Re: [Flexradio] Can't run PowerSDR

[David Walker]

 Hi folks,

I have reinstalled 2.0.16 and the radio is working again.

Cheers,

Dave


On 22/12/2010 3:55 PM, David Walker wrote:

 I have reverted back to 2.0.8 - that is working.



On 22/12/2010 3:29 PM, David Walker wrote:

 Hi,

After a Window 7 update my powersdr stopped running.  The flexdriver 
shows the radio connected but PwrSDR won't run.  I can see it is 
running as a 4K process in system.


I've uninstalled and reinstalled SDR 2.0.16 but I can't use the radio.

Any ideas?

Dave

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Re: [Flexradio] Can't run PowerSDR

[David Walker]

 I have reverted back to 2.0.8 - that is working.



On 22/12/2010 3:29 PM, David Walker wrote:

 Hi,

After a Window 7 update my powersdr stopped running.  The flexdriver 
shows the radio connected but PwrSDR won't run.  I can see it is 
running as a 4K process in system.


I've uninstalled and reinstalled SDR 2.0.16 but I can't use the radio.

Any ideas?

Dave

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[Flexradio] Can't run PowerSDR

[David Walker]

 Hi,

After a Window 7 update my powersdr stopped running.  The flexdriver 
shows the radio connected but PwrSDR won't run.  I can see it is running 
as a 4K process in system.


I've uninstalled and reinstalled SDR 2.0.16 but I can't use the radio.

Any ideas?

Dave

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Re: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...

[Fred Howell]

It looks OK to me, Bruce

Fred  W2VQS

-Original Message-
From: W8HW [mailto:w...@att.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 9:53 PM
To: W8HW; Tim Ellison; Fred Howell; 'Fred Brandeberry'; 'flex list'
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...

The chart did not come out right through the email. You can't read it. 
Sorry, 73, Bruce, W8HW

- Original Message - 
From: "W8HW" 
To: "Tim Ellison" ; "Fred Howell" ; 
"'Fred Brandeberry'" ; "'flex list'" 

Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 10:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...


> Hello Tim,
> I did something like that. See part of sheet below. As you said, tuners 
> love it if you take this into consideration. 73, Bruce, W8HW
>
> Antenna Length in Ft. by Bruce Campbell
>  Mhz 0.125 0.25 0.375 0.5 0.625 0.75
>  145 0.81 1.61 2.42 3.23 4.03 4.84
>  50.1 2.34 4.67 7.01 9.34 11.68 14.01
>  28.3 4.13 8.27 12.40 16.54 20.67 24.81
>  24.93 4.69 9.39 14.08 18.77 23.47 28.16
>  21.1 5.55 11.09 16.64 22.18 27.73 33.27
>  18.1 6.46 12.93 19.39 25.86 32.32 38.78
>  14.1 8.30 16.60 24.89 33.19 41.49 49.79
>  10.107 11.58 23.15 34.73 46.30 57.88 69.46
>  7.04 16.62 33.24 49.86 66.48 83.10 99.72
>  6.98 16.76 33.52 50.29 67.05 83.81 100.57
>  5.3715 21.78 43.56 65.34 87.13 108.91 130.69
>  3.52 33.24 66.48 99.72 132.95 166.19 199.43
>  3.57 32.77 65.55 98.32 131.09 163.87 196.64
>  1.825 64.11 128.22 192.33 256.44 320.55 384.66
>  1.9 61.58 123.16 184.74 246.32 307.89 369.47
>
>  
>
>
>
> - Original Message - 
> From: "Tim Ellison" 
> To: "Fred Howell" ; "'Fred Brandeberry'" 
> ; "'flex list'" 
> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 6:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...
>
>
>> OK.  I believe ya 
>>
>> The link to the spreadsheet is:
>> http://support.flex-radio.com/Downloads.aspx?id=357
>>
>> A little background.
>>
>> This spreadsheet started out as a "brain stimulator exercise" during a 
>> mind numbing extended 6 month stay in Jakarta Indonesia in 2004. (don't 
>> ask).  Back then, I was using an AH-4 antenna coupler and it, like the 
>> SGCs do not like wire lengths that are even half wave multiples of the 
>> transmitting frequency.  Since the AH-4 can match 160-6m, if you 
>> calculate the wire length of all the 1/2 wavelength points, you get a 
>> bunch of numbers.  Furthermore, the wire length is different for loops 
>> and dipoles at the same frequency. A bunch more numbers.
>>
>> When I was going to get home from Indonesia, I was going to put up a new 
>> antenna for the AH-4, so this is how the spreadsheet came about.  This 
>> spreadsheet calculates the 1/2 wavelength (fundamental and harmonics) or 
>> high current point of various wire antennas for all of the ham bands. 
>> These values in feet (or meters depending on the units that the constant 
>> is in) are the ones you are NOT supposed to use with antenna couplers, 
>> like the AH-4, SGC and the CG-3000. I graph these high current points in 
>> a separate spreadsheet.  What you are looking for are the "holes" or gaps

>> in the graph and that is where you are supposed to cut the wire length 
>> to. It is slightly counter intuitive, but it works visually.
>>
>> After the initial version, I made changes to it while on business trips 
>> out of the country, so each version has the name of the city I was in 
>> when making the change.
>>
>> There is a help file of sorts that you can access that explains it 
>> somewhat better.  It is embedded in the spreadsheet.
>>
>> It is an Excel 2003 spreadsheet and some of the fields are locked to 
>> prevent it from getting hosed up and to protect my intellectual property 
>> :-)
>>
>> Finally, the basic disclosure.  I don't claim this works and have no 
>> liability from its use.  It is "as is", but I use it all the time and it 
>> hasn't failed me.  Sending me an e-mail asking me how it works or to use 
>> it, may or may not illicit a response.
>>
>> I was working on a more complex version that calculated the wire length 
>> based on frequency, antenna type and diameter of the radiator, but I 
>> never finished it.  It was also going to find "sweet spot" wire lengths 
>> to use rather than looking for the "holes" in the graph to determine the 
>> sweet spot.  Maybe one day...
>>
>> Have fun. Ho Ho Ho.
>>
>> -Tim
>>
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Fred Howell [mailto:fhowell...@att.net]
>> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 5:42 PM
>> To: Tim Ellison; 'Fred Brandeberry'; 'flex list'
>> Subject: RE: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral 
>> displays...
>>
>> Oh, Please Santa, Please.  I promise that I have been a good boy...  just

>> don't ask my wife.
>>
>> Fred  W2VQS
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
>> [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Tim Ellison
>> Sent: Tu

Re: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...

[W8HW]

The chart did not come out right through the email. You can't read it. 
Sorry, 73, Bruce, W8HW


- Original Message - 
From: "W8HW" 
To: "Tim Ellison" ; "Fred Howell" ; 
"'Fred Brandeberry'" ; "'flex list'" 


Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 10:30 PM
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...



Hello Tim,
I did something like that. See part of sheet below. As you said, tuners 
love it if you take this into consideration. 73, Bruce, W8HW


Antenna Length in Ft. by Bruce Campbell
 Mhz 0.125 0.25 0.375 0.5 0.625 0.75
 145 0.81 1.61 2.42 3.23 4.03 4.84
 50.1 2.34 4.67 7.01 9.34 11.68 14.01
 28.3 4.13 8.27 12.40 16.54 20.67 24.81
 24.93 4.69 9.39 14.08 18.77 23.47 28.16
 21.1 5.55 11.09 16.64 22.18 27.73 33.27
 18.1 6.46 12.93 19.39 25.86 32.32 38.78
 14.1 8.30 16.60 24.89 33.19 41.49 49.79
 10.107 11.58 23.15 34.73 46.30 57.88 69.46
 7.04 16.62 33.24 49.86 66.48 83.10 99.72
 6.98 16.76 33.52 50.29 67.05 83.81 100.57
 5.3715 21.78 43.56 65.34 87.13 108.91 130.69
 3.52 33.24 66.48 99.72 132.95 166.19 199.43
 3.57 32.77 65.55 98.32 131.09 163.87 196.64
 1.825 64.11 128.22 192.33 256.44 320.55 384.66
 1.9 61.58 123.16 184.74 246.32 307.89 369.47

 



- Original Message - 
From: "Tim Ellison" 
To: "Fred Howell" ; "'Fred Brandeberry'" 
; "'flex list'" 

Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 6:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...



OK.  I believe ya 

The link to the spreadsheet is:
http://support.flex-radio.com/Downloads.aspx?id=357

A little background.

This spreadsheet started out as a "brain stimulator exercise" during a 
mind numbing extended 6 month stay in Jakarta Indonesia in 2004. (don't 
ask).  Back then, I was using an AH-4 antenna coupler and it, like the 
SGCs do not like wire lengths that are even half wave multiples of the 
transmitting frequency.  Since the AH-4 can match 160-6m, if you 
calculate the wire length of all the 1/2 wavelength points, you get a 
bunch of numbers.  Furthermore, the wire length is different for loops 
and dipoles at the same frequency. A bunch more numbers.


When I was going to get home from Indonesia, I was going to put up a new 
antenna for the AH-4, so this is how the spreadsheet came about.  This 
spreadsheet calculates the 1/2 wavelength (fundamental and harmonics) or 
high current point of various wire antennas for all of the ham bands. 
These values in feet (or meters depending on the units that the constant 
is in) are the ones you are NOT supposed to use with antenna couplers, 
like the AH-4, SGC and the CG-3000. I graph these high current points in 
a separate spreadsheet.  What you are looking for are the "holes" or gaps 
in the graph and that is where you are supposed to cut the wire length 
to. It is slightly counter intuitive, but it works visually.


After the initial version, I made changes to it while on business trips 
out of the country, so each version has the name of the city I was in 
when making the change.


There is a help file of sorts that you can access that explains it 
somewhat better.  It is embedded in the spreadsheet.


It is an Excel 2003 spreadsheet and some of the fields are locked to 
prevent it from getting hosed up and to protect my intellectual property 
:-)


Finally, the basic disclosure.  I don't claim this works and have no 
liability from its use.  It is "as is", but I use it all the time and it 
hasn't failed me.  Sending me an e-mail asking me how it works or to use 
it, may or may not illicit a response.


I was working on a more complex version that calculated the wire length 
based on frequency, antenna type and diameter of the radiator, but I 
never finished it.  It was also going to find "sweet spot" wire lengths 
to use rather than looking for the "holes" in the graph to determine the 
sweet spot.  Maybe one day...


Have fun. Ho Ho Ho.

-Tim


-Original Message-
From: Fred Howell [mailto:fhowell...@att.net]
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 5:42 PM
To: Tim Ellison; 'Fred Brandeberry'; 'flex list'
Subject: RE: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral 
displays...


Oh, Please Santa, Please.  I promise that I have been a good boy...  just 
don't ask my wife.


Fred  W2VQS

-Original Message-
From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Tim Ellison
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 4:36 PM
To: Fred Brandeberry; flex list
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral 
displays...


If everyone is a good little boy and girl, the Ham Santa just might be 
able to dig up that spreadsheet and post it somewhere as an early 
stocking stuffer :-)



-Tim


-Original Message-
From: Fred Brandeberry [mailto:fbrande...@comcast.net]
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 5:24 PM
To: Tim Ellison
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral 
displays.

Re: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...

[W8HW]

Hello Tim,
I did something like that. See part of sheet below. As you said, tuners love 
it if you take this into consideration. 73, Bruce, W8HW


Antenna Length in Ft. by Bruce Campbell
 Mhz 0.125 0.25 0.375 0.5 0.625 0.75
 145 0.81 1.61 2.42 3.23 4.03 4.84
 50.1 2.34 4.67 7.01 9.34 11.68 14.01
 28.3 4.13 8.27 12.40 16.54 20.67 24.81
 24.93 4.69 9.39 14.08 18.77 23.47 28.16
 21.1 5.55 11.09 16.64 22.18 27.73 33.27
 18.1 6.46 12.93 19.39 25.86 32.32 38.78
 14.1 8.30 16.60 24.89 33.19 41.49 49.79
 10.107 11.58 23.15 34.73 46.30 57.88 69.46
 7.04 16.62 33.24 49.86 66.48 83.10 99.72
 6.98 16.76 33.52 50.29 67.05 83.81 100.57
 5.3715 21.78 43.56 65.34 87.13 108.91 130.69
 3.52 33.24 66.48 99.72 132.95 166.19 199.43
 3.57 32.77 65.55 98.32 131.09 163.87 196.64
 1.825 64.11 128.22 192.33 256.44 320.55 384.66
 1.9 61.58 123.16 184.74 246.32 307.89 369.47

 



- Original Message - 
From: "Tim Ellison" 
To: "Fred Howell" ; "'Fred Brandeberry'" 
; "'flex list'" 

Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 6:57 PM
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...



OK.  I believe ya 

The link to the spreadsheet is:
http://support.flex-radio.com/Downloads.aspx?id=357

A little background.

This spreadsheet started out as a "brain stimulator exercise" during a 
mind numbing extended 6 month stay in Jakarta Indonesia in 2004. (don't 
ask).  Back then, I was using an AH-4 antenna coupler and it, like the 
SGCs do not like wire lengths that are even half wave multiples of the 
transmitting frequency.  Since the AH-4 can match 160-6m, if you calculate 
the wire length of all the 1/2 wavelength points, you get a bunch of 
numbers.  Furthermore, the wire length is different for loops and dipoles 
at the same frequency. A bunch more numbers.


When I was going to get home from Indonesia, I was going to put up a new 
antenna for the AH-4, so this is how the spreadsheet came about.  This 
spreadsheet calculates the 1/2 wavelength (fundamental and harmonics) or 
high current point of various wire antennas for all of the ham bands. 
These values in feet (or meters depending on the units that the constant 
is in) are the ones you are NOT supposed to use with antenna couplers, 
like the AH-4, SGC and the CG-3000. I graph these high current points in a 
separate spreadsheet.  What you are looking for are the "holes" or gaps in 
the graph and that is where you are supposed to cut the wire length to. 
It is slightly counter intuitive, but it works visually.


After the initial version, I made changes to it while on business trips 
out of the country, so each version has the name of the city I was in when 
making the change.


There is a help file of sorts that you can access that explains it 
somewhat better.  It is embedded in the spreadsheet.


It is an Excel 2003 spreadsheet and some of the fields are locked to 
prevent it from getting hosed up and to protect my intellectual property 
:-)


Finally, the basic disclosure.  I don't claim this works and have no 
liability from its use.  It is "as is", but I use it all the time and it 
hasn't failed me.  Sending me an e-mail asking me how it works or to use 
it, may or may not illicit a response.


I was working on a more complex version that calculated the wire length 
based on frequency, antenna type and diameter of the radiator, but I never 
finished it.  It was also going to find "sweet spot" wire lengths to use 
rather than looking for the "holes" in the graph to determine the sweet 
spot.  Maybe one day...


Have fun. Ho Ho Ho.

-Tim


-Original Message-
From: Fred Howell [mailto:fhowell...@att.net]
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 5:42 PM
To: Tim Ellison; 'Fred Brandeberry'; 'flex list'
Subject: RE: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...

Oh, Please Santa, Please.  I promise that I have been a good boy...  just 
don't ask my wife.


Fred  W2VQS

-Original Message-
From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Tim Ellison
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 4:36 PM
To: Fred Brandeberry; flex list
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...

If everyone is a good little boy and girl, the Ham Santa just might be 
able to dig up that spreadsheet and post it somewhere as an early stocking 
stuffer :-)



-Tim


-Original Message-
From: Fred Brandeberry [mailto:fbrande...@comcast.net]
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 5:24 PM
To: Tim Ellison
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...

I wonder if you might be willing to share that spreadsheet?
73,
Fred
WA8KCW




-Original Message-
From: Tim Ellison
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 1:29 PM
To: David McClain ; flex list
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...

A 43 foot vertical or end-fed or a 86' dipole.

I created a spread

Re: [Flexradio] Problem installing XP Firewire patch

[Tim Ellison]

Do this. 

Do you get this error...
http://kc.flexradio.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50440.aspx

When you check the compatibility of your Firewire chipset?
http://kc.flexradio.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50456.aspx

If so, then your Firewire is running at 100 MB rather than 400 MB and this can 
result in audio distortion and drop outs.

If not, then don't worry about the hotfix. 

-Tim


-Original Message-
From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz 
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Alan P. Biddle
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 10:18 PM
To: 'Justin M. Mayrand'
Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Problem installing XP Firewire patch

Justin,

I am very new at this, but my understanding is that the latest SDR installs 
checks whether it is needed.  2.0.16 popped up a message saying I should 
install the patch.  Since I posted, I have been able to grab the contents of 
the upgrade directory before Windows can delete it.  Running the UPDATE.EXE 
file gives a message saying "The file is not correct."  ??  Don't you just love 
the clear, unambigous error messages?

>>Do you *need* the patch?

Looks as if we are going to find that out.  ;)

73s,

Alan
WA4SCA


-Original Message-
From: Justin M. Mayrand [mailto:jmayr...@metrocast.net]
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 8:48 PM
To: apbid...@mailaps.org
Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Problem installing XP Firewire patch

Hi Alan,

Ah, OK then.

Do you *need* the patch? Does your system work without it? I had an issue with 
installing it too. I finally gave up and tried without it, there have
been no issues.   




On Dec 21, 2010, at 8:41 PM, Alan P. Biddle wrote:

> Justin,
> 
>>> I was able to download the patch and unzip it. 
> 
> Thanks, but the problem occurs AFTER it is unzipped, using the 
> included password.
> 
> Alan
> WA4SCA
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Justin M. Mayrand [mailto:jmayr...@metrocast.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 6:03 PM
> To: apbid...@mailaps.org
> Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Problem installing XP Firewire patch
> 
> MS Hotfixes require a password to decompress, it should have been 
> emailed
to
> you automatically when you requested the hotfix. If you have the email
from
> MS, read it carefully, the password is there.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Dec 21, 2010, at 5:44 PM, Alan P. Biddle wrote:
> 
>> I received a call that my VU5K was on the way, so I decided to 
>> experiment installing the software.  During the process, I got a 
>> message suggesting that I install the MS Firewire patch.  I am 
>> running XP Pro, SP3, so that
> was
>> not unexpected.  I was able to download the patch and unzip it.  
>> However,
> it
>> does not install.  
>> 
>> Running from a full administrator account, if I use the RUN command, 
>> it runs, giving me a quick message about unzipping, but then comes up 
>> with
an
>> error box saying "Access Denied."  Clearing that, another message,
>> "KB9555408 installation did not complete."  Clicking on the file, or
using
>> the "Run As" command, I get an error message which says "Unable to 
>> find a volume for extraction.  Please verify that you have proper 
>> permissions."
> If
>> I check with Windows Explorer while the error message is up, I find 
>> that there is indeed a directory and subdirectory created with the 
>> sort of EXE and DLL files you would expect.  However, it is locked, 
>> and when I clear
> the
>> error messages, it is deleted.
>> 
>> I have tried using a different admin account, downloading the patch
again,
>> booting to safe mode, installing from a USB drive, and of course
disabling
>> the antivirus protection, Norton.  There is about 250 G of unused 
>> disk space.  I even rolled back to an image before I installed the 
>> SDR
> software,
>> but no help.  Googling on the error message text brings up several
> sources,
>> usually about installing SP3, but none seem relevant.
>> 
>> Any ideas?
>> 
>> 
>> Alan
>> WA4SCA
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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> 
> 
> 




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Re: [Flexradio] Problem installing XP Firewire patch

[Neal Campbell]

Alan,

Is it possible you are trying to install on a disk other than the C drive? I
have seen this error when there was a problem to install programs on any
location other than the C drive/

73
Neal Campbell
Abroham Neal Software
www.abrohamnealsoftware.com
(540) 645 5394






On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 10:18 PM, Alan P. Biddle wrote:

> Justin,
>
> I am very new at this, but my understanding is that the latest SDR installs
> checks whether it is needed.  2.0.16 popped up a message saying I should
> install the patch.  Since I posted, I have been able to grab the contents
> of
> the upgrade directory before Windows can delete it.  Running the UPDATE.EXE
> file gives a message saying "The file is not correct."  ??  Don't you just
> love the clear, unambigous error messages?
>
> >>Do you *need* the patch?
>
> Looks as if we are going to find that out.  ;)
>
> 73s,
>
> Alan
> WA4SCA
>
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Justin M. Mayrand [mailto:jmayr...@metrocast.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 8:48 PM
> To: apbid...@mailaps.org
> Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Problem installing XP Firewire patch
>
> Hi Alan,
>
> Ah, OK then.
>
> Do you *need* the patch? Does your system work without it? I had an issue
> with installing it too. I finally gave up and tried without it, there have
> been no issues.
>
>
> 
>
> On Dec 21, 2010, at 8:41 PM, Alan P. Biddle wrote:
>
> > Justin,
> >
> >>> I was able to download the patch and unzip it.
> >
> > Thanks, but the problem occurs AFTER it is unzipped, using the included
> > password.
> >
> > Alan
> > WA4SCA
> >
> >
> > -Original Message-
> > From: Justin M. Mayrand [mailto:jmayr...@metrocast.net]
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 6:03 PM
> > To: apbid...@mailaps.org
> > Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
> > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Problem installing XP Firewire patch
> >
> > MS Hotfixes require a password to decompress, it should have been emailed
> to
> > you automatically when you requested the hotfix. If you have the email
> from
> > MS, read it carefully, the password is there.
> >
> >
> > 
> >
> > On Dec 21, 2010, at 5:44 PM, Alan P. Biddle wrote:
> >
> >> I received a call that my VU5K was on the way, so I decided to
> experiment
> >> installing the software.  During the process, I got a message suggesting
> >> that I install the MS Firewire patch.  I am running XP Pro, SP3, so that
> > was
> >> not unexpected.  I was able to download the patch and unzip it.
>  However,
> > it
> >> does not install.
> >>
> >> Running from a full administrator account, if I use the RUN command, it
> >> runs, giving me a quick message about unzipping, but then comes up with
> an
> >> error box saying "Access Denied."  Clearing that, another message,
> >> "KB9555408 installation did not complete."  Clicking on the file, or
> using
> >> the "Run As" command, I get an error message which says "Unable to find
> a
> >> volume for extraction.  Please verify that you have proper permissions."
> > If
> >> I check with Windows Explorer while the error message is up, I find that
> >> there is indeed a directory and subdirectory created with the sort of
> EXE
> >> and DLL files you would expect.  However, it is locked, and when I clear
> > the
> >> error messages, it is deleted.
> >>
> >> I have tried using a different admin account, downloading the patch
> again,
> >> booting to safe mode, installing from a USB drive, and of course
> disabling
> >> the antivirus protection, Norton.  There is about 250 G of unused disk
> >> space.  I even rolled back to an image before I installed the SDR
> > software,
> >> but no help.  Googling on the error message text brings up several
> > sources,
> >> usually about installing SP3, but none seem relevant.
> >>
> >> Any ideas?
> >>
> >>
> >> Alan
> >> WA4SCA
> >>
> >>
> >>
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Re: [Flexradio] Problem installing XP Firewire patch

[Alan P. Biddle]

Justin,

I am very new at this, but my understanding is that the latest SDR installs
checks whether it is needed.  2.0.16 popped up a message saying I should
install the patch.  Since I posted, I have been able to grab the contents of
the upgrade directory before Windows can delete it.  Running the UPDATE.EXE
file gives a message saying "The file is not correct."  ??  Don't you just
love the clear, unambigous error messages?

>>Do you *need* the patch?

Looks as if we are going to find that out.  ;)

73s,

Alan
WA4SCA


-Original Message-
From: Justin M. Mayrand [mailto:jmayr...@metrocast.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 8:48 PM
To: apbid...@mailaps.org
Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Problem installing XP Firewire patch

Hi Alan,

Ah, OK then.

Do you *need* the patch? Does your system work without it? I had an issue
with installing it too. I finally gave up and tried without it, there have
been no issues.   




On Dec 21, 2010, at 8:41 PM, Alan P. Biddle wrote:

> Justin,
> 
>>> I was able to download the patch and unzip it. 
> 
> Thanks, but the problem occurs AFTER it is unzipped, using the included
> password.  
> 
> Alan
> WA4SCA
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Justin M. Mayrand [mailto:jmayr...@metrocast.net] 
> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 6:03 PM
> To: apbid...@mailaps.org
> Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Problem installing XP Firewire patch
> 
> MS Hotfixes require a password to decompress, it should have been emailed
to
> you automatically when you requested the hotfix. If you have the email
from
> MS, read it carefully, the password is there.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Dec 21, 2010, at 5:44 PM, Alan P. Biddle wrote:
> 
>> I received a call that my VU5K was on the way, so I decided to experiment
>> installing the software.  During the process, I got a message suggesting
>> that I install the MS Firewire patch.  I am running XP Pro, SP3, so that
> was
>> not unexpected.  I was able to download the patch and unzip it.  However,
> it
>> does not install.  
>> 
>> Running from a full administrator account, if I use the RUN command, it
>> runs, giving me a quick message about unzipping, but then comes up with
an
>> error box saying "Access Denied."  Clearing that, another message,
>> "KB9555408 installation did not complete."  Clicking on the file, or
using
>> the "Run As" command, I get an error message which says "Unable to find a
>> volume for extraction.  Please verify that you have proper permissions."
> If
>> I check with Windows Explorer while the error message is up, I find that
>> there is indeed a directory and subdirectory created with the sort of EXE
>> and DLL files you would expect.  However, it is locked, and when I clear
> the
>> error messages, it is deleted.
>> 
>> I have tried using a different admin account, downloading the patch
again,
>> booting to safe mode, installing from a USB drive, and of course
disabling
>> the antivirus protection, Norton.  There is about 250 G of unused disk
>> space.  I even rolled back to an image before I installed the SDR
> software,
>> but no help.  Googling on the error message text brings up several
> sources,
>> usually about installing SP3, but none seem relevant.
>> 
>> Any ideas?
>> 
>> 
>> Alan
>> WA4SCA
>> 
>> 
>> 
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Re: [Flexradio] Flex+PC all in one

[Justin M. Mayrand]

Hmm, I was thinking about integrating a 3000 with a laptop in another 
all-in-one portable case. That would be easy thermally and power supply wise.




On Dec 21, 2010, at 9:43 PM, Justin M. Mayrand wrote:

> The Mini is much smaller than the 5000, it would have to go on top.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Dec 21, 2010, at 7:20 PM, FlexRadio Support, Dudley Hurry wrote:
> 
>> Mike,
>> 
>> I think that not only the RF issue to consider,  but that the cooling could
>> be an issue also..I think that you would be better off with the Flex
>> 5000 setting on top of the Mac Mini..
>> 
>> 
>> 73,
>> Dudley
>> 
>> WA5QPZ
>> FlexRadio Systems
>> 
>> (512) 250-8595, Option 2
>> Email: dud...@flexradio.com 
>> Web: www.flexradio.com 
>> 
>> "Tune in excitement!" ™
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 6:15 PM, Mike Schwendeman  wrote:
>> 
>>> I am going to TURN AROUND Jack's idea: -I had always considered dropping a
>>> Mac Mini INTO the Flex-5000a cabinet!  If the top-most (is it the V/U unit?)
>>> add-on is not in place, the newest models of the Mac Mini would quite
>>> possibly fit in this open space.  (The front panel could be cut to allow the
>>> 'Mini to peek through, to allow access to the optical drive, or the little
>>> computer could simply be dropped in place behind the panel.)  The Mac Mini
>>> does a great job running the Flex-5000a, by the way!
>>> 
>>> No matter how one does the installation, an access hole would have to be
>>> made in the cabinet someplace to allow for the needed cables to and from the
>>> computer. And, YES; The "RFI" from both devices might prove to be a problem
>>> 
>>> 73; -Mike- KØJTA
>>> 
>>> 
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Re: [Flexradio] Problem installing XP Firewire patch

[Justin M. Mayrand]

Hi Alan,

Ah, OK then.

Do you *need* the patch? Does your system work without it? I had an issue with 
installing it too. I finally gave up and tried without it, there have been no 
issues.   




On Dec 21, 2010, at 8:41 PM, Alan P. Biddle wrote:

> Justin,
> 
>>> I was able to download the patch and unzip it. 
> 
> Thanks, but the problem occurs AFTER it is unzipped, using the included
> password.  
> 
> Alan
> WA4SCA
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: Justin M. Mayrand [mailto:jmayr...@metrocast.net] 
> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 6:03 PM
> To: apbid...@mailaps.org
> Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Problem installing XP Firewire patch
> 
> MS Hotfixes require a password to decompress, it should have been emailed to
> you automatically when you requested the hotfix. If you have the email from
> MS, read it carefully, the password is there.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Dec 21, 2010, at 5:44 PM, Alan P. Biddle wrote:
> 
>> I received a call that my VU5K was on the way, so I decided to experiment
>> installing the software.  During the process, I got a message suggesting
>> that I install the MS Firewire patch.  I am running XP Pro, SP3, so that
> was
>> not unexpected.  I was able to download the patch and unzip it.  However,
> it
>> does not install.  
>> 
>> Running from a full administrator account, if I use the RUN command, it
>> runs, giving me a quick message about unzipping, but then comes up with an
>> error box saying "Access Denied."  Clearing that, another message,
>> "KB9555408 installation did not complete."  Clicking on the file, or using
>> the "Run As" command, I get an error message which says "Unable to find a
>> volume for extraction.  Please verify that you have proper permissions."
> If
>> I check with Windows Explorer while the error message is up, I find that
>> there is indeed a directory and subdirectory created with the sort of EXE
>> and DLL files you would expect.  However, it is locked, and when I clear
> the
>> error messages, it is deleted.
>> 
>> I have tried using a different admin account, downloading the patch again,
>> booting to safe mode, installing from a USB drive, and of course disabling
>> the antivirus protection, Norton.  There is about 250 G of unused disk
>> space.  I even rolled back to an image before I installed the SDR
> software,
>> but no help.  Googling on the error message text brings up several
> sources,
>> usually about installing SP3, but none seem relevant.
>> 
>> Any ideas?
>> 
>> 
>> Alan
>> WA4SCA
>> 
>> 
>> 
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Re: [Flexradio] Flex+PC all in one

[Justin M. Mayrand]

The Mini is much smaller than the 5000, it would have to go on top.




On Dec 21, 2010, at 7:20 PM, FlexRadio Support, Dudley Hurry wrote:

> Mike,
> 
> I think that not only the RF issue to consider,  but that the cooling could
> be an issue also..I think that you would be better off with the Flex
> 5000 setting on top of the Mac Mini..
> 
> 
> 73,
> Dudley
> 
> WA5QPZ
> FlexRadio Systems
> 
> (512) 250-8595, Option 2
> Email: dud...@flexradio.com 
> Web: www.flexradio.com 
> 
> "Tune in excitement!" ™
> 
> 
> 
> On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 6:15 PM, Mike Schwendeman  wrote:
> 
>> I am going to TURN AROUND Jack's idea: -I had always considered dropping a
>> Mac Mini INTO the Flex-5000a cabinet!  If the top-most (is it the V/U unit?)
>> add-on is not in place, the newest models of the Mac Mini would quite
>> possibly fit in this open space.  (The front panel could be cut to allow the
>> 'Mini to peek through, to allow access to the optical drive, or the little
>> computer could simply be dropped in place behind the panel.)  The Mac Mini
>> does a great job running the Flex-5000a, by the way!
>> 
>> No matter how one does the installation, an access hole would have to be
>> made in the cabinet someplace to allow for the needed cables to and from the
>> computer. And, YES; The "RFI" from both devices might prove to be a problem
>> 
>> 73; -Mike- KØJTA
>> 
>> 
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Re: [Flexradio] Problem installing XP Firewire patch

[Alan P. Biddle]

Justin,

>>I was able to download the patch and unzip it. 

Thanks, but the problem occurs AFTER it is unzipped, using the included
password.  

Alan
WA4SCA
 

-Original Message-
From: Justin M. Mayrand [mailto:jmayr...@metrocast.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 6:03 PM
To: apbid...@mailaps.org
Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Problem installing XP Firewire patch

MS Hotfixes require a password to decompress, it should have been emailed to
you automatically when you requested the hotfix. If you have the email from
MS, read it carefully, the password is there.




On Dec 21, 2010, at 5:44 PM, Alan P. Biddle wrote:

> I received a call that my VU5K was on the way, so I decided to experiment
> installing the software.  During the process, I got a message suggesting
> that I install the MS Firewire patch.  I am running XP Pro, SP3, so that
was
> not unexpected.  I was able to download the patch and unzip it.  However,
it
> does not install.  
> 
> Running from a full administrator account, if I use the RUN command, it
> runs, giving me a quick message about unzipping, but then comes up with an
> error box saying "Access Denied."  Clearing that, another message,
> "KB9555408 installation did not complete."  Clicking on the file, or using
> the "Run As" command, I get an error message which says "Unable to find a
> volume for extraction.  Please verify that you have proper permissions."
If
> I check with Windows Explorer while the error message is up, I find that
> there is indeed a directory and subdirectory created with the sort of EXE
> and DLL files you would expect.  However, it is locked, and when I clear
the
> error messages, it is deleted.
> 
> I have tried using a different admin account, downloading the patch again,
> booting to safe mode, installing from a USB drive, and of course disabling
> the antivirus protection, Norton.  There is about 250 G of unused disk
> space.  I even rolled back to an image before I installed the SDR
software,
> but no help.  Googling on the error message text brings up several
sources,
> usually about installing SP3, but none seem relevant.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> 
> Alan
> WA4SCA
> 
> 
> 
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Re: [Flexradio] Flex+PC all in one

[Mike Schwendeman]

I am going to TURN AROUND Jack's idea: -I had always considered dropping 
a Mac Mini INTO the Flex-5000a cabinet! If the top-most (is it the V/U 
unit?) add-on is not in place, the newest models of the Mac Mini would 
quite possibly fit in this open space. (The front panel could be cut to 
allow the 'Mini to peek through, to allow access to the optical drive, 
or the little computer could simply be dropped in place behind the 
panel.) The Mac Mini does a great job running the Flex-5000a, by the way!


No matter how one does the installation, an access hole would have to be 
made in the cabinet someplace to allow for the needed cables to and from 
the computer. And, YES; The "RFI" from both devices might prove to be a 
problem


73; -Mike- KØJTA

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Re: [Flexradio] Flex+PC all in one

[FlexRadio Support, Dudley Hurry]

Mike,

I think that not only the RF issue to consider,  but that the cooling could
be an issue also..I think that you would be better off with the Flex
5000 setting on top of the Mac Mini..


73,
Dudley

WA5QPZ
FlexRadio Systems

(512) 250-8595, Option 2
Email: dud...@flexradio.com 
Web: www.flexradio.com 

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On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 6:15 PM, Mike Schwendeman  wrote:

> I am going to TURN AROUND Jack's idea: -I had always considered dropping a
> Mac Mini INTO the Flex-5000a cabinet!  If the top-most (is it the V/U unit?)
> add-on is not in place, the newest models of the Mac Mini would quite
> possibly fit in this open space.  (The front panel could be cut to allow the
> 'Mini to peek through, to allow access to the optical drive, or the little
> computer could simply be dropped in place behind the panel.)  The Mac Mini
> does a great job running the Flex-5000a, by the way!
>
> No matter how one does the installation, an access hole would have to be
> made in the cabinet someplace to allow for the needed cables to and from the
> computer. And, YES; The "RFI" from both devices might prove to be a problem
>
> 73; -Mike- KØJTA
>
>
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Re: [Flexradio] Flex+PC all in one

[Mike Schwendeman]

I am going to TURN AROUND Jack's idea: -I had always considered dropping a Mac 
Mini INTO the Flex-5000a cabinet!  If the top-most (is it the V/U unit?) add-on 
is not in place, the newest models of the Mac Mini would quite possibly fit in 
this open space.  (The front panel could be cut to allow the 'Mini to peek 
through, to allow access to the optical drive, or the little computer could 
simply be dropped in place behind the panel.)  The Mac Mini does a great job 
running the Flex-5000a, by the way!

No matter how one does the installation, an access hole would have to be made in the 
cabinet someplace to allow for the needed cables to and from the computer. And, YES; The 
"RFI" from both devices might prove to be a problem

73; -Mike- KØJTA


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Re: [Flexradio] Problem installing XP Firewire patch

[Justin M. Mayrand]

MS Hotfixes require a password to decompress, it should have been emailed to 
you automatically when you requested the hotfix. If you have the email from MS, 
read it carefully, the password is there.




On Dec 21, 2010, at 5:44 PM, Alan P. Biddle wrote:

> I received a call that my VU5K was on the way, so I decided to experiment
> installing the software.  During the process, I got a message suggesting
> that I install the MS Firewire patch.  I am running XP Pro, SP3, so that was
> not unexpected.  I was able to download the patch and unzip it.  However, it
> does not install.  
> 
> Running from a full administrator account, if I use the RUN command, it
> runs, giving me a quick message about unzipping, but then comes up with an
> error box saying "Access Denied."  Clearing that, another message,
> "KB9555408 installation did not complete."  Clicking on the file, or using
> the "Run As" command, I get an error message which says "Unable to find a
> volume for extraction.  Please verify that you have proper permissions."  If
> I check with Windows Explorer while the error message is up, I find that
> there is indeed a directory and subdirectory created with the sort of EXE
> and DLL files you would expect.  However, it is locked, and when I clear the
> error messages, it is deleted.
> 
> I have tried using a different admin account, downloading the patch again,
> booting to safe mode, installing from a USB drive, and of course disabling
> the antivirus protection, Norton.  There is about 250 G of unused disk
> space.  I even rolled back to an image before I installed the SDR software,
> but no help.  Googling on the error message text brings up several sources,
> usually about installing SP3, but none seem relevant.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
> 
> Alan
> WA4SCA
> 
> 
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Re: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...

[Tim Ellison]

OK.  I believe ya 

The link to the spreadsheet is:
http://support.flex-radio.com/Downloads.aspx?id=357

A little background.

This spreadsheet started out as a "brain stimulator exercise" during a mind 
numbing extended 6 month stay in Jakarta Indonesia in 2004. (don't ask).  Back 
then, I was using an AH-4 antenna coupler and it, like the SGCs do not like 
wire lengths that are even half wave multiples of the transmitting frequency.  
Since the AH-4 can match 160-6m, if you calculate the wire length of all the 
1/2 wavelength points, you get a bunch of numbers.  Furthermore, the wire 
length is different for loops and dipoles at the same frequency. A bunch more 
numbers.

When I was going to get home from Indonesia, I was going to put up a new 
antenna for the AH-4, so this is how the spreadsheet came about.  This 
spreadsheet calculates the 1/2 wavelength (fundamental and harmonics) or high 
current point of various wire antennas for all of the ham bands.  These values 
in feet (or meters depending on the units that the constant is in) are the ones 
you are NOT supposed to use with antenna couplers, like the AH-4, SGC and the 
CG-3000. I graph these high current points in a separate spreadsheet.  What you 
are looking for are the "holes" or gaps in the graph and that is where you are 
supposed to cut the wire length to.  It is slightly counter intuitive, but it 
works visually.

After the initial version, I made changes to it while on business trips out of 
the country, so each version has the name of the city I was in when making the 
change.

There is a help file of sorts that you can access that explains it somewhat 
better.  It is embedded in the spreadsheet.

It is an Excel 2003 spreadsheet and some of the fields are locked to prevent it 
from getting hosed up and to protect my intellectual property :-)

Finally, the basic disclosure.  I don't claim this works and have no liability 
from its use.  It is "as is", but I use it all the time and it hasn't failed 
me.  Sending me an e-mail asking me how it works or to use it, may or may not 
illicit a response.

I was working on a more complex version that calculated the wire length based 
on frequency, antenna type and diameter of the radiator, but I never finished 
it.  It was also going to find "sweet spot" wire lengths to use rather than 
looking for the "holes" in the graph to determine the sweet spot.  Maybe one 
day... 

Have fun. Ho Ho Ho.

-Tim


-Original Message-
From: Fred Howell [mailto:fhowell...@att.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 5:42 PM
To: Tim Ellison; 'Fred Brandeberry'; 'flex list'
Subject: RE: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...

Oh, Please Santa, Please.  I promise that I have been a good boy...  just don't 
ask my wife.

Fred  W2VQS

-Original Message-
From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Tim Ellison
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 4:36 PM
To: Fred Brandeberry; flex list
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...

If everyone is a good little boy and girl, the Ham Santa just might be able to 
dig up that spreadsheet and post it somewhere as an early stocking stuffer :-)


-Tim


-Original Message-
From: Fred Brandeberry [mailto:fbrande...@comcast.net]
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 5:24 PM
To: Tim Ellison
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...

I wonder if you might be willing to share that spreadsheet?
73,
Fred
WA8KCW




-Original Message-
From: Tim Ellison
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 1:29 PM
To: David McClain ; flex list
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...

A 43 foot vertical or end-fed or a 86' dipole.

I created a spreadsheet several years back that found all of the non-even 
harmonic radiator lengths from 160-6m and then graphed the points so you could 
visually "find" gaps in the graph to pick your antenna length.  It even had an 
option for dipoles and loops.


-Tim


-Original Message-
From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of David McClain
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 1:50 PM
To: flex list
Subject: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...

I think I know the answer, but I want to double check...  That 43 foot 
antenna... is it an end-fed random wire off the back of the tuner? or a 
center-fed dipole, with total span 43 feet?

Also, as a side question... Anyone happen to know why all the other higher-end 
modern rigs (Icom, Kenwood, Yaesu, Ten-Tec), use swept spectrum analyzers 
instead of using an FFT like Flex Radio uses?

- de Dave, N7AIG

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Re: [Flexradio] Problem installing XP Firewire patch

[Tim Ellison]

Any ideas?

Windows hot fixes.  Those rascally little devils.  I have heard about this 
happening before, but I do not know what the "fix" was.  

You can try giving Mr. Gates a call :-)


-Tim


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Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 5:44 PM
To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: [Flexradio] Problem installing XP Firewire patch

I received a call that my VU5K was on the way, so I decided to experiment 
installing the software.  During the process, I got a message suggesting that I 
install the MS Firewire patch.  I am running XP Pro, SP3, so that was not 
unexpected.  I was able to download the patch and unzip it.  However, it does 
not install.  

Running from a full administrator account, if I use the RUN command, it runs, 
giving me a quick message about unzipping, but then comes up with an error box 
saying "Access Denied."  Clearing that, another message,
"KB9555408 installation did not complete."  Clicking on the file, or using the 
"Run As" command, I get an error message which says "Unable to find a volume 
for extraction.  Please verify that you have proper permissions."  If I check 
with Windows Explorer while the error message is up, I find that there is 
indeed a directory and subdirectory created with the sort of EXE and DLL files 
you would expect.  However, it is locked, and when I clear the error messages, 
it is deleted.

I have tried using a different admin account, downloading the patch again, 
booting to safe mode, installing from a USB drive, and of course disabling the 
antivirus protection, Norton.  There is about 250 G of unused disk space.  I 
even rolled back to an image before I installed the SDR software, but no help.  
Googling on the error message text brings up several sources, usually about 
installing SP3, but none seem relevant.

Any ideas?


Alan
WA4SCA




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[Flexradio] Problem installing XP Firewire patch

[Alan P. Biddle]

I received a call that my VU5K was on the way, so I decided to experiment
installing the software.  During the process, I got a message suggesting
that I install the MS Firewire patch.  I am running XP Pro, SP3, so that was
not unexpected.  I was able to download the patch and unzip it.  However, it
does not install.  

Running from a full administrator account, if I use the RUN command, it
runs, giving me a quick message about unzipping, but then comes up with an
error box saying "Access Denied."  Clearing that, another message,
"KB9555408 installation did not complete."  Clicking on the file, or using
the "Run As" command, I get an error message which says "Unable to find a
volume for extraction.  Please verify that you have proper permissions."  If
I check with Windows Explorer while the error message is up, I find that
there is indeed a directory and subdirectory created with the sort of EXE
and DLL files you would expect.  However, it is locked, and when I clear the
error messages, it is deleted.

I have tried using a different admin account, downloading the patch again,
booting to safe mode, installing from a USB drive, and of course disabling
the antivirus protection, Norton.  There is about 250 G of unused disk
space.  I even rolled back to an image before I installed the SDR software,
but no help.  Googling on the error message text brings up several sources,
usually about installing SP3, but none seem relevant.

Any ideas?


Alan
WA4SCA




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Re: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...

[Fred Howell]

Oh, Please Santa, Please.  I promise that I have been a good boy...  just
don't ask my wife.

Fred  W2VQS

-Original Message-
From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Tim Ellison
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 4:36 PM
To: Fred Brandeberry; flex list
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...

If everyone is a good little boy and girl, the Ham Santa just might be able
to dig up that spreadsheet and post it somewhere as an early stocking
stuffer :-)


-Tim


-Original Message-
From: Fred Brandeberry [mailto:fbrande...@comcast.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 5:24 PM
To: Tim Ellison
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...

I wonder if you might be willing to share that spreadsheet?
73,
Fred
WA8KCW




-Original Message-
From: Tim Ellison
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 1:29 PM
To: David McClain ; flex list
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...

A 43 foot vertical or end-fed or a 86' dipole.

I created a spreadsheet several years back that found all of the non-even
harmonic radiator lengths from 160-6m and then graphed the points so you
could visually "find" gaps in the graph to pick your antenna length.  It
even had an option for dipoles and loops.


-Tim


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From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of David McClain
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 1:50 PM
To: flex list
Subject: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...

I think I know the answer, but I want to double check...  That 43 foot
antenna... is it an end-fed random wire off the back of the tuner? or a
center-fed dipole, with total span 43 feet?

Also, as a side question... Anyone happen to know why all the other
higher-end modern rigs (Icom, Kenwood, Yaesu, Ten-Tec), use swept spectrum
analyzers instead of using an FFT like Flex Radio uses?

- de Dave, N7AIG

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Re: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...

[Tim Ellison]

If everyone is a good little boy and girl, the Ham Santa just might be able to 
dig up that spreadsheet and post it somewhere as an early stocking stuffer :-)


-Tim


-Original Message-
From: Fred Brandeberry [mailto:fbrande...@comcast.net] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 5:24 PM
To: Tim Ellison
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...

I wonder if you might be willing to share that spreadsheet?
73,
Fred
WA8KCW




-Original Message-
From: Tim Ellison
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 1:29 PM
To: David McClain ; flex list
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...

A 43 foot vertical or end-fed or a 86' dipole.

I created a spreadsheet several years back that found all of the non-even 
harmonic radiator lengths from 160-6m and then graphed the points so you could 
visually "find" gaps in the graph to pick your antenna length.  It even had an 
option for dipoles and loops.


-Tim


-Original Message-
From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of David McClain
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 1:50 PM
To: flex list
Subject: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...

I think I know the answer, but I want to double check...  That 43 foot 
antenna... is it an end-fed random wire off the back of the tuner? or a 
center-fed dipole, with total span 43 feet?

Also, as a side question... Anyone happen to know why all the other higher-end 
modern rigs (Icom, Kenwood, Yaesu, Ten-Tec), use swept spectrum analyzers 
instead of using an FFT like Flex Radio uses?

- de Dave, N7AIG

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Re: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...

[David McClain]

Wow! I'm really glad I asked the "dumb question"...  Thanks for all  
the illuminating answers.


- de Dave, N7AIG


On Dec 21, 2010, at 13:29, Tim Ellison wrote:


A 43 foot vertical or end-fed or a 86' dipole.

I created a spreadsheet several years back that found all of the  
non-even harmonic radiator lengths from 160-6m and then graphed the  
points so you could visually "find" gaps in the graph to pick your  
antenna length.  It even had an option for dipoles and loops.



-Tim


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From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio- 
boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of David McClain

Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 1:50 PM
To: flex list
Subject: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...

I think I know the answer, but I want to double check...  That 43  
foot antenna... is it an end-fed random wire off the back of the  
tuner? or a center-fed dipole, with total span 43 feet?


Also, as a side question... Anyone happen to know why all the other  
higher-end modern rigs (Icom, Kenwood, Yaesu, Ten-Tec), use swept  
spectrum analyzers instead of using an FFT like Flex Radio uses?


- de Dave, N7AIG

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Re: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...

[Ray - K9DUR]

The 43' antenna is a ground-mounted 43 ft vertical with a radial system.  It
is typically fed with a 4:1 balun at the base.

73, Ray, K9DUR
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Re: [Flexradio] MFJ-998 tuner - Wire Lengths

[Tim N9PUZ]

I saved this from a post long ago on one of the QRP mailing lists. My 
manual and external auto-tuners always seem to find a match with these 
lengths. I tend to go with "longer is better" if you intend lower 
frequency operation.


73,

Tim N9PUZ



Alan Chester (G3CCB)(SK) proposed a solution for the high impedance of a 1/2
wave, end fed antenna.  Mr. Chester rationalized that there might be some
impedance-friendly length of wire usable for an end-fed antenna - near 1/2
wave - that didn't present the tough-to-tune, high-impedance load on a
select set of bands.  In short, he proposed wire lengths in the 1/8 - 3/8 or
5/8 - 7/8 wavelength range, staying away from the 1/2 wave length (or
multiples thereof).

In his article "Taming the End-Fed Antenna" (reprinted in "The Antenna
File", RGSB, pg 118) he looked at this issue by plotting various 1/2 wave
lengths and proposed:

   - 26.5m (86.9 ft) for 160 - 10M use
   - 15m (49.2 ft) for 80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 12, 10M use
   - 10m (32.8 ft) for 80, 40, 30, 17, 15, 12, 10M use

The idea is to pick a length that doesn't fall on or near the 1/2, 1.0, 1.5
(etc.) wave length points of the bands of interest.



On 12/21/2010 12:28 PM, W8HW wrote:

I had that problem with the MFJ-998 tuner at first also. I found that
target by lowering the Target SWR to 1.2, then I only had to increase
the tune power to 15 watts and now no problem. Also all auto tuners
do not like even harmonic matching. By that, I mean if you use a 80
meter dipole, the auto tuner does not tune it well (stable) to either
40 or 160 meters. If you need to use that antenna on the next band
(up or down), you are better to make it a random length. Not
following that rule cause the tuner to operate at one end or the
other of its tuning range (a unhappy area for tuner), and becomes
unstable and will start again after switching to high power. That is
one reason that 43 foot (and a few other length) makes a good multi
band antenna, it does not fall into (or a harmonic relation to) any
ham band. Auto tuners love that length and work well. My MFJ-998 and
all other auto tuners now tunes very well at 10 watts, but I still
use 15 watts. No more problems even at almost full (1300w) power.

73, Bruce, W8HW


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Re: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...

[Tim Ellison]

A 43 foot vertical or end-fed or a 86' dipole.

I created a spreadsheet several years back that found all of the non-even 
harmonic radiator lengths from 160-6m and then graphed the points so you could 
visually "find" gaps in the graph to pick your antenna length.  It even had an 
option for dipoles and loops.


-Tim


-Original Message-
From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz 
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of David McClain
Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 1:50 PM
To: flex list
Subject: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...

I think I know the answer, but I want to double check...  That 43 foot 
antenna... is it an end-fed random wire off the back of the tuner? or a 
center-fed dipole, with total span 43 feet?

Also, as a side question... Anyone happen to know why all the other higher-end 
modern rigs (Icom, Kenwood, Yaesu, Ten-Tec), use swept spectrum analyzers 
instead of using an FFT like Flex Radio uses?

- de Dave, N7AIG

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Re: [Flexradio] (no subject)

[William H. Fite]

You can but hardly anyone does.



On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 12:40 PM, ken  wrote:

> can you make phone calls with it too?
>
>
>
> - Original Message - From: "J D Lambright" <
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> To: 
> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2010 12:13 PM
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>
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>
>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone.
>> Law Offices of J D Lambright
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Re: [Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...

[Graham Haddock]

David:

Well, there is the analog way,
and then there is the digital (signal processing) way.

--- Graham / KE9H

==

On Tue, Dec 21, 2010 at 12:49 PM, David McClain <
d...@refined-audiometrics.com> wrote:

> I think I know the answer, but I want to double check...  That 43 foot
> antenna... is it an end-fed random wire off the back of the tuner? or a
> center-fed dipole, with total span 43 feet?
>
> Also, as a side question... Anyone happen to know why all the other
> higher-end modern rigs (Icom, Kenwood, Yaesu, Ten-Tec), use swept spectrum
> analyzers instead of using an FFT like Flex Radio uses?
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[Flexradio] Questions about antennas and spectral displays...

[David McClain]

I think I know the answer, but I want to double check...  That 43  
foot antenna... is it an end-fed random wire off the back of the  
tuner? or a center-fed dipole, with total span 43 feet?


Also, as a side question... Anyone happen to know why all the other  
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spectrum analyzers instead of using an FFT like Flex Radio uses?


- de Dave, N7AIG

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[Flexradio] MFJ-998 tuner

[W8HW]

I had that problem with the MFJ-998 tuner at first also. I found that target by 
lowering the Target SWR to 1.2, then I only had to increase the tune power to 
15 watts and now no problem. Also all auto tuners do not like even harmonic 
matching. By that, I mean if you use a 80 meter dipole, the auto tuner does not 
tune it well (stable) to either 40 or 160 meters. If you need to use that 
antenna on the next band (up or down), you are better to make it a random 
length. Not following that rule cause the tuner to operate at one end or the 
other of its tuning range (a unhappy area for tuner), and becomes unstable and 
will start again after switching to high power. That is one reason that 43 foot 
(and a few other length) makes a good multi band antenna, it does not fall into 
(or a harmonic relation to) any ham band. Auto tuners love that length and work 
well. My MFJ-998 and all other auto tuners now tunes very well at 10 watts, but 
I still use 15 watts. No more problems even at almost full (1300w) power.

73, Bruce, W8HW


- Original Message - 
From: "Bret Mills" 
To: "'Samuel Strongin'" ; 
Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2010 11:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Using MFJ 998 autotuner with power sdr


> Good evening Sam
> I use the MFJ998 on my Flex 5000 and MOST of the time it Requires 50 Watts
> to tune correctly NOT 10 watts as the Manual may say. 
> If I tune it with 10 watts then try to talk on SSB it will start a tuning
> cycle BUT at 50 Watts it DOES NOT start the retune cycle on voice peaks even
> running 1000Watts.
> SO I would think that you could NOT tune the MFJ998 with the 5 watt's output
> and have it work reliably, In my humble opinion you will need to pick up a
> smaller power tuner to make it work with the FLEX 1500.
> 73's
> 
> Bret 
> WX7Y
> 
> 
> -Original Message-
> From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
> [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Samuel Strongin
> Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2010 7:57 PM
> To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
> Subject: [Flexradio] Using MFJ 998 autotuner with power sdr
> 
> HI I would like to know how to  use s 998 1500 watt autotuner with my
> Flex-1500 , no this is not a typo . I use a yeasu Fl-110 to drive my ten tec
> amplifiers with great results. Any help would be appreciated.
> 
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Re: [Flexradio] (no subject)

[ken]

can you make phone calls with it too?



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Re: [Flexradio] Finding Noise

[Ross Stenberg]

Al Capone was known to remove noise with a similar technique.

 Two winters ago I had some noise that only occured on very cold 
nights. I suspected a bad power transformer atop a pole. The problem was 
how to identify the pole it was on. I'd like to share the two tricks I 
used. You'll need a baseball bat.


I went down the block listening with an AM radio. When the noise increased 
I whacked each pole with the baseball bat. When I hit the 3rd pole the 
noise immediately changed. The vibration caused the pole to vibrate which 
transfered into the transformer. A crude microphone! I also noticed a "red 
light" atop the transformer which I later learned was an "over-temp" 
indicator. When I called the local power company they agreed to check it. 
Two days later, no more noise! I received a call from one of their 
engineers who was amazed to hear how I found it. He commented that they 
had a $10K instrument for doing what I did with a baseball bat and an AM 
radio!



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[Flexradio] PSDR2.0.16

[Ken Schofield]

F3K, Toshiba satellite laptop - dual core CPU P8600 - 2.4 Ghz, 4 GB ram, 64 bit 
OS Vista.
I'm a coward!  Down loaded PSDR 2.0.16 on 11/9/10 and waited for the dust to 
settle!  Ran it today - no issues -very smoooth install.  Works great!
Thanks to the Flex group for the Xmas present - a newer radio!
Holiday Greetings to all.
 73' W1RIL
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