You should use the virtual cable1/virtual cable2 setup for the skimmer. At least thats how I have it. Otherwise it sounds correct.
Neal On Feb 8, 2008 8:19 PM, Joe - AB1DO <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hmmm, trying to get CWSkimmer working in trial mode, but no luck as yet. CAT > is working, but audio seems to be the issue (yes VAC is turned on ;-). > > Using a Flex 5000, in CWSkimmer it is not quite clear to me which Hardware > type I should select and what settings to use for Sampling Rate, etc. (Flex > 5000 Primary Audio Sampling Rate is 96k and VAC Sampling Rate is 48k (see > below). > > Secondly, as audio settings I have set the soundcard Drive to MME, Signal > I/O Device to Virtual Cable 2 In and Audio I/O Device to SoundMax > DigitalAudio. > > In PowerSDR the VAC Driver is MME, Input is Virtual Cable 1 In and Output is > Virtual Cable 2 Out. Buffer Size is currently 1024 and Sample Rate 48000 > (unclear what this should be set to). and Stereo is checked. > > Any ideas? Thanks, > 73 de Joe - AB1DO > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "FireBrick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "FlexRadio List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 13:49 > Subject: [Flexradio] CW Skimmer > > > > It works > > (if like I said I remember to turn on the VAC. LOL) > > but it's a cpu hog. > > > > It basically copies all stations in the panadaptor. > > > > For some reason, even though the Flex5000 is one of the radios offered in > > the setup, that selection is grayed out. > > maybe I need to purchase it before that option is offered. > > Emails to software author about that unanswered as yet. > > > > Right now I have PWSDR at 10.115.000 > > In CWU mode with a 140 Hz wide cw filter > > CW Skimmer is showing 3 cw signals I can't hear as they are outside the > > filter. > > > > I only have it running in Callsign mode so it's showing the signal and the > > callsign of the station transmitting. > > > > And as there is no way to assign a comport in a Y configuration so as to > > control the logging/PWSDR cat com port, I can't try the qsy2qrg feature. > > > > > > I've been chasing the A45XR on 30 who operates split for the last week > > with no success hearing or working him. > > But I used CWSkimmer this morning to watch for his split pattern so if I > > ever do hear him I'll know where to transmit. > > > > It does suck CPU though > > Normal CPU use is +-28-35 % with a full load of cluster and logging > > software > > with CWSkimmer the CPU use jumps to 75 - 85 %. > > > > It 'appears' that the more signals, the more cpu climbs. > > > > I have a fire extinguisher at the ready in case there are dozens of > > signals in the pile :-((( > > > > _______________________________________________ > > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > > [email protected] > > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > > Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: > > http://www.flex-radio.com/ > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > [email protected] > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: > http://www.flex-radio.com/ > > -- Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software Programming Services for Windows, OS X and Linux (540) 242 0911 --------------------------------------------------------------------- Try Spot for OS X, the intelligent DXCluster Client at www.abrohamnealsoftware.com For a great dog book, visit www.abrohamneal.com _______________________________________________ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List [email protected] http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
