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/
[Flexradio] Question about Flex-5000 and Ameritron ARI-500 (Amplifier Auto Band Switch)
I just purchased an Ameritron ALS-600 solid state amp to eventually use with my Flex-5000A. I've been researching interfacing it with the Flex for automatic band switching. All that I've come across on the internet talks about using DDutil and a PARALLEL port (with a custom PARALLEL port cable) to send BCD data to the ARI-500. However, reading the ARI-500 manual, it says, "Interfacing to Kenwood Radios: The Computer port (CAT) is used to retrieve the frequency of the radio. When the ARI-500 is first turned on, the "Auto Information" (AI) command is sent to the radio. This command causes the Kenwood radio to output the state of the radio (frequency, mode, etc) anytime the state has changes. The ARI-500 then uses the frequency to determine the appropriate band and then selects the correct antenna. The diagram below shows how to connect a Kenwood radio with a DB-9 Com port to the ARI-500. Note that pin 7 and 8 (RTS, CTS) on the Kenwood port are connected together. This ensures that the Kenwood will send the status information to the ARI-500. The Remote port is also found on the back of the Kenwood which has the amp key line needed for the ARI-500." Since the Flex-5000 and PowerSDR emulate the Kenwood TS-2000, why can't the flex be interfaced to the ARI-500 using DDutil and the SERIAL port (even using the stock Kenwood TS-2000 to ARI-500 cable)? Seems logical to me that it would be plug and play and work with little additional configuration or wiring. Am I wrong? KK2QQ ___ 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] ANNOUNCE: ShuttleKraft Flexradio Controller Software nearing Alpha status!
Tony: Dual VFO control is possible with my software, because the ShuttlePRO V2 has two separate knobs in the Jog/Shuttle. So you could use the inner knob for one VFO and the outer knob for the other VFO. You can assign each element of the ShuttlePRO V2 to an individual CAT-based command. My software lets you configure anything to anything... The ShuttlePRO is a staple controller for NLE-based audio/video. I'm sure it's a good fit for the Flex SDR. *B KK2QQ > >Brad, the best DX radios let you tune both VFOs without pushing a button in >between. The PSDR software gives you a radio that can do it, but the user >interface isn't up to the task. A hardware gadget that will get the most out >of the radio ought to have 2 tuning wheels. If you haven't already committed >to the Shuttle, you might look for a better piece of hardware on which to >focus your efforts. > >Tony KT0NY ___ 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] ANNOUNCE: ShuttleKraft Flexradio Controller Software nearing Alpha status!
Hi all: I've been extremely busy working on business projects, so I haven't had time to continue my work on transforming the ShuttlePRO v2 into an awesome controller for a FlexRadio device. My software (called "ShuttleKraft") basically makes the ShuttlePRO v2 into a dedicated controller for operating a flex-radio via PowerSDR. That means 15 programmable buttons (functioning as toggle on/off, bump up/down values, mode switching, etc) as well as jog/shuttle knobs (which, together, give you ultimate flexibility in vfo tuning). The software talks to PowerSDR using CAT commands, so basically anything that be "CAT-tized" (translated into a CAT command), can be performed by the ShuttlePRO v2. No worrying about having focus on the PowerSDR windows, because the controller is dedicated to it. I've been able to allot time to the project again and will be seeking candidates for "alpha stage testing" of my software. Alpha stage means that the software is past my in-lab experimenting and is ready to be tried by knowledgeable folks for feedback purposes. Alpha is a pre-cursor to a Beta stage. Thus, installation of the software shall be manual, the UI will be a rough prototype, and the software could be unstable on your system. I will be putting out the call for Alpha stage testers AFTER this weekend. PLEASE DO NOT contact me at this point. Instructions/criteria for applying as an alpha tester shall be forthcoming. Apart from the limitations described above, the software is fully functional and works really terrifically. Once complete, the software shall be available 100% free of charge (no warranty, guarantee or support for any purpose shall be implied nor offered). 73's *Bradley KK2QQ ___ 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 Software for ShuttlePro/PowerSDR integration [UPDATE]
I wanted to update all interested in this software development on its progress... All the "behind the scenes" coding is complete: *The software communicates accurately with PowerSDR through the CAT port (you'll need a virtual COM pair and/or DDutil set up to use) *Toggle-style CAT Commands work perfectly (i.e., anything in the CAT dictionary that is switch via an enable/disable instruction -- e.g., MON, etc.) *Level-style CAT Commands work perfectly (i.e., anything in the CAT dictionary whose level can be bumped up or down -- e.g., AF Gain, etc) *Jog dial speed and acceleration/deceleration work perfectly (for fixed or variable stepping of the VFO's) *Shuttle ring/dial works perfectly (for variable stepping of the VFO's without requiring rotational speed) *Control press and hold/repeat works perfectly (for auto-repeating of commands when a control is held down) *Control "chording" is coded and functionality is possible for future releases *Completely separate CAT actions for a control press as opposed to a control release is coded and functionality is possible for future releases *Full visual feedback of control operation is complete (for control testing, control setup and control diagnostic) With this progress achieved, I'll be moving on to the User Interface of the application, which will be used to configure/setup the control. It'll feature presets for assigning most common CAT commands as well as custom CAT command entry/assignment for those needs that are specific to a particular radio amateur. I'm trying to focus on an intuitive UI design so that support issues are minimized if not even existent. I will be looking to enlist some beta testers -- NOT YET --, but in the near future. I'll post an appropriate solicitation to the reflector WHEN I am ready. *Bradley KK2QQ ___ 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 Software for ShuttlePro/PowerSDR integration under development...
Dudley: That sound like native X-windows (unix, linux, etc) functionality..not what I'm (personally) going for.I find I have 10 different programs windows open when using my radio and I just want to cruise the bands using the Shuttle, and let everything else follow it through DDutil. *B KK2QQ From: dud...@flex-radio.com [mailto:dud...@flex-radio.com] On Behalf Of FlexRadio Support, Dudley Hurry Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 2:39 PM To: Bradley Feldman Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] New Software for ShuttlePro/PowerSDR integration under development... Bradley, On the focus issue, there is a Windows option to have what ever window is under the cursor to have the focus automatically. Many use that. Also there is a program called HotWheel that can keep the focus on PowerSDR. http://kc.flex-radio.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50156.aspx These options might help too. 73, Dudley WA5QPZ FlexRadio Systems (512) 250-8595, Option 2 Email: dud...@flexradio.com <mailto:dud...@flex-radio.com> Web: www.flexradio.com <http://www.flex-radio.com> "Tune in excitement!" T On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 10:57 AM, Bradley Feldman wrote: When I purchased my F5K this year, I also invested in a Contour ShuttlePROv2 to use to control it via PowerSDR. However, I became disappointed in being limited to using the small set of "keyboard equivalents" that are part of the current version of PowerSDR (as the software that comes with the ShuttlePro utilizes key strokes as assignments to various buttons on the ShuttlePRO). Moreover, I was disappointed that the ShuttlePRO software will only control PowerSDR when the PowerSDR window has focus. In other words, if you have the DXLab suite of software concurrently running with PowerSDR you have to specifically click on the PowerSDR window to have the Shuttle control PowerSDR. As I am a software architect by trade, I've decided to "roll my own" software for integrating the ShuttlePRO to PowerSDR. This software assigns the ShuttlePro exclusively to PowerSDR and allows anything available through FlexRadio CAT Command Dictionary to be assigned to the various buttons and controls on the ShuttlePro. Thus, it permits FULL control of the Flex-Radios according to user preference. The software in its alpha stage of development and works very, very well. When complete, I'd like to offer my software for posting on Flex's Knowledge center (similar to DDutil, which my software optionally uses to communicate with PowerSDR). If anyone on the reflector would like to submit a feature wish/feature request to this thread, please feel free to do so. However, there is no guarantee that the request will make it into the software, though :) I'd also be nice to see posts to gauge overall interest. *Bradley KK2QQ ___ 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 Software for ShuttlePro/PowerSDR integration under development...
One thing I forgot to mention: The software I'm developing allows similar functionality via ShuttlePRO to that provided by "T-Mate." *B KK2QQ ___ 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 Software for ShuttlePro/PowerSDR integration under development...
When I purchased my F5K this year, I also invested in a Contour ShuttlePROv2 to use to control it via PowerSDR. However, I became disappointed in being limited to using the small set of "keyboard equivalents" that are part of the current version of PowerSDR (as the software that comes with the ShuttlePro utilizes key strokes as assignments to various buttons on the ShuttlePRO). Moreover, I was disappointed that the ShuttlePRO software will only control PowerSDR when the PowerSDR window has focus. In other words, if you have the DXLab suite of software concurrently running with PowerSDR you have to specifically click on the PowerSDR window to have the Shuttle control PowerSDR. As I am a software architect by trade, I've decided to "roll my own" software for integrating the ShuttlePRO to PowerSDR. This software assigns the ShuttlePro exclusively to PowerSDR and allows anything available through FlexRadio CAT Command Dictionary to be assigned to the various buttons and controls on the ShuttlePro. Thus, it permits FULL control of the Flex-Radios according to user preference. The software in its alpha stage of development and works very, very well. When complete, I'd like to offer my software for posting on Flex's Knowledge center (similar to DDutil, which my software optionally uses to communicate with PowerSDR). If anyone on the reflector would like to submit a feature wish/feature request to this thread, please feel free to do so. However, there is no guarantee that the request will make it into the software, though :) I'd also be nice to see posts to gauge overall interest. *Bradley KK2QQ ___ 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] Diversity Control?
Thanks, I'll try it! *B KK2QQ From: br...@lloyd.com [mailto:br...@lloyd.com] On Behalf Of Brian Lloyd Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 7:37 PM To: Bradley Feldman Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Diversity Control? On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 3:11 PM, Bradley Feldman wrote: I saw a screenshot from somebody's setup using RX2 and a "diversity control" window. Is that part of PowerSDR 2.0.16? If so, how do I activate it? CTL-Alt-R -- Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN/J79BPL 3191 Western Dr. Cameron Park, CA 95682 br...@lloyd.com +1.767.617.1365 (Dominica) +1.931.492.6776 (USA) (+1.931.4.WB6RQN) ___ 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] Diversity Control?
Michael: Yes, that's where I saw it, but I didn't catch anything in the docs yet. *B KK2QQ From: Michael Moore [mailto:mmmoor...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 7:41 PM To: Bradley Feldman Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Diversity Control? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD0V2D5S1dU On Tue, Dec 28, 2010 at 5:32 PM, Michael Moore wrote: I cannot send right now, but look in YouTube, there is a demo. Michael M. Moore N5RWH >From my Android Incredible On Dec 28, 2010 5:14 PM, "Bradley Feldman" wrote: > I saw a screenshot from somebody's setup using RX2 and a "diversity control" > window. Is that part of PowerSDR 2.0.16? If so, how do I activate it? > > Thanks, > > *B > KK2QQ > > > ___ > 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/ -- Michael M. Moore N5RWH ___ 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] Diversity Control?
I saw a screenshot from somebody's setup using RX2 and a "diversity control" window. Is that part of PowerSDR 2.0.16? If so, how do I activate it? Thanks, *B KK2QQ ___ 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] TUN sticking (staying on) on ATU (5KA) -- SOLVED
The suggested 5KA hardware reset along with the earlier database reset and reboot seems to have solved this problem. Also of note is that just preceding this situation, no audio was coming from the radio -- not from the headphone jack, nor the rear speaker jack (Yes, I did try adjusting settings in the mixer first)... however, the database reset fixed that. However, the issue progressed into the autotune problem. Thanks very much for the help from everybody who wrote in. *B KK2Q ___ 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] TUN sticking (staying on) on ATU (5KA)
Gary: Yes, the antenna is connected. The very first thing I did was check to see if the antenna connection was loose. *B KK2QQ -Original Message- From: Gary Warner [mailto:garyw...@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2010 11:20 AM To: Bradley Feldman Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] TUN sticking (staying on) on ATU (5KA) Bradley, Seeing as I have tried to tune at least once with the antenna turned off and got weird results, I have to ask if you have the antenna connected. Gary WG1I On 12/26/2010 7:57 AM, Bradley Feldman wrote: > This just started happening today on my new 5KA. Reset the DB several times > to try and fix, but it's still happening. I go to auto-tune. Tune stays > on indefinitely. A variety of messages will show in the ATU Settings Form. > None look good... > > Examples: "Tune completely SuccessfullySWR 1022.0" , "Tune Failed: No > RF Detected" > > Sometimes PowerSDR will lock up. > > Made absolutely NO changes to the computer, nor the radio and things have > been working great up until today > > Any ideas? > > *B > KK2QQ > > > ___ > 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] TUN sticking (staying on) on ATU (5KA)
I'm using 2.0.16 *B KK2QQ -Original Message- From: Tim Ellison [mailto:telli...@itsco.com] Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2010 11:41 AM To: Bradley Feldman; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: RE: [Flexradio] TUN sticking (staying on) on ATU (5KA) On other thing. What version of PowerSDR are you using? There was a F5K ATU com fix in 2.0.16 that was not in the 1.18.6 version. -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Bradley Feldman Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2010 10:57 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] TUN sticking (staying on) on ATU (5KA) This just started happening today on my new 5KA. Reset the DB several times to try and fix, but it's still happening. I go to auto-tune. Tune stays on indefinitely. A variety of messages will show in the ATU Settings Form. None look good... Examples: "Tune completely SuccessfullySWR 1022.0" , "Tune Failed: No RF Detected" Sometimes PowerSDR will lock up. Made absolutely NO changes to the computer, nor the radio and things have been working great up until today Any ideas? *B KK2QQ ___ 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] TUN sticking (staying on) on ATU (5KA)
Didn't know about this. I'll do this now. *B KK2QQ -Original Message- From: Tim Ellison [mailto:telli...@itsco.com] Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2010 11:39 AM To: Bradley Feldman; 'Bret Mills'; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: RE: [Flexradio] TUN sticking (staying on) on ATU (5KA) It isn't the driver. Do a hardware reset. Leave it off for 15-20 minutes. http://kc.flexradio.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50350.aspx If you did a DB reset, test before importing info or doing too many custom changes to the DB. -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Bradley Feldman Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2010 11:27 AM To: 'Bret Mills'; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] TUN sticking (staying on) on ATU (5KA) Yes, resetting and completely rebooting may have helped. Maybe the driver got corrupted? *B KK2QQ -Original Message- From: Bret Mills [mailto:bmil...@ecso.com] Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2010 11:20 AM To: Bradley Feldman Subject: Re: [Flexradio] TUN sticking (staying on) on ATU (5KA) Did you turn off the Radio after reseting the Database? Some times the radio gets out of sync. WX7Y On Sun, 26 Dec 2010 10:57:26 -0500, Bradley Feldman wrote > This just started happening today on my new 5KA. Reset the DB several times > to try and fix, but it's still happening. I go to auto-tune. Tune stays > on indefinitely. A variety of messages will show in the ATU Settings Form. > None look good... > > Examples: "Tune completely SuccessfullySWR 1022.0" , "Tune Failed: No > RF Detected" > > Sometimes PowerSDR will lock up. > > Made absolutely NO changes to the computer, nor the radio and things have > been working great up until today > > Any ideas? > > *B > KK2QQ > > ___ > 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/ > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by > MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. Bret Mills -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ___ 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] TUN sticking (staying on) on ATU (5KA)
Yes, resetting and completely rebooting may have helped. Maybe the driver got corrupted? *B KK2QQ -Original Message- From: Bret Mills [mailto:bmil...@ecso.com] Sent: Sunday, December 26, 2010 11:20 AM To: Bradley Feldman Subject: Re: [Flexradio] TUN sticking (staying on) on ATU (5KA) Did you turn off the Radio after reseting the Database? Some times the radio gets out of sync. WX7Y On Sun, 26 Dec 2010 10:57:26 -0500, Bradley Feldman wrote > This just started happening today on my new 5KA. Reset the DB several times > to try and fix, but it's still happening. I go to auto-tune. Tune stays > on indefinitely. A variety of messages will show in the ATU Settings Form. > None look good... > > Examples: "Tune completely SuccessfullySWR 1022.0" , "Tune Failed: No > RF Detected" > > Sometimes PowerSDR will lock up. > > Made absolutely NO changes to the computer, nor the radio and things have > been working great up until today > > Any ideas? > > *B > KK2QQ > > ___ > 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/ > > -- > This message has been scanned for viruses and > dangerous content by MailScanner, and is > believed to be clean. Bret Mills -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ___ 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] TUN sticking (staying on) on ATU (5KA)
This just started happening today on my new 5KA. Reset the DB several times to try and fix, but it's still happening. I go to auto-tune. Tune stays on indefinitely. A variety of messages will show in the ATU Settings Form. None look good... Examples: "Tune completely SuccessfullySWR 1022.0" , "Tune Failed: No RF Detected" Sometimes PowerSDR will lock up. Made absolutely NO changes to the computer, nor the radio and things have been working great up until today Any ideas? *B KK2QQ ___ 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] PowerSDR 2.0.x Button Keyboard Equivalents?
K0DAN: Thanks. I already know about this -- unfortunately it doesn't include what I'm looking for. Technically, every control on a window should have a keyboard equivalent (for accessibility purposes). KK2QQ -Original Message- From: K0DAN [mailto:k0...@comcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 5:42 PM To: Tim Ellison; Bradley Feldman; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR 2.0.x Button Keyboard Equivalents? Look in PSDR under SETUP\KEYBOARD - Original Message - From: "Tim Ellison" To: "Bradley Feldman" ; Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 1:28 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR 2.0.x Button Keyboard Equivalents? > To the best of my knowledge, the current keyboard spreadsheet is located > in the Downloads section of the web site. > > > -Tim > > > -Original Message- > From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz > [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Bradley Feldman > Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 2:21 PM > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: [Flexradio] PowerSDR 2.0.x Button Keyboard Equivalents? > > I purchased a ShuttlePro v2 with my Flex 5K intending to program the 15 > buttons to various useful shortcuts. I downloaded a keyboard spreadsheet > from the knowledge center but it's a bit dated -- from 2008 for PowerSDR > 1.x > > I'm looking for keyboard equivalents for the band keys, filter keys, mode > keys, squelch, VAC, ATU, Mon,RX2, Play/Record. I assume (I hope), based > on > windows UI design best practices, that the developers are putting in > keyboard equivalents for most on-screen controls. > > Where can I get an up-to-date listing of these? > > KK2QQ > > > ___ > 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] PowerSDR 2.0.x Button Keyboard Equivalents?
True, it's a nice tuning knob, but seems silly for 15 buttons to not be programmable to personal favorites. Like it would be nice to have the top row correspond to favorite bands, the left button to toggle squelch, the bottom row to be favorite filters and other favorites. I thought that was the point (It's advertised on the Flex Site)? It's not too late for them to add such a thing? KK2QQ From: br...@lloyd.com [mailto:br...@lloyd.com] On Behalf Of Brian Lloyd Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 3:19 PM To: Bradley Feldman Cc: Tim Ellison; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR 2.0.x Button Keyboard Equivalents? On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 12:10 PM, Bradley Feldman wrote: That's what I believe I downloaded. It's missing lots of keys for such things as: band keys, filter keys, mode keys, squelch, VAC, ATU, Mon,RX2, Play/Record. Without these equivalents, the Shuttlepro becomes a $100 paperweight. Uh, not so much. Just for tuning it is pretty nice. I did remap the center shuttle dial to correspond to mouse-wheel operation so that it would always land on a tuning step. I may want to map some of the buttons but haven't felt a burning need yet. -- Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN/J79BPL 3191 Western Dr. Cameron Park, CA 95682 br...@lloyd.com +1.767.617.1365 (Dominica) +1.931.492.6776 (USA) (+1.931.4.WB6RQN) ___ 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] PowerSDR 2.0.x Button Keyboard Equivalents?
That's what I believe I downloaded. It's missing lots of keys for such things as: band keys, filter keys, mode keys, squelch, VAC, ATU, Mon,RX2, Play/Record. Without these equivalents, the Shuttlepro becomes a $100 paperweight. KK2QQ -Original Message- From: Tim Ellison [mailto:telli...@itsco.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 2:29 PM To: Bradley Feldman; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: RE: [Flexradio] PowerSDR 2.0.x Button Keyboard Equivalents? To the best of my knowledge, the current keyboard spreadsheet is located in the Downloads section of the web site. -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Bradley Feldman Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2010 2:21 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] PowerSDR 2.0.x Button Keyboard Equivalents? I purchased a ShuttlePro v2 with my Flex 5K intending to program the 15 buttons to various useful shortcuts. I downloaded a keyboard spreadsheet from the knowledge center but it's a bit dated -- from 2008 for PowerSDR 1.x I'm looking for keyboard equivalents for the band keys, filter keys, mode keys, squelch, VAC, ATU, Mon,RX2, Play/Record. I assume (I hope), based on windows UI design best practices, that the developers are putting in keyboard equivalents for most on-screen controls. Where can I get an up-to-date listing of these? KK2QQ ___ 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] PowerSDR 2.0.x Button Keyboard Equivalents?
I purchased a ShuttlePro v2 with my Flex 5K intending to program the 15 buttons to various useful shortcuts. I downloaded a keyboard spreadsheet from the knowledge center but it's a bit dated -- from 2008 for PowerSDR 1.x I'm looking for keyboard equivalents for the band keys, filter keys, mode keys, squelch, VAC, ATU, Mon,RX2, Play/Record. I assume (I hope), based on windows UI design best practices, that the developers are putting in keyboard equivalents for most on-screen controls. Where can I get an up-to-date listing of these? KK2QQ ___ 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 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues
Here's an update on my progress: Per Brett and Gerald, I rewired the Heil Mic cable on the XLR side distinctly and separately use all three pins of the XLR connector (only 2 were being used and the shield was tied to the Mic negative). I rewired the 8 pin side to have both the mic shield and the PTT shield on pin 5. Mic pos, Mic neg and PTT on the proper pins per the 5K manual. The 8 pin connector cover is not attached to anything. So far, that seems to have solved the mic audio distortion issue. I'll be switching to using the rear panel connection later this week. As far as RFI, I've temporarily hooked up an MFJ-931 Artificial Ground (until I can set up a RF suppressor ground in the spring). That seems to be working as well. The RF ground current is showing considerably strong on the unit's meter. I will likely put together the "air choke" that Harvey recommended. Seems easy to construct and I'd think would lessen the necessary work of the Artificial Ground. Many thanks to all who sent suggestions and recommendations. KK2QQ ___ 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 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues
Gerald: Are you saying that "Alternative 2 - The RF Suppressor Ground System" from this article in Flex Knowledge center would not work in my situation? http://kc.flexradio.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50426.aspx?Keywords=distortion *B KK2QQ From: ger...@flex-radio.com [mailto:ger...@flex-radio.com] On Behalf Of Gerald Youngblood Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 3:54 PM To: Bradley Feldman Cc: Army Curtis - AE5P; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues Bradley, On the fourth floor, even a connection to earth ground would not be a ground because of the impedance of the ground conductor at RF. This could certainly be one of your issues. With regard to the front panel microphone connection. Be sure shield is connected to the connector housing so that it is connected directly to the chassis. You might want to read about the "Pin-1 Problem" in XLR circuits. http://www.rane.com/note165.html You may also want to run the PR-781 balanced into the back of the radio. A balanced input can be a big help with RFI. Good luck, Gerald Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR President and CEO FlexRadio Systems(TM) 13091 Pond Springs Road, #250 Austin, TX 78729 Phone: 512-535-4713 Ext. 202 Email: ger...@flexradio.com Web: www.flexradio.com <http://www.flex-radio.com/> Tune In Excitement (TM) PowerSDR(TM) is a trademark of FlexRadio Systems On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 2:23 PM, Bradley Feldman wrote: Army, et al: At this point, I'm suspecting RF as well. But why with so little power? In the past, with a traditional rig I haven't seen a problem like this, but with the Flex 5000A, with as little as 1W out, I'm having problems. To answer your question, the reason both temporary antennas are 30M antennas so I can tune them for 6-40m and run low power SSB. The MMD antenna is supposed to have a Current-Mode Discriminator which, among other things, is supposed to prevent RF running back down the feedline. The dipole is a textbook dipole fed with coax. If I transmit into a dummy load (a giant 50ohm resistor I bought at a ham fest). I can run full power with no problems whatsoever. No buzzing, no feedback, no distortion. Audio sounds fine in another receiver. Also, I don't have a traditional RF ground yet and the radio is on the 4th story of a building. I do own an artificial ground tuner, which I haven't tried yet at this QTH. As I've said, I'm setting up this QTH new, so I'm trying to minimize what's necessary, rather than hooking everything up at once. By spring time, I'll hook up a RF suppressor Ground system (like the one in the grounding article in the Flex Knowledge center). I'm just trying to operate on a modest setup for the winter. Any ideas on how I can solve this problem and operate under these constraints? *B KK2QQ -Original Message- From: Army Curtis - AE5P [mailto:a...@suddenlink.net] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 1:48 PM To: 'Bradley Feldman' Subject: RE: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues Hi Bradley, I've been following your adventures this morning with your new Flex. Everything you have said so far points to RF getting back into the radio/computer/speakers. Your first post seemed to indicate you had transmit audio feedback from either radio speakers that were reproducing transmit audio because the Monitor button was activated in PSDR, or you had a second receiver in the shack to listen to your transmit audio. If you want to listen to your transmit audio, you MUST prevent the audio from getting back into the microphone and creating a big feedback loop. Since the first post, your symptoms now sound like a classic case of RF feedback (different from audio feedback). You speak of a 30M antenna, first an end fed model and then a dipole fed with coax. I'm a little confused here. 30 meters does not permit SSB operation; only CW or digital. Am I understanding you correctly? Also, a dipole is inherently a balanced antenna, which you are feeding with coax, an unbalanced feed line. Very common practice I grant you, but one that is also very prone to bringing RF back into the shack. Do you have a dummy load? That would be a much better test if you have one. Hook up the dummy load in place of the antenna, and try things again. Remember to use headphones to listen to your transmit audio so you don't have audio feedback, and check things out at several different drive (output power) levels. Watch your mike levels as you transmit, adjusting mike gain so the mike indication on the meter does not go over 0 dB, even on voice peaks. HF RF can cause the same type of sounds from powered speakers that VHF FM can, so I don't think you are having an issue with the V/U modules being keyed by mistake. I also have a 5000 with all the goodies, and totally love it. I ho
Re: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues
Brett: On the Heil Cable, the Mic negative and shield are tied together at the XLR End with the Mic Negative running on the shield to Flex pin 7. So on the XLR, only pins 1+2 are used. Pin 3 is not connected. Seems wrong to me. What's the definitive answer on how it should be? The cable appears to be 4 conductor + shield. What should go where? If anyone has a final answer, I'll unsolder both ends and rewire it properly. Thanks in advance, *B KK2QQ -Original Message- From: Bret Mills [mailto:bmil...@ecso.com] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 4:28 PM To: 'Bradley Feldman' Subject: RE: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues Bradley, I really don't think the Shield is supposed to be connected to pin 7 that is the MIC's (-) side NOT GROUND. The shield according to the manual is connected to pin 5 so Pin 5 and the shell should be connected together as the Chassis Ground. Again Page 5 of the FLEX 5K's owners manual show the proper connections for the FLEX-5000 MIC connector, I quote "Pin 5 is Chassis Ground, Pin 6 is PTT, Pin 7 MIC (-) Pin 8 MIC (+)". >From your previous emails I thought that is how yours was connected. 73's Bret WX7Y -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Bradley Feldman Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 2:12 PM To: 'Gerald Youngblood'; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues Gerald: Since this cable is one I bought from Flex, how should it be wired at the radio? Should pin 7 the shield and the connector housing all be tied together? Currently the connector housing is not connected to anything and the Mic - and the Shield are soldered to pin 7. Thanks, *B KK2QQ From: ger...@flex-radio.com [mailto:ger...@flex-radio.com] On Behalf Of Gerald Youngblood Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 3:54 PM To: Bradley Feldman Cc: Army Curtis - AE5P; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues Bradley, On the fourth floor, even a connection to earth ground would not be a ground because of the impedance of the ground conductor at RF. This could certainly be one of your issues. With regard to the front panel microphone connection. Be sure shield is connected to the connector housing so that it is connected directly to the chassis. You might want to read about the "Pin-1 Problem" in XLR circuits. http://www.rane.com/note165.html You may also want to run the PR-781 balanced into the back of the radio. A balanced input can be a big help with RFI. Good luck, Gerald Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR President and CEO FlexRadio Systems(TM) 13091 Pond Springs Road, #250 Austin, TX 78729 Phone: 512-535-4713 Ext. 202 Email: ger...@flexradio.com Web: www.flexradio.com <http://www.flex-radio.com/> Tune In Excitement (TM) PowerSDR(TM) is a trademark of FlexRadio Systems On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 2:23 PM, Bradley Feldman wrote: Army, et al: At this point, I'm suspecting RF as well. But why with so little power? In the past, with a traditional rig I haven't seen a problem like this, but with the Flex 5000A, with as little as 1W out, I'm having problems. To answer your question, the reason both temporary antennas are 30M antennas so I can tune them for 6-40m and run low power SSB. The MMD antenna is supposed to have a Current-Mode Discriminator which, among other things, is supposed to prevent RF running back down the feedline. The dipole is a textbook dipole fed with coax. If I transmit into a dummy load (a giant 50ohm resistor I bought at a ham fest). I can run full power with no problems whatsoever. No buzzing, no feedback, no distortion. Audio sounds fine in another receiver. Also, I don't have a traditional RF ground yet and the radio is on the 4th story of a building. I do own an artificial ground tuner, which I haven't tried yet at this QTH. As I've said, I'm setting up this QTH new, so I'm trying to minimize what's necessary, rather than hooking everything up at once. By spring time, I'll hook up a RF suppressor Ground system (like the one in the grounding article in the Flex Knowledge center). I'm just trying to operate on a modest setup for the winter. Any ideas on how I can solve this problem and operate under these constraints? *B KK2QQ -Original Message- From: Army Curtis - AE5P [mailto:a...@suddenlink.net] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 1:48 PM To: 'Bradley Feldman' Subject: RE: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues Hi Bradley, I've been following your adventures this morning with your new Flex. Everything you have said so far points to RF getting back into the radio/computer/speakers. Your first p
Re: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues
Gerald: Thanks for looking into this. I've placed an order for the XLR-TRS cable from Flex as a backup. Regards, *B KK2QQ From: ger...@flex-radio.com [mailto:ger...@flex-radio.com] On Behalf Of Gerald Youngblood Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 5:28 PM To: Bradley Feldman Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz; Greg Jurrens Subject: Re: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues Bradley, If I am not mistaken, we currently buy our cables from Heil. Let me check into this on Monday with Greg, who was looking into this recently. Gerald Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR President and CEO FlexRadio Systems(TM) 13091 Pond Springs Road, #250 Austin, TX 78729 Phone: 512-535-4713 Ext. 202 Email: ger...@flexradio.com Web: www.flexradio.com <http://www.flex-radio.com/> Tune In Excitement (TM) PowerSDR(TM) is a trademark of FlexRadio Systems On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 3:11 PM, Bradley Feldman wrote: Gerald: Since this cable is one I bought from Flex, how should it be wired at the radio? Should pin 7 the shield and the connector housing all be tied together? Currently the connector housing is not connected to anything and the Mic - and the Shield are soldered to pin 7. Thanks, *B KK2QQ From: ger...@flex-radio.com [mailto:ger...@flex-radio.com] On Behalf Of Gerald Youngblood Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 3:54 PM To: Bradley Feldman Cc: Army Curtis - AE5P; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues Bradley, On the fourth floor, even a connection to earth ground would not be a ground because of the impedance of the ground conductor at RF. This could certainly be one of your issues. With regard to the front panel microphone connection. Be sure shield is connected to the connector housing so that it is connected directly to the chassis. You might want to read about the "Pin-1 Problem" in XLR circuits. http://www.rane.com/note165.html You may also want to run the PR-781 balanced into the back of the radio. A balanced input can be a big help with RFI. Good luck, Gerald Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR President and CEO FlexRadio Systems(TM) 13091 Pond Springs Road, #250 Austin, TX 78729 Phone: 512-535-4713 Ext. 202 Email: ger...@flexradio.com Web: www.flexradio.com <http://www.flex-radio.com/> Tune In Excitement (TM) PowerSDR(TM) is a trademark of FlexRadio Systems On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 2:23 PM, Bradley Feldman wrote: Army, et al: At this point, I'm suspecting RF as well. But why with so little power? In the past, with a traditional rig I haven't seen a problem like this, but with the Flex 5000A, with as little as 1W out, I'm having problems. To answer your question, the reason both temporary antennas are 30M antennas so I can tune them for 6-40m and run low power SSB. The MMD antenna is supposed to have a Current-Mode Discriminator which, among other things, is supposed to prevent RF running back down the feedline. The dipole is a textbook dipole fed with coax. If I transmit into a dummy load (a giant 50ohm resistor I bought at a ham fest). I can run full power with no problems whatsoever. No buzzing, no feedback, no distortion. Audio sounds fine in another receiver. Also, I don't have a traditional RF ground yet and the radio is on the 4th story of a building. I do own an artificial ground tuner, which I haven't tried yet at this QTH. As I've said, I'm setting up this QTH new, so I'm trying to minimize what's necessary, rather than hooking everything up at once. By spring time, I'll hook up a RF suppressor Ground system (like the one in the grounding article in the Flex Knowledge center). I'm just trying to operate on a modest setup for the winter. Any ideas on how I can solve this problem and operate under these constraints? *B KK2QQ -Original Message- From: Army Curtis - AE5P [mailto:a...@suddenlink.net] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 1:48 PM To: 'Bradley Feldman' Subject: RE: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues Hi Bradley, I've been following your adventures this morning with your new Flex. Everything you have said so far points to RF getting back into the radio/computer/speakers. Your first post seemed to indicate you had transmit audio feedback from either radio speakers that were reproducing transmit audio because the Monitor button was activated in PSDR, or you had a second receiver in the shack to listen to your transmit audio. If you want to listen to your transmit audio, you MUST prevent the audio from getting back into the microphone and creating a big feedback loop. Since the first post, your symptoms now sound like a classic case of RF feedback (different from audio feedback). You speak of a 30M antenna, first an end fed model and then a dipole fed with coax. I'm a little confused here.
Re: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues
Gerald: Since this cable is one I bought from Flex, how should it be wired at the radio? Should pin 7 the shield and the connector housing all be tied together? Currently the connector housing is not connected to anything and the Mic - and the Shield are soldered to pin 7. Thanks, *B KK2QQ From: ger...@flex-radio.com [mailto:ger...@flex-radio.com] On Behalf Of Gerald Youngblood Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 3:54 PM To: Bradley Feldman Cc: Army Curtis - AE5P; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues Bradley, On the fourth floor, even a connection to earth ground would not be a ground because of the impedance of the ground conductor at RF. This could certainly be one of your issues. With regard to the front panel microphone connection. Be sure shield is connected to the connector housing so that it is connected directly to the chassis. You might want to read about the "Pin-1 Problem" in XLR circuits. http://www.rane.com/note165.html You may also want to run the PR-781 balanced into the back of the radio. A balanced input can be a big help with RFI. Good luck, Gerald Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR President and CEO FlexRadio Systems(TM) 13091 Pond Springs Road, #250 Austin, TX 78729 Phone: 512-535-4713 Ext. 202 Email: ger...@flexradio.com Web: www.flexradio.com <http://www.flex-radio.com/> Tune In Excitement (TM) PowerSDR(TM) is a trademark of FlexRadio Systems On Sun, Dec 5, 2010 at 2:23 PM, Bradley Feldman wrote: Army, et al: At this point, I'm suspecting RF as well. But why with so little power? In the past, with a traditional rig I haven't seen a problem like this, but with the Flex 5000A, with as little as 1W out, I'm having problems. To answer your question, the reason both temporary antennas are 30M antennas so I can tune them for 6-40m and run low power SSB. The MMD antenna is supposed to have a Current-Mode Discriminator which, among other things, is supposed to prevent RF running back down the feedline. The dipole is a textbook dipole fed with coax. If I transmit into a dummy load (a giant 50ohm resistor I bought at a ham fest). I can run full power with no problems whatsoever. No buzzing, no feedback, no distortion. Audio sounds fine in another receiver. Also, I don't have a traditional RF ground yet and the radio is on the 4th story of a building. I do own an artificial ground tuner, which I haven't tried yet at this QTH. As I've said, I'm setting up this QTH new, so I'm trying to minimize what's necessary, rather than hooking everything up at once. By spring time, I'll hook up a RF suppressor Ground system (like the one in the grounding article in the Flex Knowledge center). I'm just trying to operate on a modest setup for the winter. Any ideas on how I can solve this problem and operate under these constraints? *B KK2QQ -Original Message- From: Army Curtis - AE5P [mailto:a...@suddenlink.net] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 1:48 PM To: 'Bradley Feldman' Subject: RE: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues Hi Bradley, I've been following your adventures this morning with your new Flex. Everything you have said so far points to RF getting back into the radio/computer/speakers. Your first post seemed to indicate you had transmit audio feedback from either radio speakers that were reproducing transmit audio because the Monitor button was activated in PSDR, or you had a second receiver in the shack to listen to your transmit audio. If you want to listen to your transmit audio, you MUST prevent the audio from getting back into the microphone and creating a big feedback loop. Since the first post, your symptoms now sound like a classic case of RF feedback (different from audio feedback). You speak of a 30M antenna, first an end fed model and then a dipole fed with coax. I'm a little confused here. 30 meters does not permit SSB operation; only CW or digital. Am I understanding you correctly? Also, a dipole is inherently a balanced antenna, which you are feeding with coax, an unbalanced feed line. Very common practice I grant you, but one that is also very prone to bringing RF back into the shack. Do you have a dummy load? That would be a much better test if you have one. Hook up the dummy load in place of the antenna, and try things again. Remember to use headphones to listen to your transmit audio so you don't have audio feedback, and check things out at several different drive (output power) levels. Watch your mike levels as you transmit, adjusting mike gain so the mike indication on the meter does not go over 0 dB, even on voice peaks. HF RF can cause the same type of sounds from powered speakers that VHF FM can, so I don't think you are having an issue with the V/U modules being keyed by mistake. I also have a 5000 wit
Re: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues
Army, et al: At this point, I'm suspecting RF as well. But why with so little power? In the past, with a traditional rig I haven't seen a problem like this, but with the Flex 5000A, with as little as 1W out, I'm having problems. To answer your question, the reason both temporary antennas are 30M antennas so I can tune them for 6-40m and run low power SSB. The MMD antenna is supposed to have a Current-Mode Discriminator which, among other things, is supposed to prevent RF running back down the feedline. The dipole is a textbook dipole fed with coax. If I transmit into a dummy load (a giant 50ohm resistor I bought at a ham fest). I can run full power with no problems whatsoever. No buzzing, no feedback, no distortion. Audio sounds fine in another receiver. Also, I don't have a traditional RF ground yet and the radio is on the 4th story of a building. I do own an artificial ground tuner, which I haven't tried yet at this QTH. As I've said, I'm setting up this QTH new, so I'm trying to minimize what's necessary, rather than hooking everything up at once. By spring time, I'll hook up a RF suppressor Ground system (like the one in the grounding article in the Flex Knowledge center). I'm just trying to operate on a modest setup for the winter. Any ideas on how I can solve this problem and operate under these constraints? *B KK2QQ -Original Message- From: Army Curtis - AE5P [mailto:a...@suddenlink.net] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 1:48 PM To: 'Bradley Feldman' Subject: RE: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues Hi Bradley, I've been following your adventures this morning with your new Flex. Everything you have said so far points to RF getting back into the radio/computer/speakers. Your first post seemed to indicate you had transmit audio feedback from either radio speakers that were reproducing transmit audio because the Monitor button was activated in PSDR, or you had a second receiver in the shack to listen to your transmit audio. If you want to listen to your transmit audio, you MUST prevent the audio from getting back into the microphone and creating a big feedback loop. Since the first post, your symptoms now sound like a classic case of RF feedback (different from audio feedback). You speak of a 30M antenna, first an end fed model and then a dipole fed with coax. I'm a little confused here. 30 meters does not permit SSB operation; only CW or digital. Am I understanding you correctly? Also, a dipole is inherently a balanced antenna, which you are feeding with coax, an unbalanced feed line. Very common practice I grant you, but one that is also very prone to bringing RF back into the shack. Do you have a dummy load? That would be a much better test if you have one. Hook up the dummy load in place of the antenna, and try things again. Remember to use headphones to listen to your transmit audio so you don't have audio feedback, and check things out at several different drive (output power) levels. Watch your mike levels as you transmit, adjusting mike gain so the mike indication on the meter does not go over 0 dB, even on voice peaks. HF RF can cause the same type of sounds from powered speakers that VHF FM can, so I don't think you are having an issue with the V/U modules being keyed by mistake. I also have a 5000 with all the goodies, and totally love it. I hope some of these suggestions will help you get the issues worked out successfully. Let me know please of any of these ideas work for you. 73, Army - AE5P -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Bradley Feldman Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 12:26 PM To: 'Bret Mills'; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues One more thing. I do also hear buzzing out of the amplified speaker for the radio (separate AC sound amp with ground loop isolator, shielded cables) and through the computer's speakers (also ground loop isolated). In the past I've heard this type of buzzing with FM transmit, but never ever with HF transmit. Could the VHF/UHF board be keying up with the HF? *B KK2QQ -Original Message- From: Bret Mills [mailto:bmil...@ecso.com] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 12:40 PM To: 'Bradley Feldman'; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: RE: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues Yep it sounds like it is wired correctly, It must be RF getting into the Radio some how, Have you tried transmitting into a dummy load to see if there is still distortion?? RF gets into the MIC TX circuit quite easily if you are in the "near field" of your Antenna system and you may need to add some snap on MIX 31 ferrite beads as I have done here that were required when I run my AMP to full power in my sit
Re: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues
Bill: Yes, it happens at all power levels. I have drive set at 10 or less. Once fwd power reads 1W, the distortion happens. *B KK2QQ >Brad >question! >does your rfi or distortion occur at all power levels? >rfi is a sneaky beast, but it does require a power source, try dropping your power in10 watt increments. ___ 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 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues
One more thing. I do also hear buzzing out of the amplified speaker for the radio (separate AC sound amp with ground loop isolator, shielded cables) and through the computer's speakers (also ground loop isolated). In the past I've heard this type of buzzing with FM transmit, but never ever with HF transmit. Could the VHF/UHF board be keying up with the HF? *B KK2QQ -Original Message- From: Bret Mills [mailto:bmil...@ecso.com] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 12:40 PM To: 'Bradley Feldman'; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: RE: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues Yep it sounds like it is wired correctly, It must be RF getting into the Radio some how, Have you tried transmitting into a dummy load to see if there is still distortion?? RF gets into the MIC TX circuit quite easily if you are in the "near field" of your Antenna system and you may need to add some snap on MIX 31 ferrite beads as I have done here that were required when I run my AMP to full power in my situation, these are just like the ones on the Fire wire cable. Just a few suggestions that I have ran into in my 2.5 years of running 2 FLEX 5K's and a Flex 3K here. Hope this helps Bret WX7Y -Original Message- From: Bradley Feldman [mailto:brad...@bradleyloritheo.com] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 9:54 AM To: 'Bret Mills'; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: RE: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues The PTT is connected properly to pins 5+6. Mic positive (XLR pin 2) is connected to flex pin 8. Mic negative (XLR pin 3) and Mic Shield (XLR pin 1) are tied together at the flex side and go to flex pin 7. The barrel on the flex side isn't connected to anything. Does that sound correct? *B KK2QQ -Original Message- From: Bret Mills [mailto:bmil...@ecso.com] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 11:45 AM To: 'Bradley Feldman'; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: RE: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues Page 5 of the FLEX 5K's owners manual show the proper connections for the FLEX-5000 MIC connector, I quote "Pin 5 is Chassis Ground, Pin 6 is PTT, Pin 7 MIC (-) Pin 8 MIC (+)". Measure from the MIC itself and make sure they have the correct one connected. 73's Bret WX7Y -Original Message- From: Bradley Feldman [mailto:brad...@bradleyloritheo.com] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 9:25 AM To: 'Bret Mills'; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: RE: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues On the Heil cable I'm using, the PTT is on pins 5+6. The mic is on pins 7+8. Should the barrel of the connector be connect to anything? *B KK2QQ -Original Message- From: Bret Mills [mailto:bmil...@ecso.com] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 10:57 AM To: 'Bradley Feldman' Subject: RE: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues Check the HEIL MIC adapter and MAKE sure that the MIC ground goes to the radio MIC Ground and the PTT Ground goes to PTT Ground on the radio. On a LOT of the HEIL adapters they wired the ground pins backwards and this may be the cause of your problems, on Yaesu radios this didn't make much difference but on the FLEX it makes ALL the difference in the world. Hope this helps and 73's and Happy Holidays Bret WX7Y -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Bradley Feldman Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 8:37 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues I'm new to flex, sdr and this list. I have a brand new 5000A, fully loaded (including the VHF/UHF board). Station is completely new -- new QTH, new Mic (PR 781), new temporary antenna (Miracle MMD 30m). I've worked through issues on installation and receive and seem to have those licked including using VAC with digital modes. Now I'm trying to get TX working right for working QRP until spring comes and I can set up my Steppir Bigir that's sitting here in a box. I've been a ham since 1990, but have largely been on my own with regard to setting up and solving shack problems-- I don't belong to any clubs at the moment, so I appreciate any help I can get from this list with the issue I describe below -- which may not be a "flex issue" but perhaps an ordinary ham setup issue. I don't know. Here's the issue: When keying up and testing my mic in phone mode (I don't have a key set up), once there is enough audio level to drive some rf output power, I start to hear distortion in the audio-- it kind of sounds like the sound of a helicopter with echo and reverb that continues until I unkey. I've done Google searches, flex KB searches, forum searches and read the flex troubleshooting guide to try and f
Re: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues
I just tried stringing up a 30 dipole, new coax, etc instead of using the miracle MMD (which is an end fed antenna). Same problem, so it's not the antenna. The mic cable is the stock cable from Heil, so I assume it's good and proper cable. Any other ideas from anybody? *B KK2QQ -Original Message- From: K0DAN [mailto:k0...@comcast.net] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 12:44 PM To: Bradley Feldman; 'Bret Mills'; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues You may want to try lifting the chassis ground off the XLR ground. Also remember XLR audio is balanced so you don't want either of the XLR mic pins grounded or tied to the shield or chassis. Sometimes NO ground at all on an XLR connector worksyou get these ground loops and current floating around which makes the audio connection UNbalanced, and greats hum, RF paths, etc. Another thing...take a look at the innards of your mic cable. If it's an XLR, you should have twisted pair for the two mic leads, which may or may not be wrapped in a shield. For XLR, think of your audio line much as you would think of a balanced antenna & feedline. GL es 73 Dan K0DAN ----- Original Message - From: "Bradley Feldman" To: "'Bret Mills'" ; Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 10:53 AM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues > The PTT is connected properly to pins 5+6. Mic positive (XLR pin 2) is > connected to flex pin 8. Mic negative (XLR pin 3) and Mic Shield (XLR > pin > 1) are tied together at the flex side and go to flex pin 7. The barrel > on > the flex side isn't connected to anything. > > Does that sound correct? > > *B KK2QQ > > -Original Message----- > From: Bret Mills [mailto:bmil...@ecso.com] > Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 11:45 AM > To: 'Bradley Feldman'; flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: RE: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) > Issues > > Page 5 of the FLEX 5K's owners manual show the proper connections for the > FLEX-5000 MIC connector, I quote "Pin 5 is Chassis Ground, Pin 6 is PTT, > Pin > 7 MIC (-) Pin 8 MIC (+)". > Measure from the MIC itself and make sure they have the correct one > connected. > > 73's > Bret > WX7Y > > > > -Original Message- > From: Bradley Feldman [mailto:brad...@bradleyloritheo.com] > Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 9:25 AM > To: 'Bret Mills'; flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: RE: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) > Issues > > On the Heil cable I'm using, the PTT is on pins 5+6. The mic is on pins > 7+8. Should the barrel of the connector be connect to anything? > > *B KK2QQ > > -Original Message- > From: Bret Mills [mailto:bmil...@ecso.com] > Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 10:57 AM > To: 'Bradley Feldman' > Subject: RE: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) > Issues > > Check the HEIL MIC adapter and MAKE sure that the MIC ground goes to the > radio MIC Ground and the PTT Ground goes to PTT Ground on the radio. > On a LOT of the HEIL adapters they wired the ground pins backwards and > this > may be the cause of your problems, on Yaesu radios this didn't make much > difference but on the FLEX it makes ALL the difference in the world. > Hope this helps and 73's and Happy Holidays > > Bret > WX7Y > > > > -Original Message- > From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz > [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Bradley Feldman > Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 8:37 AM > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues > > I'm new to flex, sdr and this list. > > I have a brand new 5000A, fully loaded (including the VHF/UHF board). > Station is completely new -- new QTH, new Mic (PR 781), new temporary > antenna (Miracle MMD 30m). > > I've worked through issues on installation and receive and seem to have > those licked including using VAC with digital modes. Now I'm trying to > get > TX working right for working QRP until spring comes and I can set up my > Steppir Bigir that's sitting here in a box. > > I've been a ham since 1990, but have largely been on my own with regard to > setting up and solving shack problems-- I don't belong to any clubs at the > moment, so I appreciate any help I can get from this list with the issue I > describe below -- which may not be a "flex issue" but perhaps an ordinary > ham setup issue. I don't know. > > Here's the issue: When keying up and testing my mi
Re: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues
The PTT is connected properly to pins 5+6. Mic positive (XLR pin 2) is connected to flex pin 8. Mic negative (XLR pin 3) and Mic Shield (XLR pin 1) are tied together at the flex side and go to flex pin 7. The barrel on the flex side isn't connected to anything. Does that sound correct? *B KK2QQ -Original Message- From: Bret Mills [mailto:bmil...@ecso.com] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 11:45 AM To: 'Bradley Feldman'; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: RE: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues Page 5 of the FLEX 5K's owners manual show the proper connections for the FLEX-5000 MIC connector, I quote "Pin 5 is Chassis Ground, Pin 6 is PTT, Pin 7 MIC (-) Pin 8 MIC (+)". Measure from the MIC itself and make sure they have the correct one connected. 73's Bret WX7Y -Original Message- From: Bradley Feldman [mailto:brad...@bradleyloritheo.com] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 9:25 AM To: 'Bret Mills'; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: RE: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues On the Heil cable I'm using, the PTT is on pins 5+6. The mic is on pins 7+8. Should the barrel of the connector be connect to anything? *B KK2QQ -Original Message- From: Bret Mills [mailto:bmil...@ecso.com] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 10:57 AM To: 'Bradley Feldman' Subject: RE: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues Check the HEIL MIC adapter and MAKE sure that the MIC ground goes to the radio MIC Ground and the PTT Ground goes to PTT Ground on the radio. On a LOT of the HEIL adapters they wired the ground pins backwards and this may be the cause of your problems, on Yaesu radios this didn't make much difference but on the FLEX it makes ALL the difference in the world. Hope this helps and 73's and Happy Holidays Bret WX7Y -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Bradley Feldman Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 8:37 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues I'm new to flex, sdr and this list. I have a brand new 5000A, fully loaded (including the VHF/UHF board). Station is completely new -- new QTH, new Mic (PR 781), new temporary antenna (Miracle MMD 30m). I've worked through issues on installation and receive and seem to have those licked including using VAC with digital modes. Now I'm trying to get TX working right for working QRP until spring comes and I can set up my Steppir Bigir that's sitting here in a box. I've been a ham since 1990, but have largely been on my own with regard to setting up and solving shack problems-- I don't belong to any clubs at the moment, so I appreciate any help I can get from this list with the issue I describe below -- which may not be a "flex issue" but perhaps an ordinary ham setup issue. I don't know. Here's the issue: When keying up and testing my mic in phone mode (I don't have a key set up), once there is enough audio level to drive some rf output power, I start to hear distortion in the audio-- it kind of sounds like the sound of a helicopter with echo and reverb that continues until I unkey. I've done Google searches, flex KB searches, forum searches and read the flex troubleshooting guide to try and find a solution. Based on that information, I've tried the following: I've grounded the radio to the PC with ground strap. I installed RS ground loop isolators on all audio connections to/from the radio and PC. I put extra ferrites on the PC side of the stock flex firewire cable. The issue remains. Any ideas of what to do next or what additional info is necessary to help me? *Bradley KK2QQ ___ 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/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ___ 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 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues
On the Heil cable I'm using, the PTT is on pins 5+6. The mic is on pins 7+8. Should the barrel of the connector be connect to anything? *B KK2QQ -Original Message- From: Bret Mills [mailto:bmil...@ecso.com] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 10:57 AM To: 'Bradley Feldman' Subject: RE: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues Check the HEIL MIC adapter and MAKE sure that the MIC ground goes to the radio MIC Ground and the PTT Ground goes to PTT Ground on the radio. On a LOT of the HEIL adapters they wired the ground pins backwards and this may be the cause of your problems, on Yaesu radios this didn't make much difference but on the FLEX it makes ALL the difference in the world. Hope this helps and 73's and Happy Holidays Bret WX7Y -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Bradley Feldman Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 8:37 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues I'm new to flex, sdr and this list. I have a brand new 5000A, fully loaded (including the VHF/UHF board). Station is completely new -- new QTH, new Mic (PR 781), new temporary antenna (Miracle MMD 30m). I've worked through issues on installation and receive and seem to have those licked including using VAC with digital modes. Now I'm trying to get TX working right for working QRP until spring comes and I can set up my Steppir Bigir that's sitting here in a box. I've been a ham since 1990, but have largely been on my own with regard to setting up and solving shack problems-- I don't belong to any clubs at the moment, so I appreciate any help I can get from this list with the issue I describe below -- which may not be a "flex issue" but perhaps an ordinary ham setup issue. I don't know. Here's the issue: When keying up and testing my mic in phone mode (I don't have a key set up), once there is enough audio level to drive some rf output power, I start to hear distortion in the audio-- it kind of sounds like the sound of a helicopter with echo and reverb that continues until I unkey. I've done Google searches, flex KB searches, forum searches and read the flex troubleshooting guide to try and find a solution. Based on that information, I've tried the following: I've grounded the radio to the PC with ground strap. I installed RS ground loop isolators on all audio connections to/from the radio and PC. I put extra ferrites on the PC side of the stock flex firewire cable. The issue remains. Any ideas of what to do next or what additional info is necessary to help me? *Bradley KK2QQ ___ 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/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ___ 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 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues
I am using the Heil Yaesu Mic Cable and Heil PTT Footswitch to the front panel connector of the 5000A. I'll open up the connector and check. I'll look for the 5000A mic jack spec. *B KK2QQ -Original Message- From: Bret Mills [mailto:bmil...@ecso.com] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 10:57 AM To: 'Bradley Feldman' Subject: RE: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues Check the HEIL MIC adapter and MAKE sure that the MIC ground goes to the radio MIC Ground and the PTT Ground goes to PTT Ground on the radio. On a LOT of the HEIL adapters they wired the ground pins backwards and this may be the cause of your problems, on Yaesu radios this didn't make much difference but on the FLEX it makes ALL the difference in the world. Hope this helps and 73's and Happy Holidays Bret WX7Y -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Bradley Feldman Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 8:37 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues I'm new to flex, sdr and this list. I have a brand new 5000A, fully loaded (including the VHF/UHF board). Station is completely new -- new QTH, new Mic (PR 781), new temporary antenna (Miracle MMD 30m). I've worked through issues on installation and receive and seem to have those licked including using VAC with digital modes. Now I'm trying to get TX working right for working QRP until spring comes and I can set up my Steppir Bigir that's sitting here in a box. I've been a ham since 1990, but have largely been on my own with regard to setting up and solving shack problems-- I don't belong to any clubs at the moment, so I appreciate any help I can get from this list with the issue I describe below -- which may not be a "flex issue" but perhaps an ordinary ham setup issue. I don't know. Here's the issue: When keying up and testing my mic in phone mode (I don't have a key set up), once there is enough audio level to drive some rf output power, I start to hear distortion in the audio-- it kind of sounds like the sound of a helicopter with echo and reverb that continues until I unkey. I've done Google searches, flex KB searches, forum searches and read the flex troubleshooting guide to try and find a solution. Based on that information, I've tried the following: I've grounded the radio to the PC with ground strap. I installed RS ground loop isolators on all audio connections to/from the radio and PC. I put extra ferrites on the PC side of the stock flex firewire cable. The issue remains. Any ideas of what to do next or what additional info is necessary to help me? *Bradley KK2QQ ___ 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/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ___ 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 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues
Both the monitor and a second rx (wide receive HT). *B -Original Message- From: Tim Ellison [mailto:telli...@itsco.com] Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 10:47 AM To: Bradley Feldman; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: RE: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues Are you using the MONitor to listen to your audio or a second RX? -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Bradley Feldman Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2010 10:37 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] New 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues I'm new to flex, sdr and this list. I have a brand new 5000A, fully loaded (including the VHF/UHF board). Station is completely new -- new QTH, new Mic (PR 781), new temporary antenna (Miracle MMD 30m). I've worked through issues on installation and receive and seem to have those licked including using VAC with digital modes. Now I'm trying to get TX working right for working QRP until spring comes and I can set up my Steppir Bigir that's sitting here in a box. I've been a ham since 1990, but have largely been on my own with regard to setting up and solving shack problems-- I don't belong to any clubs at the moment, so I appreciate any help I can get from this list with the issue I describe below -- which may not be a "flex issue" but perhaps an ordinary ham setup issue. I don't know. Here's the issue: When keying up and testing my mic in phone mode (I don't have a key set up), once there is enough audio level to drive some rf output power, I start to hear distortion in the audio-- it kind of sounds like the sound of a helicopter with echo and reverb that continues until I unkey. I've done Google searches, flex KB searches, forum searches and read the flex troubleshooting guide to try and find a solution. Based on that information, I've tried the following: I've grounded the radio to the PC with ground strap. I installed RS ground loop isolators on all audio connections to/from the radio and PC. I put extra ferrites on the PC side of the stock flex firewire cable. The issue remains. Any ideas of what to do next or what additional info is necessary to help me? *Bradley KK2QQ ___ 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 5000A User - TX Audio (severe distortion) Issues
I'm new to flex, sdr and this list. I have a brand new 5000A, fully loaded (including the VHF/UHF board). Station is completely new -- new QTH, new Mic (PR 781), new temporary antenna (Miracle MMD 30m). I've worked through issues on installation and receive and seem to have those licked including using VAC with digital modes. Now I'm trying to get TX working right for working QRP until spring comes and I can set up my Steppir Bigir that's sitting here in a box. I've been a ham since 1990, but have largely been on my own with regard to setting up and solving shack problems-- I don't belong to any clubs at the moment, so I appreciate any help I can get from this list with the issue I describe below -- which may not be a "flex issue" but perhaps an ordinary ham setup issue. I don't know. Here's the issue: When keying up and testing my mic in phone mode (I don't have a key set up), once there is enough audio level to drive some rf output power, I start to hear distortion in the audio-- it kind of sounds like the sound of a helicopter with echo and reverb that continues until I unkey. I've done Google searches, flex KB searches, forum searches and read the flex troubleshooting guide to try and find a solution. Based on that information, I've tried the following: I've grounded the radio to the PC with ground strap. I installed RS ground loop isolators on all audio connections to/from the radio and PC. I put extra ferrites on the PC side of the stock flex firewire cable. The issue remains. Any ideas of what to do next or what additional info is necessary to help me? *Bradley KK2QQ ___ 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/
