First I'd like to remind people to give their full operating situation when commenting on a problem or replying.
I run a 3.2 4 gig memory Dell computer. Same computer runs both PWSDR and whichever logging/contest software I'm using. Flex5Ka firmware 0.1.1.7 I run both version 1.10.3 and whatever the latest SVN is. My RTTY is via DxLabs/WinWarbler/MMTTY or Writelog/MMTTY In all the software or PWSDR version, rtty output begins immeadately, with no latency except if this condition listed below occurs. I have posted a bug report on two issues that effect BOTH PSWDR software or WinWarbler/Writelog operating software. If you use the TUN button to tune your amp or antenna tunner, it will cause a small delay in transmitting. Mine is short enough to be a detriment in dxing/contesting. Sometimes it's actually a benefit. Disabling VAC and re-enabling VAC corrects the problem and it will NOT re-occur till the TUN button is again used. 2nd problem, very subtle, took a long time to figure this out. When CQing during a contest, a ghost received signal will begin to appear in the contest/winwarbler rtty window. I end my cq with W9OL. After a few cq's, I will begin to see the L on a new line below the CQ buffer. As if I was hearing my own signal. After a few more cq's, it will increase to OL. After a few more, it will eventually get to W9OL. It's not being transmitted, it's just being processed slowly through the computer and into the software. (No I don't have 'echo' enabled, in the software) Again, disabling VAC and re-enabling VAC cures the problem. It will return if I again begin sending buffers repeatedly. It's as if some buffers are filling up and slowing down the processing. Clicking the VAC button off/on sort of clears those buffers. (speculative non programmer type thought) I do NOT consider either of these two issues to be major, once I figured out how to temporarily fix them. I have confidence the Flexonian Software crew will find the cause and fix them. I do consider Flex to be the best rtty radio I've used. The better a radio hears, the better a radio can filter, the better it will decode. And by extension, the better your chance of working the station your hunting. In the last two months, I've worked 3 new band/modes I could not hear with my other rig. ----------------------------------------------------- I have never taken any exercise except sleeping and resting. Mark Twain ----------------------------------------------------- Bill H. in Chicagoland webcams at http://76.16.160.118:8080/ Current Weather at http://hhweather.webhop.org _______________________________________________ FlexRadio mailing list [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
