[Flexradio] Typical "Peak" Output on SSB VS CW on Flex 5000A using PSDR 2.6.4
Flexers, This sounds like a real newbie question that I have responded to many times myself but curious what the assembled multitude thinks. What sort of peak power to you guys show on your Flex 5000s running "100 watts" into a more or less resonant antenna? My Flex 5000 shows roughly 100 watts out on CW. On SSB I get between 65 - 88 watts, as measured on RF Applications digital watt meter. I have followed W1AEX's fine article on setting up the various stages of the audio chain. I remember that in the days of undamped analog watt meters, it was normal to show 40 - 50 % of full carrier power in SSB. I'm beginning to think that this watt meter although digital (just an 8 bit CPU) may not be peak reading. Thanks. Bill / K8DXX ___ 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] Owners Manual
Start now, print the manuals and bring it up to date. The changes are available at the Flex Knowledge Base. They are NOT that many as you think. Make sure you print the Owner Manual version 2.0 and not the 1.18.0 (if you like I can give you that copy if you want me to mail it, it's spiral bound and mono chrome.) I will ship it USPS Priority mail at your cost. 73, Ernest DM13 > From: n1...@comcast.net > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 22:20:46 -0400 > Subject: [Flexradio] Owners Manual > > All well and good for the experienced SDR operator, who over the years has > Kept up with and as you say updated their manuals, but New operators trying > to make heads or tails of things is another matter. > > If you are going to bring out a product that is going to be, by nature, > constantly changing then you have to deal with updating your user manuals as > new features are added and old ones disappear. Or at minimum release > addendums. > > > George N1NAZ > ___ > 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] Owners Manual
All well and good for the experienced SDR operator, who over the years has Kept up with and as you say updated their manuals, but New operators trying to make heads or tails of things is another matter. If you are going to bring out a product that is going to be, by nature, constantly changing then you have to deal with updating your user manuals as new features are added and old ones disappear. Or at minimum release addendums. George N1NAZ ___ 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] Owners Manual
Fair? Heck, that is excellent! :) On May 24, 2013 5:43 PM, "Neal Campbell" wrote: > Jon, > > To be fair, the list item was created in 2008 but was updated in 2012 and > there are cards currently available on that list. > > 73 > Neal Campbell > Abroham Neal LLC > > HUGE DAYTON CELEBRATION SALE!! > Time to get the guaranteed setup for your SDR! > Now until end-May > > > > On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 5:36 PM, Jon Hall wrote: > > > Yes, the documentation is really poor. Not only are their documents all > > dated, even the online resources give the appearance of neglect. It must > > impact on the number of support requests they get. > > > > For a radio that is computer centric most of the computer info on the > site > > is out of date as well. I looked for the fireware cards on their > > recommended list from 2008 and none of them are still available. > > > > Jon > > ___ > > 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] Owners Manual
How about raising the price of new radios to update a 600 plus pages manual every time there is a new released of PDSR: I don't think you are going to like that either. Do like I did and do now; while fulfilling my military obligations in the USCG as a Radioman. I was constantly updating my operation manuals, crypto books and anything else that needed to be update, using ink and pens or cutting and gluing the updates until the new page was replaced. Let me tell you in four years, I received very few pages that needed replacement! Take the initiative to update your book, you may learn something. > From: n1...@comcast.net > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 13:10:29 -0400 > Subject: [Flexradio] Owners Manual > > Kind of unacceptable don’t you think? There has been so many changes to all > of the flex line of radios and PowerSDR that the present manuals only touch > on the basics and some of them are now very misleading or outright wrong! > More time and money needs to be spent on keeping these manuals up to date. > Even the Wiki page is out of date! > > George N1NAZ > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 09:52:26 -0400 > From: Tim Ellison > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Owners Manual > Message-ID: <519f709a.5070...@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Jon, > > What is listed on the web site is the latest version of all FLEX series > SDR manuals. > > Tim Ellison > On 5/23/2013 7:31 PM, Jon Hall wrote: >> Is there a newer version of the owners manual for the 5000 than the v2.0 on >> the Flex website? It's almost three years old and I'm sure there have been >> many changes. >> >> Jon...kf2e > ___ > 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] Owners Manual
I just did a check on Amazon (one of my suppliers of choice) and EVERY one of the firewire cards is available. You might need to clear your cache. 73 Neal Campbell Abroham Neal LLC HUGE DAYTON CELEBRATION SALE!! Time to get the guaranteed setup for your SDR! Now until end-May On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 5:42 PM, Neal Campbell wrote: > Jon, > > To be fair, the list item was created in 2008 but was updated in 2012 and > there are cards currently available on that list. > > 73 > Neal Campbell > Abroham Neal LLC > > HUGE DAYTON CELEBRATION SALE!! > Time to get the guaranteed setup for your SDR! > Now until end-May > > > > On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 5:36 PM, Jon Hall wrote: > >> Yes, the documentation is really poor. Not only are their documents all >> dated, even the online resources give the appearance of neglect. It must >> impact on the number of support requests they get. >> >> For a radio that is computer centric most of the computer info on the site >> is out of date as well. I looked for the fireware cards on their >> recommended list from 2008 and none of them are still available. >> >> Jon >> ___ >> 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] Owners Manual
Jon, To be fair, the list item was created in 2008 but was updated in 2012 and there are cards currently available on that list. 73 Neal Campbell Abroham Neal LLC HUGE DAYTON CELEBRATION SALE!! Time to get the guaranteed setup for your SDR! Now until end-May On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 5:36 PM, Jon Hall wrote: > Yes, the documentation is really poor. Not only are their documents all > dated, even the online resources give the appearance of neglect. It must > impact on the number of support requests they get. > > For a radio that is computer centric most of the computer info on the site > is out of date as well. I looked for the fireware cards on their > recommended list from 2008 and none of them are still available. > > Jon > ___ > 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] Owners Manual
Yes, the documentation is really poor. Not only are their documents all dated, even the online resources give the appearance of neglect. It must impact on the number of support requests they get. For a radio that is computer centric most of the computer info on the site is out of date as well. I looked for the fireware cards on their recommended list from 2008 and none of them are still available. Jon ___ 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] New SDR (Software Defined Radio) User's Discussion Group.
i THINK registered owners DO get schematics, though they're not for distribution, if you ask for them..i HAVE the schematics for my F3k...not sure CuSDR is for a QSD / QSE rig, though.. 73, w5xz, dan --- On Fri, 5/24/13, Bradley Feldman wrote: From: Bradley Feldman Subject: Re: [Flexradio] New SDR (Software Defined Radio) User's Discussion Group. To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Friday, May 24, 2013, 5:42 PM Wouldn't it be great if, now that F5K has been discontinued, the hardware/interfacing spec could be made public, so that it can be hacked to work with cuSDR (https://plus.google.com/107168125384405552048/posts)? I guess, then we'd be able to use the F5K like an F6K. -Original Message- From: K4LCD [mailto:k4...@bellsouth.net] Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 5:29 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz; flexra...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Flexradio] New SDR (Software Defined Radio) User's Discussion Group. Please visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sdr-users/ Regards to all. 73 Juan /K4LCD - WF2XXQ ___ 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] New SDR (Software Defined Radio) User's Discussion Group.
Wouldn't it be great if, now that F5K has been discontinued, the hardware/interfacing spec could be made public, so that it can be hacked to work with cuSDR (https://plus.google.com/107168125384405552048/posts)? I guess, then we'd be able to use the F5K like an F6K. -Original Message- From: K4LCD [mailto:k4...@bellsouth.net] Sent: Friday, May 24, 2013 5:29 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz; flexra...@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Flexradio] New SDR (Software Defined Radio) User's Discussion Group. Please visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sdr-users/ Regards to all. 73 Juan /K4LCD - WF2XXQ ___ 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] Owners Manual
George If you would like to help bring the wiki up to date I am always welcoming volunteers. 73 Neal Campbell Abroham Neal LLC HUGE DAYTON CELEBRATION SALE!! Time to get the guaranteed setup for your SDR! Now until end-May On Fri, May 24, 2013 at 1:10 PM, N1naz wrote: > Kind of unacceptable don’t you think? There has been so many changes to > all of the flex line of radios and PowerSDR that the present manuals only > touch on the basics and some of them are now very misleading or outright > wrong! > More time and money needs to be spent on keeping these manuals up to date. > Even the Wiki page is out of date! > > George N1NAZ > > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 09:52:26 -0400 > From: Tim Ellison > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Owners Manual > Message-ID: <519f709a.5070...@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Jon, > > What is listed on the web site is the latest version of all FLEX series > SDR manuals. > > Tim Ellison > On 5/23/2013 7:31 PM, Jon Hall wrote: > > Is there a newer version of the owners manual for the 5000 than the v2.0 > on > > the Flex website? It's almost three years old and I'm sure there have > been > > many changes. > > > > Jon...kf2e > ___ > 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] Owners Manual
Kind of unacceptable don’t you think? There has been so many changes to all of the flex line of radios and PowerSDR that the present manuals only touch on the basics and some of them are now very misleading or outright wrong! More time and money needs to be spent on keeping these manuals up to date. Even the Wiki page is out of date! George N1NAZ Message: 3 Date: Fri, 24 May 2013 09:52:26 -0400 From: Tim Ellison To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Owners Manual Message-ID: <519f709a.5070...@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Jon, What is listed on the web site is the latest version of all FLEX series SDR manuals. Tim Ellison On 5/23/2013 7:31 PM, Jon Hall wrote: > Is there a newer version of the owners manual for the 5000 than the v2.0 on > the Flex website? It's almost three years old and I'm sure there have been > many changes. > > Jon...kf2e ___ 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] Owners Manual
Jon, What is listed on the web site is the latest version of all FLEX series SDR manuals. Tim Ellison On 5/23/2013 7:31 PM, Jon Hall wrote: Is there a newer version of the owners manual for the 5000 than the v2.0 on the Flex website? It's almost three years old and I'm sure there have been many changes. Jon...kf2e ___ 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] New SDR (Software Defined Radio) User’s Discussion Group.
Please visit: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sdr-users/ Regards to all. 73 Juan /K4LCD - WF2XXQ ___ 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/
