Correct, the panadapter display seems to have more sensitivity now.
73, Dudley WA5QPZ FlexRadio Systems (512) 250-8595, Option 2 Email: dud...@flexradio.com <dud...@flex-radio.com> Web: www.flexradio.com <http://www.flex-radio.com> "Tune in excitement!" ™ On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 11:00 AM, Tim Ellison <telli...@itsco.com> wrote: > This situation is a normal operational aspect of PowerSDR. What Pierce is > seeing is the "ambient" signal that is displayed on the Panadapter when the > mic is keyed. The signal is -50 dB down. He sent me a screen shot so I > could verify it. > > > -Tim > > > -----Original Message----- > From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto: > flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of FlexRadio Support, Dudley > Hurry > Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 11:41 AM > To: pierce day > Cc: Flex > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Noise in audio > > Pierce, > > Sounds like you have the mic gain too high.. With just about any mic, > you > should not need to go above 40 or 50, particularly with the Flex 1500 or > 3000 where you have even more mic gain.. > > > 73, > Dudley > > WA5QPZ > FlexRadio Systems > > (512) 250-8595, Option 2 > Email: dud...@flexradio.com <dud...@flex-radio.com> > Web: www.flexradio.com <http://www.flex-radio.com> > > "Tune in excitement!" (tm) > > > > On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 6:32 AM, pierce day <pierce...@comcast.net> wrote: > > > Tim: > > > > The attached file showing the audio noise is a bit smaller. > > > > With the mic at 0 the ALC reads -30dB > > With the mic at 70the ALC reads -2dB > > With the drive at 100 the wattmeter reads 0 with the mic at normal > > (37) With the drive at 100 the wattmeter reads 40-70 with the mic at > > 70 > > > > I did another DB reset - no change. > > > > I removed the mic, inserted a spare plug with pin 7 & 8 shorted - no > > change. I then shorted pin 7, 8, and 5 - no change. > > > > As I said, others, listening specifically for it, have not heard this > > noise, but by recording a 'blank' transmission and turning up the > > volume during replay it is definitely audible as a 'white' noise. > > > > The downward expander has no effect on the noise. > > > > This noise was not there until I upgraded to 2.0.16. It's going to be > > raining all day so might as well delete all the files and reload > > 2.0.16, unless you have a better idea. > > > > Pierce W4ZDI > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: > > http://www.flexradio.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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: > http://www.flexradio.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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
