Ditto here re-installing prior firmware didn't help -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don Sachnoff Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 7:56 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Firmware Upgrade Report
I should note that I did re-install 1.2.1.0, however, that did not make a difference so I brought it back up to 1.2.2.0 Don - kx9q ----- Original Message ---- From: Dale Boresz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Don Sachnoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: David Beumer WA3FDB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; flexradio@flex-radio.biz; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 22, 2008 8:01:26 AM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Firmware Upgrade Report Hello Don, Just for kicks, try going to the the Antenna Selection panel (Main Menu > Antenna), and then cycle through the various selections for Receiver 1. In other words, select ANT 2, then select ANT 3, then RX1 IN, and then back to ANT 1, and also check and then uncheck the RX1 Out-In Loop checkbox. Not sure if it'll help, but it might be that for some reason the state of the ANT selection has not been established, and cycling through them may help to re-establish that state. Or not. 73, Dale WA8SRA Don Sachnoff wrote: > I also tried the rx1 input and I still get real low rx. I am hearing signals on rx1 if they are strong. As a comparison, a signal I was hearing with the Icom was 15 over s9 while on the F5k was only s5. Keep in mind this is all relative and since most everything I hear on the F5k is in the noise I am not sure if the s5 is mostly noise. Maybe not surprising is when I switch from an antenna to a dummy load there is no change is signal or noise level - it remains constant both to the ear and th rx meter. I also ran the signal generator test on the RX boards and they both report about a -24 db to -25db signal strength on both receivers which accoording to Dudley indicates the receivers are ok. > > I wonder if I connect the coax going to my dummy load directly to the PA board via a pl259 to bnc adaptor this should tell me if the tx is actually working in terms of output as I have a watt meter in line with the dummy load - need to confirm this with Dudley today. I will try that at lunch time today. Dudley suggested I disconnect the micro-mini coax coming from the RX1 board and going to the RFIO board and tune in a strong AM broadcast station and touch the connector to see what happens to the signal strength. I will also try that at lunch today. > > Just a first guess that either there was a failure with the RFIO board which I kind of doubt since I re-installed the older RFIO (27) board and I was not able to rx or tx or there is a glich with the software. I guess there could be a hardware failure but who knows. > > Don - kx9q > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: David Beumer WA3FDB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: Don Sachnoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2008 10:40:21 PM > Subject: RE: [Flexradio] Firmware Upgrade Report > > I am seeing symptoms similar to Don's.. > > I have the RX2 and new RFIO board and Firmware 1.2.2.0. Using PSDR 1.14.0 > the radio was working for a day or so, now both receivers noise level is > -135 .. I believe I still have transmit capability. > Repeated attempts at re-installing firmware, power cycling, PSDR cycling > have not changed fixed the problem.. I have also tried the latest trunk and > test branch versions of PSDR. > > I will try utilizing the RX1 and RX2 inputs directly to see if it's an RFIO > board issue. > > Dave - WA3FDB > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don Sachnoff > Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2008 12:01 PM > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Firmware Upgrade Report > > I not only upgraded the firmware I also installed the new RFIO board. > After the installation, I did not have rx2 at all. I then opened the radio > up and made sure all the cables were seated properly. I then powered up and > I started receiving noise on the rx2 - an improvement, however, I actually > lost receive on both receivers. The noise level was about -130 to -135db > which is usually -120db. Signals were very weak and to add to that I also > lost transmit capability. I even swapped back to the older RIO board (27) > and I still experienced the same problem of real weak receive and no > transmit. I then re-installed the new RFIO board (34). re-installed the > firmware update yet no success. Right now I am in a holding pattern. It > looks like I may have to ship the radio back to find out what is going on. > > PSDR: v1.14.0 > Firmware: 1.2.2.0 > TRX (26H) > PA (28H) > RFIO (34B) > RX2 (33C) > XP SP3 and various KB patches > > Don - kx9q > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > > > _______________________________________________ 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/
