Re: [Flexradio] Mini ITX motherboard

2010-01-28 Thread David McKenzie
Yes, I built a box using a Zotac board that supported core2duo (lga775) processors and had an pcie-1x port. Make sure the board doesn't have a built-in Intel Atom, it'll be underpowered. Also, make sure it has the 1x port or a PCI port, otherwise you won't be able to add firewire to it as most

Re: [Flexradio] Mini ITX motherboard

2010-01-28 Thread David McKenzie
I don't recommend the particular board I used, as S3 sleep (suspend) was broken, but it was this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813500020 I'd suggest one with a G41 or better chipset for Core2 Duo/Quad On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 10:27 AM, Erik Jakobsen e...@urbakken.dk

Re: [Flexradio] I don't understand this consequence of running FLDIGI

2010-02-02 Thread David McKenzie
== David McKenzie wrote: You can download a packet sniffer like wireshark (www.wireshark.org) and capture and review the traffic fldigi is sending and receiving. Takes some work and a reasonable understanding of networking, but you should be able to figure it out from the captures

Re: [Flexradio] Speaker project (was the 'bose speakers')

2010-02-04 Thread David McKenzie
Very nice Jim, looking forward to seeing what you come up with. On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 4:43 PM, Jim Barber audio...@charter.net wrote: Tim, W4TME made some excellent suggestions regarding the speaker project. I'll work up a high quality, medium-size design as a case study, then provide

Re: [Flexradio] Voice Shaper 0.93 beta

2010-02-05 Thread David McKenzie
Most certainly. On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 12:05 AM, Edwin Marzan edwin_mar...@hotmail.comwrote: It would be nice for Flex to put in the hooks to allow third party developers to integrate new features into PowerSDR via dlls or plug-ins. I wonder if any third party developers would be

Re: [Flexradio] External transverter/amplifier control with the 1500

2010-02-12 Thread David McKenzie
Fairly certain that PTT is on the FlexWire port. On Fri, Feb 12, 2010 at 8:38 AM, Clay W7CE w...@curtiss.net wrote: I've been looking at the Flex 1500 front and rear panels and just realized that something obvious seems to be missing - an external T/R relay control line for controlling

Re: [Flexradio] Is this computer sufficent?

2010-02-13 Thread David McKenzie
I'd suggest an inexpensive 22 (Acer makes a popular model) from Newegg, they generally sell for under $150. As for that PC, those specs were worth $240 two years ago. Makes me think of the people who try to sell their old computers on craigslist: Used Dell Pentium III, 256mb ram, paid $2000

[Flexradio] Will Flex-1500 have wide FM?

2010-02-14 Thread David McKenzie
I ragchew on 2 meter simplex FM and have a transverter that can do it, but since my flex-3000 only does narrow FM, it sounds like crap on transmit. Is the 1500 going to support reasonable FM performance? ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List

Re: [Flexradio] Will Flex-1500 have wide FM?

2010-02-14 Thread David McKenzie
--Original Message-- From: David McKenzie Sender: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz To: flexradio Reflector Subject: [Flexradio] Will Flex-1500 have wide FM? Sent: Feb 14, 2010 5:51 PM I ragchew on 2 meter simplex FM and have a transverter that can do it, but since my flex-3000

Re: [Flexradio] Will Flex-1500 have wide FM?

2010-02-14 Thread David McKenzie
-- *From: * David McKenzie k1...@vhfwiki.com *Date: *Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:57:03 -0500 *To: *rwmcgw...@gmail.com *Cc: *flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz; flexradio Reflector flexradio@flex-radio.biz *Subject: *Re: [Flexradio] Will Flex-1500 have wide FM? Bob, Apparently you

Re: [Flexradio] Help with 1.18.5 on Flex 3000

2010-02-16 Thread David McKenzie
Have you tried going back to pb_pal? On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 3:33 PM, Bill Jourdain ab...@ab4bj.com wrote: I have been running the PB_PAL alpha software and decided to revert to the newly released 1.18.5 on my Win 7 64 bit system. Prior to running PB_PAL I ran 1.18.3 with no problem. I

Re: [Flexradio] Flex-5000A

2010-02-19 Thread David McKenzie
I use Ham Radio Deluxe's logbook and digital mode software with no issues. On Fri, Feb 19, 2010 at 4:12 AM, Gwyn Williams g4...@btinternet.com wrote: Hi Everyone, I am considering using a logging program on the same Vista machine as I run my Flex. Does anyone use a general logging program in

Re: [Flexradio] Motherboards that work

2010-03-01 Thread David McKenzie
Neal, I'm having good luck with: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813157181 which is an H55 mobo with onboard 1394, using the cheapest i3. I also have a via chipset firewire card, and both ports work equally well. On Mon, Mar 1, 2010 at 12:56 PM, Neal Campbell

Re: [Flexradio] TUN: external manifestation?

2010-03-08 Thread David McKenzie
According to the CAT Command Dictionary, the CAT command ZZTU sets/gets the tuning function. On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 1:40 PM, T.H. Bauer thba...@gmail.com wrote: I submit this question because I have not found guidance in the Flex manual or in the knowledge base. Is there an external way

Re: [Flexradio] TUN: external manifestation?

2010-03-08 Thread David McKenzie
;) If I can then read the state change from the tuner when it has tuned the antenna, that level change could trigger macro2 automagically. Next task: figure out how to use the DDUtil control interface. Am I on the right track? 73 --- Ted WA3AER On Mon, Mar 8, 2010 at 2:31 PM, David McKenzie

Re: [Flexradio] Antenna tuners, etc.

2010-03-13 Thread David McKenzie
Quick question, have you guys tried the pb-pal SVN branch? They fixed a race condition with the auto tuner (not sure if it's just 3000 specific or not), that made tuning much more reliable for me. I still use an external tuner for the antenna switch, but the ATU now tunes properly for me every

Re: [Flexradio] Power SDR Screen Color (5000A)?

2010-03-14 Thread David McKenzie
Reid, that looks like a picture of the pb-pal svn branch with the default skin. You'll have to try the beta versions or wait until 2.0 to change the skin from the original light gray. On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 12:39 PM, 3938 3...@comcast.net wrote: I see on page 25 of the April QST that the ad

Re: [Flexradio] Flex 5000A

2010-03-18 Thread David McKenzie
On a somewhat related note, is it possible to direct the monitor audio to headphones only, rather than all enabled output sources? On Thu, Mar 18, 2010 at 12:01 PM, Tim Ellison telli...@itsco.com wrote: Open PowerSDR. Open the Setup form Select the Setup-Transmit tab Set the Monitor TX AF

Re: [Flexradio] Getting started with transverters

2010-03-24 Thread David McKenzie
Matt, I'm using transverters with my 3000 through Down East Microwave's AOS-28 interface box, which attenuates up to 25 watts down 100mW (default, factory adjustable). It takes care of all the RF switching so that the receive is not attenuated (eliminates the need for external relays). All in all

Re: [Flexradio] Which PowerSDR version to use?

2010-03-25 Thread David McKenzie
VSPManager has signed 64 bit drivers and is free. Find it on the ddutil page. On Thu, Mar 25, 2010 at 9:46 PM, Michael Walker va...@portcredit.netwrote: I'm glad he asked that, as I was pulling out my (oh, wait, I don't have any anymore) hair, trying to find 2.0 as well, although I could find

Re: [Flexradio] bad xmit audio

2010-03-26 Thread David McKenzie
Also try using the monitor or another rig while transmitting into a dummy load to see if the problem is still there, and make adjustments accordingly. On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 8:19 PM, Neal Campbell nealk...@gmail.com wrote: Jim Many mike cables do not provide a ground path from the outside of

Re: [Flexradio] FLEX-1500 testing update. Double vision

2010-03-28 Thread David McKenzie
That's fantastic to see. I did see WI5C working you but couldn't hear you from the north east. Next step is to get the 1500 in the same PowerSDR instance as the 3000 as the poor man's RX2 :) On Sun, Mar 28, 2010 at 5:04 PM, Tim Ellison telli...@itsco.com wrote: Someone asked a while back if

Re: [Flexradio] Videos of Flex on touchscreen and Tmate

2010-03-31 Thread David McKenzie
Indeed, what program is that S-Meter? On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 2:01 PM, Dudley Hurry jhu...@austin.rr.com wrote: Beppe, Kool.. Is the S-meter available? 73, Dudley WA5QPZ Giuseppe Campana wrote: Hi, I have prepared some videos where you can see PowerSDR (PB-PAL) in action on

Re: [Flexradio] Videos of Flex on touchscreen and Tmate

2010-03-31 Thread David McKenzie
Found it: http://www.woodboxradio.com/uk/BobMeters.html Going to give this a shot, looks great. On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 7:36 PM, David McKenzie k1...@vhfwiki.com wrote: Indeed, what program is that S-Meter? On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 2:01 PM, Dudley Hurry jhu...@austin.rr.comwrote: Beppe

Re: [Flexradio] Videos of Flex on touchscreen and Tmate

2010-03-31 Thread David McKenzie
Looks like the one for PowerSDR is unreleased unfortunately. That video makes it look ready for release though. On Wed, Mar 31, 2010 at 7:58 PM, Steven L Hess sh...@bak.rr.com wrote: Question will it work with PowerSDR v1.18.5? On 03/31/2010 04:41 PM, David McKenzie wrote: Found

Re: [Flexradio] Powered speakers in Staples' flier

2010-04-12 Thread David McKenzie
I have these speakers and my 2 meter station gets into them, but no prolems on HF. On 4/11/10, Brian Lloyd brian-wb6...@lloyd.com wrote: On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 6:00 PM, Alan NV8A n...@charter.net wrote: The Staples flier that came with one of our papers today (Sunday) shows a couple of

Re: [Flexradio] Spur reduction

2010-04-29 Thread David McKenzie
http://kc.flex-radio.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50380.aspx?Keywords=spur On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 4:02 PM, Drax Felton draxfel...@gmail.com wrote: Tim or anyone, Can you explain what the Spur Reduction button does for my receive? When is it worth using and why? -Original Message-

Re: [Flexradio] Future Flex1500 PC?

2010-04-30 Thread David McKenzie
I wonder if anyone with the pre-production Flex-1500 has tried it on an Atom netbook running windows yet. I can tell you that my N450 netbook can barely play streaming video, so I wouldn't hold out much hope. On Fri, Apr 30, 2010 at 11:35 AM, Mike Tatum m...@f5vkm.com wrote: Hi Dave, It runs

Re: [Flexradio] Laptop recommendations for the F1500

2010-05-07 Thread David McKenzie
Someone mentioned earlier that it works fine on their previous generation netbook. May want to look at an N450 netbook if you can stand the small size. Saves over buying a $700 laptop. On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 5:01 PM, Alfred Green n...@cox.net wrote: As I will be using my F1500 almost

Re: [Flexradio] Com0com

2010-05-13 Thread David McKenzie
Check if the devices listed in Device Manager are called something other than COM# for the com0com devices. As I recall, by default they are called CNC# or something, and if I recall correctly, HRD looks only for COM. It's a pain to change them, you have to go into the com0com command line and

Re: [Flexradio] need more treble in my voice

2010-05-21 Thread David McKenzie
Should still be the TX EQ as long as it's enabled and not in DIGU/DIGL mode, no? On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 11:14 AM, David Beumer W0DHB d...@w0dhb.net wrote: Tim Will the PowerSDR equalizer work on audio coming through the VAC input like Eric is doing ? Dave -Original Message-

Re: [Flexradio] USB/parallel adapter

2010-05-24 Thread David McKenzie
If you want to roll the dice, there are a number of options available on Newegg. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENEDEPA=0Order=BESTMATCHDescription=usb+to+parallelx=0y=0 On Mon, May 24, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Terry Fox t...@knology.net wrote: A few years ago I successfully

Re: [Flexradio] what if i have two flex how this will work v2.0

2010-05-27 Thread David McKenzie
This is how I imagine it would work: 1. Load the driver on the computer with no Flex-5000 attached, then reboot and connect one of the 5000s and upgrade the firmware on it. 2. Check that it works with 2.0 beta. 3. Close PowerSDR, unplug the 5000 and plug in the other one. 4. Upgrade the firmware

Re: [Flexradio] DPC spikes tip

2010-06-02 Thread David McKenzie
Jordan, are you running windows 7 or vista? Try switching to the Basic theme and not the Aero theme and see if the problem goes away. The Aero theme requires your video card to go into 3d mode, with the increased clock rates, and if this is the source of your DPC problems, switching to basic

Re: [Flexradio] Anyone have 2010 FD Recordings? I deleted mine on accident...

2010-06-29 Thread David McKenzie
I took one during the day on Saturday, the bottom of 20 meters. Unfortunately, it's about 11GB. I can cut a sample from it if you want. On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 8:42 PM, Burt k1...@yahoo.com wrote: I havr CW recording Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing,

Re: [Flexradio] Flex 1500/ PSDR Question

2010-07-09 Thread David McKenzie
Hi Robert, The transverter band buttons are independent of the antenna selection. You can click the band button and then click the antenna menu and select PA or XV ports. On Fri, Jul 9, 2010 at 3:39 PM, Robert delaney ka9...@hotmail.com wrote: Any of you guys running the new 1500 might be

Re: [Flexradio] Flex 1500 on 10 GHz weak signal

2010-07-15 Thread David McKenzie
Hi Paul, I may be interested as well. Thanks for your hard work in this field. Also, I think with the release of the Flex-1500 and the prevalence of netbooks, FRS should look at resizing the PowerSDR display to a minimum of 1024x600 instead of 1024x768. What's 168 pixels among friends? Regards,

Re: [Flexradio] Flex 1500 on 10 GHz weak signal

2010-07-15 Thread David McKenzie
I opened a Feature Request @ http://support.flex-radio.com/ReviewBug.aspx?id=2995it=F for this topic, please sign the blog if you are in agreement so that we can let FRS know what we would like. On Thu, Jul 15, 2010 at 8:38 AM, David McKenzie k1...@vhfwiki.com wrote: Hi Paul, I may

Re: [Flexradio] flex1500/powersdr 2.0.5 - install in windows 2000 sp4 system?

2010-07-20 Thread David McKenzie
Make sure you have the .net 3.5 framework: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=e3821449-3c6b-42f1-9fd9-0041345b3385displaylang=en On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 5:31 PM, david feldman wb0...@hotmail.com wrote: Unpacked new flex1500 and getting error message during attempt to

Re: [Flexradio] flex1500/powersdr 2.0.5 - install in windows 2000 sp4 system?

2010-07-20 Thread David McKenzie
Whoops, that's the wrong one. I don't think 3.5 supports Win2k. http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=25fd-ae52-4e35-b531-508d977d32a6displaylang=en On Tue, Jul 20, 2010 at 5:42 PM, David McKenzie k1...@vhfwiki.com wrote: Make sure you have the .net 3.5 framework

Re: [Flexradio] sleepy computer and PSDR

2010-07-28 Thread David McKenzie
Sounds like he only wants it to sleep when PowerSDR is not running, which would require PowerSDR to inhibit suspending to ram, or a third-party program to inhibit suspend when it sees PowerSDR active. On Wed, Jul 28, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Peter G. Viscarola pete...@osr.com wrote: Thanks to

Re: [Flexradio] VAC Question

2010-08-08 Thread David McKenzie
Ray, I suggest uninstalling 4.10 before installing either the signed or unsigned 4.09 version. You only need the signed version if you are running 64-bit Windows. On Sun, Aug 8, 2010 at 4:05 PM, Ray Fallen ray.fal...@gmail.com wrote: Hi... I'm not sure about the downgrade procedure to go

Re: [Flexradio] flex 1500 and Acer Aspire One Netbook and Toshiba Satellite notebook

2010-08-08 Thread David McKenzie
I think the ideal way for them to control the entire experience is to switch to their own integrated Linux distribution that only supports the hardware they intend on supporting. That has the added benefit of being able to say well, that's an unsupported configuration so your mileage will vary.

Re: [Flexradio] Flex-1500 antenna setting

2010-08-09 Thread David McKenzie
I can confirm that settings for the transverter antenna selection is still broken in 2.0.7. It does not remember which setting for TX antenna and always resets to PA, which is actually quite annoying. Not sure if it still reverts to XVCOM when you split the RX/TX because I switched to using only

Re: [Flexradio] [FlexEdge] Switching with HDMI monitors

2010-08-19 Thread David McKenzie
Check monoprice.com for cheap hdmi switches and cheap cables. Their stuff works fine with my home theater. On Thu, Aug 19, 2010 at 11:36 PM, Neal Campbell nealk...@gmail.com wrote: I just use 3 3input/one output cheapo hdmi switches to switch the video and a cheapo usb four in/one out switch

Re: [Flexradio] Flex-1500 external equipment sequencing issue...

2010-09-08 Thread David McKenzie
I would suggest the option of inhibiting TX unless the FlexWire PTT pin is based, along with the normal Delay PTT that is already in the software (and not working). This allows for the flexibility required with expensive, complicated sequenced systems. PTT-Out should still go to ground when

Re: [Flexradio] USB3 USB3 USB3

2010-09-14 Thread David McKenzie
On the bright side, nobody will have to consider anything after 2012, so let's just forget about the whole thing! On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 10:20 AM, Clay W7CE w...@curtiss.net wrote: I wouldn't get too excited about USB3 yet. Intel does not support USB3 in any of their chip sets yet and is

Re: [Flexradio] CW grief, a soution?

2010-09-21 Thread David McKenzie
I find that my 3000 is very susceptible to RFI even at 100 watts, so it's very plausible that your issues are RF-related. Check your coax/tuner/etc for problems and add snap-on cores wherever you can to eliminate the problem, and see if that helps. Also try the amp into a dummy load and see if it

Re: [Flexradio] Out of band ?

2010-09-29 Thread David McKenzie
The EQ section needs a roger beep option too. On Wed, Sep 29, 2010 at 10:23 PM, Drax Felton draxfel...@gmail.com wrote: It's never going to be popular with the CB DX guys until it can be freebanded. And certainly not until replacement power LEDs are available in blue! On Wed, Sep 29, 2010

Re: [Flexradio] Windows 7 x 64 bit of an issue

2010-10-02 Thread David McKenzie
http://blog.tune-up.com/windows-insights/32-bit-vs-64-bit-more-bit-more-performance/ On Sat, Oct 2, 2010 at 11:31 AM, Neal Campbell nealk...@gmail.com wrote: I have observed (not measured nor really understood) that even with 4GB that Win7x64 seems slower than Win7x86. I would recoommend a

Re: [Flexradio] Question on noise floor

2010-10-02 Thread David McKenzie
If you toggle the SR (spur reduction) on and off, do the spikes move? If they do then they are normal products of the radio and can be safely ignored as they should never be in the bandpass. If they don't move, then it's environmental noise from neighborhood consumer electronics, etc. Where I am,

Re: [Flexradio] Question: fan noise in Flex-3000

2010-10-05 Thread David McKenzie
the ctrl-shift-d debug window lets you set the fan setting to whatever you want; you can set it to 0 to turn it off if want to, but it's not a setting that is going to stick. On Tue, Oct 5, 2010 at 12:16 PM, Paul Van Dyck pvand...@mail.com wrote: I have set the temp at 70C and the fans keep

Re: [Flexradio] flexradio.com blacklisted by spamhaus.org: was 2-meter Transverter for Flex-1500 and Microwave Transverters

2010-10-08 Thread David McKenzie
I ran an RBL search and spamhaus is the only list currently blocking flexradio.com; however, some of the lists feed off of other lists so it may propagate before it is removed. Just an FYI http://mxtoolbox.com/SuperTool.aspx?action=blacklist%3a67.23.32.140 On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 1:06 PM, Neal

[Flexradio] Anyone want to take a crack at identifying the source of this noise?

2010-10-13 Thread David McKenzie
Check out this video of the noise I get on 2 meters. It comes up well over 20 over on some days, and a few weeks ago I heard a football game on the carrier. Escalated it to Comcast who is very certain it isn't them but is being very helpful in helping me track it down. It's strongest horizontally,

Re: [Flexradio] Anyone want to take a crack at identifying the source of this noise?

2010-10-14 Thread David McKenzie
I used fraps to capture the video and then xvid4psp to crop and transcode it to an mp4 using x264 encoding. Regards, David On Thu, Oct 14, 2010 at 8:14 AM, Edwin Marzan edwin_mar...@hotmail.comwrote: I've seen that on my panadaptor as well. I've always though it was a switching power supply

Re: [Flexradio] MiniDeluxe update

2010-10-15 Thread David McKenzie
The page had been edited by a spammer but I fixed it quickly after seeing Drax's report. On Fri, Oct 15, 2010 at 11:15 AM, Alan NV8A n...@charter.net wrote: On 10/15/10 01:02 am, Drax Felton wrote: I clicked on the Check for Update button in MiniDeluxe and it says a new version is

Re: [Flexradio] CW ID'er for SSB?

2010-10-22 Thread David McKenzie
Actually I remember reading a while back that the radio can't take both VAC and microphone transmit audio at the same time. It was in the context of generating CTCSS tones with a third party app and transmitting them with microphone audio. On Fri, Oct 22, 2010 at 2:39 PM, Ray - K9DUR

Re: [Flexradio] Miniverter-F Question

2010-11-02 Thread David McKenzie
Joe, DEMI makes a box that you can put after the Flex-3000. It's called the AOS-28. It takes up to 25 watts input and attenuates it down to suitable IF levels, as well as do RF sensing switching and such. It runs about $80 if i recall correctly. I used one for a while on the 3000 before I got my

Re: [Flexradio] No signal present in the panadapter display whether in the recieve or transmit mode.

2010-11-11 Thread David McKenzie
Any movement on this today? On Wed, Nov 10, 2010 at 11:28 PM, FlexRadio Support, Dudley Hurry supp...@flex-radio.com wrote: Ron, Hang in there, as you could tell, I was not real sure as to what's going on with the RX Thread not coming up.. There is going to be a hands on meeting

Re: [Flexradio] Important upgrade notice to FLEX-1500 customers

2010-11-13 Thread David McKenzie
Gerald, Clay, I just got back from Staples with a $34.99 USB 2.0 PCI HBA. With it installed, 2.0.16 is now appears to be working properly. While it is frustrating to have to buy more hardware to run with the upgraded software, I'm happy to have it working. As a note, the motherboard is an

Re: [Flexradio] QST for FLEX-1500 users having USB driver installation / operational issues

2010-11-20 Thread David McKenzie
I tried it on my Dell E6410 laptop with the newer Intel controller and still had the same flat-line issue. No debug file, either. I haven't tried reverting to the rate-matching hub on the i3 desktop, but since it's working with it disabled I don't really have any motivation to break it. Regards,

Re: [Flexradio] [FlexEdge] QST for FLEX-1500 users having USB driver installation / operational issues

2010-11-20 Thread David McKenzie
I spoke too soon, it DOES work on the Dell E6410 after copying the custom DLL. Without the custom dll it was still flatline. Same experience as Richard. Regards, David On Sat, Nov 20, 2010 at 11:05 AM, Richard Clafton rclaf...@riroc.comwrote: Installed on Fujitsu TH700 (which does not have a

Re: [Flexradio] GET CW or Writelog CW display

2010-11-22 Thread David McKenzie
Make sure you set up the digital program's sound card input to the VAC cable specified as output on the VAC tab. On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 3:19 PM, Peter - VE3HG ve...@cogeco.ca wrote: Certainly getting an education reading the reflector. :) So now another challenge: Using v2.0.16 and Flex 1500

Re: [Flexradio] Why does clicking on the transmit profile change the Mic gain?

2010-11-22 Thread David McKenzie
It's loading the saved profile. You have to set it how you want it and then save it in Setup-Transmit tab On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 5:08 PM, Gary Warner garyw...@gmail.com wrote: To all, I am using PowerSDR v2.0.16 and have noticed that when I click on the transmit profile, that the mic gain

Re: [Flexradio] Mic input question F3K

2010-11-28 Thread David McKenzie
Does this mean you can use both microphone audio AND vac audio at the same time if you hard key from the flexwire or ptt connector on the rig? On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 11:12 AM, Tim Ellison telli...@itsco.com wrote: Yes. Unless you select the Setup-Audio-VAC option to make the mic active *and*

Re: [Flexradio] On or Off

2010-11-29 Thread David McKenzie
Everybody should be conserving energy. Leaving your computer on wastes money you could be spending on more radio gear. The computers in my house have been measured from 150 to 280 watts (from the wall) while idle, versus under 5 watts when in S3 sleep. You do the math. On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at

[Flexradio] Easy way to record videos of PowerSDR with sound

2010-12-14 Thread David McKenzie
Hello everybody, I had previously posted a video on YouTube of some noise on two meters using Fraps, which is designed to record video games and uses a monumental amount of CPU power. It also required me to reconfigure VAC to output sound to the default recording input, which was annoying as

Re: [Flexradio] Easy way to record videos of PowerSDR with sound

2010-12-14 Thread David McKenzie
, Dec 14, 2010 at 12:36 PM, Brian Lloyd brian-wb6...@lloyd.comwrote: Why don't you put this info on the FlexRadioWiki. On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 9:32 AM, David McKenzie k1...@vhfwiki.com wrote: Hello everybody, I had previously posted a video on YouTube of some noise on two meters using

Re: [Flexradio] Easy way to record videos of PowerSDR with sound

2010-12-16 Thread David McKenzie
Hi Rob, I made a quick video the first day using the Microsoft AVI codec built into windows (should be selectable, probably at the top of the list) and put it up on youtube with no issues. I didn't try their codec because of these compatibility issues. I've been trying to get it working with xvid

Re: [Flexradio] Win7 Network Backup

2010-12-22 Thread David McKenzie
I've been using CrashPlan to back up my computers both locally (free, to my nas) and remotely (pay, to CrashPlan's servers). This method is effective and automatic, but it is only a file backup, not an image backup, so you won't be able to restore your complete operating system from it, just your

Re: [Flexradio] Voltage drop?

2011-01-03 Thread David McKenzie
Alan, Is your cable fused? If so try measuring before and after the fuse in the cable. -David On Sun, Jan 2, 2011 at 4:41 PM, Alan NV8A n...@charter.net wrote: But the DVM showed a drop of only approx. 0.1V when connected to the *linear* p/s output terminals, so the voltage drop appears to

Re: [Flexradio] 2m FM RX sub-tone

2011-01-24 Thread David McKenzie
You can use VAC and Spectrum Lab to notch out the tone, but you'll be a bit behind realtime by the time it outputs from the computer's speakers. Works well for monitoring, though. -Davd On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 4:48 PM, Tim Ellison telli...@itsco.com wrote: You just might have to wait until

Re: [Flexradio] Flex 5000 C Home Brew Computer Upgrade

2011-04-20 Thread David McKenzie
Looks great, Ken. Good work! -David k1...@vhfwiki.com On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 3:25 PM, Ken Buser kenbu...@gmail.com wrote: First I want to say there was nothing wrong with my Flex 5000 C. It worked just great, and I have never been more pleased with the Radio or with the Team at FlexRadio.

Re: [Flexradio] Flex-1500 locks up after transmit.

2011-05-18 Thread David McKenzie
Try it into a dummy load and see if it still freezes up. If not, check your coax connections, etc, as it's probably RF. On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 7:11 PM, James Austin ka2...@gmail.com wrote: My Flex-1500 is locking up after coming out of transmit. The PowerSDR UI is functional, except the

Re: [Flexradio] FlexRadio moving its offices May 27-30

2011-05-26 Thread David McKenzie
Obviously it's going to be an all-Icom house... On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 3:36 AM, Bill w...@billnjudy.com wrote: Curious. At this new Flex club station, what brand of radios will be used? On 5/25/11 10:39 PM, Brad A. Steffler wrote: Inquiring minds want to know: What are the specs of the

Re: [Flexradio] Win 7 64 question

2011-05-31 Thread David McKenzie
You can disable UAC by simply hitting the start button and typing UAC and clicking on the first search result. Pull the slider all the way to the bottom to disable it completely. On Sun, May 29, 2011 at 8:30 AM, Michael Walker va...@portcredit.netwrote: There is no reason to be running in test

Re: [Flexradio] RC3 lost mouse button assignments

2011-06-06 Thread David McKenzie
Check the SetPoint settings. Chances are you assigned it to the 2.0.22 PowerSDR.exe; you'll have to change the associated program to the new PowerSDR executable. On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 5:11 PM, russ nofussr...@gmail.com wrote: I have a Logitech MX Revolution mouse, which has buttons

Re: [Flexradio] Elecraft KPA500 switching ideas with a Flex-5000A?

2011-07-15 Thread David McKenzie
I was able to find a transfer relay on ebay a year or so ago that does what you suggest. Unfortunately I haven't seen any since. It has four N connectors, call them A,B,C,D. When the coil is unenergized it's A-C, B-D, when energized with 24 volts it switches to A-D, B-C, straight-through to cross

Re: [Flexradio] Elecraft KPA500 switching ideas with a Flex-5000A?

2011-07-15 Thread David McKenzie
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Re: [Flexradio] Elecraft KPA500 switching ideas with a Flex-5000A?

2011-07-15 Thread David McKenzie
use it after an amp. http://cgi.ebay.com/COAXIAL-TRANSFER-RELAY-RADIO-ANTENNA-AMPLIFIER-BYPASS-/190554617415?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0hash=item2c5df0b647 On Fri, Jul 15, 2011 at 12:32 PM, David McKenzie k1...@vhfwiki.com wrote: The one I have looks a lot like 310C00100, but the price on ebay

Re: [Flexradio] Another memory issue in 2.1.5

2011-07-29 Thread David McKenzie
Seems like the obvious solution to this issue would be to save the memory.xml file every time the memory form is closed. On Fri, Jul 29, 2011 at 10:49 AM, Tim Ellison, W4TME t...@flex-radio.comwrote: The memory.xml file is not written to disk until PowerSDR shuts down properly. Before that

Re: [Flexradio] F-3K filter question.

2011-08-08 Thread David McKenzie
Increase the distance between your antennas. On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 12:46 AM, Steven L Hess sh...@bak.rr.com wrote: Does the F-3K use the same filters for 30 and 20 meters? I am getting QRM on 30 meters from another rig here transmitting on 20 meters and am trying to find a solution for

Re: [Flexradio] Location of SDRQuickAudio.wav

2011-08-15 Thread David McKenzie
Would be nice if PowerSDR let you set the output path in the wave dialog box or options, rather than hard-coding the path. On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 9:31 AM, Ronald G. Parsons w5...@w5rkn.com wrote: I take that trek once, create a shortcut to the wave file, and drag that shortcut to my desktop

Re: [Flexradio] Windows 8

2011-09-17 Thread David McKenzie
Forget a headless server, the radio should have a built-in linux embedded system and a gigabit ethernet port serving the radio out to PowerSDR and 3rd party clients. No need for a second set of customer PC equipment. On Fri, Sep 16, 2011 at 8:40 PM, Alfred Green n...@cox.net wrote: On