Re: [Flexradio] Click tuning with a Locked panadapter operatation
I hope that the Classic GUI look remains an option. From the posts here, I know that many really like the new look, but I'm much more interested in an easy to read interface than a splashy skin. I haven't installed Pretty Betty yet (I will probably try it next weekend), but from the screen shots I've seen there may be some low contrast color combinations that are hard for me to read. After eight eye surgeries, my vision is actually quite good, but I don't do well with some color combinations now. 73, Clay W7CE - Original Message - From: Jim R rizzo...@hotmail.com To: Gerald Y ger...@flex-radio.com; al.k...@yahoo.com; FlexRadioReflector flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:27 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Click tuning with a Locked panadapter operatation Gerald Thanks for the update. You mentioned that the pretty betty GUI will be included in the next release but will the Classic flex GUI still be an option. Call me dull, but I kind of like the classic interface. I have used pretty betty but find Some of functions more legible and easier to operate in the classic interface. Don't get me wrong, although pretty betty is a feast for the eyes, my personal preference is the classic interface. If anyone concurs, please speak up. I have stuck my neck out and have broken the ice. Is it just me? Jim K5HY From: ger...@flex-radio.com To: al.k...@yahoo.com; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:50:06 -0500 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Click tuning with a Locked panadapter operatation We at FlexRadio agree that the locked Panadapter is an important feature to be added to PowerSDR. The most difficult part is to decide how to best implement the control interface. We will implement this capability in the Official Release that will include Pretty Betty and many DSP enhancements such as Wide Band Image Rejection. This release will go into public beta in the first part of August and Official Release in September. In the interim, we plan to do an Official Release based on 1.18.1 next week that has several important DSP improvements such as ALC, AGC, NR, ANF, etc. We appreciate everyone's suggestions as we continue to enhance the features and performance of the radios you already own. We have been doing this for over six years and there is still no shortage of ideas for enhancement. 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 Al K0VM Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:26 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Click tuning with a Locked panadapter operatation In various previous e-mails ... - The one gripe I have is the lack of an ability to lock the panadaptor. Operating this radio is a very visual process, and I would lose the pattern of activity when changing the main rx frequency. I realize I can leave that alone and hunt with the sub-rx, but really it would be desirable to have both freely available. I know this has been talked about before, but I can't remember where to go to add my support to the enhancement list. Overall, a very positive experience. - and - I agree with NU8I's comments on the need to be able to lock the panadapter. Oh, no kidding! This is perhaps the biggest problem of PowerSDR. It makes click-tune painfully difficult to use. You have to wait a second or two until the waterfall display starts to repaint in order to see what is going on and where the signals have moved. If Flex could fix only one feature this would be it for me! --- You can ALMOST do this now... If you wish to TEST DRIVE how this might feel in operation (assumes no RX 2) 1. Set VFO A to center the pan adapter to the range of interest. 2. Set Multi RX on.. Turn down the VFO A RX volume (right hand vertical slider in MulitRX box ) 3. Enable SPLIT and 'show TX filter on Display' 4. Click the RIGHT mouse button twice to get the RED cross hairs in the pan adapter. 5. Click the LEFT mouse button to set VFO B to the signal you wish to listen to. HINT: since most casual and net operation is on 1 Khz or 500 hz intervals, set tune step size to 500. CAVEATS: software limitations: 1. The mouse wheel currently only operates VFO A. To fine tune a signal move your mouse pointer into the VFO B window then use the mouse wheel. 2. Drag tunning can not be used.. 3. Only one RX (VFO B) is usable with this demo. 4. Its too easy to drop out of the VFO B ( read cross hair) click tune control mode. CAVEATS: hardware limitations. 1. The Spur Reduction algorithm attempts to avoid DDS spurs in the VFO A RX area (i.e. DDS + 9KHZ if). You may need to toggle RS differently for
Re: [Flexradio] Flex 3000 and RTTY
See the ball, feel the ball, BE THE BALL??? Ignoring the Zen aspects of this for the moment a new Flex slogan is born. RADIO WITH BALLS Sorry, was double dogged dared...you know who you are :) leaving quietly now Ron k0idt - Original Message - From: FireBrick w...@billnjudy.com To: Neal Campbell nealk...@gmail.com; Tim Ellison telli...@itsco.com Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 1:35 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flex 3000 and RTTY Buy it, use it and see for your self! Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software Programming Services for Windows, OS X and Linux www.abrohamnealsoftware.com (540) 242 0911 nice line Neal. Buy it, use it and seel for your self! I have seen no 'major' problems with RTTY as AFSK. I've learned to compensate for PWSDR VFO and Contest Software VFO not aggreeing. (doing math in my head is not my strongpoint) There is a 'slight' advantage to FSK in SUPERCROWDED contest settings as it's a tad narrowrer signal. But to match Neal;s Line. See the ball, feel the ball, BE THE BALL. ___ 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] Dilemma
Okay, buys ( gals). I have a serious dilemma. My wife's FLEX-3000 is scheduled to be delivered today. Do I put the rewrite of the SDRDataTransfer utility to support .XML files on hold while I set up her new rig? Or do I press on with the development hire a good divorce lawyer? 73, Ray, K9DUR ___ 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] Dilemma
GET HER SETUP! Then you may have to make runs for takeout food, but you should have a few hours of interupted software coding time.. When my wife's new computer, I did an all nighter getting all her programs/email set up... Didn't get a single Honey do for 4 days. LOL On 6/17/2009 6:38:26 AM, Ray Andrews, K9DUR (k9...@rnacs.com) wrote: Okay, buys ( gals). I have a serious dilemma. My wife's FLEX-3000 is scheduled to be delivered today. Do I put the rewrite of the SDRDataTransfer utility to support .XML files on hold while I set up her new rig? Or do I press on with the development hire a good divorce lawyer? 73, Ray, K9DUR ___ 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] Dilemma
Its a no brainer. I have met your lovely wife and you need to shut down the IDE, step away from the code editor and setup with the FLEX-3000. Save some of the money ear marked for the lawyer for the upcoming FLEX-5000 V/U Module :-) We can wait a few days on the XMLed version of SDR-DT. Enjoy! -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Ray Andrews, K9DUR Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 7:38 AM To: Flex-Radio E-Mail Reflector Subject: [Flexradio] Dilemma Okay, buys ( gals). I have a serious dilemma. My wife's FLEX-3000 is scheduled to be delivered today. Do I put the rewrite of the SDRDataTransfer utility to support .XML files on hold while I set up her new rig? Or do I press on with the development hire a good divorce lawyer? 73, Ray, K9DUR ___ 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] Click tuning with a Locked panadapter operatation
Jim, No, it is not just you. I guess you like what you are used to. I am used to the current GUI prefer it. Like you, I am not opposed to the snazzy-looking Pretty Betty skins. I use them from time-to-time. But, I would prefer that we had to option of choosing either the classic GUI or one of the new skins. However, as a software developer, I understand how that may be somewhat difficult depending on how the new skins are implemented. 73, Ray, K9DUR ___ 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 3000 and RTTY
[Off Topic] Ron, Boy, did you hit the nostalgia button for me. As a teenager and young ham the mid 70s in Charlotte NC, there was a really progressive sun up to sun down underground AM radio station, WRPL 1540 (the Ripple) that played the rock and roll that the FM stations would not dare to (Frank Zappa, Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, etc...) and their slogan was WRPL, Radio with Balls! which came with a cool poster of just about every ball you could imagine on it. Innocent, but the message was clear. The ad campaign was so risqué for sleepy ol' Charlotte back then, that the local government partitioned the FCC to shut them and the ad campaign down. They never did. WRPL eventually faded away because one of the local FM radio stations (WROQ) converted to album rock and started playing the really cool music late at night and stereo was much better than mono on AM. I still have that poster some where. You could go to the little studio on East Morehead St. and sit in the control booth with the engineer, who was also a ham, but I forget the call. While on the Charlotte in the 70s nostalgia kick, there was the Chronosynclastic Infundibulum, but that is a different story A, the good ol' daze. -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Ron Kolarik Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 2:01 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flex 3000 and RTTY See the ball, feel the ball, BE THE BALL??? Ignoring the Zen aspects of this for the moment a new Flex slogan is born. RADIO WITH BALLS Sorry, was double dogged dared...you know who you are :) leaving quietly now Ron k0idt - Original Message - From: FireBrick w...@billnjudy.com To: Neal Campbell nealk...@gmail.com; Tim Ellison telli...@itsco.com Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 1:35 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flex 3000 and RTTY Buy it, use it and see for your self! Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software Programming Services for Windows, OS X and Linux www.abrohamnealsoftware.com (540) 242 0911 nice line Neal. Buy it, use it and seel for your self! I have seen no 'major' problems with RTTY as AFSK. I've learned to compensate for PWSDR VFO and Contest Software VFO not aggreeing. (doing math in my head is not my strongpoint) There is a 'slight' advantage to FSK in SUPERCROWDED contest settings as it's a tad narrowrer signal. But to match Neal;s Line. See the ball, feel the ball, BE THE BALL. ___ 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] Dilemma
Hi Ray, I understand that it is not easy to come to a decision here. Take heart ! 73 José F5JD Ray Andrews, K9DUR a écrit : Okay, buys ( gals). I have a serious dilemma. My wife's FLEX-3000 is scheduled to be delivered today. Do I put the rewrite of the SDRDataTransfer utility to support .XML files on hold while I set up her new rig? Or do I press on with the development hire a good divorce lawyer? 73, Ray, K9DUR ___ 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] Click tuning with a Locked panadapter operatation
I don't disagree! - Original Message - From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz To: Gerald Y ger...@flex-radio.com; al.k...@yahoo.com al.k...@yahoo.com; FlexRadioReflector flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wed Jun 17 00:27:55 2009 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Click tuning with a Locked panadapter operatation Gerald Thanks for the update. You mentioned that the pretty betty GUI will be included in the next release but will the Classic flex GUI still be an option. Call me dull, but I kind of like the classic interface. I have used pretty betty but find Some of functions more legible and easier to operate in the classic interface. Don't get me wrong, although pretty betty is a feast for the eyes, my personal preference is the classic interface. If anyone concurs, please speak up. I have stuck my neck out and have broken the ice. Is it just me? Jim K5HY From: ger...@flex-radio.com To: al.k...@yahoo.com; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:50:06 -0500 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Click tuning with a Locked panadapter operatation We at FlexRadio agree that the locked Panadapter is an important feature to be added to PowerSDR. The most difficult part is to decide how to best implement the control interface. We will implement this capability in the Official Release that will include Pretty Betty and many DSP enhancements such as Wide Band Image Rejection. This release will go into public beta in the first part of August and Official Release in September. In the interim, we plan to do an Official Release based on 1.18.1 next week that has several important DSP improvements such as ALC, AGC, NR, ANF, etc. We appreciate everyone's suggestions as we continue to enhance the features and performance of the radios you already own. We have been doing this for over six years and there is still no shortage of ideas for enhancement. 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 Al K0VM Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:26 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Click tuning with a Locked panadapter operatation In various previous e-mails ... - The one gripe I have is the lack of an ability to lock the panadaptor. Operating this radio is a very visual process, and I would lose the pattern of activity when changing the main rx frequency. I realize I can leave that alone and hunt with the sub-rx, but really it would be desirable to have both freely available. I know this has been talked about before, but I can't remember where to go to add my support to the enhancement list. Overall, a very positive experience. - and - I agree with NU8I's comments on the need to be able to lock the panadapter. Oh, no kidding! This is perhaps the biggest problem of PowerSDR. It makes click-tune painfully difficult to use. You have to wait a second or two until the waterfall display starts to repaint in order to see what is going on and where the signals have moved. If Flex could fix only one feature this would be it for me! --- You can ALMOST do this now... If you wish to TEST DRIVE how this might feel in operation (assumes no RX 2) 1. Set VFO A to center the pan adapter to the range of interest. 2. Set Multi RX on.. Turn down the VFO A RX volume (right hand vertical slider in MulitRX box ) 3. Enable SPLIT and 'show TX filter on Display' 4. Click the RIGHT mouse button twice to get the RED cross hairs in the pan adapter. 5. Click the LEFT mouse button to set VFO B to the signal you wish to listen to. HINT: since most casual and net operation is on 1 Khz or 500 hz intervals, set tune step size to 500. CAVEATS: software limitations: 1. The mouse wheel currently only operates VFO A. To fine tune a signal move your mouse pointer into the VFO B window then use the mouse wheel. 2. Drag tunning can not be used.. 3. Only one RX (VFO B) is usable with this demo. 4. Its too easy to drop out of the VFO B ( read cross hair) click tune control mode. CAVEATS: hardware limitations. 1. The Spur Reduction algorithm attempts to avoid DDS spurs in the VFO A RX area (i.e. DDS + 9KHZ if). You may need to toggle RS differently for VFO B RX than for VFO A RX. 2. The RX Image rejection is optimal for VFO A RX (i.e. DDS + 9KHZ if). Image Rejection for VFO B RX may not be as good.. ( I am not sure how WBIR effects this observation.) 3. If VFO B RX is tuned to the DDS frequency ( VFO A - 9KHZ if), it will be tuned to the 0KHZ (DC) IF frequency. Each of these hardware Caveats is particularly noticeable with then SDR-1000, not so
Re: [Flexradio] Test Branch SVN 3166 improved QSK?
Yes, but the changes you are referring to actually occurred in 3160. I contend you just didn't svn up until 3166 after I made those changes. There have been two major improvements in CW recently in the test branch. These are being beat up and more done before they are released. Thanks for the feedback. This will all be in the upcoming stable release. Bob knesbitt wrote: John, this is a major break through if in fact its reproducible. What more have you learned since your original post (I see no comments in this regard on the reflecto). Bob, come up for air and fess up for your actions. Kirb - VE6IV -- The latest Test Branch SVN 3166, which according to the change log, redone vfo initialization, seems to improve the CW QSK significantly. The TXRX transition sounds better on the audio, no pop, now smooth sounding. My Delay at 15ms seems best and quick. I can also now set the Sample Rate at 192K and Buffer to 1024 with no issues , whereas before I had to use 192/2048. I don't understand what N4HY is doing on Test branch SVN 3166, don't know if it is supposed to impact the CW QSK, but it appears to improve the fast QSK. 73 John N3WT ___ 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/ -- (Co)Author: DttSP, Quiktrak, PowerSDR, GnuRadio Member: ARRL, AMSAT, AMSAT-DL, TAPR, Packrats, NJQRP, QRP ARCI, QCWA, FRC. You don't need to see the whole staircase, just take the first step., MLK. Twitter:rwmcgwier Active: Facebook,Myspace,LinkedIn ___ 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] Dilemma
She who must be obeyed ALWAYS comes first. Just ask her. If you need outside information, just ask N2HPE. Bob N4HY Ray Andrews, K9DUR wrote: Okay, buys ( gals). I have a serious dilemma. My wife's FLEX-3000 is scheduled to be delivered today. Do I put the rewrite of the SDRDataTransfer utility to support .XML files on hold while I set up her new rig? Or do I press on with the development hire a good divorce lawyer? 73, Ray, K9DUR ___ 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/ -- (Co)Author: DttSP, Quiktrak, PowerSDR, GnuRadio Member: ARRL, AMSAT, AMSAT-DL, TAPR, Packrats, NJQRP, QRP ARCI, QCWA, FRC. You don't need to see the whole staircase, just take the first step., MLK. Twitter:rwmcgwier Active: Facebook,Myspace,LinkedIn ___ 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] Click tuning with a Locked panadapter operatation
David Beumer W0DHB wrote: Gerald Do you know yet if the September release will be VS 2008 and 64 bit OS compatible ? Thanks Dave W0DHB That is the goal of the software developers without the gravitas of a promise from the CEO. We think we can. The month of July is a big month. Bob -- (Co)Author: DttSP, Quiktrak, PowerSDR, GnuRadio Member: ARRL, AMSAT, AMSAT-DL, TAPR, Packrats, NJQRP, QRP ARCI, QCWA, FRC. You don't need to see the whole staircase, just take the first step., MLK. Twitter:rwmcgwier Active: Facebook,Myspace,LinkedIn ___ 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] September release
WOW! Pretty Betty... VS 2008... 64-bit... improved CW... panadaper lock... !! Coming in September. Holy crap I love this FlexRadio. The radio and SUPPORT blows away my ol' TT Orion. I sure don't miss the Orion. Thanks Flex!! Joe - WC4R -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Bob McGwier Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 9:35 AM To: David Beumer W0DHB Cc: 'Al K0VM'; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Click tuning with a Locked panadapter operatation David Beumer W0DHB wrote: Gerald Do you know yet if the September release will be VS 2008 and 64 bit OS compatible ? Thanks Dave W0DHB That is the goal of the software developers without the gravitas of a promise from the CEO. We think we can. The month of July is a big month. Bob -- (Co)Author: DttSP, Quiktrak, PowerSDR, GnuRadio Member: ARRL, AMSAT, AMSAT-DL, TAPR, Packrats, NJQRP, QRP ARCI, QCWA, FRC. You don't need to see the whole staircase, just take the first step., MLK. Twitter:rwmcgwier Active: Facebook,Myspace,LinkedIn ___ 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 3000 and RTTY
Tim, ...there was the Chronosynclastic Infundibulum a fellow Kurt Vonnegut Jr. fan, eh? :-) Dale Tim Ellison wrote: [Off Topic] Ron, Boy, did you hit the nostalgia button for me. As a teenager and young ham the mid 70s in Charlotte NC, there was a really progressive sun up to sun down underground AM radio station, WRPL 1540 (the Ripple) that played the rock and roll that the FM stations would not dare to (Frank Zappa, Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, etc...) and their slogan was WRPL, Radio with Balls! which came with a cool poster of just about every ball you could imagine on it. Innocent, but the message was clear. The ad campaign was so risqué for sleepy ol' Charlotte back then, that the local government partitioned the FCC to shut them and the ad campaign down. They never did. WRPL eventually faded away because one of the local FM radio stations (WROQ) converted to album rock and started playing the really cool music late at night and stereo was much better than mono on AM. I still have that poster some where. You could go to the little studio on East Morehead St. and sit in the control booth with the engineer, who was also a ham, but I forget the call. While on the Charlotte in the 70s nostalgia kick, there was the Chronosynclastic Infundibulum, but that is a different story A, the good ol' daze. -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Ron Kolarik Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 2:01 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flex 3000 and RTTY See the ball, feel the ball, BE THE BALL??? Ignoring the Zen aspects of this for the moment a new Flex slogan is born. RADIO WITH BALLS Sorry, was double dogged dared...you know who you are :) leaving quietly now Ron k0idt - Original Message - From: FireBrick w...@billnjudy.com To: Neal Campbell nealk...@gmail.com; Tim Ellison telli...@itsco.com Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 1:35 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flex 3000 and RTTY Buy it, use it and see for your self! Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software Programming Services for Windows, OS X and Linux www.abrohamnealsoftware.com (540) 242 0911 nice line Neal. Buy it, use it and seel for your self! I have seen no 'major' problems with RTTY as AFSK. I've learned to compensate for PWSDR VFO and Contest Software VFO not aggreeing. (doing math in my head is not my strongpoint) There is a 'slight' advantage to FSK in SUPERCROWDED contest settings as it's a tad narrowrer signal. But to match Neal;s Line. See the ball, feel the ball, BE THE BALL. ___ 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] Flex 3000 and RTTY
or was that Douglas Adams, from the Hitchhikers Guide ? Either way, good stuff. Dale Dale Boresz wrote: Tim, ...there was the Chronosynclastic Infundibulum a fellow Kurt Vonnegut Jr. fan, eh? :-) Dale Tim Ellison wrote: [Off Topic] Ron, Boy, did you hit the nostalgia button for me. As a teenager and young ham the mid 70s in Charlotte NC, there was a really progressive sun up to sun down underground AM radio station, WRPL 1540 (the Ripple) that played the rock and roll that the FM stations would not dare to (Frank Zappa, Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, etc...) and their slogan was WRPL, Radio with Balls! which came with a cool poster of just about every ball you could imagine on it. Innocent, but the message was clear. The ad campaign was so risqué for sleepy ol' Charlotte back then, that the local government partitioned the FCC to shut them and the ad campaign down. They never did. WRPL eventually faded away because one of the local FM radio stations (WROQ) converted to album rock and started playing the really cool music late at night and stereo was much better than mono on AM. I still have that poster some where. You could go to the little studio on East Morehead St. and sit in the control booth with the engineer, who was also a ham, but I forget the call. While on the Charlotte in the 70s nostalgia kick, there was the Chronosynclastic Infundibulum, but that is a different story A, the good ol' daze. -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Ron Kolarik Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 2:01 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flex 3000 and RTTY See the ball, feel the ball, BE THE BALL??? Ignoring the Zen aspects of this for the moment a new Flex slogan is born. RADIO WITH BALLS Sorry, was double dogged dared...you know who you are :) leaving quietly now Ron k0idt - Original Message - From: FireBrick w...@billnjudy.com To: Neal Campbell nealk...@gmail.com; Tim Ellison telli...@itsco.com Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 1:35 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flex 3000 and RTTY Buy it, use it and see for your self! Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software Programming Services for Windows, OS X and Linux www.abrohamnealsoftware.com (540) 242 0911 nice line Neal. Buy it, use it and seel for your self! I have seen no 'major' problems with RTTY as AFSK. I've learned to compensate for PWSDR VFO and Contest Software VFO not aggreeing. (doing math in my head is not my strongpoint) There is a 'slight' advantage to FSK in SUPERCROWDED contest settings as it's a tad narrowrer signal. But to match Neal;s Line. See the ball, feel the ball, BE THE BALL. ___ 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] Flex 3000 and RTTY
It was Kurt. In The Sirens of Titan. -Tim -Original Message- From: Dale Boresz [mailto:d...@lightstream.net] Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 10:29 AM To: Tim Ellison Cc: Ron Kolarik; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flex 3000 and RTTY or was that Douglas Adams, from the Hitchhikers Guide ? Either way, good stuff. Dale Dale Boresz wrote: Tim, ...there was the Chronosynclastic Infundibulum a fellow Kurt Vonnegut Jr. fan, eh? :-) Dale Tim Ellison wrote: [Off Topic] Ron, Boy, did you hit the nostalgia button for me. As a teenager and young ham the mid 70s in Charlotte NC, there was a really progressive sun up to sun down underground AM radio station, WRPL 1540 (the Ripple) that played the rock and roll that the FM stations would not dare to (Frank Zappa, Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, etc...) and their slogan was WRPL, Radio with Balls! which came with a cool poster of just about every ball you could imagine on it. Innocent, but the message was clear. The ad campaign was so risqué for sleepy ol' Charlotte back then, that the local government partitioned the FCC to shut them and the ad campaign down. They never did. WRPL eventually faded away because one of the local FM radio stations (WROQ) converted to album rock and started playing the really cool music late at night and stereo was much better than mono on AM. I still have that poster some where. You could go to the little studio on East Morehead St. and sit in the control booth with the engineer, who was also a ham, but I forget the call. While on the Charlotte in the 70s nostalgia kick, there was the Chronosynclastic Infundibulum, but that is a different story A, the good ol' daze. -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Ron Kolarik Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 2:01 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flex 3000 and RTTY See the ball, feel the ball, BE THE BALL??? Ignoring the Zen aspects of this for the moment a new Flex slogan is born. RADIO WITH BALLS Sorry, was double dogged dared...you know who you are :) leaving quietly now Ron k0idt - Original Message - From: FireBrick w...@billnjudy.com To: Neal Campbell nealk...@gmail.com; Tim Ellison telli...@itsco.com Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 1:35 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flex 3000 and RTTY Buy it, use it and see for your self! Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software Programming Services for Windows, OS X and Linux www.abrohamnealsoftware.com (540) 242 0911 nice line Neal. Buy it, use it and seel for your self! I have seen no 'major' problems with RTTY as AFSK. I've learned to compensate for PWSDR VFO and Contest Software VFO not aggreeing. (doing math in my head is not my strongpoint) There is a 'slight' advantage to FSK in SUPERCROWDED contest settings as it's a tad narrowrer signal. But to match Neal;s Line. See the ball, feel the ball, BE THE BALL. ___ 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] Test Branch SVN 3166 improved QSK?
On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 6:31 AM, Bob McGwier rwmcgw...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, but the changes you are referring to actually occurred in 3160. I contend you just didn't svn up until 3166 after I made those changes. There have been two major improvements in CW recently in the test branch. These are being beat up and more done before they are released. Thanks for the feedback. This will all be in the upcoming stable release. Test Branch SVN 3160 works fine. SVN 3166 and 3167 still appear broken. Any idea what happened between 3160 and 3166 to cause the problem? 73 de Brian, WB6RQN/J79BPL ___ 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] Test Branch SVN 3166 improved QSK?
3164 still works here (although there are a few minor WBIR issues) -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Brian Lloyd Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 12:13 PM To: Bob McGwier Cc: k.nesb...@shaw.ca; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Test Branch SVN 3166 improved QSK? On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 6:31 AM, Bob McGwier rwmcgw...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, but the changes you are referring to actually occurred in 3160. I contend you just didn't svn up until 3166 after I made those changes. There have been two major improvements in CW recently in the test branch. These are being beat up and more done before they are released. Thanks for the feedback. This will all be in the upcoming stable release. Test Branch SVN 3160 works fine. SVN 3166 and 3167 still appear broken. Any idea what happened between 3160 and 3166 to cause the problem? 73 de Brian, WB6RQN/J79BPL ___ 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] Click tuning with a Locked panadapter operatation
On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 9:27 PM, Jim R rizzo...@hotmail.com wrote: Gerald Thanks for the update. You mentioned that the pretty betty GUI will be included in the next release but will the Classic flex GUI still be an option. Call me dull, but I kind of like the classic interface. I have used pretty betty but find Some of functions more legible and easier to operate in the classic interface. Don't get me wrong, although pretty betty is a feast for the eyes, my personal preference is the classic interface. If anyone concurs, please speak up. I have stuck my neck out and have broken the ice. Is it just me? No Jim, I agree with you 100%. Contrast and edge-definition makes the controls easier to spot with your eyes. Also anything that leaves more processing power to the radio functions is strongly to be desired. I don't want to give up a single CPU cycle to eye-candy if I don't have to. 73 de Brian, WB6RQN/J79BPL Jim K5HY From: ger...@flex-radio.com To: al.k...@yahoo.com; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:50:06 -0500 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Click tuning with a Locked panadapter operatation We at FlexRadio agree that the locked Panadapter is an important feature to be added to PowerSDR. The most difficult part is to decide how to best implement the control interface. We will implement this capability in the Official Release that will include Pretty Betty and many DSP enhancements such as Wide Band Image Rejection. This release will go into public beta in the first part of August and Official Release in September. In the interim, we plan to do an Official Release based on 1.18.1 next week that has several important DSP improvements such as ALC, AGC, NR, ANF, etc. We appreciate everyone's suggestions as we continue to enhance the features and performance of the radios you already own. We have been doing this for over six years and there is still no shortage of ideas for enhancement. 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 Al K0VM Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 9:26 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Click tuning with a Locked panadapter operatation In various previous e-mails ... - The one gripe I have is the lack of an ability to lock the panadaptor. Operating this radio is a very visual process, and I would lose the pattern of activity when changing the main rx frequency. I realize I can leave that alone and hunt with the sub-rx, but really it would be desirable to have both freely available. I know this has been talked about before, but I can't remember where to go to add my support to the enhancement list. Overall, a very positive experience. - and - I agree with NU8I's comments on the need to be able to lock the panadapter. Oh, no kidding! This is perhaps the biggest problem of PowerSDR. It makes click-tune painfully difficult to use. You have to wait a second or two until the waterfall display starts to repaint in order to see what is going on and where the signals have moved. If Flex could fix only one feature this would be it for me! --- You can ALMOST do this now... If you wish to TEST DRIVE how this might feel in operation (assumes no RX 2) 1. Set VFO A to center the pan adapter to the range of interest. 2. Set Multi RX on.. Turn down the VFO A RX volume (right hand vertical slider in MulitRX box ) 3. Enable SPLIT and 'show TX filter on Display' 4. Click the RIGHT mouse button twice to get the RED cross hairs in the pan adapter. 5. Click the LEFT mouse button to set VFO B to the signal you wish to listen to. HINT: since most casual and net operation is on 1 Khz or 500 hz intervals, set tune step size to 500. CAVEATS: software limitations: 1. The mouse wheel currently only operates VFO A. To fine tune a signal move your mouse pointer into the VFO B window then use the mouse wheel. 2. Drag tunning can not be used.. 3. Only one RX (VFO B) is usable with this demo. 4. Its too easy to drop out of the VFO B ( read cross hair) click tune control mode. CAVEATS: hardware limitations. 1. The Spur Reduction algorithm attempts to avoid DDS spurs in the VFO A RX area (i.e. DDS + 9KHZ if). You may need to toggle RS differently for VFO B RX than for VFO A RX. 2. The RX Image rejection is optimal for VFO A RX (i.e. DDS + 9KHZ if). Image Rejection for VFO B RX may not be as good.. ( I am not sure how WBIR effects this observation.) 3. If VFO B RX is tuned to the DDS frequency ( VFO
Re: [Flexradio] All using SVN 3166 or higher
It has been reported that if you see the panadapter jump for normal to flat line about every second or so.. To get out of these situation, change the Sample rate to a different sample and then back. I've seen this on the 3K and 5K intermittently. I can't explain why, but the change in sample rate seems to help. 73, Dudley WA5QPZ Brian Lloyd wrote: On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 6:31 AM, Bob McGwier rwmcgw...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, but the changes you are referring to actually occurred in 3160. I contend you just didn't svn up until 3166 after I made those changes. There have been two major improvements in CW recently in the test branch. These are being beat up and more done before they are released. Thanks for the feedback. This will all be in the upcoming stable release. Test Branch SVN 3160 works fine. SVN 3166 and 3167 still appear broken. Any idea what happened between 3160 and 3166 to cause the problem? 73 de Brian, WB6RQN/J79BPL ___ 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 3000 and RTTY
Man I was so sad when Kurt died last year (or was it the year before?) Talk about an icon of my youth, he was top of my bookshelf for many years. It was how i knew my wife and I were suited as her favorite book of all time was Breakfast of Champions. I have to go to the library and pick this book up! Neal Campbell K3NC nealk...@gmail.com telnet to our DX Spotting clusters at: dxc.k3nc.com, port 23 PVRC 5M Award Manager http://www.pvrc.org/5M/index.php To submit: http://www.pvrc.org/5M/5Mform.php On Jun 17, 2009, at 10:38 AM, Tim Ellison wrote: It was Kurt. In The Sirens of Titan. -Tim -Original Message- From: Dale Boresz [mailto:d...@lightstream.net] Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 10:29 AM To: Tim Ellison Cc: Ron Kolarik; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flex 3000 and RTTY or was that Douglas Adams, from the Hitchhikers Guide ? Either way, good stuff. Dale Dale Boresz wrote: Tim, ...there was the Chronosynclastic Infundibulum a fellow Kurt Vonnegut Jr. fan, eh? :-) Dale Tim Ellison wrote: [Off Topic] Ron, Boy, did you hit the nostalgia button for me. As a teenager and young ham the mid 70s in Charlotte NC, there was a really progressive sun up to sun down underground AM radio station, WRPL 1540 (the Ripple) that played the rock and roll that the FM stations would not dare to (Frank Zappa, Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, etc...) and their slogan was WRPL, Radio with Balls! which came with a cool poster of just about every ball you could imagine on it. Innocent, but the message was clear. The ad campaign was so risqué for sleepy ol' Charlotte back then, that the local government partitioned the FCC to shut them and the ad campaign down. They never did. WRPL eventually faded away because one of the local FM radio stations (WROQ) converted to album rock and started playing the really cool music late at night and stereo was much better than mono on AM. I still have that poster some where. You could go to the little studio on East Morehead St. and sit in the control booth with the engineer, who was also a ham, but I forget the call. While on the Charlotte in the 70s nostalgia kick, there was the Chronosynclastic Infundibulum, but that is a different story A, the good ol' daze. -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Ron Kolarik Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 2:01 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flex 3000 and RTTY See the ball, feel the ball, BE THE BALL??? Ignoring the Zen aspects of this for the moment a new Flex slogan is born. RADIO WITH BALLS Sorry, was double dogged dared...you know who you are :) leaving quietly now Ron k0idt - Original Message - From: FireBrick w...@billnjudy.com To: Neal Campbell nealk...@gmail.com; Tim Ellison telli...@itsco.com Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 1:35 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flex 3000 and RTTY Buy it, use it and see for your self! Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software Programming Services for Windows, OS X and Linux www.abrohamnealsoftware.com (540) 242 0911 nice line Neal. Buy it, use it and seel for your self! I have seen no 'major' problems with RTTY as AFSK. I've learned to compensate for PWSDR VFO and Contest Software VFO not aggreeing. (doing math in my head is not my strongpoint) There is a 'slight' advantage to FSK in SUPERCROWDED contest settings as it's a tad narrowrer signal. But to match Neal;s Line. See the ball, feel the ball, BE THE BALL. ___ 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/ ___ 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] Click tuning with a Locked panadapter operatation
Jim R wrote: Gerald Thanks for the update. You mentioned that the pretty betty GUI will be included in the next release but will the Classic flex GUI still be an option. Call me dull, but I kind of like the classic interface. I have used pretty betty but find Some of functions more legible and easier to operate in the classic interface. Don't get me wrong, although pretty betty is a feast for the eyes, my personal preference is the classic interface. If anyone concurs, please speak up. I have stuck my neck out and have broken the ice. Is it just me? I can appreciate the great work that went into producing the new skins, but I also prefer to stay with the classic screen. I am very much a 'function before form' kind of guy, so what gets the job done best is ahead of any fancy appearance. I find the new look somewhat distracting, but that may lessen with familiarity. 73 Alf NU8I ___ 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] Click tuning with a Locked panadapter operatation
--- On Wed, 6/17/09, Brian Lloyd brian-wb6...@lloyd.com wrote: Contrast and edge-definition makes the controls easier to spot with your eyes. Also anything that leaves more processing power to the radio functions is strongly to be desired. I don't want to give up a single CPU cycle to eye-candy if I don't have to. Yes I 100% agree. And the comment about contrast and edge-definition squarely hits the nail on the head. That is one of everal things that I really dislike about the progress bars, icons etc, of the Windows Vista's UI defaults (and many other new software products in general as far as that goes). Everytime I work with Vista in the lab at work the screen looks like a collection of mushy objects and blurry lines. And the melted/polished glass look of the icons, progress bars, etc. I also find to be straining on the eyes, and not the least bit of any improvement - in fact I see it as being a general step backward in UI design and looks because it seeks to make you focus on the item (picture) on the computer screen as a real world object. I don't want that. I want to look/see *beyond* the item *on* the computer screen and instead optimize the presentation of what the water/panadapter is actually representing. In short I don't want to see pictures of physical objects - I want to let the computer and the program's UI to show me the abstract, or in other words, the things that I cannot normally see, i.e. RF spectrum. The idealized look of the UI for me is a nearly 100% screen sized padapter/waterfall with a an absolute minimum of controls around it. I'm also becoming increasingly convinced that virtually all of the adjustments that I would want to routinely make can be done from *within* the visual space of the panadapter/waterfall itself. As a side note: I'm finally getting some time to actually run this stuff again after a lengthy shack all dismantled downtime. Currently am re-familiarizing myself with the PowerSDR version that I had last used - 1.12 (yes that far back). I soon plan to warp ahead a year or so to the current released version + the various SVN's. I expect that experience to be very enlightening given my hands on absence from the 1000/5000a PowerSDR for the better part of a year.. Duane N9DG ___ 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] Click tuning with a Locked panadapter operatation
AN i7 would do it Scott. I'm running a Xeon W3540 which has the same specs and Pretty Betty shows an average cpu utilization of about 5% listening on 40m ssb. 73 Wayne On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:52 -0400, Scott McClements kc2...@gmail.com wrote: Let me clarify my point that CPU usage has been steadily on the rise in every release of PowerSDR. I think I saw Eric say he saw a 3% jump for skins support. My 30% was from a really old version to pretty betty, which encompasses a lot of changes, not just skins. -Scott, WU2X On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 2:43 PM, Scott McClementskc2...@gmail.com wrote: Well I guess you can't please all the people all the time. I think the whole point of skins is that *any* look *is* possible. I can definitely say that CPU usage is on the rise with these changes. On my single core machine, CPU usage on Pretty Betty is 30% higher (on average) than it was with version 1.10. In fact that makes 192Khz nearly unusable now. But - computers become outdated, newer software relies on faster machines and more cores. Now I have a good reason to stimulate the economy and get a new Intel i7 machine. -Scott WU2X On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 2:01 PM, Duane - N9DGn...@yahoo.com wrote: --- On Wed, 6/17/09, Brian Lloyd brian-wb6...@lloyd.com wrote: Contrast and edge-definition makes the controls easier to spot with your eyes. Also anything that leaves more processing power to the radio functions is strongly to be desired. I don't want to give up a single CPU cycle to eye-candy if I don't have to. Yes I 100% agree. And the comment about contrast and edge-definition squarely hits the nail on the head. That is one of everal things that I really dislike about the progress bars, icons etc, of the Windows Vista's UI defaults (and many other new software products in general as far as that goes). Everytime I work with Vista in the lab at work the screen looks like a collection of mushy objects and blurry lines. And the melted/polished glass look of the icons, progress bars, etc. I also find to be straining on the eyes, and not the least bit of any improvement - in fact I see it as being a general step backward in UI design and looks because it seeks to make you focus on the item (picture) on the computer screen as a real world object. I don't want that. I want to look/see *beyond* the item *on* the computer screen and instead optimize the presentation of what the water/panadapter is actually representing. In short I don't want to see pictures of physical objects - I want to let the computer and the program's UI to show me the abstract, or in other words, the things that I cannot normally see, i.e. RF spectrum. The idealized look of the UI for me is a nearly 100% screen sized padapter/waterfall with a an absolute minimum of controls around it. I'm also becoming increasingly convinced that virtually all of the adjustments that I would want to routinely make can be done from *within* the visual space of the panadapter/waterfall itself. As a side note: I'm finally getting some time to actually run this stuff again after a lengthy shack all dismantled downtime. Currently am re-familiarizing myself with the PowerSDR version that I had last used - 1.12 (yes that far back). I soon plan to warp ahead a year or so to the current released version + the various SVN's. I expect that experience to be very enlightening given my hands on absence from the 1000/5000a PowerSDR for the better part of a year.. Duane N9DG ___ 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/ 73, Wayne K4ELO k4...@fastmail.fm ___ 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] All using SVN 3166 or higher
Confirmed here if that means anything. Just showed up on the last test SVN at 3167. - Original Message - From: Dudley Hurry jhu...@austin.rr.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 12:09 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] All using SVN 3166 or higher It has been reported that if you see the panadapter jump for normal to flat line about every second or so.. To get out of these situation, change the Sample rate to a different sample and then back. I've seen this on the 3K and 5K intermittently. I can't explain why, but the change in sample rate seems to help. 73, Dudley WA5QPZ Brian Lloyd wrote: On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 6:31 AM, Bob McGwier rwmcgw...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, but the changes you are referring to actually occurred in 3160. I contend you just didn't svn up until 3166 after I made those changes. There have been two major improvements in CW recently in the test branch. These are being beat up and more done before they are released. Thanks for the feedback. This will all be in the upcoming stable release. Test Branch SVN 3160 works fine. SVN 3166 and 3167 still appear broken. Any idea what happened between 3160 and 3166 to cause the problem? 73 de Brian, WB6RQN/J79BPL ___ 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] Optimizing DSP for Digital and other modes
The operating manual available on our website has a complete description of these controls. In general, I would recommend using the defaults. They are there for mainly for experimentation. Eric Wachsmann FlexRadio Systems *Tune in Excitment! ™* On Mon, Jun 15, 2009 at 10:03 AM, Scott Myers ac...@ameritech.net wrote: I looked around the Knowledge base looking for info on optimizing the DSP settings in PowerSDR's set-up. I'm operating a Flex-3000. I haven't found anything yet on searches for this subject. There are several settings in the set-up, like Taps, Delay Gain. I don't know if I should worry about these, but certainly being informed about their meaning would go along way to determining if they should be messed with. I would think these should change slightly depending upon mode of operation, but I don't know. Scott AC8DE ___ 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] thanks for the baseline pumping fix
I should have read the next Email, all is well in the land of Oz now. - Original Message - From: FireBrick w...@billnjudy.com To: FlexRadio List flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 12:15 PM Subject: [Flexradio] thanks for the baseline pumping fix As usual, you can expect the Flexonians to rush to the rescue. The new svn cures the 'baseline pumping' and the TEST svn is back in business cqing it's little heart out on 6 meters. ___ 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] windows 7 blog
here is an interesting article on W7 and audio glitches http://blogs.msdn.com/e7/archive/2009/06/17/improving-audio-glitch-resilience-in-windows-7.aspx ___ 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] All using SVN 3166 or higher
Hello friends of Flex! blip/flip fixed in SVN 3170 in the test branch. BUT THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE OFFICIAL FLEX RELEASES. Folks, I do want to really urge you to use direct email to individuals involved in the coding AND the bug reporting system to report on these branches. It leaves the wrong impression with people who are completely unfamiliar with svn, branches, trunks, and the impression is that we have buggy unfinished code being distributed or that we are keystone cops. There is only one place for official releases. To the best of our knowledge, that code is stable, usable, wonderful. We are doing development in the open unlike almost anyone else in the business but we cannot be punished by having bad publicity for doing something good and unusual. If you are one who cannot take a download from svn, watch it completely break, and then be content with waiting FOREVER if necessary for a fix after you have given an officially acceptable report, then a) don't take the download and b) stick with the official release. These are on the web site. THAT is what should be discussed here unless it is your intent to harm Flex Radio. I do not believe that is anyone's intention and I urge you to stop. If you think this is a reaction to a specific incident as well as a collection of previous incidents. You would be RIGHT. On the blip/flip in the test branch (completely ALPHA unstable test code, that would be why it is called.. TEST). Last week Eric and I were trying something else. We left it in an indeterminate state, one that is quite normal in alpha code, when Eric went away for 3 days and I took a badly needed weekend off (I have been traveling nonstop for 3 weeks). We cannot do this and have a dozen people howl on the reflector here giving hundreds of potential customers the impression that we are the keystone cops. I uploaded a sdr library (DttSP.dll) that had a problem in it. Dozens of emails later in this reflector and we have given the wrong impression to almost all who have stopped by. The code we are talking about is not an official release and I am now taking the following discipline for myself. I will not discuss alpha code here in any way ever again. I will personally simply ignore all mention of them here. I urge this on my fellow coding types. A remedy to our communication is on the way I believe by giving a place for people who want to test possibly broken code openly and Gerald will be announcing his proposed solution soon enough. We want your input, we cannot live without it, but it does none of us any good to hurt Flex Radio while we are trying to do good. The good has to outweigh the downside or the downside will simply win. 73's Bob N4HY Dudley Hurry wrote: It has been reported that if you see the panadapter jump for normal to flat line about every second or so.. To get out of these situation, change the Sample rate to a different sample and then back. I've seen this on the 3K and 5K intermittently. I can't explain why, but the change in sample rate seems to help. 73, Dudley WA5QPZ Brian Lloyd wrote: On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 6:31 AM, Bob McGwier rwmcgw...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, but the changes you are referring to actually occurred in 3160. I contend you just didn't svn up until 3166 after I made those changes. There have been two major improvements in CW recently in the test branch. These are being beat up and more done before they are released. Thanks for the feedback. This will all be in the upcoming stable release. Test Branch SVN 3160 works fine. SVN 3166 and 3167 still appear broken. Any idea what happened between 3160 and 3166 to cause the problem? 73 de Brian, WB6RQN/J79BPL ___ 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/ -- (Co)Author: DttSP, Quiktrak, PowerSDR, GnuRadio Member: ARRL, AMSAT, AMSAT-DL, TAPR, Packrats, NJQRP, QRP ARCI, QCWA, FRC. You don't need to see the whole staircase, just take the first step., MLK. Twitter:rwmcgwier Active: Facebook,Myspace,LinkedIn ___ 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:
[Flexradio] Test SVN 3171 fails RX image level calibration
Now that the test branch is back in business I attempted to do an rx level and image calibration with clean install. Driver at 96000/1024. PowerSDR started and set to 96000/1024 then run calibration. It fails at 12 meters with the red X in panadapter display. Dave wo2x / ___ 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] Life expectancy of the relays in the 5K?
The answer is 100,000,000 operations min. (at 36,000 operations/hour). That is probably longer than the average ham's life expectancy. ;) To my knowledge, we have had no field failures of the TR relay. 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 John Sweeney Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 10:30 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Life expectancy of the relays in the 5K? Flex, Tim, et al, What should be the life expectancy of the relays on the RFIO board for QSK CW use? I think the relays should outlast me, so I've not been concerned. However, a few 5K owners have told me they have stopped using fast break-in CW in order to save the relays. I have had Icoms and Ten Tecs for years with relays, not solid state switching, with no problem. I doubt a problem here. If Flex Radio came up with a new RFIO Board with a near silent relay, or even solid state, the silent RFIO board would sell like hotcakes and tie down ropes at a Pancake Fly-in with thunderstorms approaching.:) John , N3WT ___ 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] Click tuning with a Locked panadapter operatation
--- On Wed, 6/17/09, Scott McClements kc2...@gmail.com wrote: ... I think the whole point of skins is that *any* look *is* possible. ... Yes, absolutely. My apologies for not mentioning, or being clear about that... My vision for the ideal UI is but just one of many. And I'd even have uses for different ones for different uses.. Duane N9DG ___ 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] All using SVN 3166 or higher
Excellent point Bob. A consideration could be made for a separate tester/coder email reflector. Joe -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Bob McGwier Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 6:44 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] All using SVN 3166 or higher Hello friends of Flex! blip/flip fixed in SVN 3170 in the test branch. BUT THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE OFFICIAL FLEX RELEASES. Folks, I do want to really urge you to use direct email to individuals involved in the coding AND the bug reporting system to report on these branches. It leaves the wrong impression with people who are completely unfamiliar with svn, branches, trunks, and the impression is that we have buggy unfinished code being distributed or that we are keystone cops. There is only one place for official releases. To the best of our knowledge, that code is stable, usable, wonderful. We are doing development in the open unlike almost anyone else in the business but we cannot be punished by having bad publicity for doing something good and unusual. If you are one who cannot take a download from svn, watch it completely break, and then be content with waiting FOREVER if necessary for a fix after you have given an officially acceptable report, then a) don't take the download and b) stick with the official release. These are on the web site. THAT is what should be discussed here unless it is your intent to harm Flex Radio. I do not believe that is anyone's intention and I urge you to stop. If you think this is a reaction to a specific incident as well as a collection of previous incidents. You would be RIGHT. On the blip/flip in the test branch (completely ALPHA unstable test code, that would be why it is called.. TEST). Last week Eric and I were trying something else. We left it in an indeterminate state, one that is quite normal in alpha code, when Eric went away for 3 days and I took a badly needed weekend off (I have been traveling nonstop for 3 weeks). We cannot do this and have a dozen people howl on the reflector here giving hundreds of potential customers the impression that we are the keystone cops. I uploaded a sdr library (DttSP.dll) that had a problem in it. Dozens of emails later in this reflector and we have given the wrong impression to almost all who have stopped by. The code we are talking about is not an official release and I am now taking the following discipline for myself. I will not discuss alpha code here in any way ever again. I will personally simply ignore all mention of them here. I urge this on my fellow coding types. A remedy to our communication is on the way I believe by giving a place for people who want to test possibly broken code openly and Gerald will be announcing his proposed solution soon enough. We want your input, we cannot live without it, but it does none of us any good to hurt Flex Radio while we are trying to do good. The good has to outweigh the downside or the downside will simply win. 73's Bob N4HY Dudley Hurry wrote: It has been reported that if you see the panadapter jump for normal to flat line about every second or so.. To get out of these situation, change the Sample rate to a different sample and then back. I've seen this on the 3K and 5K intermittently. I can't explain why, but the change in sample rate seems to help. 73, Dudley WA5QPZ Brian Lloyd wrote: On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 6:31 AM, Bob McGwier rwmcgw...@gmail.com wrote: Yes, but the changes you are referring to actually occurred in 3160. I contend you just didn't svn up until 3166 after I made those changes. There have been two major improvements in CW recently in the test branch. These are being beat up and more done before they are released. Thanks for the feedback. This will all be in the upcoming stable release. Test Branch SVN 3160 works fine. SVN 3166 and 3167 still appear broken. Any idea what happened between 3160 and 3166 to cause the problem? 73 de Brian, WB6RQN/J79BPL ___ 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/ -- (Co)Author: DttSP, Quiktrak, PowerSDR, GnuRadio Member: ARRL, AMSAT, AMSAT-DL, TAPR, Packrats, NJQRP, QRP ARCI, QCWA, FRC. You don't need to see the whole staircase,
[Flexradio] Re Flex 3K vs Flex 5K on 6 Meters
W9DR's tests are very interesting. I have a 3K and am using an ARR preamp. BTW, Dave, TNX for the screen shot. I was surprised how good I looked. Some guy in FL a few days later told me I was broad. From what you sent me, I knew better 73, Bill Tynan, W3XO/5 ___ 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] 6 meters hot tonight
Six appears to be wide open, listening to a 20 over signal from Texas. geep ___ 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] 6 meters hot tonight
Really wide open. I just wish this thunderstorm would pass. -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Geep Howell Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 8:59 PM To: FlexRadio List Subject: [Flexradio] 6 meters hot tonight Six appears to be wide open, listening to a 20 over signal from Texas. geep ___ 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] 6 meters hot tonight
Hang on Tim, one just left us, on it's way to you On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:11 -0400, Tim Ellison telli...@itsco.com wrote: Really wide open. I just wish this thunderstorm would pass. -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Geep Howell Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 8:59 PM To: FlexRadio List Subject: [Flexradio] 6 meters hot tonight Six appears to be wide open, listening to a 20 over signal from Texas. geep ___ 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/ 73, Wayne K4ELO k4...@fastmail.fm ___ 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] 6 meters hot tonight
Yup, several CW and SSB QSOs on six being heard here... in between the spurs on my SDR1000. Wonder if I can work them on 20 milliwatts? :) An another note, ten is wide open, 12 as well, 15 is booming too! Nice to all the HF bands banging for once! N4BFD On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 9:12 PM, k4...@fastmail.fm wrote: Hang on Tim, one just left us, on it's way to you On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:11 -0400, Tim Ellison telli...@itsco.com wrote: Really wide open. I just wish this thunderstorm would pass. -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Geep Howell Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 8:59 PM To: FlexRadio List Subject: [Flexradio] 6 meters hot tonight Six appears to be wide open, listening to a 20 over signal from Texas. geep ___ 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/ 73, Wayne K4ELO k4...@fastmail.fm ___ 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] 6 meters hot tonight
I worked about 6 SSB stations and one CW station in the NE states and VE2 and VE3 with my SDR-1000 at 500mw and 4ele at 75'. No rx amp either. Signals were s9+ at times. I checked the sensitivity of my SDR-1k on 6m and it was around -108dBm. I could easily ear a 2microV at the input. Not as bad as I thought it would be Dennis, k0eoo - Original Message - From: Jesse N4BFD n4b...@gmail.com Cc: FlexRadio List flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 8:19 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] 6 meters hot tonight Yup, several CW and SSB QSOs on six being heard here... in between the spurs on my SDR1000. Wonder if I can work them on 20 milliwatts? :) An another note, ten is wide open, 12 as well, 15 is booming too! Nice to all the HF bands banging for once! N4BFD On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 9:12 PM, k4...@fastmail.fm wrote: Hang on Tim, one just left us, on it's way to you On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:11 -0400, Tim Ellison telli...@itsco.com wrote: Really wide open. I just wish this thunderstorm would pass. -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Geep Howell Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 8:59 PM To: FlexRadio List Subject: [Flexradio] 6 meters hot tonight Six appears to be wide open, listening to a 20 over signal from Texas. geep ___ 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/ 73, Wayne K4ELO k4...@fastmail.fm ___ 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/ __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4164 (20090617) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4164 (20090617) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. 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://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Click tuning with a Locked panadapter operatation
There's a lot of factors to consider when comparing CPU usage, though. What
audio bandwidth are you running? What display FPS?
I'm running 192kHz wide with 50 FPS display on a two processor dual core
Xeon 5160 3.00GHz workstation, and I'm seeing about 12% CPU usage. That is
approximately 50% of 1 of my 4 cores.
-Chad W1CEG
On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 3:14 PM, k4...@fastmail.fm wrote:
AN i7 would do it Scott. I'm running a Xeon W3540 which has the same
specs and Pretty Betty shows an average cpu utilization of about 5%
listening on 40m ssb.
73
Wayne
On Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:52 -0400, Scott McClements kc2...@gmail.com
wrote:
Let me clarify my point that CPU usage has been steadily on the rise
in every release of PowerSDR. I think I saw Eric say he saw a 3% jump
for skins support. My 30% was from a really old version to pretty
betty, which encompasses a lot of changes, not just skins. -Scott,
WU2X
On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 2:43 PM, Scott McClementskc2...@gmail.com
wrote:
Well I guess you can't please all the people all the time. I think the
whole point of skins is that *any* look *is* possible. I can
definitely say that CPU usage is on the rise with these changes. On my
single core machine, CPU usage on Pretty Betty is 30% higher (on
average) than it was with version 1.10. In fact that makes 192Khz
nearly unusable now. But - computers become outdated, newer software
relies on faster machines and more cores. Now I have a good reason to
stimulate the economy and get a new Intel i7 machine.
-Scott WU2X
On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 2:01 PM, Duane - N9DGn...@yahoo.com wrote:
--- On Wed, 6/17/09, Brian Lloyd brian-wb6...@lloyd.com wrote:
Contrast and edge-definition
makes the
controls easier to spot with your eyes. Also anything that
leaves more
processing power to the radio functions is strongly to be
desired. I
don't want to give up a single CPU cycle to eye-candy if
I don't have to.
Yes I 100% agree. And the comment about contrast and edge-definition
squarely hits the nail on the head. That is one of everal things that I
really dislike about the progress bars, icons etc, of the Windows Vista's UI
defaults (and many other new software products in general as far as that
goes). Everytime I work with Vista in the lab at work the screen looks like
a collection of mushy objects and blurry lines. And the melted/polished
glass look of the icons, progress bars, etc. I also find to be straining on
the eyes, and not the least bit of any improvement - in fact I see it as
being a general step backward in UI design and looks because it seeks to
make you focus on the item (picture) on the computer screen as a real world
object. I don't want that. I want to look/see *beyond* the item *on* the
computer screen and instead optimize the presentation of what the
water/panadapter is actually representing. In short I don't want to see
pictures of
physical objects - I want to let the computer and the program's UI
to show me the abstract, or in other words, the things that I cannot
normally see, i.e. RF spectrum.
The idealized look of the UI for me is a nearly 100% screen sized
padapter/waterfall with a an absolute minimum of controls around it. I'm
also becoming increasingly convinced that virtually all of the adjustments
that I would want to routinely make can be done from *within* the visual
space of the panadapter/waterfall itself.
As a side note: I'm finally getting some time to actually run this
stuff again after a lengthy shack all dismantled downtime. Currently am
re-familiarizing myself with the PowerSDR version that I had last used -
1.12 (yes that far back). I soon plan to warp ahead a year or so to the
current released version + the various SVN's. I expect that experience to be
very enlightening given my hands on absence from the 1000/5000a PowerSDR
for the better part of a year..
Duane
N9DG
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[Flexradio] Flex5KA, MixW and HRD - PTT Help
I did something stupid and can't figure out the problem. The problem is in PSK31 mode of which I have been successful in running it in the past via MixW. Recently, I moved up to version 18.0 and also tried HRD. All the CAT commands work great. In PSK31 mode I can see data and the waterfall looks great in HRD and MixW. My problem is related to triggering the PTT. I have it set in the CAT PowerSDR tab for Com6 and using RTS. I can actually test trigger from that screen. In HRD, the PTT is set to be run by HRD and not an additional com port. Nothing. Going back to MixW, I have the Com port to Com6 and PTT to RTS. Nothing. Any suggestions? I've looked at this thing the last two nights and seem to be stuck. Thanks, Tom, N9GUN ___ 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] monitoring not working for me
I'm sure it is a setting I'm missing. I have MON selected and when I press ATU I can hear the cw tone in my headphones plugged into the front of the radio. However, if I press MOX with MON still on and transmit I hear nothing in the head phones, even though though I can make contacts. Any thoughts as to what I might be doing wrong? WD7W (formerly KD7GND) Thanks Jim ___ 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] All using SVN 3166 or higher
I had to be persuaded but I believe it will benefit all of us. The use of the test branch by people running contests and hunting vital DX or worse yet, doing ARES work just sent shivers down my spine. It is time for a fork in the road. One for those who like to tinker and/or have specific tasks to accomplish for the overall program and another (this one here) for those who like to just use and get help in set up without any barriers to moving back and forth other than the (ENFORCED) etiquette of what may be discussed and where. Bob N4HY On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 8:08 PM, Joe Roth-WC4R w...@live.com wrote: Excellent point Bob. A consideration could be made for a separate tester/coder email reflector. Joe ___ 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/
