[Flexradio] Thanks to our customers
Dear Flexers, On this day of Thanksgiving in the US, we at FlexRadio wish to thank all of our loyal customers for your business and support. Without you we would not be here. We want to wish you and your family a wonderful day. Sincerely, Gerald, K5SDR Sent from my iPad ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Thanks to our customers
And, I thank you and your great people for making such a great radio - one that got me excited enough to get back into ham radio again. Best, Konrad W1KON From: ger...@flex-radio.com Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:36:46 -0600 To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Thanks to our customers Dear Flexers, On this day of Thanksgiving in the US, we at FlexRadio wish to thank all of our loyal customers for your business and support. Without you we would not be here. We want to wish you and your family a wonderful day. Sincerely, Gerald, K5SDR Sent from my iPad ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
[Flexradio] Audio and CAT contorl
I am a new user of the Flex 5000. Question: If I have a third party program that requires both audio and PTT control do I need both a virtual audio program like VAC and a CAT program like comm0 or would VAC handle both? If I have a logging program and only need CAT control would I use VAC or would I use a CAT program? Thanks for your help. Rick- WB4EJC Coconut Creek, Fl. ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Audio and CAT contorl
Rick, You need 2 separate programs: VAC for the audio, and a virtual serial port program such as VSPmgr or com0com for PTT control. For CAT control, you need a virtual serial port program, not VAC. Typically, you would set up 2 serial port pairs. One pair is used to pass CAT information between PowerSDR your logging program. The other pair is used for PTT of PowerSDR by your 3rd party program. 73, Ray, K9DUR http://k9dur.info ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Audio and CAT control
Rick In addition to the information that Ray, K9DUR provide you may need a little more. It mostly depends on what your goal is. Most logging programs get frequency, mode and other information from PowerSDR. This is done thru the Cat controls. (one pair of serial ports) If you also include a program for digital modes, then most of these programs also want Cat control informaiton. (Second pair of serial ports). In addition to Cat control most digital programs also require audio signals. This is where a program such as Virtual Audio Cable (VAC) comes in. It only provides the ability to pass (transmit and receive) audio signals to PowerSDR, no serial information. In order to pass the audio information PTT control is used. (third pair of serial ports). But now we have a problem. PowerSDR only accepts one set of serial ports for CAT commands. So you normally can have only one program running at at time, but just over the horizon and coming to our rescue are programs such as Data Decoder Utility (DDUtil). DDutil acts as a traffic director an allows us to connect several programs and devices that require CAT and other types of information. 1. Serial port manager such as com0com or VSPMgr. 2. Virtual Audio Control (VAC). 3. Traffic control such as (DDUtil). You might want to mention what programs you are thinking of using. There is a lot of information on here, it has helped me many times. Good luck Don, kd6hq ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Audio and CAT control
I wrote a series of articles describing the relationship between PowerSDR, VAC, virtual serial ports, and digital mode programs on the FlexRadioWiki to explain all this. Just start at the beginning and read. http://FlexRadioWiki.com -- Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN/J79BPL 3191 Western Dr. Cameron Park, CA 95682 br...@lloyd.com +1.767.617.1365 (Dominica) +1.916.877.5067 (USA) ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Audio and CAT control
Thanks Ray and Don. So I'll be more specific. I run a logging program from N3FJP. This program will always be running while I am using the Flex. So if I run it alone I need a CAT program like com0co to pass frequency. Correct? Now suppose I want to also run a digital program like mixw while also running my logging program. Now I need virtual Audio cable. Correct? So VAC will pass the audio and the logging program will provide the CAT commands. Will this work or is there a better way? Thanks for your help and Happy Thanksgiving! Rick Lehman -Original Message- From: Don Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 11:00 AM To: [FlexRadio] Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Audio and CAT control Rick In addition to the information that Ray, K9DUR provide you may need a little more. It mostly depends on what your goal is. Most logging programs get frequency, mode and other information from PowerSDR. This is done thru the Cat controls. (one pair of serial ports) If you also include a program for digital modes, then most of these programs also want Cat control informaiton. (Second pair of serial ports). In addition to Cat control most digital programs also require audio signals. This is where a program such as Virtual Audio Cable (VAC) comes in. It only provides the ability to pass (transmit and receive) audio signals to PowerSDR, no serial information. In order to pass the audio information PTT control is used. (third pair of serial ports). But now we have a problem. PowerSDR only accepts one set of serial ports for CAT commands. So you normally can have only one program running at at time, but just over the horizon and coming to our rescue are programs such as Data Decoder Utility (DDUtil). DDutil acts as a traffic director an allows us to connect several programs and devices that require CAT and other types of information. 1. Serial port manager such as com0com or VSPMgr. 2. Virtual Audio Control (VAC). 3. Traffic control such as (DDUtil). You might want to mention what programs you are thinking of using. There is a lot of information on here, it has helped me many times. Good luck Don, kd6hq ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Audio and CAT control
Rick It sounds like you are mixing the term CAT with Serial. Please read the information provided by Brian, WB6RQN at http://FlexRadioWidi.com it will not take long to read. Basically CAT refers to a group of commands that transceivers use. VSPMgr and com0co are programs which set up virtual serial ports. After you read the above if you still have questions please contact me at kd...@sonic.net (direct e-mail) and I will help you all I can. But lets do it off line and not use up the space here. Don, kd6hq -Original Message- From: Rick Lehman Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 8:28 AM To: Don ; [FlexRadio] Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Audio and CAT control Thanks Ray and Don. So I'll be more specific. I run a logging program from N3FJP. This program will always be running while I am using the Flex. So if I run it alone I need a CAT program like com0co to pass frequency. Correct? Now suppose I want to also run a digital program like mixw while also running my logging program. Now I need virtual Audio cable. Correct? So VAC will pass the audio and the logging program will provide the CAT commands. Will this work or is there a better way? Thanks for your help and Happy Thanksgiving! Rick Lehman -Original Message- From: Don Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 11:00 AM To: [FlexRadio] Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Audio and CAT control Rick In addition to the information that Ray, K9DUR provide you may need a little more. It mostly depends on what your goal is. Most logging programs get frequency, mode and other information from PowerSDR. This is done thru the Cat controls. (one pair of serial ports) If you also include a program for digital modes, then most of these programs also want Cat control informaiton. (Second pair of serial ports). In addition to Cat control most digital programs also require audio signals. This is where a program such as Virtual Audio Cable (VAC) comes in. It only provides the ability to pass (transmit and receive) audio signals to PowerSDR, no serial information. In order to pass the audio information PTT control is used. (third pair of serial ports). But now we have a problem. PowerSDR only accepts one set of serial ports for CAT commands. So you normally can have only one program running at at time, but just over the horizon and coming to our rescue are programs such as Data Decoder Utility (DDUtil). DDutil acts as a traffic director an allows us to connect several programs and devices that require CAT and other types of information. 1. Serial port manager such as com0com or VSPMgr. 2. Virtual Audio Control (VAC). 3. Traffic control such as (DDUtil). You might want to mention what programs you are thinking of using. There is a lot of information on here, it has helped me many times. Good luck Don, kd6hq ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
[Flexradio] Flexwiki is down?
When to look up something in the Flexwiki and it is down. Is it down for some reason? Zack N8FNR ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Audio and CAT control
Rick, You are correct, VAC passes the audio between PowerSDR and MixW, while a virtual serial port (VSP) pair is used for PTT control. Another VSP pair passes the CAT information between PowerSDR N3FJP. IF all you want to run is N3FJP and MixW, and IF MixW does not need CAT information (VFO frequency, for example), then all you need is VAC for MixW audio, and 2 VSP pairs created by a VSP program such as com0com or VSPmgr. I also use a logging program (DXLabs) which is running all the time that PowerSDR is running. I also use N1MM Logger for contests, FLDigi for digital modes, a couple of other programs that need CAT info. I can run all of these programs at the same time the glue that holds all of this together is DDUtil. There is a VSP pair between PowerSDR DDUtil. Then there are additional VSP pairs between DDUtil each program that needs CAT info. DDUtil is the only program directly connected to the PowerSDR CAT port. It acts like a traffic cop, providing CAT information to the programs that request it passing CAT commands from the other programs back to PowerSDR. Clear as mud? 73, Ray, K9DUR http://k9dur.info ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Audio and CAT control
Rick, All There is a type-o in the address I provided. IT is : http://flexradiowiki.com Don, kd6hq -Original Message- From: Don Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 9:33 AM To: [FlexRadio] Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Audio and CAT control Rick It sounds like you are mixing the term CAT with Serial. Please read the information provided by Brian, WB6RQN at http://FlexRadioWidi.com it will not take long to read. Basically CAT refers to a group of commands that transceivers use. VSPMgr and com0co are programs which set up virtual serial ports. After you read the above if you still have questions please contact me at kd...@sonic.net (direct e-mail) and I will help you all I can. But lets do it off line and not use up the space here. Don, kd6hq -Original Message- From: Rick Lehman Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 8:28 AM To: Don ; [FlexRadio] Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Audio and CAT control Thanks Ray and Don. So I'll be more specific. I run a logging program from N3FJP. This program will always be running while I am using the Flex. So if I run it alone I need a CAT program like com0co to pass frequency. Correct? Now suppose I want to also run a digital program like mixw while also running my logging program. Now I need virtual Audio cable. Correct? So VAC will pass the audio and the logging program will provide the CAT commands. Will this work or is there a better way? Thanks for your help and Happy Thanksgiving! Rick Lehman -Original Message- From: Don Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 11:00 AM To: [FlexRadio] Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Audio and CAT control Rick In addition to the information that Ray, K9DUR provide you may need a little more. It mostly depends on what your goal is. Most logging programs get frequency, mode and other information from PowerSDR. This is done thru the Cat controls. (one pair of serial ports) If you also include a program for digital modes, then most of these programs also want Cat control informaiton. (Second pair of serial ports). In addition to Cat control most digital programs also require audio signals. This is where a program such as Virtual Audio Cable (VAC) comes in. It only provides the ability to pass (transmit and receive) audio signals to PowerSDR, no serial information. In order to pass the audio information PTT control is used. (third pair of serial ports). But now we have a problem. PowerSDR only accepts one set of serial ports for CAT commands. So you normally can have only one program running at at time, but just over the horizon and coming to our rescue are programs such as Data Decoder Utility (DDUtil). DDutil acts as a traffic director an allows us to connect several programs and devices that require CAT and other types of information. 1. Serial port manager such as com0com or VSPMgr. 2. Virtual Audio Control (VAC). 3. Traffic control such as (DDUtil). You might want to mention what programs you are thinking of using. There is a lot of information on here, it has helped me many times. Good luck Don, kd6hq ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Flexwiki is down?
Make sure you are doing www.flexradiowiki.com as it comes up for me! On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 12:41 PM, vtnn...@comcast.net wrote: When to look up something in the Flexwiki and it is down. Is it down for some reason? Zack N8FNR ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ -- Neal Campbell Owner Abroham Neal LLC Work:+1 540 645 5394 Mobile: +1 540 645 8171 ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Flexwiki is down?
Works ok here Neal /Erik Make sure you are doing www.flexradiowiki.com as it comes up for me! On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 12:41 PM,vtnn...@comcast.net wrote: When to look up something in the Flexwiki and it is down. Is it down for some reason? Zack N8FNR ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ -- Venlig hilsen - Best regards - Erik Jakobsen Licensed HAM-RADIO with the callsign OZ4KK http://www.urbakken.dk Registered Linux user #114875 with http://counter.li.org ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
[Flexradio] Keyer out
What are the spec on the keyer out plugs? Voltage, polarity transmit and receive. Sent from my iPad ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Thanks to our customers
And thanks to the entire community, one of the nicest groups of people in ham radio! There is obviously something about these radios that attracts the greatest hams out there. Onward and upward! Neal On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 9:39 AM, konrad schultz konra...@hotmail.comwrote: And, I thank you and your great people for making such a great radio - one that got me excited enough to get back into ham radio again. Best, Konrad W1KON From: ger...@flex-radio.com Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:36:46 -0600 To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Thanks to our customers Dear Flexers, On this day of Thanksgiving in the US, we at FlexRadio wish to thank all of our loyal customers for your business and support. Without you we would not be here. We want to wish you and your family a wonderful day. Sincerely, Gerald, K5SDR Sent from my iPad ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ -- Neal Campbell Owner Abroham Neal LLC Work:+1 540 645 5394 Mobile: +1 540 645 8171 ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Audio and CAT control
Thanks for posting this. That solved something for me. Sent from my Batcomputer On Nov 24, 2011, at 11:45 AM, Ray, K9DUR k9...@rnacs.com wrote: Rick, You are correct, VAC passes the audio between PowerSDR and MixW, while a virtual serial port (VSP) pair is used for PTT control. Another VSP pair passes the CAT information between PowerSDR N3FJP. IF all you want to run is N3FJP and MixW, and IF MixW does not need CAT information (VFO frequency, for example), then all you need is VAC for MixW audio, and 2 VSP pairs created by a VSP program such as com0com or VSPmgr. I also use a logging program (DXLabs) which is running all the time that PowerSDR is running. I also use N1MM Logger for contests, FLDigi for digital modes, a couple of other programs that need CAT info. I can run all of these programs at the same time the glue that holds all of this together is DDUtil. There is a VSP pair between PowerSDR DDUtil. Then there are additional VSP pairs between DDUtil each program that needs CAT info. DDUtil is the only program directly connected to the PowerSDR CAT port. It acts like a traffic cop, providing CAT information to the programs that request it passing CAT commands from the other programs back to PowerSDR. Clear as mud? 73, Ray, K9DUR http://k9dur.info ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
[Flexradio] Worst case scenario
Why is it we always go for the worst outcome first? I have been building and testing a computer today and everything was going smoothly until it just turned off. Would not power up no matter what! So, I unplug everything from the motherboard and bring out the PSU tester, which shows a bad power supply. So, I plug in the bench PSU and try the computer, no luck. So I put the power supply tester on the bench power supply and it shows dead. This is too much stuff dead but my first suspicion is that the PSU tester isn't good so I throw it away and look for my spare one (not found). Then I look down and see the power cord is not fully plugged in. AHA! So I unplug the bench PSU and get the PSU tester out of the trash. Plug the original PSU back in, hit the power button and nothing happens! So I plug the PSU tester into the original PSU and still no reading. Well, maybe the original PSU really did die! So I am looking in inventory for a replacement PSU and see I have none available (the bench PSU is very underpowered for anything but testing). But, I figured, at least confirm the motherboard isn't dead so I plug in the bench PSU and hit the power button, nothing. Usually at this stage its a sign I need to walk away because frustration will start to blind me. So I push back my chair to leave and then see the power cord for the power outlet on my test bench has worked its way out of the power socket. Why didn't I check that at the beginning and save myself an hour of frustration and picking my PSU tester out of trash twice??? At least its up and working normally again! 73 -- Neal Campbell Owner Abroham Neal LLC Work:+1 540 645 5394 Mobile: +1 540 645 8171 ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Worst case scenario
Neal Thanks, I needed a little smile right now, all I can say is Been there done that Besides if we all done everything correctly the first time - well wouldn't that be boring. Don, kd6hq -Original Message- From: Neal Campbell Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 11:31 AM To: FlexRadio List ; DXBase List Subject: [Flexradio] Worst case scenario Why is it we always go for the worst outcome first? I have been building and testing a computer today and everything was going smoothly until it just turned off. Would not power up no matter what! So, I unplug everything from the motherboard and bring out the PSU tester, which shows a bad power supply. So, I plug in the bench PSU and try the computer, no luck. So I put the power supply tester on the bench power supply and it shows dead. This is too much stuff dead but my first suspicion is that the PSU tester isn't good so I throw it away and look for my spare one (not found). Then I look down and see the power cord is not fully plugged in. AHA! So I unplug the bench PSU and get the PSU tester out of the trash. Plug the original PSU back in, hit the power button and nothing happens! So I plug the PSU tester into the original PSU and still no reading. Well, maybe the original PSU really did die! So I am looking in inventory for a replacement PSU and see I have none available (the bench PSU is very underpowered for anything but testing). But, I figured, at least confirm the motherboard isn't dead so I plug in the bench PSU and hit the power button, nothing. Usually at this stage its a sign I need to walk away because frustration will start to blind me. So I push back my chair to leave and then see the power cord for the power outlet on my test bench has worked its way out of the power socket. Why didn't I check that at the beginning and save myself an hour of frustration and picking my PSU tester out of trash twice??? At least its up and working normally again! 73 -- Neal Campbell Owner Abroham Neal LLC Work:+1 540 645 5394 Mobile: +1 540 645 8171 ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Worst case scenario
I go there a lot and frequently! I end up with a large part inventory because my usual assumption is that the most expensive part is dead and immediately order a replacement to be overnighted in, only to discover my stupidity the second its too late to cancel the order. 73 On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 2:41 PM, Don kd...@sonic.net wrote: Neal Thanks, I needed a little smile right now, all I can say is Been there done that Besides if we all done everything correctly the first time - well wouldn't that be boring. Don, kd6hq -Original Message- From: Neal Campbell Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 11:31 AM To: FlexRadio List ; DXBase List Subject: [Flexradio] Worst case scenario Why is it we always go for the worst outcome first? I have been building and testing a computer today and everything was going smoothly until it just turned off. Would not power up no matter what! So, I unplug everything from the motherboard and bring out the PSU tester, which shows a bad power supply. So, I plug in the bench PSU and try the computer, no luck. So I put the power supply tester on the bench power supply and it shows dead. This is too much stuff dead but my first suspicion is that the PSU tester isn't good so I throw it away and look for my spare one (not found). Then I look down and see the power cord is not fully plugged in. AHA! So I unplug the bench PSU and get the PSU tester out of the trash. Plug the original PSU back in, hit the power button and nothing happens! So I plug the PSU tester into the original PSU and still no reading. Well, maybe the original PSU really did die! So I am looking in inventory for a replacement PSU and see I have none available (the bench PSU is very underpowered for anything but testing). But, I figured, at least confirm the motherboard isn't dead so I plug in the bench PSU and hit the power button, nothing. Usually at this stage its a sign I need to walk away because frustration will start to blind me. So I push back my chair to leave and then see the power cord for the power outlet on my test bench has worked its way out of the power socket. Why didn't I check that at the beginning and save myself an hour of frustration and picking my PSU tester out of trash twice??? At least its up and working normally again! 73 -- Neal Campbell Owner Abroham Neal LLC Work:+1 540 645 5394 Mobile: +1 540 645 8171 __**_ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/**mailman/listinfo/flexradio_**flex-radio.bizhttp://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/**flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ __**_ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/**mailman/listinfo/flexradio_**flex-radio.bizhttp://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/**flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ -- Neal Campbell Owner Abroham Neal LLC Work:+1 540 645 5394 Mobile: +1 540 645 8171 ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Worst case scenario
Just another thing to be thankful for. On 11/24/2011 1:31 PM, Neal Campbell wrote: Why is it we always go for the worst outcome first? I have been building and testing a computer today and everything was going smoothly until it just turned off. Would not power up no matter what! So, I unplug everything from the motherboard and bring out the PSU tester, which shows a bad power supply. So, I plug in the bench PSU and try the computer, no luck. So I put the power supply tester on the bench power supply and it shows dead. This is too much stuff dead but my first suspicion is that the PSU tester isn't good so I throw it away and look for my spare one (not found). Then I look down and see the power cord is not fully plugged in. AHA! So I unplug the bench PSU and get the PSU tester out of the trash. Plug the original PSU back in, hit the power button and nothing happens! So I plug the PSU tester into the original PSU and still no reading. Well, maybe the original PSU really did die! So I am looking in inventory for a replacement PSU and see I have none available (the bench PSU is very underpowered for anything but testing). But, I figured, at least confirm the motherboard isn't dead so I plug in the bench PSU and hit the power button, nothing. Usually at this stage its a sign I need to walk away because frustration will start to blind me. So I push back my chair to leave and then see the power cord for the power outlet on my test bench has worked its way out of the power socket. Why didn't I check that at the beginning and save myself an hour of frustration and picking my PSU tester out of trash twice??? At least its up and working normally again! 73 ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
[Flexradio] Flex Operating Manuals With Sale Pricing
ManualMan is having a SPECIAL AFTER THANKSGIVING 3 DAY SALE (Fri/Sat/Sun) on the Flex 1500, 3000, and 5000 Version 2.0 operating manuals. Go to http://www.manualman.com/ and review the block with the title, Manuals With Special Pricing. These are the high resolution double-sided full color laser printed operating manuals. Additional details are in the sale blurb. Pete, WA2CWA ManualMan http://www.manualman.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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Worst case scenario
Searching for a zebra is almost always more interesting than searching for a horse? ;-) Best, and happy Thanksgiving, Russ, KF1K Sent from my iPad On Nov 24, 2011, at 2:31 PM, Neal Campbell abrohamn...@gmail.com wrote: Why is it we always go for the worst outcome first? I have been building and testing a computer today and everything was going smoothly until it just turned off. Would not power up no matter what! So, I unplug everything from the motherboard and bring out the PSU tester, which shows a bad power supply. So, I plug in the bench PSU and try the computer, no luck. So I put the power supply tester on the bench power supply and it shows dead. This is too much stuff dead but my first suspicion is that the PSU tester isn't good so I throw it away and look for my spare one (not found). Then I look down and see the power cord is not fully plugged in. AHA! So I unplug the bench PSU and get the PSU tester out of the trash. Plug the original PSU back in, hit the power button and nothing happens! So I plug the PSU tester into the original PSU and still no reading. Well, maybe the original PSU really did die! So I am looking in inventory for a replacement PSU and see I have none available (the bench PSU is very underpowered for anything but testing). But, I figured, at least confirm the motherboard isn't dead so I plug in the bench PSU and hit the power button, nothing. Usually at this stage its a sign I need to walk away because frustration will start to blind me. So I push back my chair to leave and then see the power cord for the power outlet on my test bench has worked its way out of the power socket. Why didn't I check that at the beginning and save myself an hour of frustration and picking my PSU tester out of trash twice??? At least its up and working normally again! 73 -- Neal Campbell Owner Abroham Neal LLC Work:+1 540 645 5394 Mobile: +1 540 645 8171 ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Worst case scenario
Neal, you did that, cause you also is a human being as we all are :-) Sorry for the grin /Erik Why is it we always go for the worst outcome first? I have been building and testing a computer today and everything was going smoothly until it just turned off. Would not power up no matter what! So, I unplug everything from the motherboard and bring out the PSU tester, which shows a bad power supply. So, I plug in the bench PSU and try the computer, no luck. So I put the power supply tester on the bench power supply and it shows dead. This is too much stuff dead but my first suspicion is that the PSU tester isn't good so I throw it away and look for my spare one (not found). Then I look down and see the power cord is not fully plugged in. AHA! So I unplug the bench PSU and get the PSU tester out of the trash. Plug the original PSU back in, hit the power button and nothing happens! So I plug the PSU tester into the original PSU and still no reading. Well, maybe the original PSU really did die! So I am looking in inventory for a replacement PSU and see I have none available (the bench PSU is very underpowered for anything but testing). But, I figured, at least confirm the motherboard isn't dead so I plug in the bench PSU and hit the power button, nothing. Usually at this stage its a sign I need to walk away because frustration will start to blind me. So I push back my chair to leave and then see the power cord for the power outlet on my test bench has worked its way out of the power socket. Why didn't I check that at the beginning and save myself an hour of frustration and picking my PSU tester out of trash twice??? At least its up and working normally again! 73 -- Venlig hilsen - Best regards - Erik Jakobsen Licensed HAM-RADIO with the callsign OZ4KK http://www.urbakken.dk Registered Linux user #114875 with http://counter.li.org ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Audio and CAT control
Thanks everyone for their help. I think I am getting the idea and will also read the wiki. Rick wb4ejc Coconut Creek, Fl -Original Message- From: Don Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 12:48 PM To: [FlexRadio] Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Audio and CAT control Rick, All There is a type-o in the address I provided. IT is : http://flexradiowiki.com Don, kd6hq -Original Message- From: Don Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 9:33 AM To: [FlexRadio] Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Audio and CAT control Rick It sounds like you are mixing the term CAT with Serial. Please read the information provided by Brian, WB6RQN at http://FlexRadioWidi.com it will not take long to read. Basically CAT refers to a group of commands that transceivers use. VSPMgr and com0co are programs which set up virtual serial ports. After you read the above if you still have questions please contact me at kd...@sonic.net (direct e-mail) and I will help you all I can. But lets do it off line and not use up the space here. Don, kd6hq -Original Message- From: Rick Lehman Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 8:28 AM To: Don ; [FlexRadio] Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Audio and CAT control Thanks Ray and Don. So I'll be more specific. I run a logging program from N3FJP. This program will always be running while I am using the Flex. So if I run it alone I need a CAT program like com0co to pass frequency. Correct? Now suppose I want to also run a digital program like mixw while also running my logging program. Now I need virtual Audio cable. Correct? So VAC will pass the audio and the logging program will provide the CAT commands. Will this work or is there a better way? Thanks for your help and Happy Thanksgiving! Rick Lehman -Original Message- From: Don Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 11:00 AM To: [FlexRadio] Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Audio and CAT control Rick In addition to the information that Ray, K9DUR provide you may need a little more. It mostly depends on what your goal is. Most logging programs get frequency, mode and other information from PowerSDR. This is done thru the Cat controls. (one pair of serial ports) If you also include a program for digital modes, then most of these programs also want Cat control informaiton. (Second pair of serial ports). In addition to Cat control most digital programs also require audio signals. This is where a program such as Virtual Audio Cable (VAC) comes in. It only provides the ability to pass (transmit and receive) audio signals to PowerSDR, no serial information. In order to pass the audio information PTT control is used. (third pair of serial ports). But now we have a problem. PowerSDR only accepts one set of serial ports for CAT commands. So you normally can have only one program running at at time, but just over the horizon and coming to our rescue are programs such as Data Decoder Utility (DDUtil). DDutil acts as a traffic director an allows us to connect several programs and devices that require CAT and other types of information. 1. Serial port manager such as com0com or VSPMgr. 2. Virtual Audio Control (VAC). 3. Traffic control such as (DDUtil). You might want to mention what programs you are thinking of using. There is a lot of information on here, it has helped me many times. Good luck Don, kd6hq ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Priorities, was RE: New freq, new modes, new power for 60 Meters
On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 11:50 AM, Brian Lloyd brian-wb6...@lloyd.comwrote: Originally their customers were the early adopters and experimenters like me. As they grew their market became more mainstream. Hi Brian, Great analysis! I think you really captured the situation. I love my Flex-3000 and use it all the time. FRS seems to be doing almost all the right things at this stage of their growth. So, the question becomes - what do us early adopters and experimenters do now if we want to continue to play on the bleeding edge as FRS focuses on the mainstream? I stumbled on this very interesting video, recently posted in the dttsp-linux forum: ... http://youtu.be/oc9TuJucD48 http://youtu.be/oc9TuJucD48 - Accessing my own server on a wireless LAN, demonstrating Tx (AM mode) and monitoring with a handheld, and Rx on 40/15 etc. ... PS. For those who are not familiar, QtRadio is a client SDR program, which can access SDR servers across LAN or WAN (Internet). The servers supported include softrocks, hpsdr, Ettus USRP and Perseus. The QtRadio client can run on Windows (Rx only at present) and Linux (RxTx). ... From the video and the associated wiki, this sounds a lot like Deep Impact 0.01 - multi-platform, client/server architecture, etc. Even has an Android client. At the very least it would be fun to play with, not as a replacement for PowerSDR, but as an alternative, for use when experimenting, while PSDR is for production time. The Flex- is sadly not in the list of supported hardware. Does anyone know if it's possible to interface another program instead of PSDR to the current Flex hardware? I know that PSDR itself is open source, but there's also some proprietary stuff in the mix. Could a separate program be written (or has been written) to integrate the Flex hardware with bleeding-edge experimental systems like QtRadio? Or are there key pieces locked up in the proprietary strongbox so that PSDR is the only viable component for the software front end? I think you're right that PSDR software is no longer a venue for early adopters and experimenters, and rightly so. But is there a way (even involving writing code) to use today's Flex- hardware with other experimental software such as QtRadio (i.e., native, not through CAT), or is it time to look into buying a Softrock, Perseus, or whatever? 73, /Jack de K3FIV ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Worst case scenario
In 1979 I built a Ferguson BigBoard, CPM machine with (gasp) 64K of memory. I also built a power supply protection circuit with solid state relays that would turn off the supply if it was missing a voltage -- board required +5, +-12 and +24 for the 8 inch floppy drives. BG Micro had such a supply, so that's what I used. Not being the finest builder -- and all this system was bare board, no such thing as Antec at that time, finally found a case for the board and both drives, but the power supply was external -- I had a mess of wires so I decided to neaten things up. Disconnected the PS cabling, neatened, re-routed and reconnected. Boy, it looked nice. Turned it on and it immediately turned off. Hmmm. What could be wrong. Tried stuff, none of which involved verifying where the power leads were going. Finally decided that my protection circuit had gone bad, took it out of circuit, plugged the supply back in and watched smoke rise from the cabinet. When you reverse all the power leads on the output strip and apply plus 12 to the minus 12 bus, it does nasty things, especially to that expensive memory. I found a deal on a populated Xerox 820 with all important 4116's (memory) in sockets for only a bit more than the cost of the memory chips and ordered from BG Micro, but only after the new stuff was enroute did I discover that the smoke got let out of a couple of tantalum capacitors -- my original memory was fine after changing out the caps. But it was too late to send the parts back, so that was how I ended up with the second single board computer. Xerox bought the rights from Ferguson and marketed the 820 for a short period of time. A change in the ROMS on the board made it think it was the original BigBoard. Ah, the good old days… Geep WA4RTS On Nov 24, 2011, at 2:43 PM, Neal Campbell wrote: I go there a lot and frequently! I end up with a large part inventory because my usual assumption is that the most expensive part is dead and immediately order a replacement to be overnighted in, only to discover my stupidity the second its too late to cancel the order. Why is it we always go for the worst outcome first? I have been building and testing a computer today and everything was going smoothly until it just turned off. Would not power up no matter what! ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Worst case scenario
Usually at this stage its a sign I need to walk away because frustration will start to blind me. It's just the universe telling you it's time to take a break from work... G 73, Ralph W5JGV - WD2XSH/7 ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Flex-1500 and USB 3.0?
Hi Brian, I have tested the different parts of the delay with Linrad, and I have also tested PowerSDR on the fast computer. The delay I find with PowerSDR is what should be expexted. The delay depends on the ASIO buffer size and on the DSP buffer size. With both set to minimum the delay from antenna input to loudspeaker output is 13 milliseconds. Perfectly stable with no glitches regardless of what other programs I run simultaneously. Admittedly I have only nice softwares in the computer. Internet Explorer, Acrobat Reader, Notepad and a few others. None of them affects DPC latency regardless how heavy I use them to write to the hard disk. That seems about right. Your latency will increase as you increase the DSP buffer size so you will encounter a latency increase if you try to get sharper filters. That is a matter of personal choice. Absolutely, that is why I placed a little table at the bottom of the page I referred to. DSP buffer Delay with Delay with size 128 ASIO 2048 ASIO (ms)(ms) 256 13 48 512 25 54 1024 38 57 2048 44(65) 62 4096 76 95 The user can make his own compromise:-) Remember that the Flex radios do not depend on a sound card at all. The Flex 5000, 3000, and 1500 have their own built-in D:A and A:D for both the broadband (RF) side and the baseband (speaker) side. If you use those (as you should) there will be no significant additional delays as Flex uses isochronous transfers. Well, as I have understood it, the Flex A/D and D/A are presented to the Windows operating systems as sound devices. I do not know whether these devices can be opened with MME drivers in PSDR, but if that is possible the user might want to do so in order to get an equalizer on the audio output. Those who want a fast response should use ASIO of course. Todays computers have the CPU power needed for really small latency. PSDR seems to use it well. Choosing a good soundcard may however be critical. The soundcard has no effect on the performance of the existing Flex Radio product offerings. Only the older and now obsolete SDR-1000 uses an external sound-card. Well, PowerSDR is a Flex product that may be used with Softrock, Afedri SDR and many other hardwares. I wrote my posting to the Flex mailing list because of this posting: On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 8:30 PM, Brett Gazdzinski brett.gazdzin...@verizon.net wrote: Well, what is the bottleneck/source of trouble? Slow cpu's? The ever changing operating system? The firewire/usb interface? It seems to me the weakest point most mentioned is latency on cw. Where does that come from? I have tried to make clear: 1) It does not come from the PowerSDR software package. 2) In case soundcards are used: The drive routines are likely to be a problem. (The Flex hardware is a soundcard as seen by the operating system. I do not know whether it can be opened with MME drivers.) 3) I do not think that Flex users would benefit from upgrading to the fastest modern computer. There were suggestions in that direction in this discussion thread. I have followed this mailinglist for quite some time now. (Admittedly not too carefully. I get about 150 mails every day...) I have seen one single case where a specific program was said to cause a large value for DPC latency. I looked for that program and decided it was to expensive to buy just in order to find out whether it would cause a problem on any of my computers. DPC latency is the problem. As I understand it, the cause is one (or more) badly written drive routine(s). Interrupts are placed in a queue and if one of the items in the queue is using up too much time the response to the audio interrupt will be too much delayed. One would have to set a big ASIO buffer to avoid loss of data with a long delay as a consequence. In case there is a DPC latency problem on your computer (and you can not find what device is responsible) the solution is to get another computer. It does not have to be faster. The latency can be much smaller on a slower computer. There are tools that would tell what device driver is responsible: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896645.aspx (I do not know how to use it) It would be a good idea to list bad hardwares/device drivers somewhere. Look here: http://www.gearslutz.com/board/music-computers/365525-what-dpc-latency.html If you know any daw builder they know this topic like the back of their hands--they know what to use and the boatload of components to avoid (DAW=digital audio workstation.) 73 Leif / SM5BSZ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz
Re: [Flexradio] Worst case scenario
Somewhat akin to spending an hour-plus looking all over the shack for that one-and-only Phillips screwdriver that fits those ridiculously tiny screws in a MIC connector - only to discover that it's been in one's hand the entire time, but having no recollection as to how it got there. 73 Happy Thanksgiving! Dan KB5MY On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 11:43 AM, Neal Campbell abrohamn...@gmail.comwrote: I go there a lot and frequently! I end up with a large part inventory because my usual assumption is that the most expensive part is dead and immediately order a replacement to be overnighted in, only to discover my stupidity the second its too late to cancel the order. 73 On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 2:41 PM, Don kd...@sonic.net wrote: Neal Thanks, I needed a little smile right now, all I can say is Been there done that Besides if we all done everything correctly the first time - well wouldn't that be boring. Don, kd6hq -Original Message- From: Neal Campbell Sent: Thursday, November 24, 2011 11:31 AM To: FlexRadio List ; DXBase List Subject: [Flexradio] Worst case scenario Why is it we always go for the worst outcome first? I have been building and testing a computer today and everything was going smoothly until it just turned off. Would not power up no matter what! So, I unplug everything from the motherboard and bring out the PSU tester, which shows a bad power supply. So, I plug in the bench PSU and try the computer, no luck. So I put the power supply tester on the bench power supply and it shows dead. This is too much stuff dead but my first suspicion is that the PSU tester isn't good so I throw it away and look for my spare one (not found). Then I look down and see the power cord is not fully plugged in. AHA! So I unplug the bench PSU and get the PSU tester out of the trash. Plug the original PSU back in, hit the power button and nothing happens! So I plug the PSU tester into the original PSU and still no reading. Well, maybe the original PSU really did die! So I am looking in inventory for a replacement PSU and see I have none available (the bench PSU is very underpowered for anything but testing). But, I figured, at least confirm the motherboard isn't dead so I plug in the bench PSU and hit the power button, nothing. Usually at this stage its a sign I need to walk away because frustration will start to blind me. So I push back my chair to leave and then see the power cord for the power outlet on my test bench has worked its way out of the power socket. Why didn't I check that at the beginning and save myself an hour of frustration and picking my PSU tester out of trash twice??? At least its up and working normally again! 73 -- Neal Campbell Owner Abroham Neal LLC Work:+1 540 645 5394 Mobile: +1 540 645 8171 __**_ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/**mailman/listinfo/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/ http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ __**_ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/**mailman/listinfo/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/ http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ -- Neal Campbell Owner Abroham Neal LLC Work:+1 540 645 5394 Mobile: +1 540 645 8171 ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Worst case scenario
I'd be a *huge* liar if I said this never happened to me! :) Tim, WK4U On Thu, Nov 24, 2011 at 2:31 PM, Neal Campbell abrohamn...@gmail.comwrote: Why is it we always go for the worst outcome first? I have been building and testing a computer today and everything was going smoothly until it just turned off. Would not power up no matter what! So, I unplug everything from the motherboard and bring out the PSU tester, which shows a bad power supply. So, I plug in the bench PSU and try the computer, no luck. So I put the power supply tester on the bench power supply and it shows dead. This is too much stuff dead but my first suspicion is that the PSU tester isn't good so I throw it away and look for my spare one (not found). Then I look down and see the power cord is not fully plugged in. AHA! So I unplug the bench PSU and get the PSU tester out of the trash. Plug the original PSU back in, hit the power button and nothing happens! So I plug the PSU tester into the original PSU and still no reading. Well, maybe the original PSU really did die! So I am looking in inventory for a replacement PSU and see I have none available (the bench PSU is very underpowered for anything but testing). But, I figured, at least confirm the motherboard isn't dead so I plug in the bench PSU and hit the power button, nothing. Usually at this stage its a sign I need to walk away because frustration will start to blind me. So I push back my chair to leave and then see the power cord for the power outlet on my test bench has worked its way out of the power socket. Why didn't I check that at the beginning and save myself an hour of frustration and picking my PSU tester out of trash twice??? At least its up and working normally again! 73 -- Neal Campbell Owner Abroham Neal LLC Work:+1 540 645 5394 Mobile: +1 540 645 8171 ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Keyer out
You can measure them with a voltmeter. Volts for open circuit and amperage for closed. Then you will know for sure, although I'm not really sure why you are asking. 73, mike va3mw On Nov 24, 2011, at 1:10 PM, Bill Dailey docdai...@gmail.com wrote: What are the spec on the keyer out plugs? Voltage, polarity transmit and receive. Sent from my iPad ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Worst case scenario
Lol Neal I thought crap like that only happens to me! Mike va3mw On Nov 24, 2011, at 2:31 PM, Neal Campbell abrohamn...@gmail.com wrote: Why is it we always go for the worst outcome first? I have been building and testing a computer today and everything was going smoothly until it just turned off. Would not power up no matter what! So, I unplug everything from the motherboard and bring out the PSU tester, which shows a bad power supply. So, I plug in the bench PSU and try the computer, no luck. So I put the power supply tester on the bench power supply and it shows dead. This is too much stuff dead but my first suspicion is that the PSU tester isn't good so I throw it away and look for my spare one (not found). Then I look down and see the power cord is not fully plugged in. AHA! So I unplug the bench PSU and get the PSU tester out of the trash. Plug the original PSU back in, hit the power button and nothing happens! So I plug the PSU tester into the original PSU and still no reading. Well, maybe the original PSU really did die! So I am looking in inventory for a replacement PSU and see I have none available (the bench PSU is very underpowered for anything but testing). But, I figured, at least confirm the motherboard isn't dead so I plug in the bench PSU and hit the power button, nothing. Usually at this stage its a sign I need to walk away because frustration will start to blind me. So I push back my chair to leave and then see the power cord for the power outlet on my test bench has worked its way out of the power socket. Why didn't I check that at the beginning and save myself an hour of frustration and picking my PSU tester out of trash twice??? At least its up and working normally again! 73 -- Neal Campbell Owner Abroham Neal LLC Work:+1 540 645 5394 Mobile: +1 540 645 8171 ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Optimized XP or Win7 Configuration
Install GBoost and let it do it for you. It is an awesome utility designed for gamers and thus is perfect for us. Bob N4HY On Nov 23, 2011 12:47 PM, J.Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT w2...@att.net wrote: Hi Folks! Is there a defined checklist of common Windows XP or 7 elements that need to be checked, adjusted, turned off, etc. to optimize the PC for use with the Flex? A how-to guide of this sort would be of great help, but I didn't see one around in the usual spots. Am I missing something or is this not available in a consolidated package somewhere? Thanks 73, Gordon Beattie, W2TTT 201.314.6964 ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Optimized XP or Win7 Configuration
Bob et al, Many thanks for the suggestion of GBoost! Happy Thanksgiving! Thanks 73, Gordon Beattie, W2TTT 201.314.6964 _ From: Robert McGwier [mailto:rwmcgw...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, November 25, 2011 5:19 AM To: J.Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT Cc: flex-Radio E-Mail Reflector; Neal Campbell Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Optimized XP or Win7 Configuration Install GBoost and let it do it for you. It is an awesome utility designed for gamers and thus is perfect for us. Bob N4HY On Nov 23, 2011 12:47 PM, J.Gordon Beattie, Jr., W2TTT w2...@att.net wrote: Hi Folks! Is there a defined checklist of common Windows XP or 7 elements that need to be checked, adjusted, turned off, etc. to optimize the PC for use with the Flex? A how-to guide of this sort would be of great help, but I didn't see one around in the usual spots. Am I missing something or is this not available in a consolidated package somewhere? Thanks 73, Gordon Beattie, W2TTT 201.314.6964 ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
[Flexradio] how to tune AMP with the flex5000a
is any one know the best way to tune Amp with the flex 5000a ? E.P ___ 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.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
