Re: [Flexradio] Using a Steppir with the Flex

[Tom Thompson]

Ed,

I have had my SteppIR running with the SDR-1000 for some time.  I plug 
the SteppIR cable into COM1 and set the SteppIR box for Kenwood 
operation at 9600 baud.  I then set the SDR-1000 CAT up for TS-2000 on 
COM1 at 9600 baud.  I set parity to none, data bits to 8 and stop bits 
to 1.  It follows perfectly.

73,   Tom   W0IVJ

Ed wrote:

>Hello to all:
>
>I have a SDR 1000 and would like to purchase a Steppir antenna.  They sell a
>transceiver interface that allows the antenna to tune itself to the
>frequency that the radio is on.  Does anyone know if the SDR 1000 can
>accommodate a cable that goes to the Steppir interface and if so what radio
>does it emulate as Steppir makes a variety of cables to attach to a
>particular radio?
>
>Thanks to all
>
>Ed W3ETC 
>
>
>
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[Flexradio] SVN 687 zip Download

[A.R.S. - W5AMI]

I have zipped and uploaded the full SVN 687.

You can download it at:

http://w5ami.net/687.zip

File is about 4 megs.

73 de w5ami
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[Flexradio] CQ CQ CQ all Flexers and Future Flexers

[John Basilotto]

Dear Flexers and Future Flexers:

In the interest of making it easier for visitors to find information, we
have overhauled our website.  Additionally, we have reorganized some content
to better advertise our current hardware and software products as well as
future FlexRadio Systems products.

Along with the changes listed above, we have the pleasure of announcing the
addition of a knowledge base (KB) section.  All support and technical
information about FlexRadio Systems products have been moved from the web
site to the FlexRadio Systems Knowledge Base.  This includes file downloads,
Expert Setups, Frequently Asked Questions, and much more.  The KB is
organized by product type (PowerSDR, SDR-1000, etc), and is easily searched
for the subject of your choice.

The new website is currently a beta version.  We are particularly interested
in knowing what you think of the Knowledge Base section as well as the
techniques used to navigate the site.

The home page can be found at: http://web.flex-radio.com The Knowledge Base
material can be found at the Supports and Downloads Section:
http://kb.flex-radio.com  If for some reason the URL for the new Flex Radio
page does not work, use the alternate URL of http://206.216.146.158/  Please
note: at the moment, the left side-bar is empty, however content will be
forthcoming.

You can provide us your comments by using the Feedback feature found at the
far right side of the navigation bar on each page or use the following link:
http://web.flex-radio.com/feedback.aspx

FlexRadio Systems (FRS) is committed to becoming the best radio company in
the world and we would like your ideas and suggestions to help us get there.
Please let us hear from you.


Management Team
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Re: [Flexradio] Still looking for answers

[Jim Lux]

At 05:54 AM 9/22/2006, A.R.S. -  W5AMI wrote:
>On 9/22/06, Larry Loen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > For future reference, I believe this will be found to be incorrect these
> > days.  Or, frequently so.
> >
> > As far as I can tell, when you plug in a parallel port through PCI,
> > Windows XP normally assigns it to LPT3.  Those of us who grew up on DOS
> > will expect LPT3 to be a fixed port address.  Googling probably still
> > says so at 100s of web sites.
>
>You may be right Larry.  I am an old DOS dog, and my first impression
>is LPT3 = 3BC, but things do change.  It would be nice if some things
>NEVER changed, like port addresses!

Ahem.. 3BCH is the default LPT1 for a Monochrome Display Printer 
Adapter, which was the dominant configuration in the early days.  If 
you had an add on printer interface (say, because you had a CGA, 
which doesn't have a printer port), it would be at 378H.

That, of course, is why there is the table in low ram starting at 40:0, no?

Printer or Com port base addresses have never been stable in the PC 
platform, or at least IBM never intended them to be, from the very 
first BIOS version, else they wouldn't have implemented the table.

As it happens, due to the lack of good OS (int 21) or BIOS (Int 14, 
Int 17) support for direct device access, people started to "go 
around" the OS and do direct INPs and OUTs to the port, which 
requires actually knowing the address.  Some software used the table 
at 40:0, some used an assumed mapping, yet others required you to 
directly specify the port address (sometimes out of sheer laziness.. 
I've written my share of code that had &H3BC/0x3bc or &H3F8/0x3f8 
hard coded in.. get it working now on my pc, and forget about it for 
later) Complicate this with the early DOS COM port drivers which 
indicated that the port was allocated by setting the 40:0 address to 
zero, and all sorts of weird stuff happens.


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Re: [Flexradio] New SDR1000 has arrived

[David Ackrill]

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Dave,
>
> I use my Elecraft XG-1 at 50uV to do the RX level calibration (this
> corresponds to -73dBm which is S9).
> I use either the XG-1 or wwv at 10.0MHz for the RX freq calibration.
> As pointed out earlier, the RX null requires a stronger sig than the
> 50uV supplied by the XG-1 so a second TX is a good choice for this
> calibration.
>
> Your situation with the noise floor so low sounds like something isn't
> right with the level cal.  My noise floor typically sits at about
> -130dBm on 20m with med pre-amp setting.  It sounds like you need to
> recalibrate the RX level against a known sig level, if I'm reading your
> comments correctly.
>
> Pete, N3EVL

I think I've been confusing old instructions, and the latest instructions...

OK, all reset, PA set up again, and the RX level reset to -70dBm.

I'm listening to the Russian frequency standard on 9.996MHz.  Which is 
peaking somewhere about -120dB above noise, which is at about -140dB on 
the standard setting.

Unfortunately, WWV isn't so good now, it being night over here.  LOL.

Ah well, maybe tomorrow...

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Re: [Flexradio] Still needing help part 2

[lloen]

> Well, things are "improving" and staying the same.
>
> Setup: Athlon AMD 64x2 w/ 2 gig memory, XP os system; Delta 44 soundcard;
> parallel port; 1.6.2 software; mode = CW; keying direct to SDR box.
>
> Well, got the parallel card to work by using DF00 in the LPT address (did
> not know you could type in that box), now I rcve okay.
> BUT the tx problems are the same as with the USB to parallel connection
> that I had been using.  In other words getting the PCI parallel card
> working did not solve my problem.
>
> Here is what is going on ...
>
> Rcv okay.
>
> On "Tune" it puts out approx 50w to dummy load.
> On Tx of a series of dits it puts out 50 - 90+ w to dummy load.
>If drive is set to 0 is arnd 50w output to dummy load.
>If drive is set to 100, arnd 90+ w output to dummy load.

If this is in CW mode, what's the problem?  You should be able to make
some QSOs that way.  On CW, at least.

The PA amplifier settings, in my experience, seem to be a bit of a
compromise.  If you're expecting that "50" on the Drive scale will equal
"50" watts, you'll be disappointed.  It doesn't seem to be linear,
exactly, to the watt.  There is a certain amount of "each PA card is
different" in operation here as well as some nonlinearity.  Or, so I
always assumed.

On my own rig, I've even tried different calibration wattages, but IME, I
don't recall it ever lining up one for one across the entire range.  You
usually get something "close" and "close" varies by the calibration
wattage chosen, but I have never done better than that, at least.  And, I
can live with it.

The actual reported output seems to be pretty accurate (especially at
these early tests, I assume you have some sort of external wattmeter to
double check?).  So, it's all about the mysteries of calibration.  I have
a pragmatic knowledge of this only.

The 0 watt setting giving 50 watts out is a bit extreme, however.  Is this
true on all bands?  You need to be able to get it down to 20 to 30 for
RTTY (Flex doesn't recommend much over 20-25 for RTTY).  But, if 100 says
90, that's relatively normal, on my rig anyway.



Larry  WO0Z


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[Flexradio] Using a Steppir with the Flex

[Ed]

Hello to all:

I have a SDR 1000 and would like to purchase a Steppir antenna.  They sell a
transceiver interface that allows the antenna to tune itself to the
frequency that the radio is on.  Does anyone know if the SDR 1000 can
accommodate a cable that goes to the Steppir interface and if so what radio
does it emulate as Steppir makes a variety of cables to attach to a
particular radio?

Thanks to all

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Re: [Flexradio] Front panel rf-af

[Eric Wachsmann]

Assuming none of the DSP functions are enabled (NR, NB, NB2, etc), then I
would guess that the difference is the default Max AGC Gain (also known as
RF Gain on the front panel).  

There is nothing really to change about the Preamp itself.  It consists of a
Sirenza hardware Preamp and a 10dB attenuator.  Each of these 2 devices has
2 states for a combination of the 4 settings you see on the display.  Each
device is either on or off though, so short of a hardware failure, the
preamp itself performs the same today as it did the day we installed it.


Eric Wachsmann
FlexRadio Systems

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> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 4:11 PM
> To: Eric Wachsmann
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; flexradio@flex-radio.biz
> Subject: RE: [Flexradio] Front panel rf-af
> 
> > The defaults have changed on quite a few things since the 1.4.5 days.
> For
> > a
> > side by side comparison, you really would need to import the database
> (or
> > use the tool on our download page to perform a similar operation).
> >
> >
> > Eric Wachsmann
> > FlexRadio Systems
> >
> 
> I'm not really sure that would tell me very much.
> 
> Can you simply guess, in 25 words or less, what changes would have made it
> so that when I change from high to med to low to off that I don't hear any
> sharp fall off in output?
> 
> I like the old behavior, assuming this is more than just a nicety about
> what my ears hear, especially for RTTY, but I don't relish the
> pre-really-good-fix CW nor the old "binural" bug, both of which are long
> since fixed of course.
> 
> 
> Larry WO0Z



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Re: [Flexradio] Front panel rf-af

[lloen]

> The defaults have changed on quite a few things since the 1.4.5 days.  For
> a
> side by side comparison, you really would need to import the database (or
> use the tool on our download page to perform a similar operation).
>
>
> Eric Wachsmann
> FlexRadio Systems
>

I'm not really sure that would tell me very much.

Can you simply guess, in 25 words or less, what changes would have made it
so that when I change from high to med to low to off that I don't hear any
sharp fall off in output?

I like the old behavior, assuming this is more than just a nicety about
what my ears hear, especially for RTTY, but I don't relish the
pre-really-good-fix CW nor the old "binural" bug, both of which are long
since fixed of course.


Larry WO0Z


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Re: [Flexradio] New SDR1000 has arrived - Level Calibration

[David Ackrill]

Mike Naruta wrote:
> David Ackrill wrote:
>
>>
>> Also, now I've calibrated the RX, the RX floor is below the display, 
>> and the setting wont let me see it below -200dB.  I wonder if I got 
>> the calibration set up correctly?  I tuned to 10MHz, found a nice 
>> strong WWV transmission and PowerSDR seemed happy with it and ran the 
>> RX calibration programme using -130 as per the instruction for having 
>> the RFE board installed.
>>
>> Dave (G0DJA)
>>
>>
>
> Dave, what kind of signal generator did you use
> to get a -130 dBm signal for your level calibration?
>
> I have an Elecraft XG-1 that I use for a -73 dBm signal.
>

I'm sure that -130 was suggested as a start point for RFE boards...

Maybe that's changed.

OK, time to reset all the parameters and start again...

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Re: [Flexradio] New SDR1000 has arrived

[Tim Ellison]

What you are seeing is in order.  The new PA calibration routine runs at
100 watts for all bands except for 10 & 12 meters where it should be 75
watts

-Tim
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-Original Message-
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Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 4:20 PM
To: Gerald Capodieci
Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] New SDR1000 has arrived


Gerald Capodieci wrote:
> If it's new hardware you need to enter the printed settings or run the

> calabrate program.
>
> */David Ackrill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>/* wrote:
>
>
> Do I need to re-enter the Test Results, on the paperwork that came
> with
> the rig, or is it safe to just run the calibration routine with
the
> default values, I wonder?
>

Ah, well then I've been 'belt and braces' as I've been entering the Test

Result settings and then running the calibrate program.

However, it's a good job my dummy load is oil filled, and rated for 50W 
continuous and at least 100W on a 50/50 duty cycle, as the calibrate 
program has been hitting over 100W both on the PowerSDR display and on 
my power meter...

I'll take another look at the set up, and make sure it's not trying to 
overdrive the system.

Dave (G0DJA)

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Re: [Flexradio] New SDR1000 has arrived

[David Ackrill]

Eric Wachsmann wrote:
> If you have a dummy load, we will always recommend you just running the
> calibration routine as opposed to entering the data we provide.  We provide
> the data as a historical reference and for those without a dummy load.
>
> You will get the most accurate results running the calibration with your
> radio at your location with your unique environment variables.
>
>
> Eric Wachsmann
> FlexRadio Systems
>   
Thanks for the clarification Eric,

Given my self inflicted problems with the RFE pins, and the MP3+, I'm a 
bit squeemish about making sure that I do things in the right order this 
time!

Dave (G0DJA)
>
>   

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Re: [Flexradio] New SDR1000 has arrived

[David Ackrill]

Gerald Capodieci wrote:
> If it's new hardware you need to enter the printed settings or run the 
> calabrate program.
>
> */David Ackrill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>/* wrote:
>
>
> Do I need to re-enter the Test Results, on the paperwork that came
> with
> the rig, or is it safe to just run the calibration routine with the
> default values, I wonder?
>

Ah, well then I've been 'belt and braces' as I've been entering the Test 
Result settings and then running the calibrate program.

However, it's a good job my dummy load is oil filled, and rated for 50W 
continuous and at least 100W on a 50/50 duty cycle, as the calibrate 
program has been hitting over 100W both on the PowerSDR display and on 
my power meter...

I'll take another look at the set up, and make sure it's not trying to 
overdrive the system.

Dave (G0DJA)

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[Flexradio] MultiRX capabilities in future PowerSDR releases

[Tim Ellison]

I'v been thinking (a dangerous proposition at best), we have stero
output from PowerSDR, which does great with with 2 receivers.  Since
there is the capability to have more, are we going to get quad audio
output with the 4 X MultiRX when it comes out (in the new console, I
presume)?

If so, lets take this just a little 'further" 

I envision a "wall of sound"  http://dozin.com/wallofsound/ type speaker
arrangement so I can listen to "more than 4"  audio streams at the same
time.


-Tim
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Re: [Flexradio] New SDR1000 has arrived

[Eric Wachsmann]

The RX null does not REQUIRE a stronger signal than -73.0dBm, but you will
likely get a BETTER null if you do use a stronger signal.  Just wanted to
clarify that.


Eric Wachsmann
FlexRadio Systems

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> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
> Subject: RE: [Flexradio] New SDR1000 has arrived
> 
> As pointed out earlier, the RX null requires a stronger sig than the
> 50uV supplied by the XG-1 so a second TX is a good choice for this
> calibration.


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Re: [Flexradio] New SDR1000 has arrived

[Thompson_Peter]

Dave,

I use my Elecraft XG-1 at 50uV to do the RX level calibration (this
corresponds to -73dBm which is S9).
I use either the XG-1 or wwv at 10.0MHz for the RX freq calibration.
As pointed out earlier, the RX null requires a stronger sig than the
50uV supplied by the XG-1 so a second TX is a good choice for this
calibration.

Your situation with the noise floor so low sounds like something isn't
right with the level cal.  My noise floor typically sits at about
-130dBm on 20m with med pre-amp setting.  It sounds like you need to
recalibrate the RX level against a known sig level, if I'm reading your
comments correctly.

Pete, N3EVL

> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Wachsmann
> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 2:00 PM
> To: 'David Ackrill'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] New SDR1000 has arrived
> 
> If you have a dummy load, we will always recommend you just 
> running the calibration routine as opposed to entering the 
> data we provide.  We provide the data as a historical 
> reference and for those without a dummy load.
> 
> You will get the most accurate results running the 
> calibration with your radio at your location with your unique 
> environment variables.
> 
> 
> Eric Wachsmann
> FlexRadio Systems
> 
> > -Original Message-
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
> > radio.biz] On Behalf Of David Ackrill
> > Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 12:43 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
> > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] New SDR1000 has arrived
> > 
> > Mike Naruta wrote:
> > > Dave, if you import the database from the previous 
> version, it will 
> > > remember the PA gain settings last entered.
> > >
> > 
> > Thanks for the advice Mike,
> > 
> > Do I need to re-enter the Test Results, on the paperwork 
> that came with
> > the rig, or is it safe to just run the calibration routine with the
> > default values, I wonder?
> > 
> > Also, now I've calibrated the RX, the RX floor is below the 
> display, and
> > the setting wont let me see it below -200dB.  I wonder if I got the
> > calibration set up correctly?  I tuned to 10MHz, found a 
> nice strong WWV
> > transmission and PowerSDR seemed happy with it and ran the RX
> > calibration programme using -130 as per the instruction for 
> having the
> > RFE board installed.
> > 
> > Dave (G0DJA)
> > 
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Re: [Flexradio] New SDR1000 has arrived - Level Calibration

[Mike Naruta]

David Ackrill wrote:

> 
> Also, now I've calibrated the RX, the RX floor is below the display, and 
> the setting wont let me see it below -200dB.  I wonder if I got the 
> calibration set up correctly?  I tuned to 10MHz, found a nice strong WWV 
> transmission and PowerSDR seemed happy with it and ran the RX 
> calibration programme using -130 as per the instruction for having the 
> RFE board installed.
> 
> Dave (G0DJA)
> 
> 

Dave, what kind of signal generator did you use
to get a -130 dBm signal for your level calibration?

I have an Elecraft XG-1 that I use for a -73 dBm signal.


Mike - AA8K


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Re: [Flexradio] No Receiver EQ on Sub RX

[Eric Wachsmann]

All of the RX functions are now linked between the two receivers (except for
the on/off switch and the software oscillator that allows them to be on
separate frequencies).  Look at SVN 687.  :)


Eric Wachsmann
FlexRadio Systems

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> Subject: [Flexradio] No Receiver EQ on Sub RX
> 
> Thanks Eric and company for the new Sub Receiver. Very nice addition. I
> have noticed that the receiver EQ works on the main receiver but not on
> the Sub RX. If you have it (Receiver EQ) on, it unbalances the audio level
> of the two receivers. Of course the fix is to turn off the receiver EQ so
> as not to unbalance the levels but I sure do like to use the EQ to bring
> out the "highs" in the audio. Any plans for the receiver EQ to boost both
> receivers audio?
> 
> It just keeps getting better!
> 
> Dave, W9DR, Punta Gorda, Florida
> 
> P.S. I use this radio DAILY. It is my only radio. No other radio comes
> close!
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Re: [Flexradio] New SDR1000 has arrived

[Eric Wachsmann]

If you have a dummy load, we will always recommend you just running the
calibration routine as opposed to entering the data we provide.  We provide
the data as a historical reference and for those without a dummy load.

You will get the most accurate results running the calibration with your
radio at your location with your unique environment variables.


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> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> radio.biz] On Behalf Of David Ackrill
> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 12:43 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] New SDR1000 has arrived
> 
> Mike Naruta wrote:
> > Dave, if you import the database from the previous
> > version, it will remember the PA gain settings
> > last entered.
> >
> 
> Thanks for the advice Mike,
> 
> Do I need to re-enter the Test Results, on the paperwork that came with
> the rig, or is it safe to just run the calibration routine with the
> default values, I wonder?
> 
> Also, now I've calibrated the RX, the RX floor is below the display, and
> the setting wont let me see it below -200dB.  I wonder if I got the
> calibration set up correctly?  I tuned to 10MHz, found a nice strong WWV
> transmission and PowerSDR seemed happy with it and ran the RX
> calibration programme using -130 as per the instruction for having the
> RFE board installed.
> 
> Dave (G0DJA)
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Re: [Flexradio] New SDR1000 has arrived

[Gerald Capodieci]

If it's new hardware you need to enter the printed settings or run the 
calabrate program.

David Ackrill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:  Mike Naruta wrote:
> Dave, if you import the database from the previous
> version, it will remember the PA gain settings
> last entered.
> 

Thanks for the advice Mike,

Do I need to re-enter the Test Results, on the paperwork that came with 
the rig, or is it safe to just run the calibration routine with the 
default values, I wonder?

Also, now I've calibrated the RX, the RX floor is below the display, and 
the setting wont let me see it below -200dB. I wonder if I got the 
calibration set up correctly? I tuned to 10MHz, found a nice strong WWV 
transmission and PowerSDR seemed happy with it and ran the RX 
calibration programme using -130 as per the instruction for having the 
RFE board installed.

Dave (G0DJA)

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[Flexradio] No Receiver EQ on Sub RX

[Dave & Nancy Ridge]

Thanks Eric and company for the new Sub Receiver. Very nice addition. I have 
noticed that the receiver EQ works on the main receiver but not on the Sub RX. 
If you have it (Receiver EQ) on, it unbalances the audio level of the two 
receivers. Of course the fix is to turn off the receiver EQ so as not to 
unbalance the levels but I sure do like to use the EQ to bring out the "highs" 
in the audio. Any plans for the receiver EQ to boost both receivers audio?

It just keeps getting better!

Dave, W9DR, Punta Gorda, Florida

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Re: [Flexradio] New SDR1000 has arrived

[David Ackrill]

Mike Naruta wrote:
> Dave, if you import the database from the previous
> version, it will remember the PA gain settings
> last entered.
>   

Thanks for the advice Mike,

Do I need to re-enter the Test Results, on the paperwork that came with 
the rig, or is it safe to just run the calibration routine with the 
default values, I wonder?

Also, now I've calibrated the RX, the RX floor is below the display, and 
the setting wont let me see it below -200dB.  I wonder if I got the 
calibration set up correctly?  I tuned to 10MHz, found a nice strong WWV 
transmission and PowerSDR seemed happy with it and ran the RX 
calibration programme using -130 as per the instruction for having the 
RFE board installed.

Dave (G0DJA)

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Re: [Flexradio] New SDR1000 has arrived

[Mike Naruta]

Dave, if you import the database from the previous
version, it will remember the PA gain settings
last entered.

If you install a new version without db import,
it will install default values and you can
run the PA calibration routine on the Setup
with a dummy load.  Doesn't take long and
I still find it interesting to watch.

So, there is no more gain typing needed.



Mike - AA8K



David Ackrill wrote:


> 
> I've got it up and running this afternoon and checked it into my Bird 
> Termaline dummy load and it calibrates OK.  One question, the Gain 
> results on the paper they sent is different to the default settings.  Do 
> you have to keep re-entering them?  I noticed that, when I changed from 
> V1.6.2 to one of the latest updates, the gain numbers were different.  
> Is there a way to save the gain figures and do they get changed by the 
> calibration routine?
> 
> I've already calibrated against WWV on 10MHz, so almost ready to start 
> making some contacts.  What's the betting there will be a CME, I wont 
> have any antennas up for VHF, and the HF bands will be knocked out?  HI
> 
> Dave (G0DJA)
> 

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Re: [Flexradio] DC/DC Converter (DC1) Replaced with Linear Supply

[Christopher T. Day]

John,

What linear supply did you use? Thanks.


Chris - AE6VK


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Subject: [Flexradio] DC/DC Converter (DC1) Replaced with Linear Supply

Hi Folks,

I just wanted to let you know about a modification I made to my 
radio.  DC1 is a switch mode converter that provides +/- 15 volts 
for the instrumentation amplifiers IC6/7 on receive that interface 
the QSD to the sound card.

The DC/DC converter's internal oscillator free runs at ~120 kHz 
and is very rich with odd harmonics, every 240 or so kHz, throughout 
the HF range.

This manifests itself as low level 'carriers' that drift around and
through receive frequencies.  When the SRD is first powered up they
move quite fast, but after the unit has warmed up the move very, very
slowly through your QSO.

These signals were about S4 on my SDR1000 in the 40M band and are easily
removed with the automatic notch.  But, loving to tinker like I do I 
removed the DC1 and soldered a 7 pin header in its place. I used a 
1" x 2" x 2", +/- 15v linear supply wired to the header.

How's it work? Great!  No more warbling tones from within the SDR.

I wish I would have done more before and after testing. Now when I 
connect the receiver to a dummy load, most of the bands are clear of 
spurs with the noise floor at -153 dBm.  I imagine that the fundamental 
waveform (square wave?) of the DC/DC converter was putting an awful lot 
of total integrated power into the QSD and mixing with other signals 
there to increase the total spurs.

It just keeps gettin' better.

Regards,
John
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[Flexradio] New SDR1000 has arrived

[David Ackrill]

Well, after a few days without the SDR1000 I cracked and decided to 
start again from scratch...

This time I got the ready built unit, with all the latest mods, plus the 
M-Audio Delta44 card.  I also specified the 2M IF, but that is being 
sent later, so it looks like they will expect me to fit that board 
myself.  LOL

I've got it up and running this afternoon and checked it into my Bird 
Termaline dummy load and it calibrates OK.  One question, the Gain 
results on the paper they sent is different to the default settings.  Do 
you have to keep re-entering them?  I noticed that, when I changed from 
V1.6.2 to one of the latest updates, the gain numbers were different.  
Is there a way to save the gain figures and do they get changed by the 
calibration routine?

I've already calibrated against WWV on 10MHz, so almost ready to start 
making some contacts.  What's the betting there will be a CME, I wont 
have any antennas up for VHF, and the HF bands will be knocked out?  HI

Dave (G0DJA)

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Re: [Flexradio] DC/DC Converter (DC1) Replaced with Linear Supply

[Tim Ellison]

Ditto!  I have the creeping waveform too that I'd live to rid myself of.

-Tim
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Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 12:02 PM
To: Bob McGwier
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Subject: Re: [Flexradio] DC/DC Converter (DC1) Replaced with Linear
Supply

On 9/22/06, Bob McGwier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> John:
>
> Could you please pass along the part number/supplier for the
particular
> power supply you used?  I would like to regain full use of my bench
> power supply and I have just been too busy  (too lazy?) to do any
research.
>
 Yes!  Please post this info on the list too if you don't mind.

Thanks!

Brian w5ami

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Re: [Flexradio] M-audio Delta 44 with XP media center 2005

[Eric Wachsmann]

Jim,

Like Tim said, the older Delta 44 drivers work fine on XP MC2005.  These are
still available on the m-audio.com website.

I believe remote desktop is available on XP MC, but I can't say for sure as
I don't have access to a PC with that OS on it.


Eric Wachsmann
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> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> radio.biz] On Behalf Of Jim Nestor
> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 10:25 AM
> To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
> Subject: [Flexradio] M-audio Delta 44 with XP media center 2005
> 
> Am a wanabe SDR owner with a query about compatibility of my shack PC. I
> have an HP 1510 Media center PC which runs XP Media Center 2005 as the OS.
> Somewhere on the reflector I think I saw that the M-audio delta 44 only
> works with XP SP2 and NOT with Media Center 2005.
> 
> Can anybody confirm or deny this? If it's true, I'll have to use a
> different
> sound card (haven't bought the Delta 44 yet) or buy a new OS.
> 
> On the last note, does anyone know if media center 2005 supports remote
> Console?
> 
> 73,
> 
> Jim, WK8G
> 
> 
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Re: [Flexradio] DC/DC Converter (DC1) Replaced with Linear Supply

[A.R.S. - W5AMI]

On 9/22/06, Bob McGwier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> John:
>
> Could you please pass along the part number/supplier for the particular
> power supply you used?  I would like to regain full use of my bench
> power supply and I have just been too busy  (too lazy?) to do any research.
>
 Yes!  Please post this info on the list too if you don't mind.

Thanks!

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Re: [Flexradio] Front panel rf-af

[Eric Wachsmann]

The defaults have changed on quite a few things since the 1.4.5 days.  For a
side by side comparison, you really would need to import the database (or
use the tool on our download page to perform a similar operation).


Eric Wachsmann
FlexRadio Systems

> -Original Message-
> From: Larry Loen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 9:57 PM
> To: Eric Wachsmann
> Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Front panel rf-af
> 
> Anyone else hearing what I'm hearing?  It really does sound different to
> me, at least.
> 
> Did something else change?  Shapes of the skirts on the filters?
>  Default noise blanking settings?   I have long simply taken the
> defaults on all this stuff and it never did me wrong.
> 
> I used 1.4.5 for a long time.
> 
> Eric Wachsmann wrote:
> 
> >Larry,
> >
> >We haven't changed the functionality.  Perhaps the default Max Gain
> setting
> >is different.  But there is nothing I can think of that would cause the
> >preamp settings to operate differently short of the Max AGC Gain
> settings.
> >
> >
> >Eric Wachsmann
> >FlexRadio Systems
> >
> >
> >
> >>-Original Message-
> >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >>Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 4:11 PM
> >>To: Eric Wachsmann
> >>Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
> >>Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Front panel rf-af
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Hovering over the control will give you a good explanation.  The RF
> Gain
> >>>is
> >>>essentially controlling the Max AGC Gain while the AF Gain actually is
> a
> >>>gain control on the output audio from the DSP.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>Eric Wachsmann
> >>>FlexRadio Systems
> >>>
> >>>
> >>This brings up a question I've been meaning to ask -- what, exactly, has
> >>been going on with the receiver sound?
> >>
> >>Well before the current 1.6.2, when I set the "preamp" to Off or Low or
> >>Med or High, there was a distinct audio difference between them.
> >>
> >>Starting with 1.6.2 (probably before, I don't do all betas these days
> and
> >>made little use of 1.6.1), the differences are far less distinct to my
> >>ear.
> >>
> >>I do note that when I play with the "RF Gain" control on recent betas,
> >>that if I set it at "about" 80 per cent, I get something that "sounds
> >>like" the way it used to sound and at 100 per cent, it sounds about like
> >>1.6.2 in terms of preamp settings.
> >>
> >>I kind of prefer the sharper delineations, though I don't know if,
> >>objectively, it really alters the performance the way it used to.  In
> the
> >>old version of it, reducing from high to medium to low and (on RTTY)
> >>sometimes to off really make a marked difference in signal to noise even
> >>if the sound itself came down a bit.
> >>
> >>I know there was a lot of discussion of all of this, but what I
> >>experienced is still not quite what all those discussions (to the extent
> I
> >>read or understood them) would have lead me to believe.
> >>
> >>Do I want the old behavior?  If so, how do I get it?  Or, is there
> >>something about how the AGC now works that I get the S/N advantages, but
> >>more audio after all?  Would this answer be the same for RTTY work (of
> >>which I've done less of late, but really used the sharp delineations to
> >>manage reception quite effectively)?
> >>
> >>Larry  WO0Z
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> 
> 



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Re: [Flexradio] (no subject)

[Eric Wachsmann]

Chas,

The audio sent to MixW is sent directly from the outputs of the SDR-1000.
It will almost certainly confuse the digital mode program to have the Sub RX
turned on while operating digital modes.  Instead, you probably would want
to just use a wider filter and let the digital mode program decode multiple
streams if it has that capability.


Eric Wachsmann
FlexRadio Systems

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> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 11:01 PM
> To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz
> Subject: [Flexradio] (no subject)
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Anyone know how to set up the two screens in MixW 2.17 to receive the
> main and sub receivers in the SDR-1000?
> 
> 73,  Chas
> 
> 
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Re: [Flexradio] M-audio Delta 44 with XP media center 2005

[Tim Ellison]

The previous D44 drivers did not have any problems loading on any
variant of XP (or Win2003 either).  The new drivers do.

The older drivers work just fine.

-Tim
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Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 11:25 AM
To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: [Flexradio] M-audio Delta 44 with XP media center 2005

Am a wanabe SDR owner with a query about compatibility of my shack PC. I
have an HP 1510 Media center PC which runs XP Media Center 2005 as the
OS.
Somewhere on the reflector I think I saw that the M-audio delta 44 only
works with XP SP2 and NOT with Media Center 2005.

Can anybody confirm or deny this? If it's true, I'll have to use a
different
sound card (haven't bought the Delta 44 yet) or buy a new OS.

On the last note, does anyone know if media center 2005 supports remote
Console?

73,

Jim, WK8G



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Re: [Flexradio] DC/DC Converter (DC1) Replaced with Linear Supply

[KD5NWA]

I have a SDR-1000 that I bought at Dayton and frankly I have been 
disappointed in it's performance, I have all these signals specially 
in the lower bands that are wondering around and changing frequency 
on me, they are at least +20 dB above the noise floor. On my radio 
the broad carriers never stop moving but your description sounds like 
the problem I have, except mine seems to be worse. If I turn off the 
radio and listen instead with my TS-930 they simply are not there at all.

I have not turned on the radio in about 45 days because of these 
problems, and also I have multitudes of large spurs all over the 
place getting worse the higher you go in frequency. 10M is downright 
useless, large spurs as far as the eye can see. I sent some pictures 
to Flexradio of my wondering carriers but nothing became of it.

I've been seeing comments from others about how great the radio is, 
but frankly I have not seen it, right now my SoftRocks work better. 
Looks like I'm going to have to do some surgery before this is over.


At 10:06 AM 9/22/2006, you wrote:
>Hi Folks,
>
>I just wanted to let you know about a modification I made to my
>radio.  DC1 is a switch mode converter that provides +/- 15 volts
>for the instrumentation amplifiers IC6/7 on receive that interface
>the QSD to the sound card.
>
>The DC/DC converter's internal oscillator free runs at ~120 kHz
>and is very rich with odd harmonics, every 240 or so kHz, throughout
>the HF range.
>
>This manifests itself as low level 'carriers' that drift around and
>through receive frequencies.  When the SRD is first powered up they
>move quite fast, but after the unit has warmed up the move very, very
>slowly through your QSO.
>
>These signals were about S4 on my SDR1000 in the 40M band and are 
>easily removed with the automatic notch.  But, loving to tinker like I do I
>removed the DC1 and soldered a 7 pin header in its place. I used a
>1" x 2" x 2", +/- 15v linear supply wired to the header.
>
>How's it work? Great!  No more warbling tones from within the SDR.
>
>I wish I would have done more before and after testing. Now when I
>connect the receiver to a dummy load, most of the bands are clear of
>spurs with the noise floor at -153 dBm.  I imagine that the fundamental
>waveform (square wave?) of the DC/DC converter was putting an awful lot
>of total integrated power into the QSD and mixing with other signals
>there to increase the total spurs.
>
>It just keeps gettin' better.
>
>Regards,
>John
>k2ox
>
>
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Re: [Flexradio] DC/DC Converter (DC1) Replaced with Linear Supply

[Bob McGwier]

John:

Could you please pass along the part number/supplier for the particular 
power supply you used?  I would like to regain full use of my bench 
power supply and I have just been too busy  (too lazy?) to do any research.

Bob


[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

>Hi Folks,
>
>I just wanted to let you know about a modification I made to my 
>radio.  DC1 is a switch mode converter that provides +/- 15 volts 
>for the instrumentation amplifiers IC6/7 on receive that interface 
>the QSD to the sound card.
>
>
>
>  
>
--snip --

>These signals were about S4 on my SDR1000 in the 40M band and are easily 
>removed with the automatic notch.  But, loving to tinker like I do I 
>removed the DC1 and soldered a 7 pin header in its place. I used a 
>1" x 2" x 2", +/- 15v linear supply wired to the header.
>
>How's it work? Great!  No more warbling tones from within the SDR.
>
>It just keeps gettin' better.
>
>Regards,
>John
>k2ox 
>
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Re: [Flexradio] DC/DC Converter (DC1) Replaced with Linear Supply

[Stan]

John, can you be a bit more specific as to what you did and what you used to 
do this. My unit seems to have more than its share of these "carriers".
What about 10 meters? Any improvement there?

Many thanks


Stan
AH6JR


On Friday 22 September 2006 05:06 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi Folks,
>
> I just wanted to let you know about a modification I made to my
> radio.  DC1 is a switch mode converter that provides +/- 15 volts
> for the instrumentation amplifiers IC6/7 on receive that interface
> the QSD to the sound card.
>
> The DC/DC converter's internal oscillator free runs at ~120 kHz
> and is very rich with odd harmonics, every 240 or so kHz, throughout
> the HF range.
>
> This manifests itself as low level 'carriers' that drift around and
> through receive frequencies.  When the SRD is first powered up they
> move quite fast, but after the unit has warmed up the move very, very
> slowly through your QSO.
>
> These signals were about S4 on my SDR1000 in the 40M band and are easily
> removed with the automatic notch.  But, loving to tinker like I do I
> removed the DC1 and soldered a 7 pin header in its place. I used a 1" x 2"
> x 2", +/- 15v linear supply wired to the header.
>
> How's it work? Great!  No more warbling tones from within the SDR.
>
> I wish I would have done more before and after testing. Now when I
> connect the receiver to a dummy load, most of the bands are clear of
> spurs with the noise floor at -153 dBm.  I imagine that the fundamental
> waveform (square wave?) of the DC/DC converter was putting an awful lot
> of total integrated power into the QSD and mixing with other signals
> there to increase the total spurs.
>
> It just keeps gettin' better.
>
> Regards,
> John
> k2ox
>
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Re: [Flexradio] Edirol FA-66 Firewire box -other notes

[Eric Wachsmann]

It works the same way it did with other cards...with the exception that you
can cut the latency in half once again when using the 192kHz mode.  So if
you used to run the Delta 44 or FireBox at 96kHz with 512 buffers, using the
FA-66 at 192kHz with 512 audio buffers will yield roughly half the latency.
This comes at a cost though.  In order to keep the filter sharpness, you'll
need to increase the DSP buffer size ... which increases the CPU
requirements.

Overall, the latency is as good or better than the Delta 44 or the FireBox.


Eric Wachsmann
FlexRadio Systems

> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> radio.biz] On Behalf Of Jimmy Jones
> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 6:02 PM
> To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz
> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Edirol FA-66 Firewire box -other notes
> 
> How does the monitor work with the new edirol soundcard. Latency? ect ect


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[Flexradio] M-audio Delta 44 with XP media center 2005

[Jim Nestor]

Am a wanabe SDR owner with a query about compatibility of my shack PC. I
have an HP 1510 Media center PC which runs XP Media Center 2005 as the OS.
Somewhere on the reflector I think I saw that the M-audio delta 44 only
works with XP SP2 and NOT with Media Center 2005.

Can anybody confirm or deny this? If it's true, I'll have to use a different
sound card (haven't bought the Delta 44 yet) or buy a new OS.

On the last note, does anyone know if media center 2005 supports remote
Console?

73,

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Re: [Flexradio] Edirol FA-66 Firewire with 192 KHz sampling rate addedto list of supported sound cards

[Eric Wachsmann]

Small correction to our original post...

"When using the 192KHz sampling rate, 80 kHz of spectrum can be shown
in the default 1x zoom Panadapter display (and more when zoomed out)."


Eric Wachsmann
FlexRadio Systems

> -Original Message-
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> radio.biz] On Behalf Of John Basilotto
> Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 9:47 AM
> To: Reflector
> Subject: [Flexradio] Edirol FA-66 Firewire with 192 KHz sampling rate
> addedto list of supported sound cards
>
> ... 
> When using the 192KHz sampling rate, over 100 kHz of spectrum can be shown
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Re: [Flexradio] Still needing help part 2

[A.R.S. - W5AMI]

Crit, I'm sure you probably have already done this, but re-check your
cables to make absolute certain they are plugged into the proper jacks
both on the Delta 44 and the back of the sdr.  I had some odd problems
some time ago due to bad connections in the jacks.  I wiped them all
down and re-seated them several times to help clean the contacts and
everything seems fine now.

You might also check the signal level settings in the MAudio panel
under hardware settings.  They should be:

Outputs -10dbv
In1 +4
In2 +4
In3 +4 to -10 (depending on outboard audio gear)
In4 Not used

None of the Input Channel Phase selections should be checked.  I also
keep my sample rate locked at 48,000.

Did you send your Delta 44 back when you sent the rig so they could
check it?  May be it's bad?

Brian


On 9/22/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Well, things are "improving" and staying the same.
>
> Setup: Athlon AMD 64x2 w/ 2 gig memory, XP os system; Delta 44 soundcard;
> parallel port; 1.6.2 software; mode = CW; keying direct to SDR box.
>
> Well, got the parallel card to work by using DF00 in the LPT address (did
> not know you could type in that box), now I rcve okay.
> BUT the tx problems are the same as with the USB to parallel connection that
> I had been using.  In other words getting the PCI parallel card working did
> not solve my problem.
>
> Here is what is going on ...
>
> Rcv okay.
>
> On "Tune" it puts out approx 50w to dummy load.
> On Tx of a series of dits it puts out 50 - 90+ w to dummy load.
>If drive is set to 0 is arnd 50w output to dummy load.
>If drive is set to 100, arnd 90+ w output to dummy load.
>I can still hear a steady carrier in addition to the dits on my Corsair.
>   The difference in frequency of the two seems to be about the same as
> my sidetone frequency.
>
> I have removed the software and reloaded the 1.6.2 software, several times
> going thru the setup including runtime opt.  Tried SVN 683.
> I have even tried switching back to my firebox soundcard.
>
> No joy !!!
>
> What next?
>
> 73/Crit/K4BXN
>
>
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[Flexradio] DC/DC Converter (DC1) Replaced with Linear Supply

[john_eckert]

Hi Folks,

I just wanted to let you know about a modification I made to my 
radio.  DC1 is a switch mode converter that provides +/- 15 volts 
for the instrumentation amplifiers IC6/7 on receive that interface 
the QSD to the sound card.

The DC/DC converter's internal oscillator free runs at ~120 kHz 
and is very rich with odd harmonics, every 240 or so kHz, throughout 
the HF range.

This manifests itself as low level 'carriers' that drift around and
through receive frequencies.  When the SRD is first powered up they
move quite fast, but after the unit has warmed up the move very, very
slowly through your QSO.

These signals were about S4 on my SDR1000 in the 40M band and are easily 
removed with the automatic notch.  But, loving to tinker like I do I 
removed the DC1 and soldered a 7 pin header in its place. I used a 
1" x 2" x 2", +/- 15v linear supply wired to the header.

How's it work? Great!  No more warbling tones from within the SDR.

I wish I would have done more before and after testing. Now when I 
connect the receiver to a dummy load, most of the bands are clear of 
spurs with the noise floor at -153 dBm.  I imagine that the fundamental 
waveform (square wave?) of the DC/DC converter was putting an awful lot 
of total integrated power into the QSD and mixing with other signals 
there to increase the total spurs.

It just keeps gettin' better.

Regards,
John
k2ox 


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[Flexradio] Still needing help part 2

[jcharley]

Well, things are "improving" and staying the same.

Setup: Athlon AMD 64x2 w/ 2 gig memory, XP os system; Delta 44 soundcard; 
parallel port; 1.6.2 software; mode = CW; keying direct to SDR box.

Well, got the parallel card to work by using DF00 in the LPT address (did not 
know you could type in that box), now I rcve okay.
BUT the tx problems are the same as with the USB to parallel connection that I 
had been using.  In other words getting the PCI parallel card working did not 
solve my problem.

Here is what is going on ...

Rcv okay.

On "Tune" it puts out approx 50w to dummy load.
On Tx of a series of dits it puts out 50 - 90+ w to dummy load.
   If drive is set to 0 is arnd 50w output to dummy load.
   If drive is set to 100, arnd 90+ w output to dummy load.
   I can still hear a steady carrier in addition to the dits on my Corsair. 
   The difference in frequency of the two seems to be about the same as my 
sidetone frequency.

I have removed the software and reloaded the 1.6.2 software, several times 
going thru the setup including runtime opt.  Tried SVN 683.
I have even tried switching back to my firebox soundcard.

No joy !!!

What next?

73/Crit/K4BXN



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Re: [Flexradio] SDR as primary radio

[Jim, W4ATK]

After seeing a number of comments on the reflector, I determined my 
reply
to this issue had to be on the reflector.

The answer is an emphatic YES. Is the radio reliable? Absolutely! I 
come in
every morning and turn the radio on and sometimes it stays on for 24 hours
or more. I work mostly CW with a bit of PSK31 thrown in and an SSB contact
or two. It has not failed me in my general operation. Was there an initial
learning curve in moving from a conventional radio to the SDR-1000. Yes
there was for me, but believe me it was worth the journey.

Do I try to go with an unsupported sound card? NO. I use the Delta 44 
with
a ATHLON 64 3400+ dual core machine with 1 GB of ram and run multiple
applications. A representative configuration would be PowerSDR SVN 683,
ACLog, CWGet/MixW, and Outlook all up and operational with power left over
for whatever else I might start.

I think a great deal of the frustration voiced on this reflector is 
caused
by a lack of understanding of the "processes" involved in a radio
configuration of this type. This is not a typical triple conversion radio
with a crystal filter and audio DSP. Avail oneself of the information
available and understand the "inner gertzwerken" and one will have a much
higher probability of success. The sound card is the secret. It must be
installed properly and operate properly.

So, to the one considering the SDR-1000 Are you willing to invest 
time
and effort to learn and grow? If the answer to that is YES, then I say,
"Welcome Aboard"! Comparing the SDR-1000 to a KenSuK2 is like comparing silk
sheets to concrete blocks for this ham. And I have the QSOs to prove it. I
use only indooor antennas (a delta loop, and a 40M OCF Dipole) and have a
significant amount of line noise to contend with(the utility company is
working on that problem) but for now the NB and NB2 handle that quite well.

If you were looking for a fan of the SDR-1000, you found him and I have 
a
lots of company!

Jim, W4ATK


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[Flexradio] VAC question

[Sergey Kuzmin]

Simon,

I use VAC 403
SDR with MixW
in SDR -VAC 12000 sample rate
in MixW also 12000
in VAC cable range 11025 to 48000 khz
tried olivia and psk with good result


73
Thanks
RV3APM
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Re: [Flexradio] VAC question

[Simon Brown \(HB9DRV\)]

Hi Bob,

I'll keep you in the loop, it is 8kHz, not 800kHz :-)

Simon Brown
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- Original Message - 
From: "Robert McGwier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>


> Simon:
> 
> Name ANY card you can think of that supports 800 kHz.
> 
> Did you mean to say 8 kHz or is something sending the wrong thing to the 
> VAC?
> 
> I am presuming that the person is not using VAC 4.03 or later.   We need 
> to know more.
> 
> Bob
> N4HY

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Re: [Flexradio] Is Anyone Using the SDR1000 as Primary Radio

[k8mlm]

YES.  My FT-1000D is gathering dust.
 
Bob
K8MLM 
 
 
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Sent: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 11:32 PM
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Yes, its the "A" station here at this QTH. In the spirit of 
full-disclosure I must state however that unlike Bob, I have kept a desk 
full of traditional radios simply for the uninitiated to oogle and 
molest upon visiting the station. All pretty much dead weight at this 
point however (with the exception of the TT Omni VI+), and likely will 
be shipped off once I get sick of look'in at them.
Grab hold, and hang on!

73,
Kirb - VE6IV
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It has been my only radio for over 2 months. I've connected to an AL-82 and 
have 
had glowing signal and audio reports from all over the country
on 40 and 75 mtrs. Except for the CPU locking while using Noise Gate, this is 
the best radio station I have ever used or heard of being used. 
My concern is that the Reflector only carries questions as to how to make the 
radio work and none related to improving it's on-the-air performance. 
Hence the question, is anyone else using the SDR as their primary radio? 
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Re: [Flexradio] VAC question

[Robert McGwier]

Simon:

Name ANY card you can think of that supports 800 kHz.

Did you mean to say 8 kHz or is something sending the wrong thing to the 
VAC?

I am presuming that the person is not using VAC 4.03 or later.   We need 
to know more.

Bob
N4HY



Simon Brown (HB9DRV) wrote:
> Hi,
>
> A user of my software is getting the error "Error starting soundcard Virtual 
> Cable 1 In: Card doesn't support 16bit,
> 800kHz, Mono format" when using the VAC.
>
> Any chance of a pointer to VAC and the supported modes?
>
> Simon Brown
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"You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat.
You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los
Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly
the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there.
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Re: [Flexradio] Still looking for answers

[Tim Ellison]

Oh, the good ol' days 20 years ago when you spent hours looking for free
IRQs and changing jumpers on Western Digital Ethernet cards to change
the IO address space (I think 0xD000 might work) and then to learn that
the Novell IPX.com driver for your card doesn't have an option for
0xD00.  OK, let's rip out the card and try 0xD000, no wait that
conflicts with the BIOS because 0xF000 is mirrored at 0xD000 too.  I
think 0xC800 might work 

-Tim
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Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Still looking for answers

On 9/22/06, Larry Loen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> For future reference, I believe this will be found to be incorrect
these
> days.  Or, frequently so.
>
> As far as I can tell, when you plug in a parallel port through PCI,
> Windows XP normally assigns it to LPT3.  Those of us who grew up on
DOS
> will expect LPT3 to be a fixed port address.  Googling probably still
> says so at 100s of web sites.

You may be right Larry.  I am an old DOS dog, and my first impression
is LPT3 = 3BC, but things do change.  It would be nice if some things
NEVER changed, like port addresses!

Brian

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Re: [Flexradio] Is Anyone Using the SDR1000 as Primary Radio

[Dave Muskopf]

I agree with you guys, the Flex is something else. I do use my other 
rigs for antenna tune up but thats about it. I got this thing at Dayton 
this spring and it has been a blast, its not exactly plug and play but 
when you get it going--! I feel blind with out the display anymore. W8XO

Charles Greene wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I haven't used an ordinary radio since field day.  I have an Omni-VI, 
>a couple of K2s, an IC 706 and three lesser transceivers but use the 
>SDR-1000 except for portable/mobile.  I think I will unload most of 
>them this winter and just keep a portable rig and the SDR-1000.  I 
>did have a K2 sitting beside the SDR-1000 and operated SO2R, but it 
>was just a novelty to show I could do it.
>
>The on-air performance leaves little to be desired for the average 
>operator.  I was looking at the IC-7800, Orion II and Yaesu-2000 
>today, and I thought what a lot of hardware to get what the SDR-1000 
>is starting to approach.  It has some annoying hardware limitations 
>so it will never be in the same class as the fore mentioned rigs, but 
>it is good enough for me.
>
>73,  Chas W1CG
>
>At 06:10 PM 9/21/2006, Gerald Capodieci wrote:
>  
>
>>It has been my only radio for over 2 months. I've connected to an 
>>AL-82 and have had glowing signal and audio reports from all over 
>>the country on 40 and 75 mtrs. Except for the CPU locking while 
>>using Noise Gate, this is the best radio station I have ever used or 
>>heard of being used. My concern is that the Reflector only carries 
>>questions as to how to make the radio work and none related to 
>>improving it's on-the-air performance. Hence the question, is anyone 
>>else using the SDR as their primary radio?
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Re: [Flexradio] Still looking for answers

[A.R.S. - W5AMI]

On 9/22/06, Larry Loen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> For future reference, I believe this will be found to be incorrect these
> days.  Or, frequently so.
>
> As far as I can tell, when you plug in a parallel port through PCI,
> Windows XP normally assigns it to LPT3.  Those of us who grew up on DOS
> will expect LPT3 to be a fixed port address.  Googling probably still
> says so at 100s of web sites.

You may be right Larry.  I am an old DOS dog, and my first impression
is LPT3 = 3BC, but things do change.  It would be nice if some things
NEVER changed, like port addresses!

Brian

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Re: [Flexradio] Still looking for answers

[Larry Loen]

A.R.S. - W5AMI wrote:

>I think if you can get the parallel port working properly, your
>problems will go away.  If your new port is LPT3, the address needs to
>be 3BC, not 378.  Change that in PowerSDR before turning on the rig.
>You might even change it, exit PowerSDR, then start it back up.  Also
>some parallel ports don't supply enough voltage to engage the relays.
>I forget what is required, but seems 3 volts is right.  If those
>relays don't get switched properly, it will do some wacky things.
>
>Brian w5ami
>  
>

For future reference, I believe this will be found to be incorrect these 
days.  Or, frequently so.

As far as I can tell, when you plug in a parallel port through PCI, 
Windows XP normally assigns it to LPT3.  Those of us who grew up on DOS 
will expect LPT3 to be a fixed port address.  Googling probably still 
says so at 100s of web sites.

HOWEVER, this is certainly not true in my case nor (judging from the 
extensive note) in J. Crit Hartley's case either.  Any number of port 
addresses appear to be possible in today's schemes, depending on who 
knows what.  PCI seems to have new rules.

The procedure I gave worked for me and Dale Boresz also seems to know it.

The PCI port address in the PowerSDR console should certainly be fixed 
if you're using a PCI card.  Unlike LPT3, LPT1 is almost sure to be the 
on-board parallel printer port, unless you personally went into BIOS and 
set it to something else (which practically no one does).  That one will 
be 378.  The side effects of bringing up the SDR with that 378 port 
address on your printer (or, whatever else you have hooked up there) is 
unpredictable, but it never seems to have actually done me any harm. 
 YMMV.  I recommend getting the port right not just for the SDR's sake, 
but to avoid random who knows what to your other device, if any.



Larry WO0Z





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Re: [Flexradio] Still looking for answers

[A.R.S. - W5AMI]

I think if you can get the parallel port working properly, your
problems will go away.  If your new port is LPT3, the address needs to
be 3BC, not 378.  Change that in PowerSDR before turning on the rig.
You might even change it, exit PowerSDR, then start it back up.  Also
some parallel ports don't supply enough voltage to engage the relays.
I forget what is required, but seems 3 volts is right.  If those
relays don't get switched properly, it will do some wacky things.

Brian w5ami


On 9/22/06, Dale Boresz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello Crit,
>
> It sounds like your USB to parallel is picking up rf during transmit and
> misbehaving. Since you bought a parallel card, I'd try to make that
> work. How did you change the I/O address on the PowerSDR? I know from
> recent experience that since the new address range is not in the
> dropdown list, you must follow a specific routine:
>
> - On the PowerSDR Setup > Hardware Config tab, place the mouse cursor in
> the LPT Address dropdown list box, and backspace over the default
> address of 378
>
> - Enter the "DF00" address -- and hit the 'Enter' key (hitting the
> 'Enter' key is important)
>
> - Now try your parallel port. Check to see if you hear relays switching
> when you change bands, or preamp settings. If you do, then your parallel
> port is functioning. If you do not hear any relays, then try the other
> I/O addresses for your card following the same previous steps.
>
> 73, Dale
> WA8SRA
>
>
>
> J. Crit Harley, MD, C.Ht. wrote:
>
> >Okay ... still in need of help.
> >
> >Setup: Athlon AMD 64x2 w/ 2 gig mem using XP op system; Delta 44
> >soundcard.  Mode is CW.
> >
> >I have  already set the unit back once to FlexRadio and other than a
> >little low output on 10 mtrs they can't find anything wrong.
> >
> >When using USB to Parallel connection the rcve is fantastic.  But the TX
> >is screwed up.
> >
> >Tune gives me 50 watts out (to dummy load) regardless of setting.
> >Drive gives me 50 to 90+ watts out.  (0 drive = 50 watts and 100
> >drive = 90+ watts)
> >Also hear a steady carrier (on my Corsair II) in addition to my CW
> >sent dits.  This steady carrier is off approximately equal to my
> >sidetone setting (750hz).  Stays on after stop sending dits
> >approximately equal to my breakin delay setting (400ms).
> >
> >Bought a PCI parallel card and put it in computer.
> >
> >Rcve is dead.  Doesn't even hear my Corsair which is on the same
> >desk (and yes they are on the same frequency).
> >Tune says 557 watts out (on the SDR meter) w/ high SWR into a
> >dummyload which shows no power out.
> >Nothing happens on transmit when try to key via paddle connected to
> SDR.
> >
> >My assumptions (right or wrong).
> >1.  USB to parallel connection is only partially working.
> >
> >* I opened up the connector and found two of the wires had nicks
> >  in them exposing bare metal.  I covered them w/ tape just to
> >  be sure no shorting was going on.  The grounding braid was
> >  folded back and not connected to anything including the cable
> >  clamp.  When reassembled had the grounding braid clamped.  But
> >  that made no difference.
> >
> >2.  The parallel port connection is not working at all.  Some setting
> >must be wrong.
> >
> >* I did connect up my printer and it printed a perfect test page.
> >* Computer says my printer is on LPT3and the  I/O are DF00, DF07
> >  and DE00, DE07.
> >  o I have choices on computer for Never allow interupts,
> >allow any interupts and try not to allow interupts.
> >* The SDR software says the LPT address is 378.  I have tried
> >  the other options and none work.
> >
> >
> >Okay folks, what am I doing wrong.
> >Tech support says send the rig in again ... I am afraid they will prove
> >the hardware is okay (again).
> >I would rather have you point out my error and get me back on the air.
> >I really like my Corsair for CW but the SDR1000 is one sweet machine.
> >
> >73/Crit/K4BXN
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Re: [Flexradio] Still looking for answers --setting a PCI card printer port

[Larry Loen]

J. Crit Harley, MD, C.Ht. wrote:

>2.  The parallel port connection is not working at all.  Some setting 
>must be wrong.
>
>* I did connect up my printer and it printed a perfect test page.
>* Computer says my printer is on LPT3and the  I/O are DF00, DF07
>  and DE00, DE07.
>  o I have choices on computer for Never allow interupts,
>allow any interupts and try not to allow interupts.
>* The SDR software says the LPT address is 378.  I have tried
>  the other options and none work.
>
>  
>

The symptom you described here (for a separate card) is exactly like the 
problem I had.

If you go to setup (in all recent versions, I believe it is 
setup->hardware config), the default LPT port is 378.  This setting is 
active whenever "USB" is not checked.  Of course, USB should not be 
checked when you're using the PCI card.  You can use either one at 
different times (I have done it), you just have to get the settings right.

If you do the obvious thing and click on the port addresses drop down, 
you'll get a limited number of port addresses.  In 1.6.2, it shows 278, 
378, 3BC, B800, and BC00.

Not the right numbers for your PCI card?  Me neither.  Mine is 10d0.  In 
your case, I'd try out DE00 first and if that didn't work, DF00.

How to cope?  Well, it turns out, that some like other kinds of menu 
drop-downs, you can simply _type in the proper value_.  When you do 
this, it should work at once on receive at the very least.

(If this ability to type an actual value in at the drop down isn't in 
the manual, this little feature should be highlighted -- it's a good 
little bit of code, but IME, most drop downs don't let you add in values 
not on the list).

My PCI card printer port's properties (under device manager) also 
currently says "never use an interrupt" which I believe was the default. 
 Whether there is an advantage to changing this, I don't know.  But, 
this card has worked for me with these settings over many releases of 
the software.



Larry  WO0Z



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Re: [Flexradio] Is Anyone Using the SDR1000 as Primary Radio

[A.R.S. - W5AMI]

I've had my SDR-1000 since about April of this year.  It is the only
radio I have online at this time.  I've owned a lot of radios from
different time periods.  1937 thru the present, including things from
broadcast transmitters to new solid state equipment.  Much of this I
still have, and I do plan to get some of my heavy metal rigs back on
the air, however I have nothing that comes close to the SDR-1000, both
in receive and transmit.  Sure, there have been some problems, but
nothing I consider a big pain in the back side.  I have heard of
problems that I've never had, or simply can't duplicate.  Many of
these little issues turn out to be "user" problems, or lack of
understanding on certain functions of the rig.  I've been guilty
several times of the same.

There are still some new features I would like to see, but we will
always think of things we would like to have that we don't.

Bottom line; if I wasn't satisfied with the SDR, or just didn't like
it, I'd sell it and get something else.  I have no plans to put mine
on the market...

Buy one with confidence!  Once you use it, you'll never go back, and I
truly mean that.

Brian - w5ami


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Re: [Flexradio] Still looking for answers

[Dale Boresz]

Hello Crit,

It sounds like your USB to parallel is picking up rf during transmit and 
misbehaving. Since you bought a parallel card, I'd try to make that 
work. How did you change the I/O address on the PowerSDR? I know from 
recent experience that since the new address range is not in the 
dropdown list, you must follow a specific routine:

- On the PowerSDR Setup > Hardware Config tab, place the mouse cursor in 
the LPT Address dropdown list box, and backspace over the default 
address of 378

- Enter the "DF00" address -- and hit the 'Enter' key (hitting the 
'Enter' key is important)

- Now try your parallel port. Check to see if you hear relays switching 
when you change bands, or preamp settings. If you do, then your parallel 
port is functioning. If you do not hear any relays, then try the other 
I/O addresses for your card following the same previous steps.

73, Dale
WA8SRA



J. Crit Harley, MD, C.Ht. wrote:

>Okay ... still in need of help.
>
>Setup: Athlon AMD 64x2 w/ 2 gig mem using XP op system; Delta 44 
>soundcard.  Mode is CW.
>
>I have  already set the unit back once to FlexRadio and other than a 
>little low output on 10 mtrs they can't find anything wrong.
>
>When using USB to Parallel connection the rcve is fantastic.  But the TX 
>is screwed up.
>
>Tune gives me 50 watts out (to dummy load) regardless of setting.
>Drive gives me 50 to 90+ watts out.  (0 drive = 50 watts and 100
>drive = 90+ watts)
>Also hear a steady carrier (on my Corsair II) in addition to my CW
>sent dits.  This steady carrier is off approximately equal to my
>sidetone setting (750hz).  Stays on after stop sending dits
>approximately equal to my breakin delay setting (400ms).
>
>Bought a PCI parallel card and put it in computer.
>
>Rcve is dead.  Doesn't even hear my Corsair which is on the same
>desk (and yes they are on the same frequency).
>Tune says 557 watts out (on the SDR meter) w/ high SWR into a
>dummyload which shows no power out.
>Nothing happens on transmit when try to key via paddle connected to SDR.
>
>My assumptions (right or wrong).
>1.  USB to parallel connection is only partially working.
>
>* I opened up the connector and found two of the wires had nicks
>  in them exposing bare metal.  I covered them w/ tape just to
>  be sure no shorting was going on.  The grounding braid was
>  folded back and not connected to anything including the cable
>  clamp.  When reassembled had the grounding braid clamped.  But
>  that made no difference. 
>
>2.  The parallel port connection is not working at all.  Some setting 
>must be wrong.
>
>* I did connect up my printer and it printed a perfect test page.
>* Computer says my printer is on LPT3and the  I/O are DF00, DF07
>  and DE00, DE07.
>  o I have choices on computer for Never allow interupts,
>allow any interupts and try not to allow interupts.
>* The SDR software says the LPT address is 378.  I have tried
>  the other options and none work.
>
>
>Okay folks, what am I doing wrong.
>Tech support says send the rig in again ... I am afraid they will prove 
>the hardware is okay (again).
>I would rather have you point out my error and get me back on the air.
>I really like my Corsair for CW but the SDR1000 is one sweet machine.
>
>73/Crit/K4BXN
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[Flexradio] VAC question

[Simon Brown \(HB9DRV\)]

Hi,

A user of my software is getting the error "Error starting soundcard Virtual 
Cable 1 In: Card doesn't support 16bit,
800kHz, Mono format" when using the VAC.

Any chance of a pointer to VAC and the supported modes?

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Re: [Flexradio] VAC question

[Simon Brown \(HB9DRV\)]

hah! Should read 8,000Hz.

Simon Brown
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- Original Message - 
From: "Simon Brown (HB9DRV)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>


> Hi,
>
> A user of my software is getting the error "Error starting soundcard 
> Virtual Cable 1 In: Card doesn't support 16bit,
> 800kHz, Mono format" when using the VAC.
>


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[Flexradio] Still looking for answers

[J. Crit Harley, MD, C.Ht.]

Okay ... still in need of help.

Setup: Athlon AMD 64x2 w/ 2 gig mem using XP op system; Delta 44 
soundcard.  Mode is CW.

I have  already set the unit back once to FlexRadio and other than a 
little low output on 10 mtrs they can't find anything wrong.

When using USB to Parallel connection the rcve is fantastic.  But the TX 
is screwed up.

Tune gives me 50 watts out (to dummy load) regardless of setting.
Drive gives me 50 to 90+ watts out.  (0 drive = 50 watts and 100
drive = 90+ watts)
Also hear a steady carrier (on my Corsair II) in addition to my CW
sent dits.  This steady carrier is off approximately equal to my
sidetone setting (750hz).  Stays on after stop sending dits
approximately equal to my breakin delay setting (400ms).

Bought a PCI parallel card and put it in computer.

Rcve is dead.  Doesn't even hear my Corsair which is on the same
desk (and yes they are on the same frequency).
Tune says 557 watts out (on the SDR meter) w/ high SWR into a
dummyload which shows no power out.
Nothing happens on transmit when try to key via paddle connected to SDR.

My assumptions (right or wrong).
1.  USB to parallel connection is only partially working.

* I opened up the connector and found two of the wires had nicks
  in them exposing bare metal.  I covered them w/ tape just to
  be sure no shorting was going on.  The grounding braid was
  folded back and not connected to anything including the cable
  clamp.  When reassembled had the grounding braid clamped.  But
  that made no difference. 

2.  The parallel port connection is not working at all.  Some setting 
must be wrong.

* I did connect up my printer and it printed a perfect test page.
* Computer says my printer is on LPT3and the  I/O are DF00, DF07
  and DE00, DE07.
  o I have choices on computer for Never allow interupts,
allow any interupts and try not to allow interupts.
* The SDR software says the LPT address is 378.  I have tried
  the other options and none work.


Okay folks, what am I doing wrong.
Tech support says send the rig in again ... I am afraid they will prove 
the hardware is okay (again).
I would rather have you point out my error and get me back on the air.
I really like my Corsair for CW but the SDR1000 is one sweet machine.

73/Crit/K4BXN
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Re: [Flexradio] Is Anyone Using the SDR1000 as Primary Radio

[petervn]

I second that, Radio is excellent, weakest link is the PC, my USB to PAR cable

works not on some of my PC's. 

I am impressed with the newer SVN consoles but can always switch back to the 
last 

release (have them in different directories)

73 pa0pvn

 

groeten Peter
petervn(a)hetnet.nl <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>  ; pa0pvn(a)hetnet.nl 
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>   ;
pa0pvn(a)gmail.com ; pa0pvn(a)amsat.org .
 



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Verzonden: vr 22-9-2006 2:11
Aan: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz
Onderwerp: Re: [Flexradio] Is Anyone Using the SDR1000 as Primary Radio



I can't remember the last time I turned on any other kind of radio. Version
1.4 something of the software.
I have an 870 but it just sits on the side and never gets used.
I see something much different when I read post on here.
I see people working together to make the best damn ham radio the world has
ever seen.
I  use this radio every night on 3870 khz. here in Texas. It becomes the
topic of conversation many nights and not because I make it the topic.
It always works and it always hears as good if not better than anything else
on the band and that includes the 10,000 dollar radios on freq.
I enjoy the attention so I don't think anyone else should buy one.


- Original Message -
From: "Rick Markey, KN3C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: ; "'Gerald Capodieci'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, September 21, 2006 6:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Is Anyone Using the SDR1000 as Primary Radio


> An excellent question.  As a lurker and SDR wannabe, I've been following
> the reflector for some time.  Granted, the reflector is for the discussion
> of problems, but for someone considering the purchase of an SDR, it is
easy
> to draw the conclusion that the software is simply loaded with problems.
>
> Is anyone in fact using the SDR-1000 as their primary, every day radio?
Is
> there a release of software that allows the system to be as reliable as an
> off-the-shelf box, ignoring the performance issue for the moment.  It
> doesn't seem to make sense to have a high performance radio if it doesn't
> work reliably.
>
> de Rick, KN3C
>
> --


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