[Flexradio] HamSDR image downloads - fixed
Folks, I just realized that some image files on the Public Download Directory page, although they would render in a browser, could not be saved as image files. This has been corrected. Additionally, clicking the icon in the left-most column of the table now opens the selected file in a second browser window, leaving the hamsdr page as-is. This should make it a lot easier to review and download files. Sorry for any frustration and wasted paper! 73, Dale WA8SRA
[Flexradio] test drive CPU ussage
Is the CPU usage on the test drive of PowerSDR listening to a way higher than normal use? I am getting 40% cpu usage on my Athlon64 3000+ system. Hmmm... I just ran the program for the 2nd time and now the CPU usage is 100% and no audio. --
Re: [Flexradio] test drive CPU ussage
Partial foot in mouth. The current 100% cpu usage is due to the defrag program running. Sorry about that. Its very early is my only excuse. The no audio was another foot in mouth issue to silly to give the reason. Lets just say it concerns a yellow button. I have got to learn not to post before my coffee. -- If you can read, thank a teacher. If you can read in English., thank a soldier.
Re: [Flexradio] Serial Port issues (was: SDR1K and Ham Radio Deluxe)
Art : Let me add this. We are tracking down one or more conditions in the serial code. One is an infinite timeout issue and the other is more serious. If anyone gets a blue screen of death and especially if it reports the cause to be vcom.sys, vac***.sys or vac***.dll please do NOT delete the dump. Let the dump complete. Do not interrupt this process. Do not panic. Microsoft has prevented major difficulties by doing this. When the computer reboots, you will be informed that a major difficulty has been recovered from and that they would love to send the data home to momma at Microsoft. Click on the links that reveals more details and if you continue to follow this trail down, you will find that a directory in your Documents and Settings (possibly a HIDDEN directory which can be revealed by changing your settings in the explorer (not internet explorer) to allow hidden and system files to be see. Please zip these files and then email [EMAIL PROTECTED] to inform that you have the dump. You will be contacted later. Bob [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Radio and HRD work fine together for abt (5) minutes, then HRD locks up. Have tried uninstalling and reinstalling HRD but that did not help. SDR1K, Delta 44, Windows XP home ed, P4,2.8 gig, half gig ram. Any help appreciated. Art -- AMSAT VP Engineering. Member: ARRL, AMSAT-DL, TAPR, Packrats, NJQRP/AMQRP, QRP ARCI, QCWA, FRC. ARRL SDR Wrk Grp Chairman Laziness is the number one inspiration for ingenuity. Guilty as charged!
Re: [Flexradio] SDR1K and Ham Radio Deluxe
Art, It might be because CAT stops after a few minutes, depending on the number of CAT signals sent. Try going to CAT on the step up, turning CAT off then on again. If that doesn't do it, then you will have to restart Power Console and HRD both. 73, Chas W1CG At 10:37 AM 3/6/2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Radio and HRD work fine together for abt (5) minutes, then HRD locks up. Have tried uninstalling and reinstalling HRD but that did not help. SDR1K, Delta 44, Windows XP home ed, P4,2.8 gig, half gig ram. Any help appreciated. Art - Brings words and photos together (easily) with PhotoMail - it's free and works with Yahoo! Mail. ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
[Flexradio] pc initialization and ptt
It seems that even if the 12 volt power is turned off to the sdr1000, when the pc is first fired up it pulls the x2 ptt pin low a couple of times, sometimes STAYING low until the sdr software is brought up. This can be a problem depending on what is hanging externally on that circuit. My proposed solution is to put a small in between relay in the ptt line and have it's coil powered by the 12 volts on the LOAD side of the sdr power switch on the front panel. Bill Nagle
Re: [Flexradio] Serial Port issues (was: SDR1K and Ham Radio Deluxe)
FWIW I am writing a program to map local serial ports to remote serial ports. I found PC hangs with versions of the vCom.sys prior to build 226. After installing 226 I have not had a problem. Simon Brown --- http://blog.hb9drv.ch/ Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far the Universe is winning. -- Rich Cook. - Original Message - From: Robert McGwier [EMAIL PROTECTED] Let me add this. We are tracking down one or more conditions in the serial code. One is an infinite timeout issue and the other is more serious.
Re: [Flexradio] pc initialization and ptt
This is indeed true. The PC (both Windows and Linux and probably every modern OS these days) checks to see what kind of printer or device you have hooked to your parallel port. There is little we can do to defeat this. Bill Nagle wrote: It seems that even if the 12 volt power is turned off to the sdr1000, when the pc is first fired up it pulls the x2 ptt pin low a couple of times, sometimes STAYING low until the sdr software is brought up. This can be a problem depending on what is hanging externally on that circuit. My proposed solution is to put a small in between relay in the ptt line and have it's coil powered by the 12 volts on the LOAD side of the sdr power switch on the front panel. Bill Nagle ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com -- AMSAT VP Engineering. Member: ARRL, AMSAT-DL, TAPR, Packrats, NJQRP/AMQRP, QRP ARCI, QCWA, FRC. ARRL SDR Wrk Grp Chairman Laziness is the number one inspiration for ingenuity. Guilty as charged!
[Flexradio] Power SDR under Windows-XP 64bit
Hello to all, on my new pc I want to run WindowsXP 64Bit with Power-SDR,SDR-1000,Delta44 and USB-interface-cable. Has anyone ever tried this out ? Is there a 64bit driver for the USB-cable available ? I tried it with parallel-cable but this doesn't work here even when I start the system with Windows2000 OS. Martin DL5YEJ From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Mon Mar 06 12:54:13 2006 Received: from cutter.rexx.com ([63.149.228.35] ident=root) by www3.qth.com with esmtps (TLSv1:AES256-SHA:256) (Exim 4.52) id 1FGKqT-0004ic-87 for FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz; Mon, 06 Mar 2006 12:54:13 -0600 Received: from cutter.rexx.com ([EMAIL PROTECTED] [127.0.0.1]) by cutter.rexx.com (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id k26Is9Sq084955 for FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz; Mon, 6 Mar 2006 10:54:09 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Received: (from [EMAIL PROTECTED]) by cutter.rexx.com (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id k26Is8Hm084954 for FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz; Mon, 6 Mar 2006 10:54:08 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from wb6mlc) From: Ken Chong [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message-Id: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Date: Mon, 6 Mar 2006 10:54:08 -0800 (PST) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL119 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Subject: [Flexradio] MultiPSK with VAC 3.12 and Delta44? X-BeenThere: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.6 Precedence: list List-Id: Flex Radio Users flexradio_flex-radio.biz.flex-radio.biz List-Unsubscribe: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Archive: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz List-Post: mailto:FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz List-Help: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] List-Subscribe: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz, mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2006 18:54:14 - Hi gang, Has anyone in the group been able to get Patrick's latest MultiPSK with DominoEX FEC to run under VAC with a Delta44 installed ? MultiPSK keeps reporting that another app has use of the soundcard even though the proper virtual cable inputs and outputs are shown in the setup. Awhile back another user posted something about the Delta44 assignment causing trouble due to the number of inputs and outputs it contains. I tried the real DominoEX program, and it only runs in mode 11 with 11025 khz sampling rate. All other modes crash horribly even if the sampling rate were set to 8khz in the VAC tab. In fact, DominoEX inf doesnt seem to work correctly with VAC removed from the Audio control panel setup. It never seems to be able to use anything but mode 11. This could be why it crashes so much. Patrick's version of DominoEX is a better Domino with the addition of FEC. Some field testing by others seem to prove this, so I want to try it out for myself on my SDR-1000. It would be nice to NOT have to install another physical soundcard just to get MultiPSK to run at all. Thanks, Ken Chong WB6MLC Extremely satisfied SDR-1000 owner
Re: [Flexradio] Power SDR under Windows-XP 64bit
I know the Delta 44 has a bets 64-bit driver, but I can't speak for the stability of using it on a 64-bit OS. It loaded on my 32-bit OS with my 64-bit processor and works without any problems. PowerSDR shouldn't be a problem unless Windoze thunking has problems. You'll find the biggest hindrance with Windoze 64-bit O/Ss is the lack of driver support. This is the main reason I have resisted the upgrade to date. -Tim --- Integrated Technical Services You can't close the door when the walls cave in --Robert Hunter -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Martin Hirsch Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 1:42 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Power SDR under Windows-XP 64bit Hello to all, on my new pc I want to run WindowsXP 64Bit with Power-SDR,SDR-1000,Delta44 and USB-interface-cable. Has anyone ever tried this out ? Is there a 64bit driver for the USB-cable available ? I tried it with parallel-cable but this doesn't work here even when I start the system with Windows2000 OS. Martin DL5YEJ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
Re: [Flexradio] pc initialization and ptt
I remember seeing a post on the moon-net or vhf reflectors about this problem WAY back and someone posted that there is a way to kill the probing by changing one of the registry settings. I do not remember which Windoz was involved in the discussion but I do remember saving the thread in my to look at later bin. Will see if I still have it. Phil, K3IB - Original Message - From: Robert McGwier [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Bill Nagle [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 12:32 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] pc initialization and ptt This is indeed true. The PC (both Windows and Linux and probably every modern OS these days) checks to see what kind of printer or device you have hooked to your parallel port. There is little we can do to defeat this.
[Flexradio] [OT] 64 bit O/S info
There is an interesting article on ZDnet today about why the 64 bit O/S has not taken off as some had hoped: http://news.zdnet.com/2102-9584_22-6045931.html?tag=printthis de ken
Re: [Flexradio] pc initialization and ptt
Here you go. Some versions of Windows XP look for devices by periodically writing to the port. A registry key can disable this behavior. The following registry setting disables the port writes: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Parport\Parameters ] DisableWarmPoll=dword:0001 -Tim --- Integrated Technical Services You can't close the door when the walls cave in --Robert Hunter -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill Nagle Sent: Monday, March 06, 2006 3:46 PM To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] pc initialization and ptt Thanks Phil, my rig will appreciate te info. :)) Bill Nagle ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
[Flexradio] wobbly carrier in focus
Has anyone run into this: When sdr software is running in focus and I am listening to an am signal in ssb OR am OR sam mode, when the person speaks it crackles and wobbles a bit. i tried changing the priority- no effect, tried 48 and 96 kc on the delta44- no effect, tried decreasing the monitor hardware performave- no effect. Tried changing the sdr panadapter to scope mode- no effect. If I open another app and put it in front of the open sdr app, it cears up. If I minimize the sdr software it clears up. Computer is an athlon 1.8gig w/.5 gig ram. Bill Nagle
Re: [Flexradio] pc initialization and ptt
At 12:32 PM 3/6/2006, Philip M. Lanese wrote: I remember seeing a post on the moon-net or vhf reflectors about this problem WAY back and someone posted that there is a way to kill the probing by changing one of the registry settings. I do not remember which Windoz was involved in the discussion but I do remember saving the thread in my to look at later bin. Will see if I still have it. probably not necessarily a registry thing, but more a boot.ini or something in system32 (like something that hal.dll does) But here is where MS tells you more than you want to know about how XP boots: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/reskit/c29621675.mspx
Re: [Flexradio] pc initialization and ptt
At 01:43 PM 3/6/2006, Tim Ellison wrote: Here you go. Some versions of Windows XP look for devices by periodically writing to the port. A registry key can disable this behavior. The following registry setting disables the port writes: [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Parport\Parameters ] DisableWarmPoll=dword:0001 But isn't that loaded from one of the other ControlSet00x keys based upon the hardware detection?
[Flexradio] Compiling the Software step 1
Until I get my copy of Visual Studio I have a available copy of Visual Studio 2003 from work installed in my work laptop and I'm checking out some of the software and need one bit of help. I also setup tortoise and downloaded the latest source from SVN as of 5 minutes ago. Which version of Direct-X SDK do I need to have loaded in the PC? Will the latest and greatest from Microsoft do? It's the 2005 edition, I have that one downloaded and waiting to install if it's OK. One more simple question is the source in the SVN right now functional so I can test my compile for success? Muchas Gracias! Cecil Bayona KD5NWA www.qrpradio.com Windows the worlds most successful software virus
Re: [Flexradio] Compiling the Software step 1
I've got the December 2004 edition of the DirectX 9.0 SDK on the Windows 2k machine I use for SDR stuff and it works fine. I do know a later version of the SDK did not work - the readme from the newer SDR did indicate it was not supported on 2k. I don't know what the Flex folks are currently using, suspect they are on XP so it may not be an issue. I don't know on SVN - I know it compiled and worked as of a day or two back. Regards, Bill (kd5tfd) At 08:59 PM 3/6/2006, KD5NWA wrote: Which version of Direct-X SDK do I need to have loaded in the PC? Will the latest and greatest from Microsoft do? It's the 2005 edition, I have that one downloaded and waiting to install if it's OK. One more simple question is the source in the SVN right now functional so I can test my compile for success? Muchas Gracias! Cecil Bayona KD5NWA www.qrpradio.com
Re: [Flexradio] Compiling the Software step 1
References to 1.0.2902.0 for Microsoft.DirectX and Microsoft.DirectInput seem to work here. If it wasn't for DirectInput in the Paddle class you could remove DirectX entirely since I think it's commented out everywhere else. DirectDraw isn't being used. What I want to know is I can send CW from my Thrustmaster Top Gun joystick? Which version of Direct-X SDK do I need to have loaded in the PC? Will the latest and greatest from Microsoft do? It's the 2005 edition, I have that one downloaded and waiting to install if it's OK.
Re: [Flexradio] Compiling the Software step 1
In Richard's original CW form from way back in the VB days and carried over in early forms here, we definitely had mouse input, and we also had joystick input done by Tracy I think. That answer would be you can if you can write it. Bob Paul Shaffer wrote: References to 1.0.2902.0 for Microsoft.DirectX and Microsoft.DirectInput seem to work here. If it wasn't for DirectInput in the Paddle class you could remove DirectX entirely since I think it's commented out everywhere else. DirectDraw isn't being used. What I want to know is I can send CW from my Thrustmaster Top Gun joystick? Which version of Direct-X SDK do I need to have loaded in the PC? Will the latest and greatest from Microsoft do? It's the 2005 edition, I have that one downloaded and waiting to install if it's OK. ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com -- AMSAT VP Engineering. Member: ARRL, AMSAT-DL, TAPR, Packrats, NJQRP/AMQRP, QRP ARCI, QCWA, FRC. ARRL SDR Wrk Grp Chairman Laziness is the number one inspiration for ingenuity. Guilty as charged!
