[Flexradio] SVN 1434 Problems

[Dale Richardson]

I have encountered a couple of problems with SVN 1434. Power in SSB is 
not adjustable in any meaningful way. With Drive at 5 I have 108 watts 
out and audio is very distorted. It does not make any difference where I 
put the drive. I get 108 watts out on peaks. The gate is difficult to 
adjust and there is no happy medium. When the gate is off just audio 
full blast and when on the audio is choppy. I had to turn off the RX 
Equalizer as the receive audio was ear splitting. CPU usage is runing 25 
to 35 percent. Running an ASUS 3.2 GHz, 1 Gb ram, Delta 44.
73,
Dale AA5XE

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Re: [Flexradio] support the FLEXRADIO COMPANY

[Dale Richardson]

Let's not charge for it. Flex has a good thing now, don't mess it up 
with subscriptions. Besides, I think it is under GPL anyway. Let 
Flexradio decide its own business practices.
73,
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> Yes: Let's do it on a subscription basis for upgrades. The initial download 
> and a one year subscription could be free with purchase of the radio. Then 
> the subscriptions would add an identifier to the software that could send out 
> the owners license every ten minutes and would be unique to each subscriber. 
> It also would allow updates if the subscriber was in a database and update 
> only their coded software. Subscribers may also be eligible to discounts on 
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Re: [Flexradio] Main and Sub receiver recommended enhancements

[Dale Richardson]

Charles,
These are very good enhancements. It is extremely practical to be able 
to set the filters for both receivers independently.
73,
Dale AA5XE

 

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Charles Greene wrote:

>Hi,
>
>One use of the main and sub receivers is listening on the main to a 
>DX station and listening and transmitting on the sub, if the DX 
>station is using split.  A key to this use is the ability to set the 
>bandwidth of the main and sub receivers independently which you can't 
>do through SVN 689.  You set the main to a narrow filter to copy the 
>DX station and set the sub to a wider filter to copy the competition 
>and the station the DX station is working. Then using split, you TX 
>on VFO B.  A similar setup is used working contests. Carl, N4PY built 
>this feature into his Pegasus program, when using the K2.  The K2 by 
>design does not have the bandwidth go with the VFOs, but Carl's 
>program does.   You need to control the bandwidth of the VFO A and B 
>receivers independently.
>
>I have trouble copying VFO A if the VFO B signal is much stronger 
>than VFO A signal.  You can easily change the gain of VFO A receiver, 
>but not VFO B receiver.  You can do it by turning up the RF gain and 
>reducing the AF gain.  It would be better if you could control the 
>gain of VFO B and VFO A receivers independently.
>
>If there is some agreement and if I am not missing something, I will 
>submit an enhancement request.
>
>73,  Chas, W1CG
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Re: [Flexradio] 6 Meters and the SDR

[Dale Richardson]

One should order the amplifier with the preamp installed. The SDR is 
pretty deaf on six without it. I use a TE Systems 0505G with PTT keying 
with a sequencer to drive the Commander VHF 1200. I made the mistake of 
not getting the receive preamp installed so I am now in the process of 
trying to install a preamp. Without a preamp you will NOT hear the weak 
signals.
73,
Dale AA5XE

Dave & Nancy Ridge wrote:

>Hi Karl, I ordered my 6 meter amp from TE Systems in Californa, direct. They 
>do have dealers in the USA but they are not stocked in this configuration. (.5 
>watts in and 170 watts out) I have not received it yet. Some how, they lost my 
>order so I can't say how it works. TE Systems number is: 310-478-0591. Ask for 
>Dave Anderson. They have various models with various input/outputs and with 
>and without a preamp. (My model is 0548G, .5 in--170 out with preamp) 
>
>Good Luck and 73, Dave, W9DR
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Re: [Flexradio] SDR-1000 poor perfomance on receive.

[Dale Richardson]

I have no problem listening to KBLJ out of Austin on 590 and it is over 
100 miles from here. Make sure all your cables are plugged in properly. 
I have noticed that sometimes if they don't seat right then weird 
problems exist. Does it work ok on the other bands? Can you hear WWV 
where it is supposed to be? Try using the spur reduction in setup. I get 
large spurs around 259-260 khz but moving to 261 they go away.
73,
Dale AA5XE

KD5NWA wrote:

>I recently bought a SDR-1000 at Dayton and have been playing with it.
>I'm using a Delta-44 card with my 2.4 GHz Pentium 4 PC, parallel port
>connect, and V16.1 software.
>I have no reception of AM broadcast stations from 520KHz to 780KHz, my
>alarm clock picks up several stations, the SDR-1000 nothing, not even a
>trace that there are stations there.
>
>I keep picking up a Mexican station on 40KHz and every 20KHz or so
>thereafter up to around 300KHz even with the pre-amp off.
>
>On several of the bands below the AM band I have massive spurs -40dB to
>-55dB, as you tune near them they disappear and new ones show up a few
>KHz away.
>
>General lack of signals on the band, when I hook the same antenna to a
>TS-930, I see lots of signals and AM stations below 790KHz.
>
>I have tried adding delays to the printer port to no avail. The radio's
>power supply is a 12A Astron linear power supply, and computer are
>plugged on the same outlet.
>
>Any clues?
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Re: [Flexradio] Six Meters

[Dale Richardson]

Scott,
I take back my last comments. I just tried your experiment and got the 
same results. Listening to beacons there is a significant difference 
between my FT-920 and the SDR. The FT-920 registers an S4-S5 while the 
SDR is around -120dbm and barely audible in the noise. Same antenna 
(6M7JHV at 66 ft). The SDR is almost deaf. One signal that was extremely 
strong (S9 +10) was barely an S7 on the SDR. I tried several versions of 
the SDR with same results. I had to run the AGC Max Gain gain up to 100 
and then the signals are still weak.
73,
Dale AA5XE


Scott Gordon wrote:

>Question I was just tuning around on 6 meters since I see there is a
>opening.  I have a coax switch where I can switch between my SDR and
>Yaesu 857D.  I am hearing signals much better on my Yaesu then on the
>SDR?  I mean maybe S6 on the yaesu and just barely hearing in the noise
>on the SDR.
> 
>Do I have something set up incorrectly?  Even though it is 1 watt on
>transmit I would think the receiver would match the Yaesu?
> 
>Scott Gordon
>KQ8RP
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Re: [Flexradio] Six Meters

[Dale Richardson]

Scott,
Which antenna jack do you have connected? You have to use the qrp one to 
get decent signals on six meters. You must also disable the 100W 
amplifier in setup if you have it installed.
73,
Dale AA5XE
Secretary, SMIRK

Scott Gordon wrote:

>Question I was just tuning around on 6 meters since I see there is a
>opening.  I have a coax switch where I can switch between my SDR and
>Yaesu 857D.  I am hearing signals much better on my Yaesu then on the
>SDR?  I mean maybe S6 on the yaesu and just barely hearing in the noise
>on the SDR.
> 
>Do I have something set up incorrectly?  Even though it is 1 watt on
>transmit I would think the receiver would match the Yaesu?
> 
>Scott Gordon
>KQ8RP
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Re: [Flexradio] Am I Missing Something? Or Is Everyone?

[Dale Richardson]

I must agree with Don on this. I really like using and playing with the =

beta versions. It is the joy of experimenting that makes the SDR unique. =

There needs to be an easier way to download and use the beta versions. I =

also agree with Gerald along the lines of business sense. One has to =

present the SDR as stable and ready to go to the majority of operators. =

That being said, I still like the idea of easy downloads of beta versions.
73,
Dale AA5XE

Don AE5K wrote:

>At the risk of getting my hands slapped (yes, this list now has a bunch
>of "Thou Shall Nots..." which are hard to keep up with)...
>
>In a recent communication to this list, Gerald wrote:
>
>  =

>
>>That is to publish BOTH the source and the executable code on
>>the SVN server and you will have access.  You do NOT need to compile any
>>code to get and run the latest. =

>>=

>>
>
>Sounds good!
>
>So, I believed Gerald and decided to try out the very latest "alpha".  I
>am sorely unexperienced with Subversion, but have TortoiseSVN installed
>on my Windows 2000 machine that I've been using in the past to run
>PowerSDR.  Briefly, here are my experiences last evening:
>
>1. Made a directory to hold the svn stuff and clicked on the only thing
>I could find that would download from the URI given by Tim E. the other
>day.  Lucky I have a DSL connection out here in the boondocks of the
>Ozarks ... it took more than several minutes.  Ended up with 95.9 MB
>(with 172 MB of disk space taken up) in the directory, including 5660
>files and 714 folders!
>
>2. Made my way to the "release" folder under trunk->bin and found a
>"powersdr.exe".  Clicking on it started up the "wisdom" program for a
>few minutes.  Then, instead of starting up the PowerSDR console, it told
>me of a fatal error: "File or assembly name
>Microsoft.DirectX.DirectInput of one of its dependencies was not found"
>
>3. Copied powersdr.exe into it's own folder and started it.  Now I
>consistently get a fatal error which starts out: "The system cannot find
>the file specified ... at
>System.Diagnostics.Process.StartWithShellExecuteEX (ProcessStartInfo
>startInfo)" and continuing with 4 more lines similar.
>
>Even though I might be considered a "software type", my expertise is not
>in the area of svn or MS Windows.
>
>It used to be simple to try a new beta version.  Just download a couple
>megabyte file and go.  Gerald, it just isn't that way any more!
>
>What am I missing? (besides some files)  Maybe some good directions on
>how to use subversion and to properly execute the latest alpha?  Or do
>those who wish to try out the latest need to become software gurus?
>
>I can accept the shift ... but I feel many of us are now left out.
>
>73,
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[Flexradio] New Console

[Dale Richardson]

Jeff,
Wow, it looks great. Very impressive, I must say. I really like the 
sliders and the ability to expand the display. The RF gain control is 
superb. Kudos.

73,
Dale AA5XE

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[Flexradio] VAC 3.12 Parameters

[Dale Richardson]

A little while back there was a posting about how to set up VAC 3.12 
full with the SDR. I thought I had saved it but apparently not. Can 
someone point me to the right direction on setting up VAC? I am running 
the Delta 44 with a Asus 3.2 GHz computer and vers 1.6.0. When running 
VAC 3.12 with MMTTY or Digipan it seems to have low output when first 
keyed then jumps up after a short while to a large amount of audio. SDR 
VAC setup parameters are the default (Driver=MME; Input=Microsoft Sound 
Mapper; Output=Microsoft Sound Mapper), Buffer size is 2048, Sample rate 
is 11025, RX gain is 0 and TX gain is 15. Any help would be appreciated. 
Thanks.

73,
Dale AA5XE

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Re: [Flexradio] CW Practice

[Dale Richardson]

n5ba wrote:

I have been trying to tame the keyer in the SDR-1000.  I snuck up to 12 
meters
this weekend, when 17 and 15 meters was dead.  Thought I could practice 
there
and not disturb any one. 


After a minute  "QRZ?"

I tried to QSO the guy, but it was an utter disaster.

The purpose of this short diatribe is - How can you do code practice without
transmitting?  I'm sure it's not hard, but I can't find it.  I hope to 
get my old

AEA Morsematic connected this weekend, and maybe then I'll be able to again
send code even I can understand.

73
Brian
N5BA

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Try reducing the power to 0. Use a dummy load. That should do it.
73,
Dale AA5XE

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Re: [Flexradio] High-Resolution Clock on AMD64 / nVidia nForce

[Dale Richardson]

I agree that the T-R delay could be improved on cw. I have noticed the 
latency through the receiver also causes some "timing' problems with 
stations. The delay of the signal through the receiver is noticeable. I 
put a Yaesu FT-920 next to the SDR on receive and transmitted cw with 
another transmitter and the SDR is always a few milliseconds behind. The 
lag is noticeable enough that it is easy to lose the sync of a dx 
contact. In essence the SDR is still processing the other stations 
signal after he has stopped transmitting.

73,
Dale AA5XE

Richard Stasiak wrote:


On Mar 22, 2006, at 11:27 AM, Lee A Crocker wrote:

 


The performance killer is the transmission lag, that
is the time between the last keypress, and when the
radio is fully back in the receiving mode.  If you run
any speed and work DX this is a problem.
   



This is a timely post for me, Lee.  I experienced this exact  
situation last night working 20 M cw.
I had the turn around times down to a minimum with my SDR but with  
the delays I felt the timing with the DX station was off.  The  
contact needed a couple of unnecessary repeats to complete it.


I have also tried using MOX for cw in these situations by programming  
one of the buttons on my Shuttle for the MOX function.

But there is still too much of a lag switching back to rx.
 


Frankly if it would speed up the T_R of the
radion you could do away entirely with any sidetone
generation, internal keyer in the software etc, and
just let me use an external keyer to do these
functions, or at least make this an option to be
turned on and off.
   



I second this request.

73

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Re: [Flexradio] Calibration: Is this a bug in 1.4.5.18?

[Dale Richardson]

Ahti Aintila wrote:


Is this a bug or a new feature? The Level Calibration of the preview
18  with -70 dBm signal gives me following signal levels on the
Spectrum display with different preamp gains:
Off: -70 dBm
Low: -80 dBm
Med: -70 dBm
High: -80 dBm

If I transfer the mdb-file from the version 1.4.5.16, all gain
settings show the same  -70 dBm.

73, Ahti OH2RZ

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I had a similar problem. Very difficult to calibrate the receiver. It 
would not calibrate at all on 14.200. I finally manage to calibrate it 
on 7 MHz. It seemed to try to use the noise level as the source. 
Consequently the noise level would be at -70 dbm, or -80 dbm depending 
on what the preamp was set at and the signal 73 dbm above that.

73,
Dale AA5XE

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Re: [Flexradio] Announcing the new SDR1K Operating andUseDiscussionGroup on Yahoo

[Dale Richardson]

You are right, Stan, anyone can start a group on Yahoo concerning the 
SDR and FlexRadio. However, when I want official information concerning 
the SDR I would much prefer to obtain it from a site or reflector owned 
and maintained by FlexRadio. The original forum at the flex website was 
great because all of the information was located in one place. Now we 
have a reflector that accomplishes much. The forum can be expanded if 
need be. The bug documenter and feature request site is good but is 
another place to have to go check.

73,
Dale AA5XE

Stan wrote:

I had no idea we lived in a closed communist society where we have one group 
(the elite) dictating to the others (the surfs) what someone can and cannot 
do. I am sure the owner of the yahoo group paid for his radio just like 
everyone else and I would think it entitles him to have some choices (if this 
is still America). If his choice is to start a yahoo group so be it!
Why is there always a group that wants things their way? Someone else has an 
idea, so he goes for it, if he fails - HE FAILS! - if he succeeds? GREAT!
For those of you who dont want a yahoo group, get out of the way and let the 
man try his idea!


AH6JR
Stan






On Sunday 12 March 2006 12:52 pm, John Basilotto wrote:
 


Gentleman,
Something to think about

There has been less than 10 "NO" posts in the last 48 hours. I've had over
30 conversations over the last few months with people who don't use the
reflector because they are intimidated by the highly technical content of
the posts on our reflector.  A synthesis of their comments is "...[they
are] simply operators and not really interested in writing or even knowing
about software."

Despite numerous posts by others that they are welcome here, has not
changed their mind.
It's possible to have Yahoo posts vectored here but some think that doing
so would open the Spam floodgate. I belong to three Yahoo discussion
groups; I get virtually no Spam because I use a Spam blocker.

The below post is what served as the catalyst in starting a Yahoo users
groups. Yahoo may not be the answer, but one thing is certain, the current
Reflect does not appear to meet the needs of the typical ham-a person who
just likes to get on his radio and talk to others.  These folks may very
well be the dominant group of SDR1000 user in the future.

Original post.
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2006 7:42 PM
To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: [Flexradio] Excuse my ignorance but...

I've been reading the mail here for a while before deciding to buy the
SDR1K, and one thing puzzles me.
There is virtually no discussion on actual use of the radio, by that I
mean do any of you operate on air ?
All discussion is software related, which is after all what defines the
radio, but as someone who is a radio operator first, and antenna
experimenter second and computer literate about 15th on the list, there
is little to help someone like myself understand the operation of the
radio.
This isn't a negative comment as I'm sure this list is probably one at
the cutting edge of ham radio technology, but rather a request for
someone to post about actual use once in a while then I might understand
more than the 5% I do at present !!
Or is there another list that covers my queries ?
I suppose if I bought the SDR1K then I would learn as I went along, I'm
just concerned there may be too much to learn to actually use the radio
.
Keep up the good work, but remember not every Ham is a computer genius.
Some of us just like to operate the radio !!
73 de Keith  VK6XH









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W5GI
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Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006 4:11 PM
To: richard allen
Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Announcing the new SDR1K Operating
andUseDiscussionGroup on Yahoo

I also vote no.
Still trying to figure out how to use the bug list!
Bob K1OC
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Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Announcing the new SDR1K Operating
andUseDiscussion Group on Yahoo

   


Another NO vote for Yahoo.   In fact, while the buglist and new
feature request may be a good thing for formalising those two streams
for the developers, I've not seen any comments here on entries made
into those two lists.  That was one of the good things about having
bugs and feature requests come thru the reflector.  Everybody got to
see them and comment on them.  Of course, that was one of the reasons
for removing them, the bugs at least.  It was said that they were too
public and scared new guys away.  One of the main purposes of the
sdr1000 was to make an open radio and not one that was afraid to have
it

Re: [Flexradio] Announcing the new SDR1K Operating and Use Discussion Group on Yahoo

[Dale Richardson]

There are more than enough ways for one to ask questions, expound on 
software, solicit opinion on the SDR with this reflector, the FlexRadio 
Forum, and the hamsdr site without creating another forum on Yahoo 
groups. Creating another forum or reflector is not going to solve 
anything by splitting up expertise base and having more places to check 
for answers. Developing software is not my "bag". That being said I do 
not mind seeing messages on this and that "what does this code do" or 
seeing messages on Dream even though I will never use it. I don't do SWL 
much anymore. But I don't mind seeing these messages because someone out 
there does SWL and use Dream and someone does develop software. I do own 
a delete key. I do like the different iterations of the operating 
program that come out time to time with a new function or improvement. 
The recent AGC and ALC improvements are great. I do like seeing if I can 
find a "bug". Sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. The point is I get to 
experiment myself and play to my hearts content.


Maybe the best resolution of this is to discard any use of Yahoo Groups 
and add more forums at FlexRadio. Possibly one for New Users, one for 
the software developers, and one for general comments. In the time I 
have had my SDR1K (I bought mine in Oct 2004) I have only heard one 
really negative comment about its operation and that was from someone 
who really did not understand much about electronics or ham radio. This 
is not really a plug and play radio. One does need to know a little bit. 
I am not a casual user of this radio. Mine is on at least 18 hours a 
day. It has held up well and I have been able to work DX with no problem.


I think we should leave things as they are and not use Yahoo Groups with 
its attendant problems and add another layer to the expert base.


73,

Dale AA5XE

Tim Ellison wrote:


To all,

John, W5GI informed me that there isn't a Yahoo based discussion group
that is geared specifically for SDR1K users and potential users to
inquire and discuss how they use their SDR1K in different operating
modes that match their operating interests. So he asked me to establish
such a group that would be more easily searchable from the net for
people looking for information on the SDR-1000. I expect this forum will
be included as a resource on the FlexRadio home page in order to get
maximum visibility.

This discussion group will deal exclusively with how the SDR1K is used
by hams in everyday situations (what? you don't use your SDR1K
everyday!). Its intent is to be a bit more user friendly to those
interested in the SDR1K than the sometimes "real deep" technical
discussion that can spawn on the reflector which might scare off the
less technical. The SDR1K Reflector's phenomenal success is due
completely to the wealth of information us "Flexers" have obtained and
shared unselfishly with anyone who is brave enough to inquire. The
success of the Yahoo SDR-1000 Operating and Use discussion group will
also be dependent on the same type of generous dissemination of
knowledge gained by the SDR Collective. I am urge everyone to
participate in this forum as well as the Reflector in order to ensure
its future success.

The Yahoo SDR1K Operating and Use discussion group has a few unique
features that are not present on the Reflector to help out the new and
seasoned users alike.

Calendar of Events:
There is a calendar of SDR1K related events that can be used to make
sure you know when Teamspeak is happening, or when Gerald is giving that
talk at Dayton. As events such as attendance at hamfests by FlexRadio or
talks being give by renowned users of the SDR community are scheduled,
we'll put them in the calendar.  The calendar uses GMT as the default
time zone, so all times are in UTC

Useful Web links:
There are useful web links, such as where to get Delta44 drivers or
Phil's Vcom drivers. I would hope that the SDR1K user community would
contribute heavily to this resource.

SDR User Database:
This is a database of SDR users, where their QTH is located, what their
SDR1K configuration looks like and how they use their SDR1K. This
essentially is a database of SDR "elmers". You never know when a
potential SDR convert might be in the next town over and could use a
little personal demo to put him over the edge.

Files download Area:
This is a place where you can download files for SDR users to share. As
an example, I have placed a small Access DB with my BandText table for
those that want a starting point for a more detailed Band Text.  There
are other files there as well.

Polls, Chat and Photos: 
Here are a couple of tools that might come in handy for those wanting to

contact some one one-on-one, upload pictures of their operating position
or take an informal poll on what Buffer settings folks use for the best
CW operation. Just more tools for those who want to use them.

In conclusion, I hope you will support and contribute to the SDR1K
Operating and Use Discussion Grou

Re: [Flexradio] Announcing the new SDR1K Operating and Use Discussion Group on Yahoo

[Dale Richardson]

I also say NO to Yahoo. We have enough lists and forums as already 
noted. I much prefer this list and the flex-radio forum over anything 
Yahoo has. Seems like a duplication of effort to me.

73,
Dale AA5XE

Philip Covington wrote:


On 3/12/06, KD5NWA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
 


Please let us not split the group, besides there are some
disadvantages to using Yahoo. Storage space for files and pictures
for a group is very limited. You constantly have to delete the older
stuff to make room for the new.

At 11:07 AM 3/12/2006, you wrote:
   



I agree.  It seems to me that between this mailing list and the Flex
Radio forum (as well as the forum on hamsdr.org) that the current
resources available are more than adequate.

73 de Phil N8VB

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Re: [Flexradio] Version 1.4.5 preview 15 CWX - No speed change

[Dale Richardson]

Speed change works fine here.
73,
Dale AA5XE

Mike Naruta wrote:


I did a clean install of Preview 15,
no database import.

Opened CWX and clicked on a memory button
and it sent the CW.

Changed the WPM in CWX to 5 WPM and clicked
on the same memory button.  It still sent at
about 15 WPM.

Closed the CWX window and opened the CWX window.
Now clicking on the same memory button sent at
5 WPM.  I changed the WPM to 30 and clicked on
the same memory button.  It still sent at 5 WPM.
Close and open the CWX window and it sends at
30 WPM.  I type in the speed and press Tab.


My SDR-1000 PC is very vanilla.  I can't believe
that I am the only person in the world that this
is happening to.  Have all y'all on the reflector
tried changing the speed?


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[Flexradio] Beta Version 1.4.5 Preview 15 DB import problem

[Dale Richardson]

I just installed Version 1.4.5 Preview 15 and imported the database from 
Preview 14. The CWX database does not import and the default W5SXD 
database is installed instead. Also the settings for both Equalizers did 
not import correctly. I tried importing the database twice with the same 
result.

73,
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[Flexradio] 6 Meter Hi Power Operation

[Dale Richardson]

Has anyone successfully ran the SDR1K on 6M at KW levels? If so, how did 
you do it? I would like to drive a Commander VHF 1200 with a SDR. Any 
suggestions?

73,
Dale AA5XE

Re: [Flexradio] Marked Difference in RTTY with 1.4.1 versus Preview 7

[Dale Richardson]

I have been using version 14 for rtty/psk without any problems here. I 
use Digipan and MMTTY. Worked 3Y0X on 17 rtty with the sdr without any 
problems.

73,
Dale AA5XE

Larry Loen wrote:


I was having trouble decoding RTTY in the CQ WW WPX contest.

I switched back to 1.4.1, which is kind of my "ace in the hole" version 
for digital for some time now.


I saw and continue to see a marked improvement in the quality of the 
decode with (obviously) the same level of MixW2.  It didn't seem to be a 
matter of filtering as such.  Just the software level "somehow" was more 
like what MixW is looking for.


I have not compared it to Preview 12 or later.  I thought this result 
interesting enough to put out while someone could still verify it under 
roughly the same contest conditions (anywhere on 40 RTTY right now).



Larry  WO0Z


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Re: [Flexradio] CW Tab Greyed Out

[Dale Richardson]

CPU usage is about the same. I don't see much difference here. Runs
about 4 to 15 per cent depending on how many programs I am running.
Dale

richard allen wrote:

  Thanks, Dale.  As usual, suggestions are welcome.

How is your cpu load doing>  Several folks have reported serious slow 
downs but none of us can see it here.

Richard W5SXD

Dale Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
(02/10/2006 16:28)

  
  
Richard,
I really like the new CWX keyer! Super job OM! Tnx es 73
Dale AA5XE

richard allen wrote:



  A preliminary copy of the new CWX section of the sdr1000 manual may be
found at
http://rcallen.com/cwx0.pdf
Regards,
Richard W5SXD

-Original Message-
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Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006 11:48 AM
To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Flexradio] CW Tab Greyed Out



Thanks very much for all the responses.

The Flex Radio and all of its followers are so neat.

73's , Bruce

  KL7JDR

Bruce W. Mills
P.O. Box 1500
Soldotna, Alaska
 99669  - USA

(907)262-4373

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Re: [Flexradio] CW Tab Greyed Out

[Dale Richardson]

Richard,
I really like the new CWX keyer! Super job OM! Tnx es 73
Dale AA5XE

richard allen wrote:


A preliminary copy of the new CWX section of the sdr1000 manual may be
found at
http://rcallen.com/cwx0.pdf
Regards,
Richard W5SXD

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To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Flexradio] CW Tab Greyed Out



Thanks very much for all the responses.

The Flex Radio and all of its followers are so neat.

73's , Bruce

  KL7JDR

Bruce W. Mills
P.O. Box 1500
Soldotna, Alaska
 99669  - USA

(907)262-4373

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[Flexradio] Version 1.4.5 preview 13 Bug

[Dale Richardson]

The Transmit Equalizer has no effect at all. The graph at the top does 
not reflect any settings of the equalizer. The audio sounds the same 
regardless of settings. The new ALC is MUCH better. Thanks.

73,
Dale AA5XE

Re: [Flexradio] Log Program

[Dale Richardson]

I use DX4Win, no problems and it supports all bands.
73
Dale AA5XE

Edward J White wrote:

  
  
  
  Hi Gang:
  What log program is being used
/ supported for SDR-1000, will it work for VHF, UHF,SHF with XMT and
REC freq. entry?
  Ed
  WA3BZT
   
  

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[Flexradio] Auto Mute Idiosyncracies

[Dale Richardson]

I still have not been able to get the auto mute function to work 
correctly. When you set up the SDR as receive only and enable the auto 
mute box on Setup->General->Options page the SDR goes into mute. This is 
the case when the plug in X2 is disconnected. An ohmmeter reading of 
X2-12 to ground indicates 60 ohms. If I set up the SDR with PTT disabled 
on the Setup->General->Options the receiver no longer mutes. Disabling 
the PTT also disables the auto mute function. Can anyone else verify 
this? I have tried various combinations of settings but nothing works. 
The 60 ohm reading seems low to me. Maybe a diode is blown. Any ideas?

73,
Dale AA5XE

[Flexradio] Ver 1.4.5 Prev 12 Auto Mute Problem

[Dale Richardson]

I have set up my SDR today to run as an auxiliary receiver. I put the 
SDR in Receive Only mode, enabled the Auto Mute on the 
HardwareConfiguration/Options page and connected a cable from X2-12 to a 
jack on my transmitter that will ground the connection when I transmit. 
All works well for the first few minutes then the SDR mutes continuously 
without the transmitter ever being keyed. I have tried to unmute by 
clicking on the Mute button, turning off the SDR, reinitiating the 
program, but the mute still remains. Even unchecking auto mute and 
rechecking it does not solve the problem. Running the SDR unmuted 
renders the SDR unusable due to overload. Restarting the computer solves 
the problem for a short while but it soon returns. Any ideas.

Dale AA5XE

Re: [Flexradio] My Ears Hurt

[Dale Richardson]

Larry stated:
"The panadapter isn't practical for CW pileups. though."

I beg to differ on this question. Using the panadapter I can tell
exactly where the dx is listening, set vfo B to that freq and make the
call. This is better than sliced bread. IMHO.
73,
Dale AA5XE


Larry Loen wrote:

  KD5NWA wrote:

  
  
Maybe I'm missing something here, but the display is independent of 
the filter I use, it shows a wide swath of data and stations but if 
you set you filters to 250 Hz you only hear that one station you are 
tuned to while watching the others.

Is there a setting that you have to change to make the radio act the 
way he is describing?

 


  
  
It is independent on the Panadapter display, but not the spectrum 
display.  At least through 1.4.5 it isn't.  The panadapter isn't 
practical for CW pileups. though.


Larry  WO0Z

  
  
 


  
  



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Re: [Flexradio] My Ears Hurt

[Dale Richardson]

I must be missing something here. I work a lot of pileups and don't see 
this. If you are working split set vfo A filters to what is comfortable 
to minimize the qrm and set the vfo B filter to 1 Khz or so. You don't 
have to hear the pileup to see it on the display. I can usually tell 
where the dx is listening by just looking at the display.

73,
Dale AA5XE

Larry Loen wrote:

A couple of times, I have asked for the audio filter and the visual 
filter to be independent.


After tonight, I'm asking again.  Tonight, for the first time, operating 
this radio actually hurt.


Here's the deal:

On CW pileups, I like to use CWU and the spectrum display.  All I really 
need is to _see_ the stateside stations, I don't need to hear them.  In 
fact, I don't want to.  Interferes with listening to the DX.


But, as the radio now works, to see them, I also have to hear them.

Turns out to be a terrible thing on big pileups on 80 meters.

Here, the DX can be weak enough to be desirable to be heard with the 100 
Hz filter, but of course, I can't do that.  Sometimes, I have to use a 
4K or 6K filter for the really big pileups.


When that happens, on 80, I get 40 over nine, high pitched squeals. 
Even with the headphones off my ears, it is too much.  It just plain 
hurts.  I have a little tinnitus, not from the radio, but I'm not going 
to start that up again with the radio.


I had to stop operating tonight, a first.

IMHO, this is a serious limitation in terms of the ideal usage of this 
radio.  I could go back to more primative means, but they don't entirely 
eliminate the problem on the one hand, and they give up the advantages I 
hold in more reasonable pileups on the other.


Whatever else happens, I'm not going to be listening to high frequency, 
40 over nine stations anymore.  It literally hurts.  My ears are still 
ringing.


If by chance we could somehow make it work as I have advocated (where I 
could listen to 100 Hz wide "on frequency" and have the display be 
separately programmed in terms of width so I could see the rest of the 
pileup), not only would I hear the DX better, and still be advantaged in 
the pileup, my ears would not hurt.


I know there's a million priorities, but just now, I'm not enjoying the 
rig as I customarily do and I thought it worth reporting.




Larry  WO0Z

PS, if the panadapter's width could be varied, and that was easier to 
code, that, too, would be satisfactory.  It already has the filter 
properties I like -- it just isn't "wide" enough to see the pileup.


PPS, at the moment, I'm still on 1.4.5.


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Re: [Flexradio] Pre 10 *WARNING* TX 11 KHz below RX

[Dale Richardson]

I deleted the original preview 10 and downloaded the new version. When
I try to install it I get a screen that says another preview 10 is
already installed. Where could it be installed at? I have searched the
computer and I don't see anything on preview 10. There is nothing in
the Add/Remove programs function of Control Panel either.
73,
Dale AA5XE

Eric Wachsmann - FlexRadio wrote:

  John,

Thanks for the heads up on this (Also thanks to KM0T who saw the same
issue).  This was an ordering problem that was introduced with the fix
for the X2 issue.  I am posting a new version of Preview 10 that has the
problem corrected.  Please uninstall preview 10 and download the one on
the site now if you plan to transmit.  An updated source will also be
provided.


Eric Wachsmann
FlexRadio Systems


  
  
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I just tried Pre 10 on 40M. Tx SSB is 11 KHz below the Rx freq.
73,
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[Flexradio] Preview 9 Spur Reduction

[Dale Richardson]

I just noticed a strange problem with preview 9. When I am on 18.150660 
I hear Radio Marti at -73 dbm with the spur reduction enabled. Disabling 
spur reduction makes Radio Marti go away. This happens with numerous 
different antennas. It does happen with my FT-920. It happens with all 
versions back through 1.4.4.

73,
Dale AA5XE

Re: [Flexradio] #9

[Dale Richardson]

Bob, et al,
Same thing also happens when transmit equalizer is on and you key the
sdr. In my earlier post I had the equalizer on and that was causing the
problem. I deleted the database and started over from scratch and
everything works fine until you use the equalizer either receive or
transmit.
73,
Dale AA5XE

Robert McGwier wrote:

  Ooops.   That is a problem.  I suspect that is a floating/double 
conversion problem.   Thanks. We missed that test.

Bob



David W. Gardner wrote:

  
  
Eric and Group:  Mine runs just fine until I activate the receive eq
Dave-W4DWG

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Re: [Flexradio] Preview 9 and TX on SSB error

[Dale Richardson]

Eric,
Same here. I was going to run this version without importing a previous
database but I could not get the calibration routine to get past 160
meters. I  imported the database from preview 8 so I could run more
tests. I only get the white screen with the red X in the DigU and DigL
modes. In USB & LSB the SDR locks up in transmit with no power out
and I get the Microsoft error report screen (send/don't send report) as
soon as the unit is keyed. The program is frozen and I can't turn off
powersdr.exe with task manager. I have to reboot the computer. When the
calibration routine fails about 3/4 of the spectrum display disappears.
All that is left is the upper left quarter. I am running a Asus Pentium
4, 3.2 GHz, 1 Gb ram, Delta 44.
73,
Dale AA5XE

Tim Ellison wrote:

  Eric,

With Preview 9 in SSB mode, as soon as I modulate the signal in SSB
(upper and lower) and DigiU modes I immediately get a white box outlined
with a red line and a red cross in the middle.  I also get an unhandled
exception:

See the end of this message for details on invoking 
just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box.

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   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
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Re: [Flexradio] Preview 8 observations

[Dale Richardson]

More preview 8 observations: 
I am running an Asus  Pentium 4 cpu, 3.2 Ghz, and 1 Gbyte ram, Radeon
9600 series video, Delta 44 sound card. In the SDR setup screens,
Display tab, Direct X was chosen for the Driver Engine and Polyphase
FFT is enabled.  When preview 8 is first initialized cpu usage hovers
around 35 % and remains until I change bands resulting in an unhandled
exception as noted below. It then falls to 3 to 8 % average. The new
agc is awesome!
Dale AA5XE


** Exception Text **
System.InvalidOperationException: The object is currently in use
elsewhere.
   at System.Drawing.Image.Dispose(Boolean disposing)
   at System.Drawing.Image.Dispose()
   at PowerSDR.Display.DrawPanadapterGrid(Bitmap& b, Int32 W, Int32
H)
   at PowerSDR.Display.DrawBackground()
   at PowerSDR.Console.DoFilterShift(Int32 shift, Boolean redraw)
   at PowerSDR.Console.tbFilterShift_Scroll(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at PowerSDR.Console.SetFilter(Filter new_filter)
   at PowerSDR.Console.radFilter1000_CheckedChanged(Object sender,
EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton.OnCheckedChanged(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton.set_Checked(Boolean value)
   at System.Windows.Forms.RadioButtonTS.set_Checked(Boolean value)
   at PowerSDR.Console.set_CurrentFilter(Filter value)
   at PowerSDR.Console.SetMode(DSPMode new_mode)
   at PowerSDR.Console.radModeLSB_CheckedChanged(Object sender,
EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton.OnCheckedChanged(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.RadioButton.set_Checked(Boolean value)
   at System.Windows.Forms.RadioButtonTS.set_Checked(Boolean value)
   at PowerSDR.Console.SetBand(String mode, String filter, Double freq)
   at PowerSDR.Console.btnBand30_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mevent)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m,
MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ButtonBase.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
   at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32
msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)


** Loaded Assemblies **
mscorlib
    Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
    Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573
    CodeBase:
file:///c:/windows/microsoft.net/framework/v1.1.4322/mscorlib.dll

PowerSDR
    Assembly Version: 1.4.4.8
    Win32 Version: 1.4.4.8
    CodeBase:
file:///C:/Program%20Files/FlexRadio%20Systems/PowerSDR%20v1.4.5%20Beta%20Preview%208/PowerSDR.exe

System.Windows.Forms
    Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
    Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573
    CodeBase:
file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system.windows.forms/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.windows.forms.dll

System
    Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
    Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573
    CodeBase:
file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.dll

System.Drawing
    Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
    Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573
    CodeBase:
file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system.drawing/1.0.5000.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/system.drawing.dll

System.Data
    Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
    Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573
    CodeBase:
file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system.data/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.data.dll

System.Xml
    Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
    Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573
    CodeBase:
file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system.xml/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.xml.dll

ADODB
    Assembly Version: 7.0.3300.0
    Win32 Version: 7.10.3077
    CodeBase:
file:///C:/Program%20Files/FlexRadio%20Systems/PowerSDR%20v1.4.5%20Beta%20Preview%208/ADODB.DLL

Interop.ADOX
    Assembly Version: 2.8.0.0
    Win32 Version: 2.8.0.0
    CodeBase:
file:///C:/Program%20Files/FlexRadio%20Systems/PowerSDR%20v1.4.5%20Beta%20Preview%208/Interop.ADOX.DLL

CustomMarshalers
    Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0
    Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573
    CodeBase:
file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/custommarshalers/1.0.5000.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/custommarshalers.dll

Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D
    Assembly Version: 1.0.2902.0
    Win32 Version: 9.05.132.
    CodeBase:
file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/microsoft.directx.direct3d/1.0.2902.0__31bf3856ad364e35/microsoft.directx.direct3d.dll
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Re: [Flexradio] Mute for SDR Receiver

[Dale Richardson]

Eric,
I, too, would like to mute the SDR receiver. Sometimes one has need to
use a external transmitter separate from the SDR and the ability to
mute the  SDR  receiver, ie, make it deaf during those transmissions,
would be nice.
73,
Dale AA5XE 

Eric Wachsmann - FlexRadio wrote:

  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Larry,
   
  I’m confused
about what you
want.  Are you looking for a way to hook
one antenna up to multiple radios?  (RX for some and TX for others?)
   
   
  Eric
Wachsmann
  FlexRadio
Systems
   
  
  -Original
Message-
  From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Larry W8ER
  Sent: Tuesday,
December 13, 2005
7:17 PM
  To: Flex Reflector
  Subject: [Flexradio]
Mute for SDR
Receiver
   
  
  Guy's
  
  
   
  
  
  I haven't found a nicer
receiver than the one in the Flex. I
have been wanting to use it with a couple of other transmitters and
haven't
found a way to mute the receiver during the transmit period. I guess
anything
that would lift the audio would work but it would not be a very elegant
way to
do it. Doing it that way would require the AGC to recover etc. I have
noticed
the software mute button on "Power SDR" but that would be cumbersome.
I can't find anything in the documentation that points me in the right
direction. Any ideas?
  
  
   
  
  
  --Larry W8ER
  
  
  
  

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Re: [Flexradio] Connection of 2KL amp and sdr

[Dale Richardson]

Bob, 
Yes, but only without automatic tuning. I use a 2  KL with the SDR1K
using the X2-7 key line to key the amp. It works just fine that way if
you don't mind turning the bandswitch on the amp. The 2 KL manual has
the setup for non Icom radios. I now use an Ameritron AL-1500 manual
tuned amp, also without problem.
73,
Dale AA5XE


Robert Rennick wrote:

  
  
  
  To all
  Since I haven't received any answers
to my previous reflector perhaps I should rephrase my question.
  Has anyone sucessfully coupled  the
SDR 1000 with a Icom amplifier such as a 2KL or PW-1?
  Bob K1OC
  
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Original Message - 
From:
Robert
Rennick 
To:
flexradio@flex-radio.biz 
Sent:
Saturday, December 03, 2005 1:40 PM
Subject:
Connection of 2KL amp and sdr


To all
I read here someone hooked up a
2KL amp and the SDR.
Unfortunitely I deleted this
reflector. Anyone remember the sender?
Bob K1OC
  
  

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Re: [Flexradio] Dual Watch

[Dale Richardson]

I completely agree with Gary on this. I also want to hear the pileup in 
one ear and the dx in the other. I DO use the SDR for working dx and 
lots of it, mostly cw but some ssb. The key to working dx is 
intelligently listening then transmitting. I would prefer more of dual 
receivers than dual watch. Dual watch implies switching between two 
receive frequencies. I have had transceivers with "dual watch" and there 
is no comparison between that and 2 receivers as in FT-1000MP.

73,
Dale AA5XE

Gary Schmidt W5ZL wrote:


Larry,

With all due respect, I disagree with your premise about Dual Watch not
being very critical for stateside operation. It is an ESSENTIAL tool in
trying to break pileups when working DX stations who are working split, no
matter what band or mode. You want to be able listen to the pile to find
where the last station was being worked - since unlike operating 40 meter
SSB split, the pileup won't all be calling on a single DX-specified
frequency, and if you know where he worked the last guy - or better yet, the
last three - you can choose to call him right behind the last guy or try to
shift up or down slightly from the last station if you determine that the DX
station is moving his receive frequency in a predictable manner. I can't
overstate how strategically advantageous Dual Watch is in those situations -
especially for us low power guys.

I am less concerned about how panadapter displays and the like are set up
for DW than how the audio from the two VFOs is managed. I want to hear VFO A
in my left ear and VFO B in my right ear, and I want to be able to
individually (and dynamically) set the volumes for each side.

Gary

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Larry Loen
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 11:09 AM
To: Giuseppe Campana
Cc: flexRadio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Dual Watch

Dual watch would be good, especially on 40 meters if you are in Belize 
(or Italy) and working stateside and DX at once.  But, that probably 
requires a little more multi-threaded programming.


Stateside, at least, it's less critical, too.

What would meet most needs, including most DX however, is simply 
implementing my idea of having the width of the panadapter/spectrum 
display be independent of the filter width.  If there was a slider to 
move the KHz of this display "in" and "out", this would take care of the 
vast majority of pileups -- most of which live in 20 KHz.  You would 
listen to the DX on a narrow filter, say 100 Hz but you would visually 
see the entire pileup by just adjusting the display slider to whatever 
worked, say, 6 KHz.  This could permit the panadapter and spectrum 
displays to merge, since one could become the other (though some notes 
suggest they sample different parts of the signal stream).  Absent this 
last point, the programming would presumably be a bit easier than a 
separate thread -- this would merely alter behavior of the existing 
display process.


Larry  WO0Z



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Re: [Flexradio] NEW SETUP..

[Dale Richardson]

Bob,
I have used 2 amps with my SDR1K, an old Icom IC-2KL and a Ameritron
Al-1500. In both cases the key line is wired to the external control
connector X2 using pins 7 and 15. Pin 7 is the preferred pin for
amplifiers and pin 15 is ground. Note: You MUST enable pin 7 on the
Setup/General/Options page. You should also set the X2 Delay. I have
mine set at 30 msec. Pin 7 allows for sequential timing of the
amplifier, ie, the amp keys first then the SDR, then when you unkey,
the SDR unkeys followed by the amp. Saves from transmitting into
nothing. The pinout is located on page 12 of the manual which you can
download from the website. It is on the main page at the top.
73,
Dale AA5XE
Bob W5RG wrote:

  Fellows.. A little help here please..I have the radio all setup
and working..I need help as to the pin out for a amp on the plug on the
back of the rig..Thanks Bob
  

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Re: [Flexradio] 17 Meter Bug - Update

[Dale Richardson]

I have the same problem. but I do not see any extra records in the band
text database or the band stack db. Which were you referring to?
73,
Dale AA5XE

Tim Ellison wrote:

  
  


  
  
  
  There is a
bad (extra) record in the
database for the 17 meter SSB range.  Removing it fixed the problem. 
   
  
  -Tim 
  --- 
  Tim Ellison
( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) 
  Integrated
Technical Services ( http://www.itsco.com
) 
  
  
  
  
  From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On
Behalf Of Tim Ellison
  Sent: Saturday,
November 12, 2005
2:11 PM
  To: Martin Hirsch;
Dave &
Nancy Ridge; flexRadio@flex-radio.biz
  Subject: Re:
[Flexradio] 17 Meter
Bug
  
   
  I got the 17
meter bug as
well with 1.4.5p4.  It errors out at 18.111 MHz.  I started with a
new database.
   
  
  -Tim 
  --- 
  Tim Ellison ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) 
  Integrated
Technical Services ( http://www.itsco.com
) 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On
Behalf Of Martin Hirsch
  Sent: Saturday,
November 12, 2005
1:38 PM
  To: Dave & Nancy
Ridge;
flexRadio@flex-radio.biz
  Subject: Re:
[Flexradio] 17 Meter
Bug
  
   
  
  Hello,
  
  
  I have
just the same error message
as you Dave. I tried to import databases from 1.4.4 and 1.4.5.P4 but
error
message on 17m remains.
  
  
  73's
  
  
  Martin
Hirsch DL5YEJ
  
  

-
Original Message - 


From: Dave &
Nancy Ridge 


To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz



Sent: Saturday,
November 12, 2005 7:12 PM


Subject: [Flexradio]
17 Meter Bug


 


Hi Eric. I
have down loaded Preview 5
and when I go to 17 meters, I get a message "Database Error". I click
on "OK" and try to change frequency (on 17 meters) and this same box
pops up. I am not sure what I have done wrong. All my settings were
imported
from Preview 4 just fine. Thanks.


 


Dave, W9DR


SDR1000, 2.9G
processor, Delta
44





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Re: [Flexradio] S-Meter - WAS: AGC suggestion

[Dale Richardson]

I concur with Duane, I prefer the present metering configuration. If I
want an analog meter I will go back to my IC-761.
73,
Dale AA5XE

Duane - N9DG wrote:

  Re:
  
  
We will likely have an analog meter in the new console when
it comes out.

  
  
Please, please, please do make this a user selectable option
for either a bar graph like it is now vs. removing the bar
graph in favor of an analog meter emulation. I for one
*despise* simulated analog meters in software.

For the record I depise electronic watches with hands on them
too... :).

Duane
N9DG



	
		
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Re: [Flexradio] Uncontrolled power output-potential damage to external amp proceed with caution

[Dale Richardson]

This problem does not occur at my station. ALC, power, all seem to work
just fine. I imported the database from 1.4.5 pre 2 without any
difficulty.
73,
Dale AA5XE

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

  
  
  
  
  ALC meter reading non functioning properly. Power output
uncontrolled --an ALC reading w CPDR on ,almost blew out my finals in
my amp. This is a serious glitch.
  John
   
  In a message dated 11/1/2005 6:36:51 P.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
  

In a message dated 11/1/2005 6:32:40 P.M. Central Standard
Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Hello to All: Just installed Preview 3.  When transmitting in
SSB the
monitor is on all the time-loud feedback  Anyone else seeing this
happen?
Dave-W4DWG
  
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Same problem here.
w5gi


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Re: [Flexradio] Additional undesireables with Preview 2

[Dale Richardson]

Hi all,
I have noted an additional problem that I have not seen before. I get a 
loud buzz when I do a mouse click. With version 1.4.5 preview 2 running 
this happens just about every time, even when in another program. Turn 
the sdr off and the problem goes away. Does not happen with any other 
version of PowerSDR. I am running my buffers at 1024. I have all sound 
turned off for Windows.

73,
Dale AA5XE

Stan wrote:

Even when running buffers at 2048 I am getting an audio click when I adjust 
the frequency.


The SWR problem is back when the audio is set at the correct level for my 
station.


Pan adapter when transmitting shows  a display occasionally even though ALC is 
showing almost a pegged reading and theres no power showing on my power meter

inline with the transmitter.

I am getting an audio beep when I click on a function, such as picking the 
pull down for the TX Meter. Is this an added feature?



Stan
AH6JR






 

Re: [Flexradio] Eham Review

[Dale Richardson]

I have owned my SDR1K since Oct 2004. I have never had any problems with 
RFI or grounding. I run high power with an Ameritron AL-1500 with the 
SDR about 1 foot away and have never had a problem. I started with the 
Audigy 2ZS card and soon realized its limitations. When I switched to 
the Delta 44 all of the sound card induced problems disappeared. This is 
by far, the best receiver I have ever seen. The transmit audio is also 
the cleanest of all the transmitters I have owned. I have been licensed 
since 1964. The ECO program is the best in the business. No complaints here.

73,
Dale AA5XE

Tim Ellison wrote:


Bom dia. Oi.

 

Re: [Flexradio] Bandstack Register Question

[Dale Richardson]

Eric, et al,
I like the idea of being able to lock and unlock the BandStack
Registers. Since they can be edited with Microsoft Access it is easy to
tailor the registers to suit one's own needs. With the present setup it
becomes very cumbersome sometimes to tune through a band if it has 18
different frequencies/modes stored.
73,
Dale AA5XE

Eric Wachsmann - FlexRadio wrote:

  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Larry,
   
  There has
been much discussion about the BandStack
Registers and we are aware that the current
design is not optimum.  However, we have
yet to come up with a better complete solution that would satisfy
everyone’s
needs.  One idea that was suggested was
to use a lock button that would allow you to lock or unlock the
registers.  This would be an easy way to allow
both easy
setting of the registers as well as keeping the ones you want saved.  I’d like to hear some feedback on how
people would like this to work for a future version.
   
  Because this
is a software radio, the
implementation possibilities are nearly endless.  It
is coming to an agreement on what is a “good”
implementation that is the hard part. 
  Let the discussion commence.  J
   
   
  Eric
Wachsmann
  FlexRadio
Systems
   
  
  -Original
Message-
  From:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On
Behalf Of Larry W8ER
  Sent: Wednesday,
September 28,
2005 7:37 PM
  To: Flex Reflector
  Subject: [Flexradio]
Bandstack
Register Question
   
  
  
  I know that the WWV
settings in the bandstack register are
fixed and will not change. It would be nice to be able to fix some of
the
frequencies on the other bands, much the same way. This would allow you
to
select one, tune around, and then come back to that same fixed
frequency the
next time you had the radio on. It would be like a memory channel but
would
allow you to tune it once it was recalled.
  
  
   
  
  
  Is that possible?
  
  
   
  
  
  --Larry W8ER
  
  
  
  
  

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[Flexradio] Vers 1.4.5 Compandor Action

[Dale Richardson]

I have been playing around with version 1.4.5 and I noticed that the 
compandor function seems to decrease the output of the transmitter. I 
realize that it is supposed to keep the audio at a relatively constant 
level. In version 1.4.4 with the compandor activated my average power on 
a wattmeter was significantly higher than with it out of the circuit. In 
version 1.4.5 with the compandor on it is significantly lower than with 
it off. With the power level set at 60 watts, mic gain at 43, using a 
Heil HC5 element and compressor and compandor off the highest reading of 
the peak power indicator is about 383 but it stays around the 100 watt 
level most of the time. With the compandor on the highest reading is 138 
and it stays around the 40 watt level most of the time. In version 1.4.4 
with the same parameters set, the peak power out reads 66 consistently. 
My setting for the compandor is 3 on both versions. Audio quality is 
excellent on both versions no matter what I do. Running the D44 with a 
Asus 3.2 Ghz comp.

73,
Dale AA5XE

Re: [Flexradio] Version 1.4.5 beta

[Dale Richardson]

Hi Jose,
Yes, I did import the database from version 1.4.4 without any problems.
73,
Dale

José Dumoulin wrote:


Hi Dale,
I confirm, if it is necessary, that I had no problem installing 
version 1.4.5. Did you import the database from a previous version ?

73 - José

Dale Richardson a écrit :


Hi all,
No problems installing version 1.4.5 here. BUT, I have been unable to 
get the 'Escape' frequency function to work. I change frequency, hit 
escape to go back to the previous one and nothing happens. Also, how 
does one tailor the AGC and ALC parameters in setup? Slope and Hang 
Threshold are greyed out. I have made one cw contact, YT310SKY, so 
far and the keyer works very well.

73,
Dale AA5XE

José Dumoulin wrote:


Hi friends
I installed the new version (1.4.5) and choosed to import the 
database from version 1.4.4.

When launching powerSDR, I get a Database error :
Error reading bandinfo table.


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Re: [Flexradio] Version 1.4.5 beta

[Dale Richardson]

Hi all,
No problems installing version 1.4.5 here. BUT, I have been unable to 
get the 'Escape' frequency function to work. I change frequency, hit 
escape to go back to the previous one and nothing happens. Also, how 
does one tailor the AGC and ALC parameters in setup? Slope and Hang 
Threshold are greyed out. I have made one cw contact, YT310SKY, so far 
and the keyer works very well.

73,
Dale AA5XE

José Dumoulin wrote:


Hi friends
I installed the new version (1.4.5) and choosed to import the database 
from version 1.4.4.

When launching powerSDR, I get a Database error :
Error reading badinfo table.


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Re: [Flexradio] Serial keying, virtual and not

[Dale Richardson]

Favorite programs are DX4Win for logging, psk, and cw. Keys through 
serial or parallel port. Digipan for psk, MMTTY for rtty and 
Hellscreiber by IZ8BLY which use the N8VB virtual serial ports.

73,
Dale AA5XE


Robert W McGwier wrote:

I need a list of programs and HOW they key the radio.  Some key the 
radio through the same port they send CW.  We have been using CW to key 
the radio not keying and then sending CW.   All of these settings (for 
CW Type, etc.) can be configureable and it would be best if you send to 
eric at flex how your favorite program keys the radio for CW (PTT or 
just keying the data line).


Eric will collate these and I will make sure there are sufficiently rich 
settings to completely confuse you (as I am now and always) and then 
toss it into Eric's lap for documentation ;-).  I never believed CW 
could be this complicated.


Bob


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[Flexradio] Vers 1.4.3 Power Down Glitch

[Dale Richardson]

Sometimes when powering down the SDR the program hangs up. The power on 
light remains lit and the program freezes. I have to go to windows task 
manager to close the program. If I try to bring up the program again I 
get a window that says there are other PowerSDR instances running. I 
have to shut down the computer to clear this. This is not an isolated 
occurence as it has happened at least 5 times.  The longer I run the 
program the more frequent it happens. Also, the first dit is still 
missing from the OLD keyer when trying semi-breakin. New keyer works 
fine. Reason I bring this up is it is very hard to work cw contests with 
sequential numbers with both the old and new keyer. I prefer to use an 
outboard keyer that has that capability but without the first dit it 
pretty much takes the SDR out of competition. On a positive note, I have 
received some really super reports on the transmit audio. I am using the 
Delta 44 with a Heil HC-5 microphone element. Computer is a Asus 3.2Ghz.

73,
Dale AA5XE

Re: [Flexradio] ImportDatabase error in 1.4.3

[Dale Richardson]

Same here. Database seemed to be all there.
73,
Dale AA5XE

Kurt Vangsness wrote:

I just installed 1.4.3 and in the initial Wizard loaded the database I 
was using with the 1.4.2
console. An exception window popped up with the following message. 
I've saved a screen capture
of the detailed stack trace if needed (couldn't cut&paste from this 
dialog box). I clicked on the OK
button and it gave the usual "database imported successfully" message 
and all looks OK...


73,
  Kurt KC9FOL

The Microsoft Jet database engine cannot find the input table or query 
'UCB'. Make sure it exists and that its name is spelled correctly.


at 
System.Data.OleDb.OleDbCommand.ExecuteCommandTextErrorHandling(Int32 hr)

... [ stuff deleted here ] ...
at PowerSDR.DB.ImportDatabase(String filename)

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Re: [Flexradio] Ver 1.4.0 Cat Problem

[Dale Richardson]

Phil,
That did the trick! It works fine now. Thanks for the help, it is much
appreciated.
73,
Dale AA5XE

Philip Covington wrote:

  Dale,

There is a reported CAT bug in the official 1.4.0 release of PowerSDR.
 I haven't tested it with DX4Win to know for sure, but is probably the
problem.  I would install Bob's fix until 1.4.1 comes out.

73 de Phil N8VB


On 7/11/05, Dale Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
  
  
 Phil,
 OK, that worked with Hyperterminal using com 4 and com 5. I have the SDR on
com 5, 9600, 8, N, 1 and DX4Win on com 4, 9600, 8,N,1. I don't understand
why they don't recognize each other.
 73,
 Dale

 
 Philip Covington wrote: 
 Dale,

Open two instances of Hyperterminal
(Start->Programs-Accessories->Communications->Hyperterminal).
Connect
instance 1 to COM4, connect instance 2 to COM5. Type in both windows
to see if they talk to each other. If you get an error that you
cannot open one of the ports then your .inf file is not configured
correctly.

Which port do you have PowerSDR configured for and which port do you
have DX4Win configured for?

73 de Phil N8VB

On 7/11/05, Dale Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
 
 
 Phil, Eric,
 I uninstalled the MixW Virtual ports and installed N8VB build 226. I have
got SDR to work with Digipan using bit bang but not DX4Win with CAT. I set
it up to work with com 4 and com 5 and the SDR emulating the TS2000. DX4Win
tells me that there is no port. I am using Version 1.4.0, Asus 3.2 Ghz. D44.
I noticed on btracy.com that he had a version of 1.4.0 with CAT commands
implemented for download. Do I need to use that instead of the regular
version on the download page? DX4Win has a utility that allows me to check
interoperability between programs. Using MixW Virtual ports it worked fine,
using build 226 it does not recognize the SDR at all.
 73,
 Dale AA5XE

 Philip Covington wrote: 
 Dale, Eric,

The MixW driver did not support timeouts, events, or allow you to use
asynchronous I/O. To make it work Bill had to continuously poll the
serial port. This slowed down the serial coms. The MixW driver also
would not allow PowerSDR to work with Ham Radio Deluxe very well (if
at all) and many other third party programs. The vCOM driver tries to
closely emulate a real hardware serial port and allows very high speed
communication between PowerSDR and third party programs. I wrote a
new serial communications class for PowerSDR that replaced the old
serial port polling code that supports both hardware and virtual com
ports. It is event driven which reduces CPU load from polling.

You can download the vCOM driver build 226 from
http://www.philcovington.com/SDR.html
There is no need to keep the MixW driver on your system since vCOM
works fine with MixW.

73 de Phil N8VB

On 7/11/05, Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
 
 
 Dale,

The MixW com port setting was removed in order to support the latest
version of Phil's vCOM based on what I understand. It is also my
understanding that Phil's vCOM supports all of the software that the
mixW driver did and thensome. If I am incorrect, please let me know and
we will either add support for that driver back in, or get it working
with the vCOM driver / PowerSDR.

Eric

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Dale
Richardson
Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 7:27 PM
To: Flex Radio
Subject: [Flexradio] Ver 1.4.0 Cat Problem

Not sure if this is a problem for everyone or not. What happened to MixW

Virtual Port setting? Is this just an oversight or is it lost forever?
What are we supposed to use now? I had DX4Win logging program working
fine using the MixW virtual port.
73,
Dale AA5XE

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Re: [Flexradio] Ver 1.4.0 Cat Problem

[Dale Richardson]

Phil,
OK, that worked with Hyperterminal using com 4 and com 5. I have the
SDR on com 5, 9600, 8, N, 1 and DX4Win on com 4, 9600, 8,N,1. I don't
understand why they don't recognize each other.
73,
Dale

Philip Covington wrote:

  Dale,

Open two instances of Hyperterminal
(Start->Programs-Accessories->Communications->Hyperterminal).  Connect
instance 1 to COM4, connect instance 2 to COM5.  Type in both windows
to see if they talk to each other.  If you get an error that you
cannot open one of the ports then your .inf file is not configured
correctly.

Which port do you have PowerSDR configured for and which port do you
have DX4Win configured for?

73 de Phil N8VB

On 7/11/05, Dale Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
  
  
 Phil, Eric,
 I uninstalled the MixW Virtual ports and installed N8VB build 226. I have
got SDR to work with Digipan using bit bang but not  DX4Win with CAT. I set
it up to work with com 4 and com 5 and the SDR emulating the TS2000. DX4Win
tells me that there is no port. I am using Version 1.4.0, Asus 3.2 Ghz. D44.
I noticed on btracy.com that he had a version of 1.4.0 with CAT commands
implemented for download. Do I need to use that instead of the regular
version on the download page? DX4Win has a utility that allows me to check
interoperability between programs. Using MixW Virtual ports it worked fine,
using build 226 it does not recognize the SDR at all.
 73,
 Dale AA5XE

 Philip Covington wrote: 
 Dale, Eric,

The MixW driver did not support timeouts, events, or allow you to use
asynchronous I/O. To make it work Bill had to continuously poll the
serial port. This slowed down the serial coms. The MixW driver also
would not allow PowerSDR to work with Ham Radio Deluxe very well (if
at all) and many other third party programs. The vCOM driver tries to
closely emulate a real hardware serial port and allows very high speed
communication between PowerSDR and third party programs. I wrote a
new serial communications class for PowerSDR that replaced the old
serial port polling code that supports both hardware and virtual com
ports. It is event driven which reduces CPU load from polling.

You can download the vCOM driver build 226 from
http://www.philcovington.com/SDR.html
There is no need to keep the MixW driver on your system since vCOM
works fine with MixW.

73 de Phil N8VB

On 7/11/05, Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
 
 
 Dale,

The MixW com port setting was removed in order to support the latest
version of Phil's vCOM based on what I understand. It is also my
understanding that Phil's vCOM supports all of the software that the
mixW driver did and thensome. If I am incorrect, please let me know and
we will either add support for that driver back in, or get it working
with the vCOM driver / PowerSDR.

Eric

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Dale
Richardson
Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 7:27 PM
To: Flex Radio
Subject: [Flexradio] Ver 1.4.0 Cat Problem

Not sure if this is a problem for everyone or not. What happened to MixW

Virtual Port setting? Is this just an oversight or is it lost forever?
What are we supposed to use now? I had DX4Win logging program working
fine using the MixW virtual port.
73,
Dale AA5XE

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Re: [Flexradio] Ver 1.4.0 Cat Problem

[Dale Richardson]

Phil, Eric,
I uninstalled the MixW Virtual ports and installed N8VB build 226. I
have got SDR to work with Digipan using bit bang but not  DX4Win with
CAT. I set it up to work with com 4 and com 5 and the SDR emulating the
TS2000. DX4Win tells me that there is no port. I am using Version
1.4.0, Asus 3.2 Ghz. D44. I noticed on btracy.com that he had a version
of 1.4.0 with CAT commands implemented for download. Do I need to use
that instead of the regular version on the download page? DX4Win has a
utility that allows me to check interoperability between programs.
Using MixW Virtual ports it worked fine, using build 226 it does not
recognize the SDR at all.
73,
Dale AA5XE
Philip Covington wrote:

  Dale, Eric,

The MixW driver did not support timeouts, events, or allow you to use
asynchronous I/O.  To make it work Bill had to continuously poll the
serial port.  This slowed down the serial coms.  The MixW driver also
would not allow PowerSDR to work with Ham Radio Deluxe very well (if
at all) and many other third party programs.  The vCOM driver tries to
closely emulate a real hardware serial port and allows very high speed
communication between PowerSDR and third party programs.  I wrote a
new serial communications class for PowerSDR that replaced the old
serial port polling code that supports both hardware and virtual com
ports.  It is event driven which reduces CPU load from polling.

You can download the vCOM driver build 226 from
http://www.philcovington.com/SDR.html
There is no need to keep the MixW driver on your system since vCOM
works fine with MixW.

73 de Phil N8VB

On 7/11/05, Eric <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
  
  
Dale,

The MixW com port setting was removed in order to support the latest
version of Phil's vCOM based on what I understand.  It is also my
understanding that Phil's vCOM supports all of the software that the
mixW driver did and thensome.  If I am incorrect, please let me know and
we will either add support for that driver back in, or get it working
with the vCOM driver / PowerSDR.

Eric

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Dale Richardson
Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 7:27 PM
To: Flex Radio
Subject: [Flexradio] Ver 1.4.0 Cat Problem

Not sure if this is a problem for everyone or not. What happened to MixW

Virtual Port setting? Is this just an oversight or is it lost forever?
What are we supposed to use now? I had DX4Win logging program working
fine using the MixW virtual port.
73,
Dale AA5XE

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[Flexradio] Ver 1.4.0 Cat Problem

[Dale Richardson]

Not sure if this is a problem for everyone or not. What happened to MixW 
Virtual Port setting? Is this just an oversight or is it lost forever? 
What are we supposed to use now? I had DX4Win logging program working 
fine using the MixW virtual port.

73,
Dale AA5XE

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR Beta 1.3.13 Released

[Dale Richardson]

Ken, Gary,
I turned the equalizer on and levelled out the power settings and it
now behaves like it should. I need to experiment with the Mic In Gain
on the Audio Tab in setup so that I can find a happy medium between
voice and psk.
73,
Dale AA5XE

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


  Thanks, Ken.  Actually, I found that I had the equalizer on.  The
transmit filter is 150-3000, so its OK.  Turning the equalizer off made
it behave better.  I probably used different PSK offset frequencies in
the different bands resulting in the variation.  Also, I note that CPDR
really  has to be turned off.  Setting it to zero and leaving it on
makes the IMD poor.  This in response to what Dale suggested earlier.
   
  I can see that digital modes will now require a bit more care in
level setting.  There are many ways to screw it up. ;->
   
  Gary AI4IN
  
  --
Original message from Ken N9VV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
-- 


> Dale, go to your TRANSMIT setting TAB and check 
> the values you have for the HIGH and LOW cutoff 
> of your TRANSMIT AUDIO FILTER. 
> de Ken 
> 
> 
> Dale Richardson wrote: 
> > My observations concerning psk operation with version 1.3.13.
I have a 
> > SDR1K set up to work psk with AC97 onboard soundcard. Power
setting is 
> > 35 watts. When I transmit a psk signal at 500 Hz the power
out is 42 
> > watts, at 1000 Hz the power out is also 42 watts, at 1500 Hz
the power 
> > drops to 21 watts, at 2000 Hz the power drops to 11 watts,
and at 2500 
> > Hz the power is only 7 watts. I don't remember this happening
with 
> > previous versions. Compandor and compressor are off. Mode is
USB. This 

  

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR Beta 1.3.13 Released

[Dale Richardson]

Larry,
I am using the basic 100w SDR. Power for digital modes should be set for 
around 25 watts because of the high duty cycle. I got the power leveled 
out at 25 watts on the meter using the Transmit Equalizer. My power 
setting is at 35 watts.

73,
Dale AA5XE
Larry Loen wrote:


Dale Richardson wrote:

My observations concerning psk operation with version 1.3.13. I have 
a SDR1K set up to work psk with AC97 onboard soundcard. Power setting 
is 35 watts. When I transmit a psk signal at 500 Hz the power out is 
42 watts, at 1000 Hz the power out is also 42 watts, at 1500 Hz the 
power drops to 21 watts, at 2000 Hz the power drops to 11 watts, and 
at 2500 Hz the power is only 7 watts. I don't remember this happening 
with previous versions. Compandor and compressor are off. Mode is 
USB. This is a wide variance in power versus audio frequency. I tried 
the TX IMD test on the Setup, Tests page and get no power out in Peak 
or FWD. I have reset all levels with this version. I use Quick Mix to 
always set the same levels. Anyone else notice this?

73,
Dale AA5XE

FYI, I've been told that (though I don't see it documented at present) 
the output in digital modes should be kept to around 25 watts. I'm 
holding to this, anyway, while awaiting further enlightenment. In my 
last go 'round, the power was either 1/3 or 1/2 of max output, not 1/4 
as is now recommended. But, each rig is a new adventure.


Or, are you using your own external amp?


Larry WO0Z

Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR Beta 1.3.13 Released

[Dale Richardson]

My observations concerning psk operation with version 1.3.13. I have a
SDR1K set up to work psk with AC97 onboard soundcard. Power setting is
35 watts. When I transmit a psk signal at 500 Hz the power out is 42
watts, at 1000 Hz the power out is also 42 watts, at 1500 Hz the power
drops to 21 watts, at 2000 Hz the power drops to 11 watts, and at 2500
Hz the power is only 7 watts. I don't remember this happening with
previous versions. Compandor and compressor are off. Mode is USB. This
is a wide variance in power versus audio frequency. I tried the TX IMD
test on the Setup, Tests page and get no power out in Peak or FWD. I
have reset all levels with this version. I use Quick Mix to always set
the same levels. Anyone else notice this?
73,
Dale AA5XE

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:


  Some quick comments on 1.3.13.  It certainly seems to have punch
in SSB!  Wow!  Can't wait to get a good mike so I can really try it.
   
  On the digital PSK side, I find that it is very sensitive to input
drive level, unlike the previous versions.  If I overdrive the SDR, the
IMD suffers, unlike before.  Also, the drive varies by band, at least
between 20 and 40 meters where I tested it, unlike before when the
level didn't need adjustment among bands.  Finally, the peak power
output at optimum drive (sub distortion) varies by band.  After
calibrating the PA, just to be sure, I then adjusted the drive to
achieve what looks like the edge before IMD starts to decay.  At 20
meters, peak measures at 45 watts for a 25 watt output setting.  At 40
meters, peak measures closer to 25 watts for a 25 watt output setting. 
These external measurements correspond to the values that also show on
the FwdPk SDR meter.
   
  Gary - AI4IN
  
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Original message from "Eric" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
-- 


> The latest is a real push to stabilize the software is released
this 
> fine 4th of July weekend. Please read the release notes carefully
as 
> several significant changes have been implemented. Have a great 
> weekend. 
> 
> Release Notes Link:
http://www.flex-radio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1747 
> 
> 
> Eric Wachsmann 
> FlexRadio Systems 
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Re: [Flexradio] CW Zero Beat; fixed at 600 Hz?

[Dale Richardson]

The CW Zero Beat is greyed out here. How does one activate this? Also, 
just what does the IF->V control do? So far I can see nothing happening.

73,
Dale AA5XE

Dale Boresz wrote:


The CW zero-beat function works great and is much appreciated!

However, I suspect the intent was for the zero-beat to occur at the 
'CW Pitch' frequency that is selected in Setup > DSP [CW Pitch].  My 
zero-beat occurs at 600 Hz, regardless of the selected CW Pitch.


73, Dale WA8SRA

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[Flexradio] Version 1.3.13 Transmit Audio

[Dale Richardson]

I noticed that when I use the on board AC97 as a mic preamp I get an 
echo and the audio easily distorts. Hook up is for digital modes as 
noted in earlier notices. Removing the echo and having enough audio to 
drive the SDR is almost impossible. When I switched the hookup to the 
one noted in the Quick Start guide my audio cleared up and works great.

73,
Dale AA5XE

[Flexradio] Ver. 1.3.13 Calibration/PTT Bit Bang Problem

[Dale Richardson]

Hi all,
I have set up my SDR1K with the PTT Bit Bang set on com port 7 to run 
with other programs. When I calibrate the SDR on the General tab with 
WWV I get an error message which states: "Could not initiate PTT Bit 
Bang Control. Exception was: Access to the path Com Port 7 is denied. 
PTT Bit Bang has been disabled." This happens every time I try to 
calibrate the frequency against WWV as long as PTT Bit Bang has been 
enabled. In order to clear this I have to close the program and restart 
it. Works fine other wise.

73,
Dale AA5XE

[Flexradio] Version 1.3.13 CW problem

[Dale Richardson]

Kudos to all who worked on this version. Much better performance than 
1.3.12. I note the same problem with this version as the last on cw 
using the new keyer. When in CWU the frequency transmitted is about 1.4 
khz low. It is correct in CWL. When you change to CWL the keyer goes 
awry with choppy dits . Changing back to CWU does not clear the problem 
nor does turning the program to standby. The only way to clear the 
problem is to close the program and restart it. The problem occurs when 
changing from CWL to CWU or vice versa. When I disable the new keyer all 
works well, frequency is correct, and CWL and CWU work fine.

73,
Dale AA5XE

Re: [Flexradio] Third-party software poll

[Dale Richardson]

All,
I currently use DX4Win for all logging with a 2 radio setup. Radio #1 is 
SDR, Radio #2 is FT-920. The DX4Win psk program also works in this setup 
using the MixW virtual serial ports. I also use Digipan for PSK, MMTTY 
for RTTY, and IZ8BLY's Hellschreiber program. I had to tailor the cat 
commands in DX4Win so the SDR would not time out the system. Please keep 
the MixW virtual serial port option in addition to anything else.

73,
Dale AA5XE

Bob Tracy wrote:


All,

I posted a poll on the forum to try to get a feel for what third-party
software progams are being currently used, or are being considered for use,
by SDR-1000 owners.

Please respond, I need the feedback.

73,

Bob K5KDN


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Re: [Flexradio] 2nd sound card

[Dale Richardson]

Only using Delta 44 for SDR and the mobo AC97 for psk and mic preamp.
73,
Dale AA5XE

n4hy wrote:

Is there anyone actually using 2nd sound card at this point?  I would 
really like to dump it
completely.  It is a hazard to our health because we are forced to use 
MME to support
it rather than ASIO (since ASIO will open one device).  I don't 
believe it will ever be
completely functional for CW.  It is out of our control until we can 
get native WDM KS
drivers going.  MME takes so long to fill after we turn it on that 
sometimes the ring

buffers reset twice!

Bob


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Re: [Flexradio] Bandwidth Control proposal by K2WS

[Dale Richardson]

Alan,
I like your idea very much. I would like to try it out on psk and the 
other modes. I see a lot of application for this.

73,
Dale AA5XE

Alan Davis wrote:



  I have designed a bandwidth control system for the SDR. I believe  
most operators will find this approach to bandwidth control, familiar 
because  these methods have been used on Kenwood and Yaesu radios for 
years.


It takes up little console real estate with its two sliders & 
indicators and 1 pushbutton.  It gives the user a choice  of 
lowcut/highcut slope tuning or bandwidth/IF-shift tuning using two 
sliders .  IMHO, the former is more useful for CW and the latter 
better for SSB & AM.


I have a description of the system and some hand drawn sketches of the 
lower right section of the SDR console - with examples of use in SSB 
and CW.
click here >   
"http://www.tracey.org/wjt/sdr1k/k2ws-fltctl-ideas.pdf";


 Bill, KD5TFD was kind enough to host my efforts.  We have talked 
about it and he may try to impliment these ideas.


Please let me know what you think.  Thanks!

73, Alan K2WS







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Re: [Flexradio] Bandwidth sensitive filter controls

[Dale Richardson]

Bill,
Thanks, Bill. I moved the center point and it works extremely well. At a 
width of 26 Hz I lose the filter on the panadaptor screen but copy is 
perfect. Lowest setting is 11 Hz and still perfect copy. Now that I have 
it set correctly I just narrow it up as needed. This is just awesome for cw.

73,
Dale AA5XE

Bill Tracey wrote:


Hi Dale,

Glad you like the new controls, thanks for trying them out and giving 
me some comments. I'm mostly a digi mode operator, so feedback from CW 
ops really helps me sorting out what works and what does not.


I'm assuming you'd tuned a CW sig, whacked the filter using the lo cut 
+/- buttons and then used the width to narrow it up some more and it 
converged to 700 hz or so which left the desired sig out of the passband.


What the width control does is to narrow the filter symmetrically 
about whatever the current center point is. When you used the lo cut 
buttons you moved the center point, so it converged to the new center 
point when narrowed.


I could change the width control so that (in cw mode) it took the 
current CW Offset (and any IF shfit) as the desired center point and 
narrowed/widened things asymmetrically about that 'virtual' center 
point. (I'd probably fall back to current behavior if the 'virtual' 
center point was not inside the current passband)


I'm not sure which of these approaches is the 'right thing' from the 
operator's point of view. I'd like it to 'just work' and not have the 
operator need to know the minutia to be able to use it naturally.


Anyone else have any opinions on what the 'right thing' to do in this 
case is?


Regards,

Bill (kd5tfd)

At 10:06 AM 5/30/2005, Dale Richardson wrote:


Hi Bill,
I really like the new filter controls. I use them quite effectively 
on psk. I noticed that when I use them on cw the low cutoff when the 
filter is narrowed is 700 Hz. There is a conflict between the 600 Hz 
default setting for CW Pitch in the DSP setup screen. This causes the 
signal to be lost when narrowing the filter. Of course this is easily 
remedied by changing the default CW pitch to 700 Hz. The ability to 
shift the if is just super! Good job!!

73,
Dale AA5XE

Re: [Flexradio] Bandwidth sensitive filter controls

[Dale Richardson]

Hi Bill,
I really like the new filter controls. I use them quite effectively on 
psk. I noticed that when I use them on cw the low cutoff when the filter 
is narrowed is 700 Hz. There is a conflict between the 600 Hz default 
setting for CW Pitch in the DSP setup screen. This causes the signal to 
be lost when narrowing the filter. Of course this is easily remedied by 
changing the default CW pitch to 700 Hz. The ability to shift the if is 
just super! Good job!!

73,
Dale AA5XE

Bill Tracey wrote:


HI Jerry,

Glad to hear the new filter controls are working well for you. I went 
back to a stock 1.3.5 and saw the same weirdness on WWV and apparent 
frequency shift with small filter bandwidths as I do with my modified 
1.3.5. I think the apparent shift is some sort of an artifact of the 
spectrum display when you've got a 50 hz filter set. It looks like the 
display only has a resolution of 12 hz or so (look at where the 
corners in the line are) so, if the actual peak is between those 12 hz 
points it may look shifted. I think for that small a display we're 
sort of under

sampling the actual power density with a 12 hz resolution.

BTW - I did find (and fix) the DSB bug you mentioned (at least I think 
I did!).


Thanks for trying out the code.

Regards,

Bill (kd5tfd)

At 07:52 AM 5/30/2005, Jerald Jones wrote:


Bill,

The new items in the latest update make the filter operation real 
smooth. Keep up the good work. I still get a 6 hetz shift of the 
spectrum display when useing WWV with some filter widths, however 
this may not be your code. It seems to show up when useing the fixed 
width buttons too. When I am checking WWV, the 100 hertz width is ok, 
the 50 hertz width is shifted and the 25 hertz is ok. When useing 
variable width I can get the 6 hertz shift of the spectrum display by 
manually setting the hi and lo cut frequencies or by moving the 
slider to certain positions or through the use of the +W and -W 
buttons. By the way, the 6 hertz shift shows up on the digital 
strongest signal frequency read out below the spectrum display too. 
This problem is minor, it would not bother most normal operation.


Jerry WK0J

PS I have not went back to look at the prior SDR versions to see if 
any sign of this problem is present prior to your prgramming.





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Re: [Flexradio] Semi Break-in on Version 1.3.5

[Dale Richardson]

John,
My setup seems to work ok on cw. I set my Delta 44 buffers to 512 and
the console buffers also to 512. I am not missing the first dit.
73,
Dale AA5XE

John Denson wrote:

  
  
  
  Eric - I want to THANK YOU for
generating version 1.3.5 in time for the CQ World Wide CW contest,
especially after being on travel to Dayton!  
   
  At 20 WPM CW, semi break-in is not
activating the transmitter in time for all of the first dit.  My call
is AI6A, so what is transmitted is more like TI6A.  Is this unique to
my setup or can you duplicate it in the lab?
   
  I hope you have a great holiday
weekend!
   
  John Denson, AI6A
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Re: [Flexradio] beta 1.3.4 cw transmit frequency off

[Dale Richardson]

There is definetly a difference between CWL and CWU mode. Tune the SDR 
to 14.020 and a separate receiver to the same frequency. Send some cw in 
CWU and then CWL without changing the separate receiver settings. You 
will notice a significant difference in tone. They should be the same as 
in version 1.3.2. Next, set the SDR VFO B to the same as VFO A. Now set 
the split function and send some cw on both CWU and CWL. They have the 
same tone in the separate receiver. I have made several dx contacts too 
but I wondered why is was getting so difficult. Usually there has been 
no problem working dx on cw.


Larry Loen wrote:


Dale Richardson wrote:

Same problem here with version 1.3.4. In version 1.3.2 both cwl and 
cwu exhibit the same characterstics.

73,
Dale AA5XE



I usually transmit with XIT on. I haven't noticed any obvious problems 
(I've worked some DX, so I can't believe I'm 600 Hz off).


Can anyone confirm it is OK with XIT? I need to know before the WPX 
contest :-)




WO0Z

Re: [Flexradio] beta 1.3.4 cw transmit frequency off

[Dale Richardson]

Same problem here with version 1.3.4. In version 1.3.2 both cwl and cwu  
exhibit the same characterstics.

73,
Dale AA5XE

Richard Stasiak wrote:

I believe this has been posted before, so please consider this a 
reinforcement.


While on cwu, 1.3.4 transmits approximately 600 hz higher in frequency 
than the frequency that the receiver is tuned to.  RIT and XIT are 
both off.


I reverted back to 1.3.2 and forgot to check cwl.

73
Rick ve3mm


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Re: [Flexradio] Build 55 of vCOM Virtual Serial Port Driver

[Dale Richardson]

Phil,
I will make the change you mentioned. How important is it to completely
remove the MixW com port emulation? I had reinstalled it during one of
my experiments.
73,
Dale AA5XE

Philip Covington wrote:

  Dale,

You can shorten the line in the inf file to read:
  [SourceDisksFiles.x86]
  vCOM.sys=0

but it should make no difference in the installation of the driver.

After you uninstall the Unknown devices in Device Manager please
describe exactly the steps you are doing to install the driver.   I
did not change the inf file for a few builds now.  I am unable to
reproduce the problem on WXP or W2K here.  Maybe I am not using the
same steps you are using?

Also, take a look at the latest pictures on my webpage.  After
uninstalling everything and rebooting, open regedit and look under
those keys shown to make sure there is nothing in the registry under
those keys before you try to install the driver.

73 de Phil N8VB





On 5/22/05, Dale Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
  
  
 Phil,
 Sorry, still no go. Still same problem. I noticed in the N8VBvCOM.inf file
the following:
 
 [SourceDisksFiles.x86]
 vCOM.sys=0,riverDev\N8VB_VCOMDriver\objfre_wxp_x86\i386  
 
 When I try to install the program  comes up with riverDev folder in the
path but there is no riverDev folder anywhere. Even when getting the correct
path to vCOM.sys I still end up with the same problem as before, no drivers
get loaded and everything is unknown in Device Manager. Also I am getting
the following Windows error when the system reboots after installation: 
 Error Signature:
 BCCode : 107e BCP1 : C005 BCP2 : B9FE901F BCP3 :
BAA87C98
 BCP4 : BAA87994 OSVer : 5_1_2600 SP : 2_0 Product : 256_1
 
 When the new hardware wizard comes up and I go to the .inf file I get the
same results in the installation. I will keep playing with it. 
 73,
 Dale AA5XE
 
 Philip Covington wrote:
 
 
 Hi Dale,

Sorry I took so long to respond. I was out most of the weekend on a
work related problem.

First, go into device manager and right click on all of the unknown
devices and select Uninstall. If the driver shows up under Multiport
Serial Drivers right click there and select uninstall. Then reboot
your system. After the reboot go back and make sure there is nothing
under unknown devices or under Mutiport Serial devices. Run
install.bat and when it wants to know the location of the vcom.sys
file navigate to the checked or free build folder and select it.

Make sure that it is actually asking for the location of the vcom.sys
file and not the inf file. Usually if the found new hardware wizard
comes up it will be asking you to point to the inf file not the
vcom.sys file. The inf file's location is not in the same folder as
the vcom.sys file.

73 de Phil N8VB

On 5/22/05, Dale Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
 
 
 Philip Covington wrote:

 
 
 Hi all,

Build 55 of the vCOM virtual serial port driver has been released. A
few changes were made to make it work with OmniRig which is a freeware
rig control engine that is used with applications such as BandMaster
for CAT control of radios.

http://www.philcovington.com/SDR.html

73 de Phil N8VB

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 Hi Phil,
I am having trouble with build 55. It is identified in Device Manager as
unknown device 2 times. Checking under properties, general, it tells me
Code 28, The drivers for this device are not installed. Under Driver
Details it tells me that nothing has been loaded. I do not get the
location of vCom.sys. It seems to work ok but not like build 50. I am
using WinXP Professional. I removed build 50, installed 55 using
install.bat and when the computer restarted it told me I had new
hardware, multiport serial driver, and the install screen came up. I
tried installing it again using windows but it can't find vCom.sys. I
get to I386 and it won't open. What am I doing wrong?
73,
Dale AA5XE

 
 
 
 

  
  

  

Re: [Flexradio] Build 55 of vCOM Virtual Serial Port Driver

[Dale Richardson]

Phil,
Sorry, still no go. Still same problem. I noticed in the N8VBvCOM.inf
file the following:

[SourceDisksFiles.x86]
vCOM.sys=0,riverDev\N8VB_VCOMDriver\objfre_wxp_x86\i386  

When I try to install the program  comes up with riverDev folder in the
path but there is no riverDev folder anywhere. Even when getting the
correct path to vCOM.sys I still end up with the same problem as
before, no drivers get loaded and everything is unknown in Device
Manager. Also I am getting the following Windows error when the system
reboots after installation: 
Error Signature:
BCCode : 107e BCP1 : C005 BCP2 : B9FE901F BCP3 :
BAA87C98
BCP4 : BAA87994 OSVer : 5_1_2600 SP : 2_0 Product : 256_1

When the new hardware wizard comes up and I go to the .inf file I get
the same results in the installation. I will keep playing with it. 
73,
Dale AA5XE

Philip Covington wrote:


  Hi Dale,

Sorry I took so long to respond.  I was out most of the weekend on a
work related problem.

First, go into device manager and right click on all of the unknown
devices and select Uninstall.  If the driver shows up under Multiport
Serial Drivers right click there and select uninstall.  Then reboot
your system.  After the reboot go back and make sure there is nothing
under unknown devices or under Mutiport Serial devices.   Run
install.bat and when it wants to know the location of the vcom.sys
file navigate to the checked or free build folder and select it.

Make sure that it is actually asking for the location of the vcom.sys
file and not the inf file.  Usually if the found new hardware wizard
comes up it will be asking you to point to the inf file not the
vcom.sys file.  The inf file's location is not in the same folder as
the vcom.sys file.

73 de Phil N8VB

On 5/22/05, Dale Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
  
  
Philip Covington wrote:



  Hi all,

Build 55 of the vCOM virtual serial port driver has been released.  A
few changes were made to make it work with OmniRig which is a freeware
rig control engine that is used with applications such as BandMaster
for CAT control of radios.

http://www.philcovington.com/SDR.html

73 de Phil N8VB

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Hi Phil,
I am having trouble with build 55. It is identified in Device Manager as
unknown device 2 times. Checking under properties, general, it tells me
Code 28, The drivers for this device are not installed. Under Driver
Details it tells me that nothing has been loaded. I do not get the
location of vCom.sys. It seems to work ok but not like build 50. I am
using WinXP Professional. I removed build 50, installed 55 using
install.bat and when the computer restarted it told me I had new
hardware, multiport serial driver, and the install screen came up. I
tried installing it again using windows but it can't find vCom.sys. I
get to I386 and it won't open. What am I doing wrong?
73,
Dale AA5XE


  
  
  

Re: [Flexradio] [Q] 1.3.4 CW problems?

[Dale Richardson]

There is a difference between VFO A and VFO B in version 1.3.4 in CW. 
There is a large difference between CWL and CWU also. In split mode with 
both VF0's on the same frequency there is a 700 Hz difference between 
the two. In version 1.3.3 there is also noticeable difference. Version 
1.3.2 all VFO's read the same, sound the same regardless of CWU/CWL or 
split. Definetly needs looking in to.

73,
Dale AA5XE

Ken Hopper N9VV wrote:

addendum: I had CAT engaged via the vCOM port for MixW (my logging 
program). MixW showed 3551800 when the VFO showed 3552.


My setup is: Celeron 2.4Ghz, 1GB RAM, USB interface to SDR-1000 + RFE 
+ Delta-44.


de Ken


Ken Hopper N9VV wrote:


Dear CW ops using 1.3.4,
I was on my Sunday 3552 sked today and had all sorts of weird 
problems with XMIT freq. RX seems to be FB.


They reported that I changed freq while xmitting (I was not fiddling 
with anything on the console). It jumped 300hz high. Of course I 
didn't know it from the RX and sidetone which remained exactly on freq.


They reported that I was 700hz high when using VFO-A to transceive. I 
changed to SPLIT and used VFO-B until they said that I was 800hz low 
with both VFOs showing 3552.


They reported that I was low when I engaged my RIT.

Then after closing the Console and restarting it, RIT did nothing on 
RX or TX.


Is anyone experiencing anything like this on CW?

Everything looked and worked perfectly on SSB (USB and LSB) when 
running PSK31 yesterday. So maybe this is just in CW mode? is it 
something weird in 1.3.4? I will drag out the other rig (Jupiter) and 
listen to my signal. Maybe I can identify what's going on by trying 
various controls and carefully noting the effect.


Do you suppose I have RFI into the USB control cable?

Any suggestions welcomed,
TU de Ken N9VV

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Re: [Flexradio] Build 55 of vCOM Virtual Serial Port Driver

[Dale Richardson]

Philip Covington wrote:


Hi all,

Build 55 of the vCOM virtual serial port driver has been released.  A
few changes were made to make it work with OmniRig which is a freeware
rig control engine that is used with applications such as BandMaster
for CAT control of radios.

http://www.philcovington.com/SDR.html

73 de Phil N8VB

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Hi Phil,
I am having trouble with build 55. It is identified in Device Manager as 
unknown device 2 times. Checking under properties, general, it tells me 
Code 28, The drivers for this device are not installed. Under Driver 
Details it tells me that nothing has been loaded. I do not get the 
location of vCom.sys. It seems to work ok but not like build 50. I am 
using WinXP Professional. I removed build 50, installed 55 using 
install.bat and when the computer restarted it told me I had new 
hardware, multiport serial driver, and the install screen came up. I 
tried installing it again using windows but it can't find vCom.sys. I 
get to I386 and it won't open. What am I doing wrong?

73,
Dale AA5XE

Re: [Flexradio] Build 55 of vCOM Virtual Serial Port Driver

[Dale Richardson]

Phil,
Great job! I really appreciate your efforts in this, especially not 
having to uninstall everything to put in a new version. I have been 
successful in getting DX4Win to work now and run 10% cpu or less. Just 
had to remove 3 commands that were in DX4Win that were not implemented 
in version 1.3.4. That is much easier than it sounds. Hi Hi. Thanks 
again for a job well done! Or as we used to say in the navy, BZ (Bravo 
Zulu)!

73,
Dale AA5XE

Philip Covington wrote:


Hi all,

Build 55 of the vCOM virtual serial port driver has been released.  A
few changes were made to make it work with OmniRig which is a freeware
rig control engine that is used with applications such as BandMaster
for CAT control of radios.

http://www.philcovington.com/SDR.html

73 de Phil N8VB

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Re: [Flexradio] ASIO mandatory?

[Dale Richardson]

Ignacio,
I believe some kind of ASIO is always necessary. Whether it is Asio4all 
or a different Asio depends on the sound card. When I used the Audigy 
2ZS card I had to use Asio4all. When I switched to the Delta 44 card it 
has its own Asio drivers.

73,
Dale AA5Xe

Ignacio Cembreros wrote:


Hi,
Doing some maintenance I found the following:

If Asio4all is not installed, when trying to run  Beta 1.3.4 it gave 
an error msg related to database values and quit.  Since it was alrady 
installed and working and the only change was I removed Asio4all, I 
erased the database trying to get a fresh one upon starting, but I got 
the same error.
Uninstalled Beta 1.3.4, reinstalled and got the same error.  
Reinstalled Asio4all and now no problem.
The question is, is Asio4all or other ASIO drivers mandatory, or just 
a bug?


73 de Ignacio, EB4APL

[Flexradio] DX4Win Logging Program/SDR Compatability Solved

[Dale Richardson]

Previously I had been trying to get my logging program, DX4Win ver. 
6.0.2, to talk to the SDR. I was somewhat successful in setting the 
DX4Win to the TS2000. The programs would talk to each other using Phil, 
N8VB's Virtual Serial Port but cpu usage was near 50 %. I have since 
resolved this problem and now the cpu usage is 10 % at the highest. 
Apparently not all TS2000 commands were implemented in the Beta SDR 
version 1.3.4. In order to resolve this I went to the DX4Win program, 
went to File, Databases, Radios, and copied the TS2000 and renamed it 
SDR1K. Then I went to the Test screen and tested both read and write 
functions and printed the results. There was one error under Read and 
that was the program could not read VFO B. There were 2 errors under the 
write function, Clear clarifier and Set Split Off. I then went back to 
Commands/Fields Screen and cleared those commands and saved the changes. 
Now everything works like it is supposed to. I get an error now and then 
but CPU usage is normal.


I am using N8VB's Virtual Com Port driver Build 50 set for Com 3 and Com 
4. You can find it on his page:

http://www.philcovington.com/SDR.html
Make sure you follow the installation directions. He is to be commended 
for his efforts in this. This works really well. Thank you Phil!

73,
Dale AA5XE

Re: [Flexradio] Low Power on SSB

[Dale Richardson]

John,
My settings are 1 for Mic gain on the SDR main screen, 26 db on the Mic
Preamp in the Setup/Transmit screen, and 4 db on the feed forward
compression in the same screen. On the M Audio Delta Control Panel
Monitor Mixer Screen the settings are:
Master Volume -15 db; Mixer Input WavOut 1/2 -13/5db; WavOut 3/4 -12db;
and HW In 1/2 and 3/4 both set at -12 db. On the Patchbay/Router Screen
WavOut 1/2 is checked and H/W Out 3/4 is checked. On the Hardware
Settings Screen Internal Xtal is checked, the Codec Sample Rate is
48,000, MultiTrack Driver Devices-Single and In-Sync is checked, DMA
Buffer size is 512, Variable Signal Levels- Output +4dbu is checked and
the rest are at -10db. All of the rest of the controls are unchecked.
In order to get enough audio amplification from the AC97 I had to check
the Mic Boost box. Go to Control Panel, Sounds, select Audio and you
should see Realtek AC97 Audio in the box under sound playback and sound
recording boxes. Click on Volume, click on advanced controls under
microphone then check the Mic Boost control. I did this for both
playback and recording. It does not matter that microphone is
unchecked. Under Sound and Audio Device Properties, Voice, is where the
Delta 44 settings are. For the default device I use M-Audio Delta 44
Multi. I have not experimented with the other settings there for
default yet. The only reason I set it up like this is that before when
I was using the Audigy 2ZS card I needed to use the AC97 for psk and I
needed a way to set levels. I hope I didn't confuse you too much, John.
Hi Hi. Let me know if these settings help. Turning on the Mic Boost did
for me.
73,
Dale AA5XE

John Denson wrote:

  
  
  
  Dale - How much gain are you
providing from the AC97 sound card, what are your settings in the
FlexRadio software for "MIC" on the main screen and for "Mic Preamp" on
the Setup / Transmitter screen?
   
  John Denson, AI6A
  
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Original Message - 
From:
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Richardson 
To:
John
Denson 
Cc:
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Sent:
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Subject:
Re: [Flexradio] Low Power on SSB


John Denson wrote:

  
  
  I am a SDR-1000 beginner using
the Delta-44 sound card.  When I send CW I see about 60 - 70 watts out
but when I switch to SSB I see only about 6 watts out.  At this point I
am not using a second sound card for microphone gain, just input #3 of
the Delta-44 sound card.  I increased the preamp gain until I saw the
AGC starting to move and that gives the maximum of about 6 watts out. 
I am watching the RF output on a monitor scope and, sure enough, the
output signal strength is very low compared to 100 watts out from my
TS-440S.  I am using software version 1.3.4.
   
  Is this a software problem or am
I doing something wrong?
   
  John Denson, AI6A
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John,
You need to either use a preamp for the microphone or run it into
another sound card for that purpose. I also use the D-44 and run the
mic to the mic in on the onboard AC97 sound card in the computer. That
works very well for me. I get full output. Also, you did not say
whether you were measuring the power out with the meter in FWD Peak. If
you use that you might get a different reading. 
73,
Dale AA5XE
  

Re: [Flexradio] Low Power on SSB

[Dale Richardson]

John Denson wrote:

  
  
  
  I am a SDR-1000 beginner using the
Delta-44 sound card.  When I send CW I see about 60 - 70 watts out but
when I switch to SSB I see only about 6 watts out.  At this point I am
not using a second sound card for microphone gain, just input #3 of the
Delta-44 sound card.  I increased the preamp gain until I saw the AGC
starting to move and that gives the maximum of about 6 watts out.  I am
watching the RF output on a monitor scope and, sure enough, the output
signal strength is very low compared to 100 watts out from my TS-440S. 
I am using software version 1.3.4.
   
  Is this a software problem or am I
doing something wrong?
   
  John Denson, AI6A
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John,
You need to either use a preamp for the microphone or run it into
another sound card for that purpose. I also use the D-44 and run the
mic to the mic in on the onboard AC97 sound card in the computer. That
works very well for me. I get full output. Also, you did not say
whether you were measuring the power out with the meter in FWD Peak. If
you use that you might get a different reading. 
73,
Dale AA5XE

Re: [Flexradio] N8VB Virtual Com Port

[Dale Richardson]

Philip Covington wrote:

  On 5/17/05, Dale Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
  
  
 Philip Covington wrote: 
 On 5/17/05, Dale Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
 
 
 Hi all,
One of the thing I noticed when using the DX4Win program with the
virtual com port is that the CPU usage goes way up. Normally I run about
2% as a low figure and 10% as a high usage figure. When the DX4Win is
set up to use the virtual com port CPU usage varies from 3.7% to 60%
about every 4 seconds. This slows the computer way down although the
programs work. I had set up DX4Win for a TS2000. I will keep working on
this.
73,

Dale AA5XE

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 Hi Dale,

When this happens can you look at the Processes tab in Task Manager
and see what process is using the CPU time? Look at the System
process, the PowerSDR process, and the DX4Win process to see which one
is using the CPU time. This will help me determine if it is the
system thread in the driver or something else.

 
 Phil,
 The SDR is using 37, 774K memory usage while the DX4Win is using 5996K
memory usage.
 
 
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Hi Dale,

I meant the CPU usage in % in Task Manager for each process. 

I think that DX4WIN is sending or expecting a CAT command periodically
that hasn't been implemented yet in the CAT code.  I installed DX4WIN
and I think I see what you are talking about with the CPU usage.  It
seems to be DX4WIN that is spiking the CPU usage. This should be
corrected as support for more CAT commands are added to PowerSDR
console.

73,

Phil N8VB

  

Phil,
The SDR usage is fairly steady at 04% while the DX4Win starts at 00,
then 27, 49, 50 and then 27 then 00% and repeats.
Dale

Re: [Flexradio] N8VB Virtual Com Port

[Dale Richardson]

Philip Covington wrote:

  On 5/17/05, Dale Richardson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
  
  
Hi all,
One of the thing I noticed when using the DX4Win program with the
virtual com port is that the CPU usage goes way up. Normally I run about
2% as a low figure and 10% as a high usage figure. When the DX4Win is
set up to use the virtual com port CPU usage varies from 3.7% to 60%
about every 4 seconds. This slows the computer way down although the
programs work. I had set up DX4Win for a TS2000. I will keep working on
this.
73,

Dale AA5XE

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Hi Dale,

When this happens can you look at the Processes tab in Task Manager
and see what process is using the CPU time?  Look at the System
process, the PowerSDR process, and the DX4Win process to see which one
is using the CPU time.  This will help me determine if it is the
system thread in the driver or something else.

  

Phil,
The SDR is using 37, 774K memory usage while the DX4Win is using 5996K
memory usage.

[Flexradio] N8VB Virtual Com Port

[Dale Richardson]

Hi all,
One of the thing I noticed when using the DX4Win program with the 
virtual com port is that the CPU usage goes way up. Normally I run about 
2% as a low figure and 10% as a high usage figure. When the DX4Win is 
set up to use the virtual com port CPU usage varies from 3.7% to 60% 
about every 4 seconds. This slows the computer way down although the 
programs work. I had set up DX4Win for a TS2000. I will keep working on 
this.

73,

Dale AA5XE

[Flexradio] N8VB Virtual Com Port...Eureka!!

[Dale Richardson]

I just installed N8VB, Phil's virtual com port and wish to report that I 
am now able to successfully use my DX4Win logging program with the 
SDR1K! I set the com port program up for com 3 and com4, set the CAT 
control to com 3, the DX4Win to com 4 and TS-2000 and they talk. I am 
also using the bit bang for ptt control on Digipan which also works just 
fine.

Thank you, Phil! Thank you very much, indeed!
73,
Dale AA5XE

Re: [Flexradio] 1.3.3

[Dale Richardson]

Vers 1.3.3 will not key my external amplifier either. X2-7 is not
working.
73,
Dale AA5XE

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

  
  MY 1.3.3 will not key my amplifier. Also, I occasionally get a
High SWR Warning, which indicates the switching may be too fast, i.e.
the SDR transmitter is hitting full output before the AMP relay has
switched over.
   
  I like having the 0 point on the ALC meter moved to the right.
  73, John W5GI
  

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Re: [Flexradio] Your input is needed

[Dale Richardson]

Some thoughts on the dual receive function.
1. There should be a default setting  that could be part of the transmit 
setup screen that would provide the option of setting a default value of 
the split, ie, up 5 khz. There should be an option on ways to route the 
audio such as  receiver A to left, receiver B to right, or reverse, or 
one receiver to both. Transmit sidetone needs to be included.
2. There needs to be positive identification of the VFO that is transmit 
VFO.
3. Enabling the split function should switch modes to the same as the 
main VFO.
4. Filter settings should be independent for each receiver. During split 
operations the receiver filter on the dx station normally is very narrow 
to reduce qrm while the receiver filter on the transmit side is set to 
wide so you can see where the dx station is listening.
5. There should be three states the SDR should operate in. Normal, where 
the receive and transmit are as they are now, both functions done by the 
same VFO; Split, where VFO A is the receive, VFO B is the transmit, and 
the audio goes to both sides of the headphones/speakers; and Dual; where 
Receiver A goes to one side of the headphones, Receiver B goes to the 
opposite side and the transmit VFO is identified. Sidetone should be 
routed to whatever ear the tranmit frequency is on.
6. There needs to be an easy way to tune the second receiver without 
having to do several operations. Maybe use the Control function with the 
mouse.
7. Keep the operating controls as simple as possible. Use of the 
controls needs to be self evident.
I believe the dual receive/multiple receive function is a great idea, 
especially for serious DX'ers and I am anxious to see it implemented. 
There have been many great ideas put forth from the group. Every 
iteration of the program just gets better and better. My compliments to 
you all.


73,
Dale AA5XE

Robert McGwier wrote:

We are a few days away from having multiple receivers enabled on  the 
console.
It just dawned on me that we did not ask for any input whatsoever on 
how we
would use this?   In the two channel output (left ear/right ear) 
versus Delta 44

four speaker output,  we will effectively be able to move the audio from
left ear, through your head, to the right ear.   This implies 
practical limitations

on how many of these we can steer.  As you can tell, this is a control
"mess".   This will involve our first serious interaction with the 
screen after

the screen tune.  We also need to figure out how to a) draw filters,
b) draw manual notches.

If you feel you have "brilliant ideas" or some useful input on this, 
now is the

time.  On more than one occasion, we did a thing and it turned out that
we needed to re-do quite a bit of stuff to get to the final version.  
I feel

(for example) that the panadapter and the tuning with it are "best ever
anywhere" but it is time to think about what to add on top of that, 
especially

with the new dsp, etc. about to be inline.

The things we are working on:

1) putting new DSP inline allowing multiple receivers,  remote control 
through
   sockets in windows, shared memory mapped files in Linux,  
resizeable DSP, etc.
   (mmap files will be talked to by a process that can listen to 
sockets, the
goal is eventually to allow the Windows GUI console layer to talk 
remotely

   to the dsp hardware layer running on a Linux server).
2) New keyer.  It has been done for almost two weeks for Linux and now I
   I need to capture it in Windows using the highperformance timers in 
place

   of the real time clock on Linux
3) New console GUI design process has begun in earnest.
4) Bob and Bill are really coming along with the com port interface. 
Give us

   your input.

Eric has completed (in my opinion) a major upgrade to the hardware code.
This will lead almost immediately to a release of a Linux control GUI 
based

on the Elecraft K2 command set and the use of Marote as the control.
I will do the hardware code port for SWIG purposes and Frank and I
will do the Marote move.  Frank is doing gMFSK control.  Powerspectra
and metering will be separate windows and separate processes attached
to the processing chain using Jack as plug-ins.

WE ARE BUSY FOLKS.   Give us your input before the "Dumey
microsecond" (***)  has passed.  Frank and Eric and others may
point out stuff I have forgotten

Bob


(***) Arnold Dumey: co-inventor of the postal sorting machine and
very famous cryptanalyst first for ASA and then NSA. Arnold was
also the inventor of a "minor computer science thing" you all use
everyday but is unknown to many of you: Hashing.  He published
the first hashing paper in 1956 while at IBM, where he 
co-invented
the postal sorter.  The Dumey microsecond was a crucial event 
that
   Arnold claimed was common  to all projects:  It is that 
microsecond

   during which you can impact the flow of, or design of, a project.
   Before this microsecond, it is too earl