Mike you hit the nail on the head. I did have the lines switched. Put them like there are suppose to be and everything works normal now. Thanks everybody for the help.
KB8RQ, Gary 24X13 element horizontal 24X9 element vertical http://www.spasalon.com/kb8rq/ kb...@spasalon.com kb...@yahoo.com -----Original Message----- From: "Mike - KM0T" <scsue...@mtcnet.net> To: <kb...@spasalon.com> Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 08:16:15 -0500 Subject: RE: [Flexradio] transverter question > Gary, have you measured the output of the transverter ports with a dBM > meter? I was getting around 8 dbM it seemed when I measured mine on > XVTX/COM on split or com. I would test it again, but my Flex-5000 is > out > for service down at flex, so I can't test it right now. > > If you can get a meter directly on that port, then you will know for > sure if > its getting power out. > > You might want to try an older version of the PowerSDR. Maybe around > SVN > 2075 or Ver 1.10. I think that's when I was using it a year ago august > when > I used it drive my LT6S 6M and DB6NT 222MHz split transverters. > Perhaps the > recent PowerSDR is broke.... > > I know its obvious, and Im not trying to be a smarty here, but I have > mixed > both ports up before... XVTX/COM - connects to the drive input of the > transverter. XVRX connects to the RX output on the transverter. > > 73 and GL > > Mike - KM0T > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz > [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Gary Crabtree > Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 7:35 AM > Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] transverter question > > Tim > I download the new version 1.18.0. The latest firewire_driver and also > firmware 1.3.0.0. My LT 2 S MK transverter is set up to run split. I > have used it for years for receive only and works fine. Now I want to > use > it to transmit also to use for my main system. I do not have RX only > checked or the PTT checked. When I check the Split RF box in XVTR > Setup. > The Panadaptor drops 10 DB. The SDR radio and the transverter keys up > when I click tune. If I turn the SDR radio drive to 100 %. I get .2 > watts out of the transverter. That is not normal. Now if I put a 3 DB > pad on the HF port and set the radio to 1 watt. The transverter will > put > out full power. The transverter has a pot to control the input of the > RF. I have to turn it so I don't over drive the transverter. This is > the > same transverter that Dave, W5UN also uses. I use to transmit with it > using the SDR-1000 and it worked fine then. Any help would be > appreciated. > > KB8RQ, Gary > 24X13 element horizontal > 24X9 element vertical > http://www.spasalon.com/kb8rq/ > kb...@spasalon.com > kb...@yahoo.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Tim Ellison <telli...@itsco.com> > To: "kb...@spasalon.com" <kb...@spasalon.com>, Flex Radio > <flexradio@flex-radio.biz> > Date: Sun, 3 May 2009 16:03:39 -0400 > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] transverter question > > > The output from the transverter port is very low 1.0 mW. > > > > Also make sure that PowerSDR isn't configured for RX only (or PTT > > disabled). > > > > > > > > -Tim > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz > > [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Gary Crabtree > > Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 5:24 PM > > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] transverter question > > > > > > Tim I have used the SDR-5000 only for receive until today. I also > > wanted to use it for transmit. I show no rf coming out of the RVXR > > port. It may be because when I set the transverter up in XVTR for > > Split RF. The Panadapter drops from -130 to -140. It should do > > nothing. Need to get this working before Dayton Ham Convention if we > > can. I just download the new 1.18. and it does the same thing. > > > > KB8RQ, Gary > > 24X13 element horizontal > > 24X9 element vertical > > http://www.spasalon.com/kb8rq/ > > kb...@spasalon.com > > kb...@yahoo.com > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Tim Ellison <telli...@itsco.com> > > To: W5UN <w...@wt.net>, "flexradio@flex-radio.biz" > > <flexradio@flex-radio.biz> > > Date: Sat, 2 May 2009 15:56:54 -0400 > > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] transverter question > > > > > > > > What is the version of PowerSDR both of you are using? > > > > > > Also, the first rule of PowerSDR 1.x troubleshooting is to create a > > > new database and use the latest release of PowerSDR (nothing from > the > > > SVN except maybe the TRUNK) if something quirky is happening. > > > > > > > > > -Tim > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz > > > [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of W5UN > > > Sent: Saturday, May 02, 2009 3:23 PM > > > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > > > Subject: [Flexradio] transverter question > > > > > > I am attempting to help KB8RQ get his LT2S transverter working with > > > Flex-5000. Here is the issue: When he enables Split RX on the XVTR > > > setup screen, his panadaptor baseline disappears on PowerSDR and it > > > stops receiving, even though PowerSDR does not show that it has > > > switched to TX mode or MOX. I have all the same settings for my > > > system, and this does not occur here. We checked and compared all > > > setup settings in PowerSDR, and Gary's appear to be the same as > mine. > > > > > > Does anyone know what may be causing this? Is there some setting we > > > are overlooking? > > > > > > > > > 73, Dave, W5UN > > > > > > www.w5un.net > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > 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://kc.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://kc.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://kc.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://kc.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://kc.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://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
