I am sure you can search the archives and read more about the HRD lag issue than you will ever want to know! The bottom line is Christian is working on it, it doesn't matter what vcom type program you use.
In terms of cpu cycles being robbed by VAC. I have never seen a big enough impact to notice it. For the freedom from cables, induced RFI and resulting shack debugging, plus the pure flexibility it gives you for $30, I cannot imagine anyone could have a complaint against it. I wish I was smart enough to have done it myseld but I am not! When you can but a computer board and CPU for 400 bucks that will allow 8 "cores" running at 3.6 GHz (an ASUS P6T motherboard with an Intel i7 920 chip overclocked to 3. Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software www.dxbase.com www.abrohamnealsoftware.com www.sdrsystems.com (540) 242 0911 Amateur Radio: K3NC Blog: http://www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/blog/ DXBase bug reports: email to [email protected] Abroham Neal forums: http:/www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/community/ DX Cluster: dxc.k3nc.com port 23 On Tue, Oct 27, 2009 at 5:26 PM, Anthony Martin <[email protected] > wrote: > Speaking of Virtual Serial Port software.. > Does anyone have an opinion (or hard data) to show which is the best, > lowest > CPU use, fastest and easiest to use? > > Is VSP (Eltima) better than the free alternatives? Is there something else > that is better? > > On the same topic, im currently running HRD to connect to my Flex3k. Its > laggy as hell! A good second delay when doing anything in powerSDR or HRD.. > I must admit I do not really use HRD for anything other than running the IP > server thing so that the logging program reads frequency from powerSDR... > > So really there is a couple of issues.. > 1: Is the lag normal, if not - is it the program? Im using Com0Com and > windows 7. > 2: Is there a good logger that will work (fast) with PowerSDR that will > read > the mode/frequency > > While I'm ranting, is there any real reason to use VAC? I mean the cost of > IT hardware nowdays is loose change - why not just buy a second soundcard > and reduce the load on the CPU ? Is there a reason? > > Thanks Guys, > > Anthony > VK3FAJM > > AOARC - Australian Online Amateur Radio Club > http://www.radiogeeks.net > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tim Ellison > Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 6:01 AM > To: Mark Lunday; [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Dumb question about com0com > > The answer is DDUtil > > Without it you can only connect one CAT enabled software package to > PowerSDR. > > Also dump vCom. Go with Com0Com or the VSP (Eltima) drivers for virtual > com > port pair software. > > > -Tim > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mark Lunday > Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 2:58 PM > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: [Flexradio] Dumb question about com0com > > And maybe N8VB COM Emulator, this question applies also. > > > > I admit I am hard-headed, but I am confused about something. > > > > I have F3K, MixW, and OmniRig (let's go with this as an example). > > > > I want MixW and OmniRig to both read and control the frequency of the F3K. > > > > I set up a virtual Serial Port pair in either com0com or N8VB; let's say it > is COM 7/COM 17. I then select COM 7 under CAT in the Power SDR, and COM > 17 > under MixW. Works like a charm. > > > > Now, I want OmniRig to also control the frequency (so I can use CW > skimmer). > So I pick COM 17 under Omni Rig.whoops, already in use. So I go to create > another pair of COM 8/COM 18. I select COM 18 for OmniRig.but wait, if I > pick COM8 for the SDR then it no longer works with MixW. > > > > Maybe the answer is right in front of me. > > > > > > Mark Lunday > > WD4ELG > > Hillsborough, NC - FM06kb > > <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected] > > <http://wd4elg.net> http://wd4elg.net > > <http://wd4elg.net> http://wd4elg.blogspot.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://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: > http://www.flex-radio.com/ > Message delivered to [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > 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://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: > http://www.flex-radio.com/ > Message delivered to [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > 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://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: > http://www.flex-radio.com/ > Message delivered to [email protected] > _______________________________________________ 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://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ Message delivered to [email protected]
