[Flexradio] audio punch
I' tweaked my equalizer settings while calling TO5JF (St. Barts). The output of my MFJ DVK was too low compaired to using the Heil ProSet mic. Duh, read the instructions and adjusted output pot to equal ProSet mic. Got the St. Barts 2 calls later. I found just the slightest uptic on 500 2K setting and 1.5 marks on 1K setting worked and sounded well. Comp and Cpdr setting 1 2 respectively. ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR won't start after Delta 44 upgrade to5.10.00.5065
It sounds like they changed their interface in the new driver. For now, I would reinstall the older driver. This may be one of those if it ain't broke, don't fix it kind of things. The older driver has served well for some time. I suspect there may be Vista related reasons to upgrade though. We'll look into this. Eric Wachsmann FlexRadio Systems -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] radio.biz] On Behalf Of Mike Naruta Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2008 1:35 PM To: FlexRadio Subject: [Flexradio] PowerSDR won't start after Delta 44 upgrade to5.10.00.5065 I upgraded my Windows XP Pro to the latest M-Audio Delta 44 driver, Delta_V32_5.10.00.5065.exe Now, when I start PowerSDR for my SDR-1000, I get: Unable to load DLL (DELTAPNL.DLL) Windows system sounds play fine through the Delta 44 and and D44 control panel comes up fine. Do I have to give up and run the old driver? Will Windows allow me to install an older driver? Mike - AA8K ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex- radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR won't start after Delta 44 upgrade to5.10.00.5065
Thanks Eric. I went back to M-Audio 5.10.0.5051 and PowerSDR talks to the SDR-1000 again (SVN 1875). Even though I removed the old driver, the latest control console still starts up along with the previous one. I hate Windows. What would be the latest M-Audio Delta-44 driver that works with PowerSDR? I upgraded the Delta-44 driver to try to eliminate one cause to diagnose my sudden reboots. Ever since I installed VAC, my PC randomly boots without warning. Mike - AA8K Eric Wachsmann wrote: It sounds like they changed their interface in the new driver. For now, I would reinstall the older driver. This may be one of those if it ain't broke, don't fix it kind of things. The older driver has served well for some time. I suspect there may be Vista related reasons to upgrade though. We'll look into this. ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] audio punch (SVN 1879) - K6JCA Console
I wrote here a few months ago concerning the fact that I was unable to drive the audio hard enough on my SDR1000 to see the meters kick up on my power supply and watt meter. Using Comp Cpdr settings at 2 made a considerable difference. I also noticed John (W5GI)mention the DX button on the console. Holy smokes, what a difference!! I spoke to a gent in Cuba last night on 80meters and was able to reach him with just one call with the DX button engaged. And now those meters are really kicking!! I don't believe this to be a coincidence. Thanks Flex, for listening to your customers. You folks always come through! Thanks Jeff for the new features on the console. I heard a fellow ham using your simplified recorder function yesterday and the folks on the air were really enjoying it. I understand why the backlit old style meter is gone. Hopefully it will be easier to implement when the new architecture is realized. Edwin MarzanAB2VW From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 11:32:03 -0600 Subject: [Flexradio] audio punch I' tweaked my equalizer settings while calling TO5JF (St. Barts). The output of my MFJ DVK was too low compaired to using the Heil ProSet mic. Duh, read the instructions and adjusted output pot to equal ProSet mic. Got the St. Barts 2 calls later. I found just the slightest uptic on 500 2K setting and 1.5 marks on 1K setting worked and sounded well. Comp and Cpdr setting 1 2 respectively.___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ _ Make distant family not so distant with Windows Vista® + Windows Live™. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/digitallife/keepintouch.mspx?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_CPC_VideoChat_distantfamily_012008 ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] audio punch (SVN 1879) - K6JCA Console
I got some audio feedback data while in a QSO this weekend. This was relatively local stuff on 75m in the evening but what I heard seems to be in agreement with the described functionality of the new DX button. Basically, when the DX button is engaged, there is considerable punch, providing a nice boost for working the DX; for casual rag chewing as was the case in this QSO, the additional boost was not needed and the audio sounded more natural without DX engaged, which is as I would have expected. All in all, sounds like a nice new feature which I hope to try out soon under DX conditions. 73, Pete N3EVL -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] radio.biz] On Behalf Of Edwin Marzan Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 3:08 PM To: FireBrick; FlexRadio List Subject: Re: [Flexradio] audio punch (SVN 1879) - K6JCA Console I wrote here a few months ago concerning the fact that I was unable to drive the audio hard enough on my SDR1000 to see the meters kick up on my power supply and watt meter. Using Comp Cpdr settings at 2 made a considerable difference. I also noticed John (W5GI)mention the DX button on the console. Holy smokes, what a difference!! I spoke to a gent in Cuba last night on 80meters and was able to reach him with just one call with the DX button engaged. And now those meters are really kicking!! I don't believe this to be a coincidence. Thanks Flex, for listening to your customers. You folks always come through! ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR won't start after Delta 44 upgrade to5.10.00.5065
Mike, On your intermittent reboots, look for a defective powersupply or a cooling fan failing on you.50 -50 on which is causing the problem, just about anything else will leave some information on the failure in Event Viewer log. 73, Dudley WA5QPZ At 12:00 PM 1/7/2008, Mike Naruta wrote: Thanks Eric. I went back to M-Audio 5.10.0.5051 and PowerSDR talks to the SDR-1000 again (SVN 1875). Even though I removed the old driver, the latest control console still starts up along with the previous one. I hate Windows. What would be the latest M-Audio Delta-44 driver that works with PowerSDR? I upgraded the Delta-44 driver to try to eliminate one cause to diagnose my sudden reboots. Ever since I installed VAC, my PC randomly boots without warning. Mike - AA8K Eric Wachsmann wrote: It sounds like they changed their interface in the new driver. For now, I would reinstall the older driver. This may be one of those if it ain't broke, don't fix it kind of things. The older driver has served well for some time. I suspect there may be Vista related reasons to upgrade though. We'll look into this. ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
[Flexradio] SVN's and new database.
Alan, [begin rant] I've had a similar question, but phrased it less delicately: Is it just me or is the requirement to build a new database just a bad design decision that doesn't improve with age? In a previous incarnation as a software developer, I would not have been able to foist off such a design decision on my boss much less a consumer products customer (it would never have got past a design review.) I can hear his first question: What do you mean you've designed it so that the customer has to save the database and use a third-party utility to re-import settings? I can think of 5 different ways to do this better [he would list them while beating me with a rolled up copy of the design spec...] Now, go back and re-design this piece! So, now that I'm no longer a developer but rather an unruly customer, I get to ask questions like this! In this case, however, it's one of those things that seems so obvious, I am embarassed to even ASK. I can understand it with beta releases -- so I just rebuild it each time and don't complain (much) because beta users got no right to complain about nothin'. But really, for production versions of consumer software. Geez, as da kids would say, WTF? (kidspeak for That is a bad idea.) [end rant] Mark -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Ellison Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 11:15 PM To: Alan NV8A; Flex Group Subject: Re: [Flexradio] SVNs and new database. Was: SSB Tx Audio Punch No, it is not a requirement to create a new DB for every SVN that contains a PowerSDR change. See the KB article about when a new DB should be considered. http://kb.flex-radio.com/article.aspx?id=10394 -Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan NV8A Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 11:02 PM To: Flex Group Subject: [Flexradio] SVNs and new database. Was: SSB Tx Audio Punch Are we supposed to start with a new database for every new SVN, or simply keep the database used with SVN versions separate from that used with the release version? It'll be a pain changing antenna, CAT, VAC and other settings for every new SVN I download. 73 Alan NV8A On 01/05/08 01:57 pm John P Basilotto W5GI wrote: One thing I left out, with the changes-- in SVN versions it is recommended you start with a new database. I recommend trying SVN 1875. ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
[Flexradio] MD-100 mic and 5000A
Hi, Is anyone using a Yaesu MD-100 mic with their 5000? If so, did it plug right in with no modifications required and how does it sound? Thanks, Mike - ke5akl ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
[Flexradio] Straight key/5000A problem resolved
Hi, Awhile ago I posted saying that none of my straight keys or my external key worked reliably when plugged into the key input on the back of the 5000A. This is resolved now so thought I'd post the cause and solution. The problem was caused by a combination of wiring and software. Table 2 in the manual seems to indicate that both the ring and tip should be connected to one side of a straight key and the sleeve to the other. This is not correct and wiring this way was the biggest cause of the problem. Apparently transitions on ring and tip cause separate interrupts and a simultaneous transition on both, as occurs when both are wired, generates two interrupts that tend to step on each other. After wiring only the tip and sleeve while leaving the ring unwired, my straight keys and external keyer worked much better. However, at the time, I was running an older version of PowerSDR from the CD that came with the 5000 (version 1.3.10). That version still had fairly frequent bobbles even with the new plug wiring. Switching to the latest SVN cleared things up pretty much completely and at this time both straight keys and my external keyer are working fine. 73, Mike - ke5akl ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
[Flexradio] Discrepancy between meters
Has anybody noticed a substantial difference in RX signal between the dbm meter readout and the PanAdapter scale while receiving white noise? 73's de Alex ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
[Flexradio] Fw: [CommCat] New QSXer and Activity Map Page
Here is a awesome freeware program. This can easily show you where other Flexers are operating. Scott Gordon http://www.kq8rp.us - Original Message - From: Howard Nurse [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: CommCat List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 7:23 PM Subject: [CommCat] New QSXer and Activity Map Page Hi All-- As promised, QSXer 1.1 (freeware) is ready for download. I will make announcements outside this mail reflector in the next day or so, but I wanted to let CommCat owners know first. This new version creates a web page that includes personal information, an S-meter with 1-minute updating, a biography panel, and an e-mail form. QSXer is now compatible with CommCat, TRX Manager, Ham Radio Deluxe, Logic, and HAM-LOG. Download QSXer 1.1 from: http://www.commcat.com/files/QSXerSetup11.exe If you have installed QSXer version 1, please uninstall it before installing the new one. I've gone to a completely new installation program (pretty slick), and the new Installer needs a clean start. I've combined the Live and QSXer Activity Maps into one page. CommCatLive users are shown with asterisks after their calls, and in their map pins. Active stations are shown on the map, and in the Active list. The QRT list shows stations that have been active within the past 24 hours but not within the last fifteen minutes. The Activity Map also has a new search box. Put any call in the box, click Find Call, and open a QSXer page for that call. If the call is not registered, there is an inviation to download QSXer. Take a look at the new map: http://MyQSX.net Click the Activity Map tab. QSXer is a great way to introduce the CommCat family to folks using other programs. Please help spread the word. 73, Howard W6HN ___ Commcat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.sonic.net/mailman/listinfo/commcat-list ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Discrepancy between meters
Hi Alex, Yes - in fact I was going to post this same question. My S-meter always seems to be 20 dB or more above the Panadapter display. 73, Mike - ke5akl Has anybody noticed a substantial difference in RX signal between the dbm meter readout and the PanAdapter scale while receiving white noise? 73's de Alex ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] SVN's and new database.
At 03:03 PM 1/7/2008, Mark Amos wrote: Alan, [begin rant] I've had a similar question, but phrased it less delicately: Is it just me or is the requirement to build a new database just a bad design decision that doesn't improve with age? In a previous incarnation as a software developer, I would not have been able to foist off such a design decision on my boss much less a consumer products customer (it would never have got past a design review.) I can hear his first question: What do you mean you've designed it so that the customer has to save the database and use a third-party utility to re-import settings? I can think of 5 different ways to do this better [he would list them while beating me with a rolled up copy of the design spec...] Now, go back and re-design this piece! So, now that I'm no longer a developer but rather an unruly customer, I get to ask questions like this! In this case, however, it's one of those things that seems so obvious, I am embarassed to even ASK. I can understand it with beta releases -- so I just rebuild it each time and don't complain (much) because beta users got no right to complain about nothin'. But really, for production versions of consumer software. Geez, as da kids would say, WTF? (kidspeak for That is a bad idea.) [end rant] Production versions of PowerSDR are fairly infrequent (notwithstanding that lots of folks, on this list anyway, do retrieve frequent alpha releases). (Oddly, I couldn't find a list of official releases, but my gut feel is that they're about every six months to a year apart.) I would imagine that the logic behind not fixing it runs something along the lines of: We have 2.0 architecture coming out soon, and that will have a totally different database mechanism, since it won't be using MS Access as the underlying engine. Why deal with migrating 1.x to 1.1+x, now, since we'll have to write some sort of utility to migrate from 1.x database to 2.x database anyway. Not such a bad decision, at that time. Put the resources towards the new version, rather than the legacy. The fact that the transition is pushed out some 3 years(*) or more for a variety of reasons just makes it seem like a terrible decision in retrospect. PowerSDR is by no means unique this way. (*)Yep, it really has been more than 3 years in the making. A couple comments from the mailing list archives (which only goes back to May 2005.. before that it would be the forums): This will come with the new architecture that is currently being revised for the 1.5 Beta branch of the source. [EMAIL PROTECTED], 30 Aug 2005, 16:35 ..As you may have followed in the discussions this week, we are in the process of restructuring the current code in the interest of enabling people like yourself to contribute more easily. .. [EMAIL PROTECTED], 1 Sep 2005, 14:21 Hey Eric, Has it really been 4 years? Time flies, etc. ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] SVN's and new database.
Jim, Yes, I agree that this was a reasonable trade as long as this design decision doesn't get carried forward to the new product. (I have to plead ignorance regarding how the new design will implement the storage of user settings.) Though I am generally pessimistic about fixes that are promised in next release of most software products, so far my pessimism has proven unwarranted for most Flex software releases. Mark At 03:03 PM 1/7/2008, Mark Amos wrote: Alan, [begin rant] I've had a similar question, but phrased it less delicately: Is it just me or is the requirement to build a new database just a bad design decision that doesn't improve with age? In a previous incarnation as a software developer, I would not have been able to foist off such a design decision on my boss much less a consumer products customer (it would never have got past a design review.) I can hear his first question: What do you mean you've designed it so that the customer has to save the database and use a third-party utility to re-import settings? I can think of 5 different ways to do this better [he would list them while beating me with a rolled up copy of the design spec...] Now, go back and re-design this piece! So, now that I'm no longer a developer but rather an unruly customer, I get to ask questions like this! In this case, however, it's one of those things that seems so obvious, I am embarassed to even ASK. I can understand it with beta releases -- so I just rebuild it each time and don't complain (much) because beta users got no right to complain about nothin'. But really, for production versions of consumer software. Geez, as da kids would say, WTF? (kidspeak for That is a bad idea.) [end rant] Production versions of PowerSDR are fairly infrequent (notwithstanding that lots of folks, on this list anyway, do retrieve frequent alpha releases). (Oddly, I couldn't find a list of official releases, but my gut feel is that they're about every six months to a year apart.) I would imagine that the logic behind not fixing it runs something along the lines of: We have 2.0 architecture coming out soon, and that will have a totally different database mechanism, since it won't be using MS Access as the underlying engine. Why deal with migrating 1.x to 1.1+x, now, since we'll have to write some sort of utility to migrate from 1.x database to 2.x database anyway. Not such a bad decision, at that time. Put the resources towards the new version, rather than the legacy. The fact that the transition is pushed out some 3 years(*) or more for a variety of reasons just makes it seem like a terrible decision in retrospect. PowerSDR is by no means unique this way. (*)Yep, it really has been more than 3 years in the making. A couple comments from the mailing list archives (which only goes back to May 2005.. before that it would be the forums): This will come with the new architecture that is currently being revised for the 1.5 Beta branch of the source. [EMAIL PROTECTED], 30 Aug 2005, 16:35 ..As you may have followed in the discussions this week, we are in the process of restructuring the current code in the interest of enabling people like yourself to contribute more easily. .. [EMAIL PROTECTED], 1 Sep 2005, 14:21 Hey Eric, Has it really been 4 years? Time flies, etc. ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] SVN's and new database.
On Jan 7, 2008 8:04 PM, Jim Lux [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Eric, Has it really been 4 years? Time flies, etc. Just think of how much you could have improved PowerSDR in that time had you spent it coding rather than bitching and sniping, Jim. Therewith I also am gone from this list. 73 Frank AB2KT ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Discrepancy between meters
I think this question came up before and if I remember correctly it is because the s-meter reading relates only to the signal strength (average power?) within the filter passband whereas the level shown in the panadapter window is averaged across the entire sampled bandwidth. This is by design. No doubt our resident gurus can express it more clearly. Pete, N3EVL - Original Message - From: Mike Walsh [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Monday, January 07, 2008 7:49 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Discrepancy between meters Hi Alex, Yes - in fact I was going to post this same question. My S-meter always seems to be 20 dB or more above the Panadapter display. 73, Mike - ke5akl Has anybody noticed a substantial difference in RX signal between the dbm meter readout and the PanAdapter scale while receiving white noise? 73's de Alex ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
[Flexradio] Re discrepancy between meters
The meter indicates the signal level in the selected bandwidth. The panadapter shows the noise within the FFT bins. The later is about 11 Hz for a 48 kHz sample rate. It's not rocket science, but it is real. Change your bandwidth and look at the change in noise amplitude on the meter. 73 de Jerry NO2T ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Re discrepancy between meters
Quite so Jerry, In fact, with my quick check, the difference in signal strength between that measured in the 25hz CW filter and the noise level in the panadapter is in the noise. Had thought perhaps the intent was to use a central FFT bin for the meter. Just for consistency. Thanks for the explanation... always science works! vy 73's Rob AB7CF On Mon, 07 Jan 2008 22:15:43 -0500 Jerry [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The meter indicates the signal level in the selected bandwidth. The panadapter shows the noise within the FFT bins. The later is about 11 Hz for a 48 kHz sample rate. It's not rocket science, but it is real. Change your bandwidth and look at the change in noise amplitude on the meter. 73 de Jerry NO2T ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] SVN's and new database.
Mark, No it's not a requirement to generate a new database, but there are times that additional information needs to be stored in the local database, which changes the overall relationship. They do try to hold down the changes, but particularly between major changes, many things get added (like the 5000, second receiver, new DSP code, more features, etc) so the database gets rearranged.. You might notice some things not wroking correctly, or not at all.. Another time the DB needs to be rebuilt is when you might have an unexplained shutdown or even a loss of power might rearrange the Access DB for you.. 73, Dudley WA5QPZ At 05:03 PM 1/7/2008, Mark Amos wrote: Alan, [begin rant] I've had a similar question, but phrased it less delicately: Is it just me or is the requirement to build a new database just a bad design decision that doesn't improve with age? In a previous incarnation as a software developer, I would not have been able to foist off such a design decision on my boss much less a consumer products customer (it would never have got past a design review.) I can hear his first question: What do you mean you've designed it so that the customer has to save the database and use a third-party utility to re-import settings? I can think of 5 different ways to do this better [he would list them while beating me with a rolled up copy of the design spec...] Now, go back and re-design this piece! So, now that I'm no longer a developer but rather an unruly customer, I get to ask questions like this! In this case, however, it's one of those things that seems so obvious, I am embarassed to even ASK. I can understand it with beta releases -- so I just rebuild it each time and don't complain (much) because beta users got no right to complain about nothin'. But really, for production versions of consumer software. Geez, as da kids would say, WTF? (kidspeak for That is a bad idea.) [end rant] Mark -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Ellison Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 11:15 PM To: Alan NV8A; Flex Group Subject: Re: [Flexradio] SVNs and new database. Was: SSB Tx Audio Punch No, it is not a requirement to create a new DB for every SVN that contains a PowerSDR change. See the KB article about when a new DB should be considered. http://kb.flex-radio.com/article.aspx?id=10394 -Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan NV8A Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 11:02 PM To: Flex Group Subject: [Flexradio] SVNs and new database. Was: SSB Tx Audio Punch Are we supposed to start with a new database for every new SVN, or simply keep the database used with SVN versions separate from that used with the release version? It'll be a pain changing antenna, CAT, VAC and other settings for every new SVN I download. 73 Alan NV8A On 01/05/08 01:57 pm John P Basilotto W5GI wrote: One thing I left out, with the changes-- in SVN versions it is recommended you start with a new database. I recommend trying SVN 1875. ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] SVN's and new database.
For sure Chuck, I have a hard time remembering that a release such as v1.10.2 is a beta and a SVN such as 1875 is an alpha that we are privileged to help check out. Our comments on the SVN code should be restricted to constructive comments to an open source programmer checking out his code! I think it's amazing that those incremental SVN releases are so good we forget they're alphas! All our flexRadio programmers need our heart felt thanks! I am certainly guilty of slipping over the edge some times. They are terrific. vy 73's Rob AB7CF On Mon, 07 Jan 2008 23:10:46 -0600 Chuck Mayfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Bitching, Moaning, Ranting and Sniping with regards to Alpha Test Software seems to be counterproductive. Maybe we should all periodically remind ourselves that we are very fortunate that FRS has given us access to the SVN's and associated alpha updates. How many other for-profit companies can you name that have so freely shared with their customers? If we can not handle rebuilding the database once in a while, because it is structurally modified to provide additional features, etc., then perhaps we should just operate with the Releases and maybe even Beta-releases. 73, Chuck - AA5J At 10:21 PM 1/7/2008, Dudley Hurry wrote: Mark, No it's not a requirement to generate a new database, but there are times that additional information needs to be stored in the local database, which changes the overall relationship. They do try to hold down the changes, but particularly between major changes, many things get added (like the 5000, second receiver, new DSP code, more features, etc) so the database gets rearranged.. You might notice some things not wroking correctly, or not at all.. Another time the DB needs to be rebuilt is when you might have an unexplained shutdown or even a loss of power might rearrange the Access DB for you.. 73, Dudley WA5QPZ At 05:03 PM 1/7/2008, Mark Amos wrote: Alan, [begin rant] I've had a similar question, but phrased it less delicately: Is it just me or is the requirement to build a new database just a bad design decision that doesn't improve with age? In a previous incarnation as a software developer, I would not have been able to foist off such a design decision on my boss much less a consumer products customer (it would never have got past a design review.) I can hear his first question: What do you mean you've designed it so that the customer has to save the database and use a third-party utility to re-import settings? I can think of 5 different ways to do this better [he would list them while beating me with a rolled up copy of the design spec...] Now, go back and re-design this piece! So, now that I'm no longer a developer but rather an unruly customer, I get to ask questions like this! In this case, however, it's one of those things that seems so obvious, I am embarassed to even ASK. I can understand it with beta releases -- so I just rebuild it each time and don't complain (much) because beta users got no right to complain about nothin'. But really, for production versions of consumer software. Geez, as da kids would say, WTF? (kidspeak for That is a bad idea.) [end rant] Mark -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Ellison Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 11:15 PM To: Alan NV8A; Flex Group Subject: Re: [Flexradio] SVNs and new database. Was: SSB Tx Audio Punch No, it is not a requirement to create a new DB for every SVN that contains a PowerSDR change. See the KB article about when a new DB should be considered. http://kb.flex-radio.com/article.aspx?id=10394 -Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Alan NV8A Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 11:02 PM To: Flex Group Subject: [Flexradio] SVNs and new database. Was: SSB Tx Audio Punch Are we supposed to start with a new database for every new SVN, or simply keep the database used with SVN versions separate from that used with the release version? It'll be a pain changing antenna, CAT, VAC and other settings for every new SVN I download. 73 Alan NV8A On 01/05/08 01:57 pm John P Basilotto W5GI wrote: One thing I left out, with the changes-- in SVN versions it is recommended you start with a new database. I recommend trying SVN 1875. ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] SVN's and new database.
Quoting Frank Brickle [EMAIL PROTECTED], on Mon 07 Jan 2008 05:45:33 PM PST: On Jan 7, 2008 8:04 PM, Jim Lux [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey Eric, Has it really been 4 years? Time flies, etc. Just think of how much you could have improved PowerSDR in that time had you spent it coding rather than bitching and sniping, Jim. I think you misinterpret my comment. Eric W. started with Flex-Radio 4 years ago this month, I think...Just as Flex was starting to transform into a real company with real fulltime staff and so forth. If he's like most of us, I suspect that back in 2004, he never thought we would be where we are today. Heck, he may not have even thought that he would still be working at Flex (or that it would be in business?).. Certainly, that's true for lots of folks in their first job out of college. Sure, nothing works like planned, but that doesn't mean that it's not a fun and interesting ride on the way. I think that Flex (and you) have done a great job overall. Certainly, the Flex product line is an industry leader, now, in a relatively short time.. Probably not what most thought would happen when Gerald's first articles came out in QEX, what? 5-6 years ago? Yep, things might not go like the public statements and wishes say they will, but, OTOH, I think that folks are more than willing to cut Flex a huge amount of slack on missing their predictions, given the outstanding results that have been produced. Sure, we'd love to have seen the new architecture implemented sooner rather than later, but, I'm sure that you'll be in agreement that when you're supporting hundreds of customers, fighting the fire in the wood building today sometimes takes precedence over building the fireproof concrete building of tomorrow. (Or some such metaphor. it's late..) Jim, W6RMK As far as bitching and sniping.. ad hominem is never pretty, so we'll leave it there. ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
[Flexradio] carrier SVN 1886
Hi, bandwise carrier suppression routine now works fine with recent SVN 1886. I had a problem on 80m with the carrier only about 30dB below PEP. Later I found the same on 15 and 10m. Running HTRX-Test, Carrier, Check All solved the problem. All bands are again within specifications. The questions remains why was the readjustment necessary, components aging? The radio was built in November. 73s, Hans, DL2MDQ. ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
