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http://www.resplendence.com/latencymon http://www.whatsrunning.net/whatsrunning/download.aspx GBOOST is a third valuable program which frees up cpu power by disabling non essential programs running in the background. http://www.gzero.com/gboost/home.html 73 Barry K3MY On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 1:00 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Send Flexedge mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Flexedge digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. DPC (John Molenda) > 2. Re: DPC (Ken Akin) > 3. Re: DPC (Neal Campbell) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2012 14:18:13 -0400 > From: John Molenda <[email protected]> > To: [email protected], [email protected] > Subject: [FlexEdge] DPC > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Just had my computer run with psdr running radio on ,how do I read the > DPC info ? max DPC read 366 and current DPC 100 -199 > is this good or bad ? Am I reading the wrong numbers ? radio was > running for around 30 min. John kb2huk > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2012 14:41:10 -0500 > From: Ken Akin <[email protected]> > To: John Molenda <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected], [email protected] > Subject: Re: [FlexEdge] DPC > Message-ID: > <CAG-Eg6HCiSVoiUOvbXSSVTNSJn5hTzQmet57= > [email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > John - > > Like many of us, I try for the lowest value. I usually run about 120, not > great but handles PSDR without any problems. Actually, values below 1,000 > (if I remember correctly) should be workable. If necessary, PSDR will > advise using level 1 or level 2 buffering. It is okay to run these, you > just have a bit more latency. > > If I had your situation I would use the radio, and poke at DPC when the > bands are dead. > > Ken AC0HO > > On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 1:18 PM, John Molenda <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > Just had my computer run with psdr running radio on ,how do I read the > DPC > > info ? max DPC read 366 and current DPC 100 -199 > > is this good or bad ? Am I reading the wrong numbers ? radio was > running > > for around 30 min. John kb2huk > > ______________________________**_________________ > > 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 innovation and other > > technical SDR topics. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2012 15:52:58 -0400 > From: Neal Campbell <[email protected]> > To: Ken Akin <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected], [email protected] > Subject: Re: [FlexEdge] DPC > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; CHARSET=US-ASCII > > I would say anything that doesn't repeatedly goes over 700us is in good > shape but I also believe the lower the number the better. > > Also recognize that with the new firewire driver in 2.4.4 the barrier of > latencies causing audio issues is much higher now. > > 73 > Neal > On Oct 2, 2012, at 3:41 PM, Ken Akin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > John - > > > > Like many of us, I try for the lowest value. I usually run about 120, > not > > great but handles PSDR without any problems. Actually, values below > 1,000 > > (if I remember correctly) should be workable. If necessary, PSDR will > > advise using level 1 or level 2 buffering. It is okay to run these, you > > just have a bit more latency. > > > > If I had your situation I would use the radio, and poke at DPC when the > > bands are dead. > > > > Ken AC0HO > > > > On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 1:18 PM, John Molenda <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > >> Just had my computer run with psdr running radio on ,how do I read the > DPC > >> info ? max DPC read 366 and current DPC 100 -199 > >> is this good or bad ? Am I reading the wrong numbers ? radio was > running > >> for around 30 min. John kb2huk > >> ______________________________**_________________ > >> 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. 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It is > used for posting topics related to SDR software innovation and other > technical SDR topics. > > End of Flexedge Digest, Vol 40, Issue 1 > *************************************** > _______________________________________________ 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 innovation and other technical SDR topics.
