Thanks for the suggested tests. Unfortunately I don't have an external keyer but I just tried the keyboard (CWX) for several minutes. I detected no errors at speed = 22 WPM, drop delay = 750 and PTT delay = 500.
Sam W2SNX > Sam, > > -- How does it perform if you key the radio via the keyboard? > > -- If you have an external keyer, try hooking your paddles to the > external keyer, and then use the external keyer to key the FLEX-5000 > (making sure that you uncheck 'Iambic' on PowerSDR). Do you still see > the behavior that you described? > > 73, Dale > WA8SRA > > > > > Samuel Cartinhour wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I am having problems setting up for CW on my 5000A. If anyone recognizes >> the symptoms below and has overcome them, please let me know! My system >> details are at the bottom of this message. >> >> Thanks very much, >> >> Sam Cartinhour W2SNX >> >> 1. Using a paddle connected directly to the key jack, iambic mode >> checked, >> cw speed 25 wpm, break in enabled and delay at 700 ms -- keying is >> mostly >> perfect, but a couple of times a minute one of three things happens -- a >> 'dit' or 'dah' is missed; the transmitter drops back to receive long >> before 700 ms passes (as if I am being kicked out of transmit); or >> something "sticks" and I send a continuous stream of dots or dashes. In >> the first two situations I can simply continue sending. In the third >> situation, just tapping the paddle seems to regain control. >> >> The first two situations also occur even if break in is disabled and I >> activate the transmitter using MOX. >> >> 2. Using a bug connected directly to the key jack, iambic mode >> unchecked, >> break in enabled and delay at 700 ms -- many dits are dropped and the >> code >> is unreadable. After a minute or so somthing sticks and I am sending one >> long 'dah'. A tap on the bug regains control. >> >> The bug symptoms also occur even if I use MOX instead of break in. >> >> Both the paddle and bug send perfectly on my Kenwood TS-570D. Also, both >> worked perfectly with the SDR-1000 and PowerSDR v1.10.2. I have not >> tried >> 1.10.2 with the 5000A. >> >> System details: >> >> I am running PowerSDR v1.10.4 with Firmware 0.1.1.9; Windows XP SP 2; >> the >> computer is a Dell Dimension DM061 with a Pendium D CPU (2.8GHz). CPU >> usage is always below 20%. >> >> On the Flex Control Panel (3.0.0.70), the sampling rate is 48 kHz, >> buffer >> size is 512, operation mode is Safe Mode Level 1. Within PowerSDR, the >> audio settings are buffer size 512, sample rate 48000. The DSP settings >> are RX 4096 and TX 512. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> FlexRadio Systems Mailing List >> FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz >> 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 FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz 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/
