Re: [Flexradio] FlexRadio Update
Jim, Yes, we plan to have a low power takeoff as well. Gerald Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR President FlexRadio Systems 13091 Pond Springs Rd. #250 Austin, TX 78729 Phone: 512-535-4713 www.flex-radio.com "Tune in excitement!" (TM) -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Jim R Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 1:49 AM To: w...@curtiss.net; FlexRadioReflector Subject: Re: [Flexradio] FlexRadio Update Guys at Flex I know it's hard to please everyone and the 60 W output may be ideal for some, but will there be a way to extract reduced power for external microwave transverter drive? Even an internal connector on the transverter board with a 1 watt tap point would be something we microwavers could utilize for our transverters. I hope you will consider this when finalizing your design or perhaps this has already been addressed. Please let us know. Jim K5HY > From: w...@curtiss.net > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 19:16:11 -0800 > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] FlexRadio Update > >> >> 2m/70cm Internal Transverter for FLEX-5000: >> >> We have completed the preliminary architectural design for an internal >> 2m/70cm Transverter that may be installed in any FLEX-5000 equipped with >> the >> B-0034 version RFIO board. It will provide simplex or full duplex >> transmit/receive operation with power output up to 60W on both bands. All >> transverter oscillators are to be locked to the 500 MHz master oscillator >> in >> the FLEX-5000, which in turn is locked to the internal 0.5ppm reference or >> may be connected to an external 10 MHz reference. We are targeting a >> first >> prototype unit in May to be followed by production deliveries starting in >> the late summer. >> > > This is really good news! 60W is enough to drive my current amps, as well > as the amps that I plan on using in the future, to full power and eventually > legal limit. I'll be purchasing one as soon as they go on sale. > > Are there any plans to offer a diplexer so that two separate antennas and/or > amps can be connected simultaneously? > > 73, > Clay W7CE > > > ___ > 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://kc.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://kc.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://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] FlexRadio Update
Clay, there are no plans for a diplexor. Regards, Gerald Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR President FlexRadio Systems 13091 Pond Springs Rd. #250 Austin, TX 78729 Phone: 512-535-4713 www.flex-radio.com "Tune in excitement!" (TM) -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of W7CE Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 9:16 PM To: 'Reflector Flex-Radio' Subject: Re: [Flexradio] FlexRadio Update > > 2m/70cm Internal Transverter for FLEX-5000: > > We have completed the preliminary architectural design for an internal > 2m/70cm Transverter that may be installed in any FLEX-5000 equipped with > the > B-0034 version RFIO board. It will provide simplex or full duplex > transmit/receive operation with power output up to 60W on both bands. All > transverter oscillators are to be locked to the 500 MHz master oscillator > in > the FLEX-5000, which in turn is locked to the internal 0.5ppm reference or > may be connected to an external 10 MHz reference. We are targeting a > first > prototype unit in May to be followed by production deliveries starting in > the late summer. > This is really good news! 60W is enough to drive my current amps, as well as the amps that I plan on using in the future, to full power and eventually legal limit. I'll be purchasing one as soon as they go on sale. Are there any plans to offer a diplexer so that two separate antennas and/or amps can be connected simultaneously? 73, Clay W7CE ___ 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://kc.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://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Flex-1500 and multiple transverters
Hi Clay, See notes below. Gerald Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR President FlexRadio Systems 13091 Pond Springs Rd. #250 Austin, TX 78729 Phone: 512-535-4713 www.flex-radio.com "Tune in excitement!" (TM) -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of W7CE Sent: Wednesday, February 25, 2009 9:20 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Flex-1500 and multiple transverters Will the Flex-1500 have a mechanism such as UCB or Flex-Wire to support control of multiple transverters (e.g., relay control to select the transverter, key out for transmit, and sequencing for pre-amps and amplifiers)? Also, is provision made for an external pre-amp for 6M? My experience with the 5000A is that a pre-amp is an absolute necessity on 6M (with a 21 dB ARR pre-amp the noise floor drops 21 db). [GY] We do plan to have a FlexWire control output for the purposes stated. We will probably have a higher gain preamp in the 1500 at the expense of blocking dynamic range. Note that the 21 dB drop in the noise floor is probably not calibrated accurately. You will not get 1 dB/dB of gain. Is it possible to run two copies of PowerSDR at the same time - one for the 5000A and one for the 1500? [GY] This is as yet untested but I expect that it will not be a problem. People do this now with the SDR-1000 and FLEX-5000 on the same system. I'm thinking of placing my pre-order this week, but don't have sufficient info to determine if it will meet my needs. 73, Clay W7CE ___ 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://kc.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://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
[Flexradio] IS THIS NORMAL or can someone explain why
Using Setup>Audio>VAC with a choice of: Driver: Windows Direct Sound Input vac1 Output vac2 WinWarbler Digital Mode Buffer size 2048 and Sample Rate 48000 The Setup>Audio>Primary settings are Buffer size 2048 and Sample Rate of 192000 results in a normal sounding and acting AFSK SIGNAL but same settings and operating PSK (any speed) The speaker audio and signal display, at first sounds/appears normal but after a few moments of transmission begins to get choppy and sounds/looks like it stutters. The same Setup options but using MME as the driver choice does NOT exhibit this choppiness. I'm throwing myself on the mercy of the Flex court and pleading total ignorance as to what is the difference between DirectSound and MME. Mea Culpa Mea Culpa Mea Culpa etc (and I'm far too old and dense to learn it now) (it took me weeks to understand the concept of Virtual com ports) ___ 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://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
[Flexradio] new version of net possible problem
I did the windows update and it installed a .Net update Now I'm having problems Wasn't there some mention of this on the reflector. So far using Restore hasn't fixed my problems. Can't find a way to remove this new version of Net either. ___ 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://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] new version of net possible problem
Maybe MS is encouraging use to move off XP? Here was a note from Jim: --- Huge latency spikes --- All I didn't really want to install .NET 3.5 but I always read the notes first and found that what they are calling .NET 3.5 actually contains SP1 for .NET 2 which is required for some programs I run, so I installed it. Here is a clip from the notes on Microsoft's site: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Brief Description Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 contains many new features building incrementally upon .NET Framework 2.0 and 3.0, and includes .NET Framework 2.0 service pack 1 and .NET Framework 3.0 service pack 1. Hope this helps to explain things. Jim K5HY FireBrick wrote: I did the windows update and it installed a .Net update Now I'm having problems Wasn't there some mention of this on the reflector. So far using Restore hasn't fixed my problems. Can't find a way to remove this new version of Net either. ___ 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://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
[Flexradio] Keyboard commands (5000A)
I am new to the SDR world but am enjoying it greatly. I notice there are Keyboard actions that allow various functions. Has anyone thought of using the Space bar as a shortcut for PTT/MOX? Can it be implemented into the code? I notice that if I use the mouse as MOX, thereafter the space bar works as MOX. If I mouse click another function than the MOX action will go away. Thanks for reading. All the best, Calder (Cal) Latham W1HHO Fraternity Village Searsmont ME. ___ 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://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] new version of net possible problem
On 2/26/2009 2:57 PM, Mike Naruta wrote: Maybe MS is encouraging use to move off XP? Here was a note from Jim: --- Huge latency spikes --- All I didn't really want to install .NET 3.5 but I always read the notes first and found that what they are calling .NET 3.5 actually contains SP1 for .NET 2 which is required for some programs I run, so I installed it. Here is a clip from the notes on Microsoft's site: Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Brief Description Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 contains many new features building incrementally upon .NET Framework 2.0 and 3.0, and includes .NET Framework 2.0 service pack 1 and .NET Framework 3.0 service pack 1. Hope this helps to explain things. Jim K5HY Here is something I found, if you have a brand new machine with no applications installed, the patch wants to install anyway and you end up with several copies of .NET with no applications using them. -- Cecil Bayona K5NWA www.k5nwa.com www.qrpradio.com < http://parts.softrockradio.org/> "Windows, the most successful software virus ever" Don Seglio Batuna ___ 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://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] new version of net possible problem
Kind of like getting a whipping before doing anything wrong because you will end up needing one eventually. Thank you sir, may I have another :-) -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of k5nwa Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 4:13 PM To: 'FlexRadio ' Subject: Re: [Flexradio] new version of net possible problem On 2/26/2009 2:57 PM, Mike Naruta wrote: > Maybe MS is encouraging use to move off XP? > > Here was a note from Jim: > > --- > Huge latency spikes > --- > > All > I didn't really want to install .NET 3.5 but I always read the notes > first and found that what they are calling .NET 3.5 actually contains > SP1 for .NET 2 which is required for some programs I run, so I > installed it. Here is a clip from the notes on Microsoft's site: > > Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 > Brief Description > Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 contains many new features building > incrementally upon .NET Framework 2.0 and 3.0, and includes .NET > Framework 2.0 service pack 1 and .NET Framework 3.0 service pack 1. > > Hope this helps to explain things. > > Jim > K5HY Here is something I found, if you have a brand new machine with no applications installed, the patch wants to install anyway and you end up with several copies of .NET with no applications using them. -- Cecil Bayona K5NWA www.k5nwa.com www.qrpradio.com < http://parts.softrockradio.org/> "Windows, the most successful software virus ever" Don Seglio Batuna ___ 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://kc.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://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
[Flexradio] Stereo Audio
I thought I would share that I really appreciated this post. I manage to do at least one dumb thing pretty often and this post really helped me. For you see, I had been using line out on the Flex 5000A instead of the powered speaker output. The former is mono and the later is stereo. I suppose I did this originally because I run a very complex outboard audio mixing system and originally did not have RX2. This post opened my eyes to what I was missing by being able to run stereo into my mixer. I finally see what binaural BIN sound is all about. I can now listen to two different signals in each ear of my headphones. I can now do diversity reception. I was missing so much in my previous configuration! Thanks to everyone who posted to this thread for opening my eyes to the possibilities. 73, Mack WB4MAK ___ 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://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
