Thank you Brian, and I look forward to see the instructions your work on 73s-Erik-OZ4KK > On Thu, Dec 24, 2009 at 12:58 PM, Erik Jakobsen <e...@urbakken.dk> wrote: > >> Your friend is Google. Brian Lloyd wrote this. >> (copy pasted from the mailarchive!) >> >> Hope ok Brian ?. >> > I am doing OK and I am in the middle of writing better instructions > using VSPmanager. I promised the fldigi guys a set of instructions for > making fldigi work with PowerSDR. > > >> <quote> >> >> 8. Install the Flex 5000 driver. >> 9. Install PowerSDR. >> 10. Make sure these are both working properly. >> 11. Install VAC 4.09 live version -- DO NOT INSTALL THE DEMO >> VERSION!!!!!!!!!! Configure it for two channels. >> 12. Install com0com. Configure it for two virtual RS232 cables: >> COM6<>COM16 and COM7<>COM17. Enable buffer overrun on both. >> 13. Configure PowerSDR Audio>VAC. Use Driver: MME, Input: Virtual >> Cable 2, Output: Virtual Cable 1. >> 14. Configure PowerSDR CAT Control for port COM6. Click to enable CAT. >> Set the ID as: PowerSDR. >> 13. Install ddutil. Configure it to talk to the rig on COM16. >> Configure it to talk to the rigctl program on COM17. >> 14. Download fldigi and the PowerSDR.xml rig control description file >> from the fldigi home page. >> 15. Install fldigi. Copy the PowerSDR.xml file to the rigs folder >> inside the fldigi.files folder. (The fldigi.files folder is at the top >> level for the user under "Documents and Settings".) >> 16. Configure fldigi soundcard configuration to use portaudio with >> Capture: Virtual Cable 1, and Playback: Virtual Cable 2. >> 17. Select the "Rig" tab of the fldigi configuration pane. Select the >> "RigCAT" tab. >> * Use RigCAT selected >> * Rig description file: PowerSDR.xml >> * Device: COM7 >> * Retries 3 >> * Retry interval 30 >> * command interval 80 >> * CAT command for PTT selected >> * click "initialize", "save", and "close". >> >> You are up and running. >> >> Yes, besides fldigi there are other digital mode programs. But since I >> run on MacOS, Windows, and Linux, I prefer fldigi. If you are only >> going to run on Windows then I suggest you also consider the Ham Radio >> Deluxe/DM780 combo. If you have followed the above instructions you >> can pretty much substitute HRD for fldigi. I find the logging in HRD >> and fldigi adequate for my uses. (I operate digital modes almost >> exculsively.) For occasional voice operation I use the logging in HRD >> as it supports this mode properly whereas the logging in fldigi does >> not. >> >> Good luck! >> >> 73 de Brian, WB6RQN/J79BPL >> >> P.S. I will try out my F5K on my MacBook Pro using the IEEE-1394b port >> with an adaptor cable and report back here. >> >> <end quote> >> >> 73s-Erik-OZ4KK >> >> >> >>> Well, that may have been it. I used a file sent to me from Brett Mills and >>> that seemed to make the rig control work. Now, I just have to get the audio >>> working. I have NO waterfall display and when I set it to CW, I get the >>> receive window filled with e's. I've obviously got something wrong. In >>> PowerSDR, I've got audio set to virtual audio cable one and virtual audio >>> cable two. In FLDigi, audio tab, I've got them reversed. I even went to >>> Windows Control Panel -> Sound and set the input and output to the same as >>> in FLDigi. I'm missing something... >>> >>> >>> 73, >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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/ >> Message delivered to brian-wb6...@lloyd.com >> >> > > >
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