On Tue, Feb 22, 2011 at 7:39 PM, Dr. Howard S. White <[email protected]>wrote:
> But the performance is outstanding now that it is working properly. > Dear Anonymous, glad to hear it is working will for you. > > The Semi break-in keying is finally acceptable after 8 months of waiting > for software revisions, and a whole week of my own time trying to fix > things. Of course it only operates SEMI, not FULL break-in keying... When I was experimenting with my 1500 yesterday I was able to hear between dits at 25WPM. You might want to try changing the break-in delay setting. I was getting full QSK below 50ms. I did find the relay chatter somewhat loud and ended up raising the break-in delay to where the rig would unkey between letters but not elements. > that is with receive audio between every dit and dah sent (T/R switching on > every Morse code element). It was not meant to do full break-in like the > IC-7600, which does that to perfection. However the 7600 did cost $3000 more > than the 1500. Full break-in is really important in a DX pileup, but with > QRP nobody is going to bust a pileup anyway. > > I have been holding the Flex CW performance to the same standards as an > expensive Icom. In some ways that comparison is just aching to be made, like > for the Rx specs, and in other ways it is not fair at all, like for the > prices. > > Wait! > > That makes the Flex look PRETTY GOOD! > Yeah. > > Other than the hassle getting it running, the only actual drawback of 1500 > is its noisy T/R relay Yup, I noticed that too. > and the fact that it only does Semi break-in keying... it can never do Full > break-in (which Icom has perfected in their expensive radios). > It was doing it for me yesterday. Keep fiddling with the parameters. You'll get it. > > Signed... > > A Dedicated QRP DX CW Operator who wishes to remain sort of anonymous > Don't worry Doc. We have no clue who you are. ;-) -- Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN/J79BPL 3191 Western Dr. Cameron Park, CA 95682 [email protected] +1.767.617.1365 (Dominica) +1.931.492.6776 (USA) (+1.931.4.WB6RQN) _______________________________________________ Flexedge mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used for posting topics related to SDR software development and experimentalist who are using beta versions of the software.
