Here is a way to check.
Reconfigure CWS to use real audio rather than I/Q (3 KHz radio).
Reconfigure PowerSDR VAC no to use Direct IQ and set the RX passband
filter to 3 KHz
Let me know the results.
-Tim
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On 8/28/2011 8:30 AM, John Sweeney wrote:
Don't use CW Skimmer often, but decided to check it out again with the new
version Power V2.2.2.
Something has changed. At first noticed a lot of what appeared to be
distorted signals on the CW Skimmer waterfall, also what appeared to be images
of stronger signals. The CWS waterfall looked a little like overloaded audio
input. With gibberish decode on CW Skimmer on any good signal.
Although these images were not appearing on the PowerSDR waterfall and all
sounded and looked normal on PowerSDR.
I then toggled on/off/ the Direct I/Q in PowerSDR, and suddenly things came
back normal in CWS after a few toggles. Maybe the WBIR of Direct I/Q is
going off in the weeds before normal I/Q processing , or something ( I have
no idea).
Also, I can only get MME to work with CWSkimmer, but for my PC I never have
been able to get WDM/KS to operate with CWSkimmer. WDM/KS works fine and
better with other digi programs though.
Using VAC 4.09, PowerSDR Beta v2.2.2. Windows 7, 64bit.
My 2 cents worth.
73 John N3WT
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From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Tim Ellison, W4TME
Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011 8:07 PM
To: George Steube
Cc: vtnn...@comcast.net; Flex Radio; t...@flexradio.com
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] My settings - Skimmer does not seem to decode as well
as before latest PSDR upgrade
Turns off CWS decoding so no call signs appear.
-Tim
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On 8/27/2011 8:04 PM, George Steube wrote:
Hi Tim,
What the is blind mode?
George
W2GS
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[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz]On Behalf Of Tim Ellison,
W4TME
Sent: Saturday, August 27, 2011 6:36 PM
To: vtnn...@comcast.net
Cc: Flex Radio; t...@flexradio.com
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] My settings - Skimmer does not seem to decode
as well as before latest PSDR upgrade
Zack,
I just configured my 5000 identically to the info you provided (except
for the two changes I recommended) and it is decoding fine.
Here is a dumb question. You don't have CW Skimmer in Blind mode do you?
-Tim
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On 8/27/2011 6:40 PM, vtnn...@comcast.net wrote:
Just looked and in the Sounds and Audio Devices Properties no VAC
items are the default devies in any tabs.
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*From: *"Tim Ellison, W4TME"<t...@flex-radio.com>
*To: *vtnn...@comcast.net
*Sent: *Saturday, August 27, 2011 6:28:53 PM
*Subject: *Re: [Flexradio] My settings - Skimmer does not seem to
decode as well as before latest PSDR upgrade
Make sure VAC is not a default sound card for Windows.
-Tim
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Product Management, Sales& Support
FlexRadio Systems™
4616 W Howard Ln Ste 1-150
Austin, TX 78728
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Email: t...@flexradio.com<mailto:t...@flexradio.com>
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On 8/27/2011 6:27 PM, vtnn...@comcast.net wrote:
I unchecked combine VAC channels and unchecked use RX2. Also
changed the audio driver in PSDR and Skimmer to WDM-KS. Changed RX
gain for VAC –9.
None of these improved decode.
Zack
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*From: *"Tim Ellison, W4TME"<t...@flex-radio.com>
*To: *vtnn...@comcast.net, "Flex Radio"<flexradio@flex-radio.biz>
*Sent: *Saturday, August 27, 2011 4:38:45 PM
*Subject: *Re: [Flexradio] My settings - Skimmer does not seem to
decode as well as before latest PSDR upgrade
Try these changes:
Uncheck combine VAC channels
Do not check RX2 unless you are receiving signals from RX2 you
want to decode
-Tim
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FlexRadio Systems™
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Austin, TX 78728
Phone: 512-535-4713 Ext. 223
Email: t...@flexradio.com<mailto:t...@flexradio.com>
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On 8/27/2011 3:00 PM, vtnn...@comcast.net wrote:
In listening to the rig just now it almost seems like the background
hiss is too quite.
Also I could see a CW signal i n PSDR but there was nothing showing
for a CW sig in SKimmer. Weird.
Anyways, here are my settings.
Zack
N8FNR
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PC OS XP SP3
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VAC VER 4.0.9.1652
CABLES - 2
SR 11025-96000
BPS 8-32
NC 1–2
MAX INST 20
MS PER INTI 7
STREAM FMT-CABLE RANGE
CONNECTED SOURCE–LINE
VOLUME CONTROL-DISABLED
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PSDR VER 2.1.5
AUDIO PRIMARY TAB
BUFFER SIZE 512
SAMLE RATE 96000
AUDIO VAC TAB
ENABLE VAC CHECKED
DRIVER MME
INPUT VIRTUAL CABLE 1
OUTPUT VIRTUAL CABLE 2
BUFFER 512
SAMPLE 48000
GAIN
RX 2
TX 1
COMBINE VAC CHECKED
OUTPUT TO VAC CHECKED
CALIBRATE IQ CHECKED
USE RX2 This is weird. I used to check that and Skimmer would work
but now I have to leave it unchecked for Skimmer to work.
CAT CONTROL TAB
ENABLE CAT CHECKED
PORT COM 20 (PAIRED WITH COM10 VIA COM0COM)
9600, 8, N ,1
ID AS TS-2000
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FLEXRADIO 3.5.0.7171
BUFFER SIZE 512
OPERATION MODE - SAFE MODE
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CW SKIMMER
RADIO TAB
SOFTROCK-IF
SAMPLING RATE 96 KHZ
CW PITCH 600
AUDIO IF 9600
AUDIO TAB
SOUNDCARD DEVICE MME
SIGNAL I/O DEVICE VIRTUAL CABLE 2
AUDIO I/O DEVICE VIRTUAL CABLE 1
CHANNELS LEFT/RIGHT=I/Q
SHIFT RIGHT CHANNEL DATA BY 0 SAMPLES
CAT TAB
USE RADIO 1 KENWOOD
RIG TYPE KENWOOD
PORT COM 12 (PAIRED WITH COM 22 VIA COM0COM)
9600, 8, N, 1
RTS HIGH
DTR HIGH
POLL INT MS 500
TIMEOUT 4000
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DDUTIL
PORT TAB
SERAIL PORT
RADIO CAT COM10
POLL INTER 500
RCP1 CAT COM 19
SLAVE RADIO
FOLLOW SDR CHECKED
FOLLOW MODE CHECKED
SLAVE RADIO TYPE KENWOOD
PL/RADIO COMM 9600, 8, N-1
RCP TAB
RCP2 COM21 DXLAB COMMANDER
RCP3 COM29 HRD
CWS COM22 SKIMMER
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