[hpsdr] PennyLane CW Transmission Configuration

[Mark Leone]

I'm having trouble figuring out how to make PennyLane transmit CW. I 
have no mic connected, and I removed the PTT, Bias, and AUD jumpers from 
PennyLane. I have a straight key and a set of paddles which I hook up in 
turn to the DB-9 on Metis. The straight key connects pin 5 to pin 6 when 
keyed (with Iambic de-selected on the keyer screen), and with the 
paddles I connect the Dash terminal to pin 6, the Dot terminal to pin 7, 
and the common terminal to pin 5. I tested the cable with a multi-meter 
and it's wired as stated, with no shorts.

If I un-check "Disable PTT" on the General/Options setup screen, 
PennyLane immediately starts transmitting, either a continuous tone or a 
string of dits, depending on whether I have the key or paddles 
connected. If I check "Disable PTT" and de-select MOX on the PowerSDR 
display, then the transmitting stops, but then nothing happens when I 
close the key. I select MOX and the rig goes into transmit mode, but 
nothing actually gets transmitted. On the other hand, if I select MOX 
and then activate one of the stored messages in the CW Memories screen, 
the message is transmitted.

I'm using the W5WC PowerSDR 2.2.3. The manual for Penelopy mentions a 
firmware bug wherein Penny always transmits. I figured that has been 
fixed by now, but I tried nevertheless the remedy suggested, which is to 
launch PowerSDR with the argument --ignore-pp-ptt. I don't see any 
change in the title bar when I do this (which the documentation says 
will occur with this program argument), and there is no different behavior.

I tried turning VOX on and off, and virtually every other PowerSDR 
setting that seems remotely relevant, all to no avail. I guess I've got 
something configured wrong somewhere; and hopefully someone can help me 
figure out what that is.

Mark - K4XML