data directly from CWSkimmer into the QSO window of SWISSLOG in two ways:

• Clicking over the decoded callsign

• Double-clicking on any callsign in the Callsign list

All logging actions (Save or Cancel QSO) must be done in Swisslog!