I have noticed the same phenomenon with my 5000. However, since I have a digital wattmeter in line, I have never really concerned myself about it.
On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 8:15 PM, Les Gasser W9XC <[email protected]>wrote: > Apologies if this is an old question, but I've searched the Yahoo > FlexRadio group and the KB/wiki, and posted there, to no avail, except that > another user echoed having the issue also. > > Configuration: > Flex 1500 > Macbook Pro/Win7 (Native/Bootcamp) > PowerSDR 2.2.3 > CW Mode > Any frequency band > > When I activate the TUNE button, the PowerSDR Forward Power meter > shows the appropriate Tuning power level (varies with the Tune power > level set in Setup). If I measure the actual output power with a > wattmeter, I'm getting the appropriate power out, all the way up to > 100% if it's set that way. So far so good. > > However, when I actually transmit (CW, key down), the PowerSDR Forward > Power meter always shows zero percent, no matter what the Drive > setting is. Drive: 50 = FP: 0%; Drive: 100 = FP: 0%. > Again, if I measure the actual output power with a wattmeter, I am > getting the appropriate power levels out, so the transmitter is > working. > > How do I get PowerSDR's Forward Power meter to show real % power out > instead of zero percent all the time when transmitting? (I know > it's a relative reading, not watts). > > Thanks, > > - Les, W9XC > > ______________________________**_________________ > Flexedge mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/**mailman/listinfo/flexedge_**flex-radio.biz<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. > _______________________________________________ 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.
