What is band hopping? Flex 1500 user.. Rick Kd4jrx -----Original Message----- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Alan P. Biddle Sent: Sunday, March 06, 2011 10:21 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Remembering ATU setting by band
John, I have been wondering the same thing, which I saw in my first PowerSDR experience, 2.0.16. I would like to use the band hopping feature in WSPR. At 5 watts it probably doesn't matter, but it would be nice to have the ATU remain engaged. Alan WA4SCA -----Original Message----- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of flexradio-requ...@flex-radio.biz Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2011 12:00 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: FlexRadio Digest, Vol 71, Issue 5 Send FlexRadio mailing list submissions to flexradio@flex-radio.biz To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to flexradio-requ...@flex-radio.biz You can reach the person managing the list at flexradio-ow...@flex-radio.biz When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of FlexRadio digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Re: PowerSDR 2.0 Release Candidate 1 status (Laurie) 2. Re: PowerSDR 2.0 Release Candidate 1 status (Mickey Baker) 3. Re: TX Overshoot and the dropping of amplifiers... (Al K0VM) 4. Flexwire Pin 3 Question (Mike Ellerson) 5. REMOTE CONTROL (Robert Kearbey) 6. Re: REMOTE CONTROL (Tim Ellison) 7. Re: Flexwire Pin 3 Question (Maetta, John) 8. Re: PowerSDR 2.0 Release Candidate 1 status (dan edwards) 9. Re: REMOTE CONTROL (Stu Phillips) 10. Re: PowerSDR 2.0 Release Candidate 1 status (Ted Trostle) 11. Re: TX Overshoot and the dropping of amplifiers... (Jeff Anderson) 12. CW problem (George Osier) 13. Re: SSB Output Spikes/Overshoot (Gerald Youngblood) 14. Re: CW problem (Tim Ellison) 15. Remembering ATU setting by band (John Vandenberg) 16. 440 MHz band at risk (Gerald Youngblood) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2011 06:56:17 +1100 From: "Laurie" <vk...@westnet.com.au> To: "'Gerald Youngblood'" <ger...@flexradio.com>, "'Reflector'" <flexradio@flex-radio.biz> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR 2.0 Release Candidate 1 status Message-ID: <000f01cbdaa6$3acb4f20$b061ed60$@com.au> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Wow, Thank you. Fix the overshoot issue and I know myself and many others will be extremely happy. Some , I feel, will even return to using their Flex radios. Terrific news. Again, thank you for addressing this issue. Laurie -----Original Message----- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Gerald Youngblood Sent: Saturday, 5 March 2011 2:09 AM To: Reflector Subject: [Flexradio] PowerSDR 2.0 Release Candidate 1 status Dear Customers, On February 18th, we posted the PowerSDR v2.0.19 RC1 Release Candidate. Please see the definition of a Release Candidate is provide below for reference. We have received overwhelmingly positive feedback from so many customers who were pleased with the new CW keyer and the ease of upgrade. Given that there have been over 6,400 downloads to date, the number of reported bugs are minimal. We have already fixed a number of the more important ones and have two remaining known issues that we plan to fix before going to a general availability (GA) release. The two remaining issues we are working are as follows: 1. Some, but not all FLEX-5000 customers are experiencing random and intermittent TR or tuning receiver drop out. This is a firmware control timing problem that I previously reported on the reflectors. This problem does not exist in the 1.18.6 official release and appears to be timing related on some specific PC/FLEX-5000 combinations. This problem is being actively worked by the engineering team. 2. We have identified a potential cause of ALC overshoot in the DSP software and are working on a solution. This is mainly an issue for customers running legal limit amplifiers that require drive levels below full power (e.g. 50W or so) of the radio. We will keep you informed when we have resolved these remaining issues. Best 73s, Gerald From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle Release candidate The term *release candidate* (*RC*) refers to a version with potential to be a final product, ready to release unless fatal bugs<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_bug> emerge. In this stage of product stabilization, all product features have been designed, coded and tested through one or more beta cycles with no known showstopper-class bug. Apple Inc. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc.> uses the term "golden master <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_master>" for its release candidates, and the final golden master is used as the general availability release. Other Greek letters, such as *gamma*and *delta*, are sometimes used to indicate versions that are substantially complete, but still undergoing testing, with *omega* or *zenith* used to indicate final testing versions that are believed to be relatively bug-free, ready for production. A release is called *code complete* when the development team agrees that no entirely new source code will be added to this release. There may still be source code changes to fix defects. There may still be changes to documentation and data files, and to the code for test cases or utilities. New code may be added in a future release. Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR President and CEO FlexRadio Systems(TM) 13091 Pond Springs Road, #250 Austin, TX 78729 Phone: 512-535-4713 Ext. 202 Email: ger...@flexradio.com Web: www.flexradio.com <http://www.flex-radio.com/> Tune In Excitement (TM) PowerSDR(TM) is a trademark of FlexRadio Systems _______________________________________________ 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/ ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 15:14:29 -0500 From: Mickey Baker <fishflor...@gmail.com> To: Gerald Youngblood <ger...@flexradio.com> Cc: Reflector <flexradio@flex-radio.biz> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR 2.0 Release Candidate 1 status Message-ID: <aanlktimrcbakw54fuy1tz3zycxen6gswtkawasbxc...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Communications like this are how you build a brand and a successful company. It doesn't hurt, of course, to have a technologically superior product. I love my FLEX-1500! 73, Mickey N4MB On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 10:08 AM, Gerald Youngblood <ger...@flexradio.com>wrote: > Dear Customers, > > On February 18th, we posted the PowerSDR v2.0.19 RC1 Release Candidate. > Please see the definition of a Release Candidate is provide below for > reference. > > We have received overwhelmingly positive feedback from so many customers > who > were pleased with the new CW keyer and the ease of upgrade. Given that > there have been over 6,400 downloads to date, the number of reported bugs > are minimal. We have already fixed a number of the more important ones and > have two remaining known issues that we plan to fix before going to a > general availability (GA) release. > > The two remaining issues we are working are as follows: > > 1. Some, but not all FLEX-5000 customers are experiencing random and > intermittent TR or tuning receiver drop out. This is a firmware control > timing problem that I previously reported on the reflectors. This > problem > does not exist in the 1.18.6 official release and appears to be timing > related on some specific PC/FLEX-5000 combinations. This problem is > being > actively worked by the engineering team. > 2. We have identified a potential cause of ALC overshoot in the DSP > software and are working on a solution. This is mainly an issue for > customers running legal limit amplifiers that require drive levels below > full power (e.g. 50W or so) of the radio. > > We will keep you informed when we have resolved these remaining issues. > > Best 73s, > Gerald > > From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle Release > candidate > > The term *release candidate* (*RC*) refers to a version with potential to > be > a final product, ready to release unless fatal > bugs<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_bug> emerge. > In this stage of product stabilization, all product features have been > designed, coded and tested through one or more beta cycles with no known > showstopper-class bug. > > Apple Inc. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc.> uses the term "golden > master <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_master>" for its release > candidates, and the final golden master is used as the general availability > release. Other Greek letters, such as *gamma*and *delta*, are sometimes > used > to indicate versions that are substantially complete, but still undergoing > testing, with *omega* or *zenith* used to indicate final testing versions > that are believed to be relatively bug-free, ready for production. > > A release is called *code complete* when the development team agrees that > no > entirely new source code will be added to this release. There may still be > source code changes to fix defects. There may still be changes to > documentation and data files, and to the code for test cases or utilities. > New code may be added in a future release. > > > Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR > President and CEO > FlexRadio Systems(TM) > 13091 Pond Springs Road, #250 > Austin, TX 78729 > Phone: 512-535-4713 Ext. 202 > Email: ger...@flexradio.com > Web: www.flexradio.com <http://www.flex-radio.com/> > > Tune In Excitement (TM) > > PowerSDR(TM) is a trademark of FlexRadio Systems > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > -- Mickey Baker Fort Lauderdale, FL ?Tell me, and I will listen. Show me, and I will understand. Involve me, and I will learn.? Teton Lakota, American Indian Saying. ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2011 14:20:41 -0600 From: Al K0VM <al.k...@yahoo.com> To: "flexradio@flex-radio.biz" <flexradio@flex-radio.biz> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] TX Overshoot and the dropping of amplifiers... Message-ID: <4d714999.8060...@yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Jeff, et al Looking at your third snap shot, I see what looks like an attempt to create an SSB signal from a clipped sinewave ( or squarewave ) as described by E.W. Papenfus in Single Side Band Priciples and Circuits.. What is needed is envelope limiting and not audio clipping .. AL, K0VM Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2011 10:20:32 -0800 From: Jeff Anderson <jca1...@sbcglobal.net> To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] TX Overshoot and the dropping of amplifiers... Message-ID: <4d6fdbf0.9040...@sbcglobal.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed At the request of a friend, I looked into this topic a bit last summer. Rather than write a very long post here regarding my testing, I have just posted my observations to my blog: http://k6jca.blogspot.com/ ...where, I hope, you'll find that the inclusion of photos makes the topic more understandable. 73, - Jeff, k6jca ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 21:01:03 +0000 From: Mike Ellerson <melle...@uga.edu> To: Flex Radio Reflector <flexradio@flex-radio.biz> Subject: [Flexradio] Flexwire Pin 3 Question Message-ID: <c996bd3f.2669%melle...@uga.edu> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252" I know this is in the manual but??. Does this pin put out a DC voltage to switch a relay? If so how much? If not what is its intended use? Thanks KS4JU ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 13:20:54 -0800 From: Robert Kearbey <bobdds2...@gmail.com> To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] REMOTE CONTROL Message-ID: <AANLkTi=t=dTubR+CeA87YTCJ-=iuph+_ypmsq1atj...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 My question: Can I use 'line in' on back of radio for remote transmit audio? Looks like I can if I use a 600 to 5k ohm transformer. bob K6DDS ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 21:29:26 +0000 From: Tim Ellison <telli...@itsco.com> To: Robert Kearbey <bobdds2...@gmail.com>, "FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz" <FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] REMOTE CONTROL Message-ID: <3febf9d5e7e52c4baecb598a20080aa012748...@exng-mb1.itsco.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" I don't see why not. -Tim -----Original Message----- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Robert Kearbey Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 4:21 PM To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] REMOTE CONTROL My question: Can I use 'line in' on back of radio for remote transmit audio? Looks like I can if I use a 600 to 5k ohm transformer. bob K6DDS _______________________________________________ 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/ ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 16:24:11 -0600 From: "Maetta, John" <john.c.mae...@ulalaunch.com> To: Mike Ellerson <melle...@uga.edu>, Flex Radio Reflector <flexradio@flex-radio.biz> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flexwire Pin 3 Question Message-ID: <40efc22d513f7140a57888656e0c438703cb508...@brown2.ad.ulalaunch.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Mike, Check the FlexRadio Wiki. http://flexradiowiki.com/frsradoiowiki/index.php?title=Will_FlexWire_PTT_Out _(Pin_3)_drive_my_amplifier%27s_relay%3F 73 John N6VMO -----Original Message----- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Mike Ellerson Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 1:01 PM To: Flex Radio Reflector Subject: [Flexradio] Flexwire Pin 3 Question I know this is in the manual but....... Does this pin put out a DC voltage to switch a relay? If so how much? If not what is its intended use? Thanks KS4JU _______________________________________________ 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/ This message is intended only for the use of the intended recipient. If you are not an intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use, dissemination, disclosure or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error please destroy all copies of this message and its attachments and notify the sender immediately. ------------------------------ Message: 8 Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 14:35:55 -0800 (PST) From: dan edwards <w...@att.net> To: Gerald Youngblood <ger...@flexradio.com>, Mickey Baker <fishflor...@gmail.com> Cc: Reflector <flexradio@flex-radio.biz> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR 2.0 Release Candidate 1 status Message-ID: <877924.16290...@web180215.mail.gq1.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 i agree! they'll have to pry my F3k from my cold, dead hands...73, W5XZ, dan --- On Fri, 3/4/11, Mickey Baker <fishflor...@gmail.com> wrote: From: Mickey Baker <fishflor...@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR 2.0 Release Candidate 1 status To: "Gerald Youngblood" <ger...@flexradio.com> Cc: "Reflector" <flexradio@flex-radio.biz> Date: Friday, March 4, 2011, 8:14 PM Communications like this are how you build a brand and a successful company. It doesn't hurt, of course, to have a technologically superior product. I love my FLEX-1500! 73, Mickey N4MB On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 10:08 AM, Gerald Youngblood <ger...@flexradio.com>wrote: > Dear Customers, > > On February 18th, we posted the PowerSDR v2.0.19 RC1 Release Candidate. >? Please see the definition of a Release Candidate is provide below for > reference. > > We have received overwhelmingly positive feedback from so many customers > who > were pleased with the new CW keyer and the ease of upgrade.? Given that > there have been over 6,400 downloads to date, the number of reported bugs > are minimal.? We have already fixed a number of the more important ones and > have two remaining known issues that we plan to fix before going to a > general availability (GA) release. > > The two remaining issues we are working are as follows: > >???1. Some, but not all FLEX-5000 customers are experiencing random and >???intermittent TR or tuning receiver drop out.? This is a firmware control >???timing problem that I previously reported on the reflectors.? This > problem >???does not exist in the 1.18.6 official release and appears to be timing >???related on some specific PC/FLEX-5000 combinations.? This problem is > being >???actively worked by the engineering team. >???2. We have identified a potential cause of ALC overshoot in the DSP >???software and are working on a solution.? This is mainly an issue for >???customers running legal limit amplifiers that require drive levels below >???full power (e.g. 50W or so) of the radio. > > We will keep you informed when we have resolved these remaining issues. > > Best 73s, > Gerald > > From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle Release > candidate > > The term *release candidate* (*RC*) refers to a version with potential to > be > a final product, ready to release unless fatal > bugs<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_bug> emerge. > In this stage of product stabilization, all product features have been > designed, coded and tested through one or more beta cycles with no known > showstopper-class bug. > > Apple Inc. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc.> uses the term "golden > master <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_master>" for its release > candidates, and the final golden master is used as the general availability > release. Other Greek letters, such as *gamma*and *delta*, are sometimes > used > to indicate versions that are substantially complete, but still undergoing > testing, with *omega* or *zenith* used to indicate final testing versions > that are believed to be relatively bug-free, ready for production. > > A release is called *code complete* when the development team agrees that > no > entirely new source code will be added to this release. There may still be > source code changes to fix defects. There may still be changes to > documentation and data files, and to the code for test cases or utilities. > New code may be added in a future release. > > > Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR > President and CEO > FlexRadio Systems(TM) > 13091 Pond Springs Road, #250 > Austin, TX 78729 > Phone: 512-535-4713 Ext. 202 > Email: ger...@flexradio.com > Web: www.flexradio.com <http://www.flex-radio.com/> > > Tune In Excitement (TM) > > PowerSDR(TM) is a trademark of FlexRadio Systems > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > -- Mickey Baker Fort Lauderdale, FL ?Tell me, and I will listen. Show me, and I will understand. Involve me, and I will learn.? Teton Lakota, American Indian Saying. _______________________________________________ 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/ ------------------------------ Message: 9 Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 22:52:13 +0000 From: Stu Phillips <s...@ridgelift.com> To: Robert Kearbey <bobdds2...@gmail.com> Cc: "FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz" <FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] REMOTE CONTROL Message-ID: <c996ab94.cd36%...@ridgelift.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Robert, I use the line in on my F5K for my remote operation 100% of the time. I use a balanced audio link from my office at home to the radios which are about 300 feet away. I use a LM386 amplifier at the office end to amplify the mic input and use a 8 ohm speaker transformer in reverse (ie the LM386 drives the 8 ohm side of the transformer) which then drives the twisted pair - at the remote end, I use a 600 ohm 1:1 transformer to drive into Line in. Schematic and write up here: http://1vc.typepad.com/ethergeist/2009/08/improved-remote-station-audio-lin k.html Cheers! Stu K6TU On 3/4/11 1:20 PM, "Robert Kearbey" <bobdds2...@gmail.com> wrote: >My question: > >Can I use 'line in' on back of radio for remote transmit audio? > >Looks like I can if I use a 600 to 5k ohm transformer. > >bob > >K6DDS >_______________________________________________ >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/ ------------------------------ Message: 10 Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 17:52:28 -0500 From: Ted Trostle <tctros...@gmail.com> To: dan edwards <w...@att.net> Cc: Gerald Youngblood <ger...@flexradio.com>, Reflector <flexradio@flex-radio.biz> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR 2.0 Release Candidate 1 status Message-ID: <aanlktimbte6proztaguetofkgr2cdu5suygmyhk54...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Now there is a REAL Flexer !! Let's all sign up!! Ted, WB2LOU On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 5:35 PM, dan edwards <w...@att.net> wrote: > i agree! they'll have to pry my F3k from my cold, dead hands...73, W5XZ, > dan > > --- On Fri, 3/4/11, Mickey Baker <fishflor...@gmail.com> wrote: > > From: Mickey Baker <fishflor...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR 2.0 Release Candidate 1 status > To: "Gerald Youngblood" <ger...@flexradio.com> > Cc: "Reflector" <flexradio@flex-radio.biz> > Date: Friday, March 4, 2011, 8:14 PM > > Communications like this are how you build a brand and a successful > company. > > It doesn't hurt, of course, to have a technologically superior product. > > I love my FLEX-1500! > > 73, > > Mickey N4MB > > On Fri, Mar 4, 2011 at 10:08 AM, Gerald Youngblood <ger...@flexradio.com > >wrote: > > > Dear Customers, > > > > On February 18th, we posted the PowerSDR v2.0.19 RC1 Release Candidate. > > Please see the definition of a Release Candidate is provide below for > > reference. > > > > We have received overwhelmingly positive feedback from so many customers > > who > > were pleased with the new CW keyer and the ease of upgrade. Given that > > there have been over 6,400 downloads to date, the number of reported bugs > > are minimal. We have already fixed a number of the more important ones > and > > have two remaining known issues that we plan to fix before going to a > > general availability (GA) release. > > > > The two remaining issues we are working are as follows: > > > > 1. Some, but not all FLEX-5000 customers are experiencing random and > > intermittent TR or tuning receiver drop out. This is a firmware > control > > timing problem that I previously reported on the reflectors. This > > problem > > does not exist in the 1.18.6 official release and appears to be timing > > related on some specific PC/FLEX-5000 combinations. This problem is > > being > > actively worked by the engineering team. > > 2. We have identified a potential cause of ALC overshoot in the DSP > > software and are working on a solution. This is mainly an issue for > > customers running legal limit amplifiers that require drive levels > below > > full power (e.g. 50W or so) of the radio. > > > > We will keep you informed when we have resolved these remaining issues. > > > > Best 73s, > > Gerald > > > > From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle Release > > candidate > > > > The term *release candidate* (*RC*) refers to a version with potential to > > be > > a final product, ready to release unless fatal > > bugs<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_bug> emerge. > > In this stage of product stabilization, all product features have been > > designed, coded and tested through one or more beta cycles with no known > > showstopper-class bug. > > > > Apple Inc. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc.> uses the term > "golden > > master <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_master>" for its release > > candidates, and the final golden master is used as the general > availability > > release. Other Greek letters, such as *gamma*and *delta*, are sometimes > > used > > to indicate versions that are substantially complete, but still > undergoing > > testing, with *omega* or *zenith* used to indicate final testing versions > > that are believed to be relatively bug-free, ready for production. > > > > A release is called *code complete* when the development team agrees that > > no > > entirely new source code will be added to this release. There may still > be > > source code changes to fix defects. There may still be changes to > > documentation and data files, and to the code for test cases or > utilities. > > New code may be added in a future release. > > > > > > Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR > > President and CEO > > FlexRadio Systems(TM) > > 13091 Pond Springs Road, #250 > > Austin, TX 78729 > > Phone: 512-535-4713 Ext. 202 > > Email: ger...@flexradio.com > > Web: www.flexradio.com <http://www.flex-radio.com/> > > > > Tune In Excitement (TM) > > > > PowerSDR(TM) is a trademark of FlexRadio Systems > > _______________________________________________ > > 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/ > > > > > > -- > Mickey Baker > Fort Lauderdale, FL > ?Tell me, and I will listen. Show me, and I will understand. Involve me, > and > I will learn.? Teton Lakota, American Indian Saying. > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > -- You cannot change history, but you can make history! Education is the only legal cure for stupidity. ------------------------------ Message: 11 Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 16:44:57 -0800 (PST) From: Jeff Anderson <jca1...@sbcglobal.net> To: k...@arrl.net, "flexradio@flex-radio.biz" <flexradio@flex-radio.biz> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] TX Overshoot and the dropping of amplifiers... Message-ID: <676999.76420...@web81201.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Thanks for the comment, Al. You're close -- that third picture is actually the SSB signal of a sawtooth wave. 73, - Jeff, k6jca ________________________________ From: Al K0VM <al.k...@yahoo.com> To: "flexradio@flex-radio.biz" <flexradio@flex-radio.biz> Sent: Fri, March 4, 2011 12:20:41 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] TX Overshoot and the dropping of amplifiers... Jeff, et al Looking at your third snap shot, I see what looks like an attempt to create an SSB signal from a clipped sinewave ( or squarewave ) as described by E.W. Papenfus in Single Side Band Priciples and Circuits.. What is needed is envelope limiting and not audio clipping .. AL, K0VM Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2011 10:20:32 -0800 From: Jeff Anderson <jca1...@sbcglobal.net> To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] TX Overshoot and the dropping of amplifiers... Message-ID: <4d6fdbf0.9040...@sbcglobal.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed At the request of a friend, I looked into this topic a bit last summer. Rather than write a very long post here regarding my testing, I have just posted my observations to my blog: http://k6jca.blogspot.com/ ...where, I hope, you'll find that the inclusion of photos makes the topic more understandable. 73, - Jeff, k6jca _______________________________________________ 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/ ------------------------------ Message: 12 Date: Fri, 04 Mar 2011 20:09:20 -0500 From: George Osier <gos...@twcny.rr.com> To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] CW problem Message-ID: <4d718d40.1020...@twcny.rr.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed I was operating SSB and the panadaptor went white with a red cross over it ....... shut down and rebooted ...... no CW from bug or external keyboard but can send CW thru internal keyboard ????? Did a reset database and still no cw on bug or keyboard (K1EL) ??????????? George , N2JNZ ------------------------------ Message: 13 Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 19:40:17 -0600 From: Gerald Youngblood <ger...@flexradio.com> To: charles fontenot <k...@yahoo.com> Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] SSB Output Spikes/Overshoot Message-ID: <AANLkTik-fZrmNPJi8qNV=gwqmadkuxtta61y6gec1...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Charles, We are testing a new version this weekend that appears to resolve the overshoot. We will know more after the alpha testers get some more time on it. Gerald Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR President and CEO FlexRadio Systems(TM) 13091 Pond Springs Road, #250 Austin, TX 78729 Phone: 512-535-4713 Ext. 202 Email: ger...@flexradio.com Web: www.flexradio.com <http://www.flex-radio.com/> Tune In Excitement (TM) PowerSDR(TM) is a trademark of FlexRadio Systems On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 11:00 PM, charles fontenot <k...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Has anyone else with an amp with fast LED metering (like my Acom 2000a) > noticed > that in SSB mode there are momentary spikes of very high power output, even > when > the "average" power output appears to be in the 700 watt level ? Unlike my > other transceivers that drive the amp to relatively constant power output, > the > Flex 5000A appears to have these momentary spikes in output power. I have > carefully adjusted the peak values in the EQ, Mic, Leveler, and ALC stages > to > less than 0 dB on peaks. > > These spikes in output power occur with or without the DX button engaged. > > Any ideas? > > Charles K5UA > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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/ > ------------------------------ Message: 14 Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2011 03:49:40 +0000 From: Tim Ellison <telli...@itsco.com> To: George Osier <gos...@twcny.rr.com>, "flexradio@flex-radio.biz" <flexradio@flex-radio.biz> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] CW problem Message-ID: <3febf9d5e7e52c4baecb598a20080aa012749...@exng-mb1.itsco.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" This issue is indicative of bad EEPROM data. What version of PowerSDR are you using? -Tim -----Original Message----- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of George Osier Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 8:09 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] CW problem I was operating SSB and the panadaptor went white with a red cross over it ....... shut down and rebooted ...... no CW from bug or external keyboard but can send CW thru internal keyboard ????? Did a reset database and still no cw on bug or keyboard (K1EL) ??????????? George , N2JNZ _______________________________________________ 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/ ------------------------------ Message: 15 Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 23:44:19 -0500 From: "John Vandenberg" <jvandenb...@mountaincable.net> To: <flexradio@flex-radio.biz> Subject: [Flexradio] Remembering ATU setting by band Message-ID: <91CBB05C1B764285B7A48DFD3E3D7958@john6xplaptop> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original With RC1 I don't see that the ATU when checked on a band is remembered when I switch bands. I normally had the ATU on on 80M and off on the other bands. Now if I turn ATU on 80, then switch to any other band and come back to 80M the setting is gone. Also when exiting PSDR and later reloading it the setting is gone. Has this operation been changed or am I dreaming?? John, ve3dvv ------------------------------ Message: 16 Date: Sat, 5 Mar 2011 10:29:17 -0600 From: Gerald Youngblood <ger...@flexradio.com> To: Reflector <flexradio@flex-radio.biz> Subject: [Flexradio] 440 MHz band at risk Message-ID: <AANLkTikK1+ircdSiowyiRiaLsRjj1OmjXTe=QR=-r...@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 Dear Flexers, Our 70 cm band is at risk. Please read the following sent to me by W5ROE and respond to the address provided if you would like to help keep our operating privileges on this important ham band. You can also read about the bill at http://www.arrl.org/news/view/spectrum-management-bill-threatens-amateur-fre quencies . Thanks, Gerald Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR President and CEO FlexRadio Systems(TM) [TEXT AS FOLLOWS] Attention all Radio Amateurs! A FLASH message from the West Gulf Division Director, David Woolweaver, K5RAV Your assistance to defend one of our amateur bands is urgently requested. Please read and follow through on the requested action described below. This is an important issue for every Amateur Radio Operator in the nation. You may have already heard that our 440 MHz band is being threatened by a bill introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives. In its current form, HR 607 provides for the creation and maintenance of a nationwide Public Safety broadband network. As a part of that network, the bill proposes to allocate the so-called ?D-Block? of frequencies in the 700 MHz range. The ?D-Block? consists of two, 5 MHz wide segments of spectrum (758-763 MHz and 788-793 MHz) that became available when the FCC ended analog television broadcasts in June 2009. It was initially expected that the ?D-Block? would be auctioned for commercial use. HR 607 provides for the reallocation of other spectrum for auction to commercial users in order to offset the loss of revenue that will occur as the result of the allocation of the ?D-Block? to Public Safety instead of commercial auction. Among the bands to be reallocated for commercial auction within ten years of passage of HR 607 are the paired bands of 420-440 MHz and 450-470 MHz. The concept for this proposed network has merit. Everyone wants first responders to have the radio systems they need in order to protect themselves and us. However, there is absolutely no need to reallocate for auction the 440 MHz band to make it happen. We must let our U.S. Representatives know we oppose the current wording of HR 607. What can I do? A web site to automatically prepare a letter opposing HR 607 has been created to assist you. Go to http://www.kd4pyr.net/hamletter.htm. Insert your call sign where indicated and follow the simple instructions. The name and address of your U.S. Representative will automatically be inserted into the letter along with your name and address. The letter will then be displayed ready to be printed and signed. IMPORTANT: Please be certain to observe the following once you have printed your letter: - Be sure to sign it. Letters without a handwritten signature are not effective. - Signed letters can be sent by fax or postal mail to - John Chwat Chwat & Co., Suite 103, 625 Slaters Lane, Alexandria, VA 22314 Fax number: (703) 684-7594 - The letter can also be signed and scanned into .pdf format and then E-Mailed as a file attachment to: john.ch...@chwatco.com. Chwat and Co. is the ARRL?s legislative relations firm in Washington, D.C. - Do not send this letter or any letter about HR 607 to your U.S. Senators at this time. The bill has only been filed in the U.S. House of Representatives. . -WHY should the letter be mailed to John Chwat and NOT your Representative? There are two reasons. First, all postal mail addressed to members of the U.S. Congress is delayed 6 to 8 weeks to search for the inclusion of hazardous materials. Remember the Anthrax incident? Second, Mr. Chwat will increase the value of your individual letter by combining it with others. He will then hand carry the stack of letters directly to your Representative's office. This manner of delivery makes a particular impact on members of Congress. Share the web site information with your amateur radio friends. It is not necessary to be an ARRL member to use the site. The more letters sent to Representatives the better. This is your opportunity to make a stand against this legislation. Help save the 70cm band by completing and mailing the opposition letter as requested. ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ End of FlexRadio Digest, Vol 71, Issue 5 **************************************** _______________________________________________ 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/
