== Operating in CW ==

=== Setting up for CW Transmission ===
 
 1. Setup the [[PTTMechanism| Transceiver-to-PC PTT (reception-transmission switching) connection]]

 1. Setup the [[CWConnection|CW Keying connection]]

 1. [[ConfigureCW| Configure WinWarbler for CW Operation]]
         
 1. Configure your transceiver

    a. set your transceiver frequency to an open CW band

    a. if [[TransceiverControl| Commander]] isn't running, set your transceiver's mode to ''CW''

=== Setting up for CW Decoding ===

To display decoded CW, !WinWarbler requires one of the following:

 1. an [[K3CWRTTYXcv|Elecraft K3, K3S, KX3, or K4]] that is [[TransceiverControlElecraft|controlled by Commander]]

 1. an [[ExternalModemControl|external HF modem]] (e.g. KAM 98, MFJ 464, PK232, PK900, and PTC-IIe) 

 1. applications [[http://www.dxsoft.com/en/products/cwget|CWGet]] and [[http://dickwilliams.byethost17.com/CWGetToWinwarbler.html|CWGet to WinWarbler]].

 1. applications [[http://www.polar-electric.com/Morse/MRP40-EN|MRP40]] and [[https://www.dxlabsuite.com/MRP_DXLab/index.htm|MRP40 to DXLab]]

 

=== Main window in CW Mode ===
    {{http://www.dxlabsuite.com/Wiki/Graphics/WinWarbler/CWMain.jpg}}

=== Operating CW ===

To transmit CW, on !WinWarbler's '''Main''' window
 
 * set the '''WPM''' box to the desired speed in words per minute

   * if your are transmitting CW via a [[WinKeyControl|Winkeyer]], changes in CW speed made via the Winkeyer's speed potentiometer will be reflected in the '''WPM''' box

   * if your are transmitting CW via a CW-capable transceiver controlled by Commander, changes in CW speed made via transceiver's keyer speed adjustment will be reflected in the '''WPM''' box

 * click the '''Start''' button in the '''CW transmit''' panel

 * type the characters to be sent in the '''Main''' windows '''Transmit pane'''

 * click the '''Stop''' button in the '''CW transmit''' panel

Your transceiver should switch from reception to transmission, transmitted characters should appear in the '''Main''' window's '''Receive pane''', and your transceiver should switch from transmission to reception after all characters have been sent. You can also transmit by [[Macros|constructing and invoking macros]].

=== Additional Information ===

  * [[CWPaddle|Using a CW Paddle with WinWarbler]]

  * Decoding CW with [[http://www.dxsoft.com/en/products/cwget|CwGet]]

    * [[http://dickwilliams.byethost17.com/CWGetToWinwarbler.html|displaying CW characters decoded by CwGet in WinWarbler's CW Receive Pane]]

    * [[CWGetCommander|Enabling CwGet to track and set your transceiver's frequency]] 

  * [[http://www.dxlabsuite.com/winwarbler/Help/Logging.htm|Logging QSOs]]

  * [[http://www.dxlabsuite.com/winwarbler/Help/Macros.htm|Defining and using macros]]

  * [[CapturingDecodedInformation|Capturing Information from Decoded Data]]
 
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[[Operation|Operating in CW, Phone, PSK, and RTTY]]

[[GettingStarted|Getting Started with DXLab]]