[Flexradio] 2008/Aug/02 FRF TeamSpeak audio
The 2/Aug Flex Radio Friends TeamSpeak zipped mp3 (57 minutes) plus a text file of channel comments is available at: < http://www.hamsdr.com/dnld.aspx?id=850 > or < http://www.hamsdr.com/dnld.aspx > 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/
Re: [Flexradio] DPC MADNESS!
Guys An additional thought... My DPCs do not spike at all when using IE. You may want to try to update network card drivers, check to see if the network card is sharing the firewire IRQ or just try a different NIC card. They are dirt cheap. Jim K5HY > Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 17:28:48 -0700 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] DPC MADNESS! > > Hello, > > Just a thought from my own experience. I replace my video card with one that > has 1 gig of memory on board the video card itself. The lock ups using web > browsers is not as often. > Maybe with a better video card with more onboard memory then the one I am > using, may even have better results. > > XP-Pro > Intel Board > Duel 2.4 Intel processor > 4 gigs of system memory > 1 gig ATI Graphic Card (Their are better choices) (This was given to me!) > WD Raptor hard drives set as Raid Zero > > Its all Good and Lots of Fun! > Without the bumps I would be sleeping! > When I sleep, I am not Flexing! > > Ken > K3YI > > > > - Original Message > From: Jim Menefee > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Sent: Friday, August 1, 2008 7:58:45 PM > Subject: [Flexradio] DPC MADNESS! > > The Setup: New MSI P7N MoBo, Q6600, 2 Gig RAM - > > Running the FLEX 5000 twin receivers, the Processor humms along at 7 to 12%, > DPC IE! Any activity on the Internet, the DPC spikes up to 10,000 and the > Flex > locks up. Other programs As soon as the page is loaded, the stop-start is > clicked and it once again starts running until I surf to another page. I > use in graphic design (CS) programs that also lock it up.Try a contest, > looking up calls and trying to listen. I been a Flexer for 3 years and > realize DPC have been an issue with the 1000 and now the 5000 - but not very > well addressed. The Power SDR program is the only program that locks up, > and I have a lot of high demand programs that could, > > I would love a fix if only temporary, but a lot of users are having DPC > Lockups.. They may not know why or what they are, just the program locks up > and they have to restart the program. I have heard others on the > air thinking of buying the products, but don't because of the lock up > issues. No doubt this has and will continue to hurt the SDR concept and > sales until a fix is found. > > Isn't their a routine that could run in the background to monitor for the > lockup and reset the program? > > Any fixes you can think of for this madness? > > -- > Jim Menefee > James W. Menefee, Jr. P.A. > (904) 685-2218 > ___ > 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 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] K6JCA display improvements
Isn't that the same split display feature that's in the Power SDR 1.10.4 that I'm using today with my SDR1000? - Original Message - From: "Eric Wachsmann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 2:19 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] K6JCA display improvements > Excellent questions. > > The split waterfall/panadapter feature is very nice. We appreciate Jeff > taking the initiative to continue to innovate useful features like this. > Unfortunately, about the same time, we were incorporating RX2 support. > The > conflicts between what were added to support RX2 and the existing > Pan/Waterfall code were unfortunately too far beyond reconciling to get > into > the official release easily. This feature is definitely slated for 1.13.x > versions. Input is welcome on this ... especially with regard to how to > handle RX2 and the split display options. > > As for the appearance controls, we would like to find a way to handle the > changes in a more automated fashion so that we don't have to manually > change > those functions each time controls are added/removed. That maintenance > really adds up over time. > > > Eric Wachsmann > FlexRadio Systems > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jesse N4BFD > Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 1:12 PM > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: [Flexradio] K6JCA display improvements > >> >> Hello, >> > I was just curious as to why the added features of the K6JCA SVN release > such as the split waterfall/panadapter, and the ability to change the > coloring of the overall GUI have not been added to the trunk? It has been > out for many months now, and I prefer to use this release due to it being > easier on the eyes after long hours of use after adjusting the appearence > to > something that I like. However, many other features of course have been > added to the trunk, so I am starting to miss out on somethings. > > N4BFD > > > ___ > 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/ > > > > __ NOD32 3318 (20080801) Information __ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.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] A possible new aid in managing PC Performance
I read about this utility in the latest issue of CPU (Computer Power User) called alacrity that allows you to fine tune your system performance for particular programs. The link is at http://alacritypc.kensalter.com/index.htm I don't have the time to play with it but it might be a better alternative than trying to manage hardware profiles, etc. when we only have one computer in the shack! 73 Neal K3NC -- Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software Programming Services for Windows, OS X and Linux (540) 242 0911 - Try Spot for OS X, the intelligent DXCluster Client at www.abrohamnealsoftware.com - introduction priced at $10.99 - For a great dog book, visit www.abrohamneal.com - See the FlexRadio Systems Flex-5000a in action at www.flex-videos.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] DPC MADNESS!
Hello, Just a thought from my own experience. I replace my video card with one that has 1 gig of memory on board the video card itself. The lock ups using web browsers is not as often. Maybe with a better video card with more onboard memory then the one I am using, may even have better results. XP-Pro Intel Board Duel 2.4 Intel processor 4 gigs of system memory 1 gig ATI Graphic Card (Their are better choices) (This was given to me!) WD Raptor hard drives set as Raid Zero Its all Good and Lots of Fun! Without the bumps I would be sleeping! When I sleep, I am not Flexing! Ken K3YI - Original Message From: Jim Menefee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Friday, August 1, 2008 7:58:45 PM Subject: [Flexradio] DPC MADNESS! The Setup: New MSI P7N MoBo, Q6600, 2 Gig RAM - Running the FLEX 5000 twin receivers, the Processor humms along at 7 to 12%, DPC <100 Us, no spikes of any kind, all seems fine, then comes the evil IE! Any activity on the Internet, the DPC spikes up to 10,000 and the Flex locks up. Other programs As soon as the page is loaded, the stop-start is clicked and it once again starts running until I surf to another page. I use in graphic design (CS) programs that also lock it up.Try a contest, looking up calls and trying to listen. I been a Flexer for 3 years and realize DPC have been an issue with the 1000 and now the 5000 - but not very well addressed. The Power SDR program is the only program that locks up, and I have a lot of high demand programs that could, I would love a fix if only temporary, but a lot of users are having DPC Lockups.. They may not know why or what they are, just the program locks up and they have to restart the program. I have heard others on the air thinking of buying the products, but don't because of the lock up issues. No doubt this has and will continue to hurt the SDR concept and sales until a fix is found. Isn't their a routine that could run in the background to monitor for the lockup and reset the program? Any fixes you can think of for this madness? -- Jim Menefee James W. Menefee, Jr. P.A. (904) 685-2218 ___ 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] Unusual Problem ....... DPCs ...... a coprocessor card?
On Aug 1, 2008, at 4:54 PM, Jerry Flanders wrote: > I was thinking of a minimum OS configuration streamlined to service > only PowerSDR, sacrificing things not essential to PowerSDR use. Well, I posted the link for the services to turn off and I posted the steps I went through to build a machine that works with the 5K. Do you want a listing of exactly which services are on and off in my PowerSDR machine? I think I can get Windows to print the list. -- 73 de Brian, WB6RQN Brian Lloyd - brian HYPHEN wb6rqn AT lloyd DOT 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] DPC MADNESS!
IE = Internet Explorer = Bad Try FireFox Jim Menefee wrote: > The Setup: New MSI P7N MoBo, Q6600, 2 Gig RAM - > > Running the FLEX 5000 twin receivers, the Processor humms along at 7 to 12%, > DPC <100 Us, no spikes of any kind, all seems fine, then comes the evil > IE! Any activity on the Internet, the DPC spikes up to 10,000 and the Flex > locks up. Other programs As soon as the page is loaded, the stop-start is > clicked and it once again starts running until I surf to another page. I > use in graphic design (CS) programs that also lock it up.Try a contest, > looking up calls and trying to listen. I been a Flexer for 3 years and > realize DPC have been an issue with the 1000 and now the 5000 - but not very > well addressed. The Power SDR program is the only program that locks up, > and I have a lot of high demand programs that could, > > I would love a fix if only temporary, but a lot of users are having DPC > Lockups.. They may not know why or what they are, just the program locks up > and they have to restart the program. I have heard others on the > air thinking of buying the products, but don't because of the lock up > issues. No doubt this has and will continue to hurt the SDR concept and > sales until a fix is found. > > Isn't their a routine that could run in the background to monitor for the > lockup and reset the program? > > Any fixes you can think of for this madness? > > ___ 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] DPC MADNESS!
The Setup: New MSI P7N MoBo, Q6600, 2 Gig RAM - Running the FLEX 5000 twin receivers, the Processor humms along at 7 to 12%, DPC <100 Us, no spikes of any kind, all seems fine, then comes the evil IE! Any activity on the Internet, the DPC spikes up to 10,000 and the Flex locks up. Other programs As soon as the page is loaded, the stop-start is clicked and it once again starts running until I surf to another page. I use in graphic design (CS) programs that also lock it up.Try a contest, looking up calls and trying to listen. I been a Flexer for 3 years and realize DPC have been an issue with the 1000 and now the 5000 - but not very well addressed. The Power SDR program is the only program that locks up, and I have a lot of high demand programs that could, I would love a fix if only temporary, but a lot of users are having DPC Lockups.. They may not know why or what they are, just the program locks up and they have to restart the program. I have heard others on the air thinking of buying the products, but don't because of the lock up issues. No doubt this has and will continue to hurt the SDR concept and sales until a fix is found. Isn't their a routine that could run in the background to monitor for the lockup and reset the program? Any fixes you can think of for this madness? -- Jim Menefee James W. Menefee, Jr. P.A. (904) 685-2218 ___ 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] Unusual Problem ....... DPCs ...... a coprocessor card?
I was thinking of a minimum OS configuration streamlined to service only PowerSDR, sacrificing things not essential to PowerSDR use. Jerry W4UK At 04:29 PM 8/1/2008, Tim Ellison wrote: >"Sure would be a nice addition to the Flex KB and would probably >reduce the new-user frustration level considerably" > >It is already there. > >Is it Important to Keep My Computer Updated? -and- Resources for >Optimizing my Computer >http://kb.flex-radio.com/article.aspx?id=10133 > >Tips for Optimizing Windows XP >http://kb.flex-radio.com/article.aspx?id=10307 > >The challenge with optimizing a particular person's computer is that >you are treading on dangerously thin ice when telling someone to >shut off a particular service because you don't know what all is >installed on that computer and what negative ramifications that can >have. There is no "silver bullet" for doing this or people would >already be doing it in mass. It is trial and error. Turn off a >service and see what breaks. > >Before doing this, you might want to familiarize your self with the >"last known good" boot option. > > >-Tim > >-Original Message- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jerry Flanders >Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 3:43 PM >To: Brian Lloyd >Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz >Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Unusual Problem ... DPCs .. a >coprocessor card? > >Concerning reducing the OS bloat in a dedicated computer system to >run a Flex radio system: > > > >On Aug 1, 2008, at 8:10 AM, Jerry Flanders wrote: > > > >>Do we have any tutorial on how a Windows rookie could do this to his > >>home machine (especially the dual-boot method)? Might make a good > >>addition to the Flex KB. >Note: In the above, I meant to refer to the _dual-profile_ system >mentioned in another post in this thread, not a dual-boot one. > >At 12:51 PM 8/1/2008, Brian Lloyd wrote > > >Consider getting a second computer. > > >I (and probably most of us) already have the second computer - the >question is how does one determine what processes are _required_ in >a minimum Windows XP system and how does one safely strip out the >unnecessary fluff. > >Sure would be a nice addition to the Flex KB and would probably >reduce the new-user frustration level considerably > >A competent dedicated second computer can cost less than a >gold-plated CW key these days. > >Jerry W4UK > > >___ >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] Unusual Problem ....... DPCs ...... a coprocessor card?
> The challenge with optimizing a particular person's computer is that > you are treading on dangerously thin ice when telling someone to > shut off a particular service because you don't know what all is > installed on that computer and what negative ramifications that can > have. There is no "silver bullet" for doing this or people would > already be doing it in mass. It is trial and error. Turn off a > service and see what breaks. This is why one should run PowerSDR on a dedicated machine. OK, here, in a nutshell, is what I did with my machine: 1. Start with a virgin machine with a non-motherboard video card and a PCI-bus-based IEEE 1394 card. (I did make use of the on-motherboard Gig-E adaptor but I disabled the on-board video and FireWire.) 2. Install a fresh load of XP. (You don't want any third-party crap on your machine.) FWIW, you don't need anything that is in XP Pro (in fact, you are going to turn almost all of it off anyway) so just install XP Home Edition. The kernel is the same anyway. 3. Install the motherboard's support software. (Well, in many cases you will need *this* third-party crap.) 4. Go into the control panel and invoke "Add/Remove Software". Go into the windows components and remove just about everything. (Hello! You don't need games, Outlook, MSN network, AOL, or Paint.) In fact, the only thing you want to retain is Internet Explorer as you will want it for installing updates. 5. Install all of the Microsoft updates, service pack(s), and .Net framework. 6. Install PowerSDR, Flex5000 driver, VAC, and your favorite soundcard digital-mode program. 7. Turn off darned near everything in Windows. Here: http://www.jasonn.com/turning_off_unnecessary_services_on_windows_xp 8. Configure PowerSDR as described on the Flex website. After over a week of fumbling with things, this is how I got a system to run PowerSDR, VAC, and MixW reliably. No, you should not have to do all this but it is the price you pay for Flex having chosen Microsoft Windows as the preferred platform. So think of the dedicated computer as part of the radio, like the outboard power supply. It is not really a separate part so don't think of it as doing anything else. If you want to surf the web, download malware, and do internet chat, use another computer, preferably on a different network segment and then firewall it off from your radio's computer since it is most likely already a zombie belonging to the SPAMmeisters. BTW, spyware and zombieware steals CPU cycles you need to run PowerSDR. Brian Lloyd Granite Bay Montessori School 9330 Sierra College Bl brian AT gbmontessori DOT com Roseville, CA 95661 +1.916.367.2131 (voice)+1.791.912.8170 (fax) PGP key ID: 12095C52A32A1B6C PGP key fingerprint: 3B1D BA11 4913 3254 B6E0 CC09 1209 5C52 A32A 1B6C ___ 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] Unusual Problem ....... DPCs ...... a coprocessor card?
I think you might have been referring to this link on n9vv's website: http://www.n9vv.com/XP-optimization.html don - kx9q ___ 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] Unusual Problem ....... DPCs ...... a coprocessor card?
> I (and probably most of us) already have the second computer - the > question is how does one determine what processes are _required_ in > a minimum Windows XP system and how does one safely strip out the > unnecessary fluff. > > Sure would be a nice addition to the Flex KB and would probably > reduce the new-user frustration level considerably > > A competent dedicated second computer can cost less than a gold- > plated CW key these days. Having just gone through this myself based on information provided here on the reflector (look back in the archives to July 20 and the subject line "Dropouts in VAC stream") I went to: http://www.tweakhound.com/xp/xptweaks/supertweaks2.htm as recommended by Neal Campbell. You will also want to turn off most services in the OS. A search with google using the search string "disabling unnecessary windows services" turned up many links. Here is the one I used: http://www.jasonn.com/turning_off_unnecessary_services_on_windows_xp This appears to be a good tutorial and discussion of what the various services in XP do and what you need almost none of them. My basic assumption is, if it can't run it can't steal CPU cycles from PowerSDR and the Flex 5000 FireWire driver. I was pretty ruthless. If I wasn't sure, I turned it off. There is no login. There is no Windows networking. (NetBIOS and NetBEUI are notorious for stealing processor time and acting as vectors for malware. If I want to copy something from another machine I have to use a flash drive or a CD). There is no firewall. (That is what my firewall appliance is for and it does a better job anyway). There is no anti-virus. (I don't run my browser and I don't run mail and only those protocols I know are allowed through to those machines that run them so I have pretty well eliminated the malware vectors.) I have disabled automatic updates. I have removed all the eye candy so that can't steal cycles from the display processes. What I am left with looks suspiciously like original Windows NT or perhaps Win2K. It does boot quickly! On my machine, from the first Windows XP display to full operation is about 10 seconds. Is that enough detail for everyone or do I need to go step-by-step? That would take me awhile to write up. Brian Lloyd Granite Bay Montessori School 9330 Sierra College Bl brian AT gbmontessori DOT com Roseville, CA 95661 +1.916.367.2131 (voice)+1.791.912.8170 (fax) PGP key ID: 12095C52A32A1B6C PGP key fingerprint: 3B1D BA11 4913 3254 B6E0 CC09 1209 5C52 A32A 1B6C ___ 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] Unusual Problem ....... DPCs ...... a coprocessor card?
"Sure would be a nice addition to the Flex KB and would probably reduce the new-user frustration level considerably" It is already there. Is it Important to Keep My Computer Updated? -and- Resources for Optimizing my Computer http://kb.flex-radio.com/article.aspx?id=10133 Tips for Optimizing Windows XP http://kb.flex-radio.com/article.aspx?id=10307 The challenge with optimizing a particular person's computer is that you are treading on dangerously thin ice when telling someone to shut off a particular service because you don't know what all is installed on that computer and what negative ramifications that can have. There is no "silver bullet" for doing this or people would already be doing it in mass. It is trial and error. Turn off a service and see what breaks. Before doing this, you might want to familiarize your self with the "last known good" boot option. -Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jerry Flanders Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 3:43 PM To: Brian Lloyd Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Unusual Problem ... DPCs .. a coprocessor card? Concerning reducing the OS bloat in a dedicated computer system to run a Flex radio system: >On Aug 1, 2008, at 8:10 AM, Jerry Flanders wrote: > >>Do we have any tutorial on how a Windows rookie could do this to his >>home machine (especially the dual-boot method)? Might make a good >>addition to the Flex KB. Note: In the above, I meant to refer to the _dual-profile_ system mentioned in another post in this thread, not a dual-boot one. At 12:51 PM 8/1/2008, Brian Lloyd wrote >Consider getting a second computer. I (and probably most of us) already have the second computer - the question is how does one determine what processes are _required_ in a minimum Windows XP system and how does one safely strip out the unnecessary fluff. Sure would be a nice addition to the Flex KB and would probably reduce the new-user frustration level considerably A competent dedicated second computer can cost less than a gold-plated CW key these days. Jerry W4UK ___ 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] Unusual Problem ....... DPCs ...... a coprocessor card?
Concerning reducing the OS bloat in a dedicated computer system to run a Flex radio system: >On Aug 1, 2008, at 8:10 AM, Jerry Flanders wrote: > >>Do we have any tutorial on how a Windows rookie could do this to his >>home machine (especially the dual-boot method)? Might make a good >>addition to the Flex KB. Note: In the above, I meant to refer to the _dual-profile_ system mentioned in another post in this thread, not a dual-boot one. At 12:51 PM 8/1/2008, Brian Lloyd wrote >Consider getting a second computer. I (and probably most of us) already have the second computer - the question is how does one determine what processes are _required_ in a minimum Windows XP system and how does one safely strip out the unnecessary fluff. Sure would be a nice addition to the Flex KB and would probably reduce the new-user frustration level considerably A competent dedicated second computer can cost less than a gold-plated CW key these days. Jerry W4UK ___ 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] K6JCA display improvements
Eric, since you're asking for input... I already filed an enhancement suggestion for this, but two thoughts about antenna selection: 1. Since you use screen real estate to show the selected antennas (on the left, about 1/3 up from the bottom), why not turn those into drop boxes so you can do at least basic antenna selection without having to go to the top menu bar? 2. Ability to name antennas would be nice. I know the screen real estate is limited, but a 4 character abbreviation would be enough to be useful. Thanks, John Eric Wachsmann said the following on 08/01/2008 03:19 PM: > Excellent questions. > > The split waterfall/panadapter feature is very nice. We appreciate Jeff > taking the initiative to continue to innovate useful features like this. > Unfortunately, about the same time, we were incorporating RX2 support. The > conflicts between what were added to support RX2 and the existing > Pan/Waterfall code were unfortunately too far beyond reconciling to get into > the official release easily. This feature is definitely slated for 1.13.x > versions. Input is welcome on this ... especially with regard to how to > handle RX2 and the split display options. > > As for the appearance controls, we would like to find a way to handle the > changes in a more automated fashion so that we don't have to manually change > those functions each time controls are added/removed. That maintenance > really adds up over time. > > > Eric Wachsmann > FlexRadio Systems > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jesse N4BFD > Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 1:12 PM > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: [Flexradio] K6JCA display improvements > >> Hello, >> > I was just curious as to why the added features of the K6JCA SVN release > such as the split waterfall/panadapter, and the ability to change the > coloring of the overall GUI have not been added to the trunk? It has been > out for many months now, and I prefer to use this release due to it being > easier on the eyes after long hours of use after adjusting the appearence to > something that I like. However, many other features of course have been > added to the trunk, so I am starting to miss out on somethings. > > N4BFD > > > ___ > 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] K6JCA display improvements
Excellent questions. The split waterfall/panadapter feature is very nice. We appreciate Jeff taking the initiative to continue to innovate useful features like this. Unfortunately, about the same time, we were incorporating RX2 support. The conflicts between what were added to support RX2 and the existing Pan/Waterfall code were unfortunately too far beyond reconciling to get into the official release easily. This feature is definitely slated for 1.13.x versions. Input is welcome on this ... especially with regard to how to handle RX2 and the split display options. As for the appearance controls, we would like to find a way to handle the changes in a more automated fashion so that we don't have to manually change those functions each time controls are added/removed. That maintenance really adds up over time. Eric Wachsmann FlexRadio Systems -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jesse N4BFD Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 1:12 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] K6JCA display improvements > > Hello, > I was just curious as to why the added features of the K6JCA SVN release such as the split waterfall/panadapter, and the ability to change the coloring of the overall GUI have not been added to the trunk? It has been out for many months now, and I prefer to use this release due to it being easier on the eyes after long hours of use after adjusting the appearence to something that I like. However, many other features of course have been added to the trunk, so I am starting to miss out on somethings. N4BFD ___ 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] K6JCA display improvements
> > Hello, > I was just curious as to why the added features of the K6JCA SVN release such as the split waterfall/panadapter, and the ability to change the coloring of the overall GUI have not been added to the trunk? It has been out for many months now, and I prefer to use this release due to it being easier on the eyes after long hours of use after adjusting the appearence to something that I like. However, many other features of course have been added to the trunk, so I am starting to miss out on somethings. N4BFD > > > ___ 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] Unusual Problem ....... DPCs ...... a coprocessorcard?
I've been running PowerSDR since yesterday evening with the latest Gigabyte bios. I am now able to run MS Outlook while PowerSDR is running without any glitches so far! It looks like my latency problem is over or at least greatly improved. I could see using a coprocessor when doing CPU & disk intensive tasks such as database usage or web development. My current system is a quad core 2.4 GHz per core PC /w 4 GB RAM. Even so I don't except PowerSDR to running flawlessly under those conditions. That said, I can offer a possible solution to those with Gigabyte P35 motherboards. The bios update certainly worked for me! 73, Steve N6VL -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Ericksen Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 3:44 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Unusual Problem ... DPCs .. a coprocessorcard? The Internet security package that runs on your computer also has an effect on DPCs. I have found that Norton Internet Security seems to increase DPC activity, and even though I prefer Norton I switched to Trend Micro and got better results. Some folks recommend AVG products as they do not seem to present as much overhead to the system. I have been thinking about this for a while so I will ask this question now. Is the any logic in Flex considering the production of a coprocessor card with Firewire port that would plug into a user's PCI slot or some other type of expansion slot? This might be a large engineering task, but I would think that a coprocessor card would offload a great deal of the processing activity from the computer processor and put the whole DPC issue to bed. Just a thought. ___ 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] Unusual Problem ....... DPCs ...... a coprocessor card?
On Aug 1, 2008, at 8:10 AM, Jerry Flanders wrote: > Do we have any tutorial on how a Windows rookie could do this to his > home machine (especially the dual-boot method)? Might make a good > addition to the Flex KB. Consider getting a second computer. Cases, motherboards, and suitable processors are pretty darned cheap. One thing I would do if I were Flex would be to come up with a hardware compatibility list, i.e. a list of known motherboard/ processor and I/O card combinations known to work 100% and then the specific software setup for that particular combination. Of course the safe route is to buy a 5000C but I think it is great that Flex is offering the 5000A to people willing to hack to save money. To that end we can build a hardware compatibility list. Brian Lloyd Granite Bay Montessori School 9330 Sierra College Bl brian AT gbmontessori DOT com Roseville, CA 95661 +1.916.367.2131 (voice)+1.791.912.8170 (fax) PGP key ID: 12095C52A32A1B6C PGP key fingerprint: 3B1D BA11 4913 3254 B6E0 CC09 1209 5C52 A32A 1B6C ___ 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] Unusual Problem ....... DPCs ...... a coprocessor card?
At 10:10 AM 8/1/2008, you wrote: >Do we have any tutorial on how a Windows rookie could do this to his >home machine (especially the dual-boot method)? Might make a good >addition to the Flex KB. > >Jerry W4UK It's not dual boot, it's multiple profiles (how did dual boot get in here?) , the difference is important if you want to look information up. I believe a couple of years ago this was discussed and Ken N9VV documented it, But I have no clue where they put it, since I don't have a need for the information. Cecil K5NWA www.softrockradio.org www.qrpradio.com "Blessed are the cracked, for they shall let in the light." ___ 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] Unusual Problem ....... DPCs ...... a coprocessor card?
Do we have any tutorial on how a Windows rookie could do this to his home machine (especially the dual-boot method)? Might make a good addition to the Flex KB. Jerry W4UK At 10:57 AM 8/1/2008, k5nwa wrote: >At 09:46 AM 8/1/2008, Brian Lloyd wrote: > >I took a different approach. I dedicated a machine to running the 5K. > >I stripped everything out of the OS that I could, including all > >firewall functions, microsoft networking, eye-candy, even login. It > >does not run email and it does not browse the web. The firewall is in > >my router and I am careful to allow only such traffic as I know is > >necessary, which is precious little in the case of my shack computer. > >And while I have had my problems with the 5K, PowerSDR, and VAC, this > >isn't one of them. > >That is the approach I have taken for several years, I have a Dual >Pentium III 1GHz machine and with that approach the software takes >about 10% of the CPU and works just fine. The spikes in the >utilization has gone away, it's just a steady line. But what I did >was to create a second profile, so I have a normal profile and a >skinny profile. The skinny profile is stripped of all networking, >anti virus, and any service not required. If I need to put software >while booted to it I put the software on a USB stick and install away. > > > >Cecil >K5NWA >www.softrockradio.org www.qrpradio.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] SDR-1000 PowerSDR v1.12.1 with dedicated I/Q settings per each band
Cristos, The Flex email reflector is a wonderful thing. Even when you want to make ridiculous comments with no basis in fact. I am interested in how you arrived at this conclusion. This so called "abandoned project" just received a major overhaul from the company via software and if you've been following the email threads you will see that the new architecture, which is a tremendous undertaking by the company, will work with the SDR1000 for the forseeable future. The company still offers support for the SDR1000 but no longer manufactures them. When you get a chance send us a list of all the companies out there who offer this type of support for discontinued models so that we can compare notes. I would love to see what you come up with. Edwin MarzanAB2VW> Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 10:50:06 +0300> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz> Subject: [Flexradio] SDR-1000 PowerSDR v1.12.1 with dedicated I/Q settings per each band> > First of all, dedicated Tx & Rx image calibration for each band is only a software issue.> I believe that Flex Radio deliberately didn't implement this feature to the sdr1k for the favor of the flex5k.> Sdr1k although innovative now it's an abandoned project on both hardware and software sides.> Maybe some day the same will happen to the flex5k too.> Christos (sv1eia) thanks a lot for your help.> > 73 to all de Chris (sv1fxo)> > > > > Hi,> > Some time ago a friend of mine that has an SDR-1000 asked me how difficult> is it to have specific image rejection settings per each band like the> Flex-5000 has.> > After some code searching I came up with a solution to his request so> separate settings of phase,gain on rx and tx per each band will be available> to his SDR-1000.> > I do not knkow if this is of use to you, but I did send a post to the Flex> guys here and did not got back a reply.> Anyway, I have a svn already in Google Code so if someone wants it here is> the installation file with the latest updates based on PowerSDR v1.12.1> > -> http://powersdr-iq.googlecode.com/files/PowerSDR%20Setup.msi> > Also the source of this build for examination if Flex coders want it is> under "Flex" branch.> > Since this work has been done for one SDR-1000 user, I guess it is good for> others to enjoy it freely too.> > > 73> Christos SV1EIA> > > ___> 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/> _ With Windows Live for mobile, your contacts travel with you. http://www.windowslive.com/mobile/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_mobile_072008 ___ 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] SDR-1000 PowerSDR v1.12.1 with dedicated I/Q settings per each band
Gerald, >FlexRadio has made a long term commitment to support the SDR-1000 in future >software architectures. This means only cost to FlexRadio and not revenue. >That means that SDR-1000 and FLEX-5000 owners will continue get new features >and even performance enhancements at no cost. I don't think you will find >that commitment coming from any of the guys across the Pacific. and thousand SoftRock's users..without buy a 5K.. :-! 73 Beppe IK3VIG www.cqdx.it ___ 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] Unusual Problem ....... DPCs ...... a coprocessor card?
At 09:46 AM 8/1/2008, Brian Lloyd wrote: >I took a different approach. I dedicated a machine to running the 5K. >I stripped everything out of the OS that I could, including all >firewall functions, microsoft networking, eye-candy, even login. It >does not run email and it does not browse the web. The firewall is in >my router and I am careful to allow only such traffic as I know is >necessary, which is precious little in the case of my shack computer. >And while I have had my problems with the 5K, PowerSDR, and VAC, this >isn't one of them. That is the approach I have taken for several years, I have a Dual Pentium III 1GHz machine and with that approach the software takes about 10% of the CPU and works just fine. The spikes in the utilization has gone away, it's just a steady line. But what I did was to create a second profile, so I have a normal profile and a skinny profile. The skinny profile is stripped of all networking, anti virus, and any service not required. If I need to put software while booted to it I put the software on a USB stick and install away. Cecil K5NWA www.softrockradio.org www.qrpradio.com "Blessed are the cracked, for they shall let in the light." ___ 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] SDR-1000 PowerSDR v1.12.1 with dedicated I/Q settings per each band
Dear Chris, With respect, I must say that your statement below is simply false. We make a significant investment in PowerSDR software development, which includes ongoing support for the SDR-1000. We receive NO ongoing revenue from from any of our existing customers to help pay for support and improvements. New FLEX-5000 sales pay for the free improvements that you and our other customers receive on a daily basis through the SVN. With regard to RX and TX image calibration by band, the FLEX-5000 has built in test equipment (BITE). The SDR-1000 simply does not. To do the calibration by band on the SDR-1000, we would need to automate through software an external spectrum analyzer and signal generator using a GPIB interface. Even on Ebay, the test equipment to do that would cost at least $5000. The software work to do that would be costly as well. There is simply not a practical or cost effective way to do this on the SDR-1000. FlexRadio has made a long term commitment to support the SDR-1000 in future software architectures. This means only cost to FlexRadio and not revenue. That means that SDR-1000 and FLEX-5000 owners will continue get new features and even performance enhancements at no cost. I don't think you will find that commitment coming from any of the guys across the Pacific. There is an old saying that goes, "Don't look a gift horse in the mouth because..." Sincerely, Gerald Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR President FlexRadio Systems 13091 Pond Springs Rd. #250 Austin, TX 78729 Phone: 512-535-4713 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Christos Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 2:50 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] SDR-1000 PowerSDR v1.12.1 with dedicated I/Q settings per each band First of all, dedicated Tx & Rx image calibration for each band is only a software issue. I believe that Flex Radio deliberately didn't implement this feature to the sdr1k for the favor of the flex5k. Sdr1k although innovative now it's an abandoned project on both hardware and software sides. Maybe some day the same will happen to the flex5k too. Christos (sv1eia) thanks a lot for your help. 73 to all de Chris (sv1fxo) Hi, Some time ago a friend of mine that has an SDR-1000 asked me how difficult is it to have specific image rejection settings per each band like the Flex-5000 has. After some code searching I came up with a solution to his request so separate settings of phase,gain on rx and tx per each band will be available to his SDR-1000. I do not knkow if this is of use to you, but I did send a post to the Flex guys here and did not got back a reply. Anyway, I have a svn already in Google Code so if someone wants it here is the installation file with the latest updates based on PowerSDR v1.12.1 -> http://powersdr-iq.googlecode.com/files/PowerSDR%20Setup.msi Also the source of this build for examination if Flex coders want it is under "Flex" branch. Since this work has been done for one SDR-1000 user, I guess it is good for others to enjoy it freely too. 73 Christos SV1EIA ___ 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] Small VGA MONITORS
No matter what physical size the screen is, make sure that it has enough pixels to display the entire console. Jerry w4UK At 07:18 AM 8/1/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I am looking for a small VGA compatible monitor for use with the >5000A. Any info would be >appreciated >Thanks. >Fred W1FC >___ >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] Unusual Problem ....... DPCs ...... a coprocessor card?
On Aug 1, 2008, at 3:43 AM, Mark Ericksen wrote: > The Internet security package that runs on your computer also has an > effect > on DPCs. I have found that Norton Internet Security seems to > increase DPC > activity, and even though I prefer Norton I switched to Trend Micro > and got > better results. Some folks recommend AVG products as they do not > seem to > present as much overhead to the system. I took a different approach. I dedicated a machine to running the 5K. I stripped everything out of the OS that I could, including all firewall functions, microsoft networking, eye-candy, even login. It does not run email and it does not browse the web. The firewall is in my router and I am careful to allow only such traffic as I know is necessary, which is precious little in the case of my shack computer. And while I have had my problems with the 5K, PowerSDR, and VAC, this isn't one of them. Windows does not give you enough control over how system resources are allocated to different processes in the machine to allow you to really tune the system to ensure performance from critical tasks, e.g. talking to the 5K. Therefore your only real option is to eliminate anything from the system that *could* cause problems, including some things that conventional wisdom might indicate are necessary, e.g. firewall and anti-virus. > I have been thinking about this for a while so I will ask this > question now. > Is the any logic in Flex considering the production of a coprocessor > card > with Firewire port that would plug into a user's PCI slot or some > other type > of expansion slot? This might be a large engineering task, but I > would > think that a coprocessor card would offload a great deal of the > processing > activity from the computer processor and put the whole DPC issue to > bed. Flex has already done the right thing. It is called the 5000C. It is dedicated to running the radio. The change I would make would be to put all UI functions on another machine. I tried to accomplish that in my owh shack using hardware I already had. The approach is working but it has been tough going. -- 73 de Brian, WB6RQN Brian Lloyd - brian HYPHEN wb6rqn AT lloyd DOT 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] Small VGA MONITORS
How small? 7 inch, 10 inch or small as in a 14 inch compared to a 22 inch! Ken K3YI - Original Message From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Friday, August 1, 2008 7:18:42 AM Subject: [Flexradio] Small VGA MONITORS I am looking for a small VGA compatible monitor for use with the 5000A. Any info would be appreciated Thanks. Fred W1FC ___ 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] Small VGA MONITORS
I am looking for a small VGA compatible monitor for use with the 5000A. Any info would be appreciated Thanks. Fred W1FC ___ 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] Unusual Problem ....... DPCs ...... a coprocessor card?
The Internet security package that runs on your computer also has an effect on DPCs. I have found that Norton Internet Security seems to increase DPC activity, and even though I prefer Norton I switched to Trend Micro and got better results. Some folks recommend AVG products as they do not seem to present as much overhead to the system. I have been thinking about this for a while so I will ask this question now. Is the any logic in Flex considering the production of a coprocessor card with Firewire port that would plug into a user's PCI slot or some other type of expansion slot? This might be a large engineering task, but I would think that a coprocessor card would offload a great deal of the processing activity from the computer processor and put the whole DPC issue to bed. Just a thought. -- From: "Steve Kallal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 8:11 PM To: Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Unusual Problem > Great news! Thanks to Jim K5HY, I have been able to get my DPCs way down > by > getting the latest bios for my Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L motherboard. A Google > search revealed some gamers who had the exact same DPC spikes when running > the dpclat.exe utility. The latency issues were NOT even mentioned as a > fix > in the bios update. > > I haven't tested PowerSDR with Outlook running yet. But at least I no > longer > have the latency spikes when no programs are running. > > 73, > > Steve N6VL > > > > ___ > 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] SDR-1000 PowerSDR v1.12.1 with dedicated I/Q settings per each band
First of all, dedicated Tx & Rx image calibration for each band is only a software issue. I believe that Flex Radio deliberately didn't implement this feature to the sdr1k for the favor of the flex5k. Sdr1k although innovative now it's an abandoned project on both hardware and software sides. Maybe some day the same will happen to the flex5k too. Christos (sv1eia) thanks a lot for your help. 73 to all de Chris (sv1fxo) Hi, Some time ago a friend of mine that has an SDR-1000 asked me how difficult is it to have specific image rejection settings per each band like the Flex-5000 has. After some code searching I came up with a solution to his request so separate settings of phase,gain on rx and tx per each band will be available to his SDR-1000. I do not knkow if this is of use to you, but I did send a post to the Flex guys here and did not got back a reply. Anyway, I have a svn already in Google Code so if someone wants it here is the installation file with the latest updates based on PowerSDR v1.12.1 -> http://powersdr-iq.googlecode.com/files/PowerSDR%20Setup.msi Also the source of this build for examination if Flex coders want it is under "Flex" branch. Since this work has been done for one SDR-1000 user, I guess it is good for others to enjoy it freely too. 73 Christos SV1EIA ___ 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/
