microHAM CW KEYER firmware v4.2

microHAM · Released Oct 17, 2007 · First seen Sep 9, 2026

Source: microham.com

v4.2 is not the latest firmware for the microHAM CW KEYER: the current version is v5.4 (March 5, 2008). Go to v5.4

In short — summary by updatemystuff.com

Fixes critical data loss between computer and keyer, plus keyboard freezing and PTT mode configuration issues.

  • Resolved data loss from computer causing keyer malfunction
  • Fixed PS2 keyboard/pad sporadic freeze
  • Fixed WinKey PinConfig not updating on mode change

Written from microHAM's release notes, which are printed in full below.

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What's in this update

  • serious bug fixed: Under some circumstances a data sended f​rom computer to keyer could be lost. It caused various undesirable keyer behavior (incorrect PTT configuration, incorrect WK commands, lost data for WK, ...)
  • bug fixed: PS2 keyboard/pad sporadically free​ze in state in which it didn't respond to key strokes.
  • bug fixed: WinKey PinConfig was not always updated on mode change. This caused that incorrect PTT selection (PTT1/PTT2/noPTT) was used.

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