[Flexradio] EDIROL FA-66 microphone input problem ?

2007-04-15 Thread Everett Palmer 
Hello,

I finally tried hooking a microphone up to my new EDIROL FA-66
soundcard.   I followed the suggestions in the quick start guide in the KB.
I connected a mic with a 1/8 mono plug to a 1/4 in TS adapter plug 
and put it into input #1
on the FA-66 but got no output.   I next tried recording an audio 
signal from the mic to
Audacity but could get nothing through the EDIROL.   I can get an audio signal
from the mic to the laptop soundcard and then to Audacity.   I also 
tried the mic
on my Heil headset but still no luck through the EDIROL.

Do I need to use a balanced XLR audio plug?Any ideas?

Thanks,

Everett, KG6RYB



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[Flexradio] Configuration for VAC for running WSJT from a SDR-1000/FA-66

2007-03-28 Thread Everett Palmer 
Hello,

I am trying to use VAC to connect WSJT to my SDR-1000/FA-66.  I set 
it up according to the article in the knowledge base.   The audio 
signal that gets to the WSJT program is a series of bursts of 
audio.   This problem is mentioned in the KB article but the fixes 
mentioned there did not work for my configuration.

I have been successful in getting MixW to work with my SDR-1000/FA-66 
and the VAC.

My computer is a Dell Inspiron 600M ~1.6GHz.   I am using the demo 
version of VAC.

Any suggestions on what parameters to us to set up the VAC would be 
appreciated.

Thanks,

Everett, KG6RYB



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[Flexradio] Recommended firewire cards for laptops ?

2007-01-11 Thread Everett Palmer 
Hello,

I just ordering a FA-66 for my SDR-1000.
My computer is a Dell laptop Inspiron 600m without
a firewire port.

Is there a list of recommended firewire cards for
laptop computers?   On the knowledge base
I only see cards for desktops.

I notice there are both "400" (1394a) and "800" (1394b) firewire cards.
Does this matter?

Thanks,

Everett Palmer,  KG6RYB





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Re: [Flexradio] problem trying to install VAC ... solved

2006-08-30 Thread Everett Palmer 
At 01:47 PM 8/30/2006, Richard Smith wrote:
>I had the same problem, but I know the cure.  I would guess that you are
>trying to install the program from the view of the ZIP folder in windows.
>That is not the same as extracting the files from the .ZIP file, and using
>the extracted files for the install.  The installer has a bug, and running
>Setup from the ZIP folder view won't work without extracting the files.  You
>need to extract all the files from the .ZIP file into a separate new folder.
>Then run the setup program from that new folder.  Good luck.
>
>Rich
>- Original Message - From: "Everett Palmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: 
>Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 10:41 PM
>Subject: [Flexradio] problem trying to install VAC
>
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>I get the following error message when I try to install the VAC
>>software (4.03).   The file vrtaucbl.sys is in C:\Program files\i386.
>>
>>Any ideas,
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Everett, KG6RYB
>>
>>29.08.06*19:35:15**MessageBox: Cannot copy "i386\vrtaucbl.sys" to
>>"C:\WINDOWS\System32\Drivers\vrtaucbl.sys" (0/3 - The system cannot
>>find the path specified.)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Re: [Flexradio] problem trying to install VAC

2006-08-30 Thread Everett Palmer 
Richard,

Thanks - I redownloaded the vac-4.02.zip file and extracted the contents
and it worked fine.   I think what I did before was open the zip file from the
web browser download window.

Thanks for the tip,

Everett, KG6RYB




At 01:47 PM 8/30/2006, Richard Smith wrote:
>I had the same problem, but I know the cure.  I would guess that you are
>trying to install the program from the view of the ZIP folder in windows.
>That is not the same as extracting the files from the .ZIP file, and using
>the extracted files for the install.  The installer has a bug, and running
>Setup from the ZIP folder view won't work without extracting the files.  You
>need to extract all the files from the .ZIP file into a separate new folder.
>Then run the setup program from that new folder.  Good luck.
>
>Rich
>- Original Message - From: "Everett Palmer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: 
>Sent: Tuesday, August 29, 2006 10:41 PM
>Subject: [Flexradio] problem trying to install VAC
>
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>I get the following error message when I try to install the VAC
>>software (4.03).   The file vrtaucbl.sys is in C:\Program files\i386.
>>
>>Any ideas,
>>Thanks,
>>
>>Everett, KG6RYB
>>
>>29.08.06*19:35:15**MessageBox: Cannot copy "i386\vrtaucbl.sys" to
>>"C:\WINDOWS\System32\Drivers\vrtaucbl.sys" (0/3 - The system cannot
>>find the path specified.)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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[Flexradio] problem trying to install VAC

2006-08-29 Thread Everett Palmer 
Hello,

I get the following error message when I try to install the VAC 
software (4.03).   The file vrtaucbl.sys is in C:\Program files\i386.

Any ideas,
Thanks,

Everett, KG6RYB

29.08.06*19:35:15**MessageBox: Cannot copy "i386\vrtaucbl.sys" to 
"C:\WINDOWS\System32\Drivers\vrtaucbl.sys" (0/3 - The system cannot 
find the path specified.)






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Re: [Flexradio] vSound Development Fund - Goal Update ... N+1

2006-06-04 Thread Everett Palmer 
Hello,

I just sent in $30.00.

Everett, KG6RYB



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Re: [Flexradio] Linux - DttSP question: Commands to listen to AM radio?

2006-05-29 Thread Everett Palmer 
Bob,

I switched to pyhw.  I do hear something that sounds like cycling.

I played a wav file (ssb.wav from flex-radio) with xmms feeding qjackctl 
and then jsdr.
(On jack I connected alsa-pcm --> sdr-  &   sdr- --> alsa-pcm.)

I then started my sdr-1000 and shut down xmms.   I also started python and 
cmdr.

On pyhw I executed.
execfile("sdr1k-setup.py") (with setDDSFreq(0.810)

On cmdr I executed.
setRXOn 0
setSampleRate 48000  (I am using a SB MP3+ USB soundcard)
setOsc 0
setFilter -3000 3000
setMode AM

I didn't hear anything interesting - just something that could be described 
as cycling at about 1 Hz.

Seems like I should have to do something with the qjackctl patch panel to 
connect up to the sdr-1000.   When I used it with the sdr-1000 it was set 
up the same as I had it with xmms.

I know I should just wait for the new code but this seems s close to 
working.

Thanks,

Everett, KG6RYB


At 04:46 AM 5/29/2006, Robert McGwier wrote:
>Everett:
>
>Do you hear a noise at the output (speakers) that sounds like it is cycling?
>
>I used pyhw rather than pyhw2.
>
>We are well on our way to replace all of that with code that will talk to 
>all aspects of the radio including amplifier,  ATU, and transverter.
>
>Bob
>N4HY
>
>
>Everett Palmer wrote:
>>Hi Ken,
>>
>>I am basing the fact that it is possible to drive the SDR-1000 hardware 
>>from Linux on this post from Bob McGwier back in January.
>>
>>"The Mini-ITX, running SUSE 9.3 carries Don Imus 660 AM every morning 
>>using SDR-1000 number 2 running jsdr, jack."
>>
>>I am trying to use the code in the pyhw2 directory to control the 
>>SDR-1000 hardware over the parallel port.  I can issue commands and hear 
>>the relays click in the SDR-1000 but I have not been successful yet in 
>>receiving an AM radio station.   There is also another command line 
>>interface- cmdr - in the DttSP package but I think that this interface 
>>controls just the software - not the hardware.
>>
>>One problem was that ubuntu on my system does not have 
>>/dev/parport0.   With some help from Bill on teamspeak and my linux guy 
>>at work I learned that you can create the port with either:
>>
>>sudo modeprobe ppdev
>>
>>or
>>
>>sudo mknod /dev/parport0 c 99 0
>>
>>I also did a
>>
>>sudo chown epalmer:epalmer parport0
>>
>>so I could drive the parallel port from my user account.
>>
>>73,
>>Everett, KG6RYB
>>
>>
>
>
>--
>AMSAT VP Engineering. Member: ARRL, AMSAT-DL, TAPR, Packrats,
>NJQRP/AMQRP, QRP ARCI, QCWA, FRC. ARRL SDR Wrk Grp Chairman
>Laziness is the number one inspiration for ingenuity.  Guilty as charged!



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Re: [Flexradio] Linux - DttSP question: Commands to listen to AM radio?

2006-05-28 Thread Everett Palmer 
Hi Ken,

I am basing the fact that it is possible to drive the SDR-1000 hardware 
from Linux on this post from Bob McGwier back in January.

"The Mini-ITX, running SUSE 9.3 carries Don Imus 660 AM every morning using 
SDR-1000 number 2 running jsdr, jack."

I am trying to use the code in the pyhw2 directory to control the SDR-1000 
hardware over the parallel port.  I can issue commands and hear the relays 
click in the SDR-1000 but I have not been successful yet in receiving an AM 
radio station.   There is also another command line interface- cmdr - in 
the DttSP package but I think that this interface controls just the 
software - not the hardware.

One problem was that ubuntu on my system does not have 
/dev/parport0.   With some help from Bill on teamspeak and my linux guy at 
work I learned that you can create the port with either:

sudo modeprobe ppdev

or

sudo mknod /dev/parport0 c 99 0

I also did a

sudo chown epalmer:epalmer parport0

so I could drive the parallel port from my user account.

73,
Everett, KG6RYB




At 10:22 PM 5/28/2006, you wrote:
>How in the world are you controlling the parallel interface?
>as far as I know, there aren't any SDR-1000s running on Linux.
>BK de Ken
>
>
>Everett Palmer wrote:
>>I am trying to operate my SDR-1000 from Ubuntu Linux with the command 
>>line interface.
>>Could some one tell me the commands listening to an AM radio station?
>>Also do I need to use both the cmdr shell script and the pyhw2 python script?
>>Thanks,
>>Everett, KG6RYB
>>
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[Flexradio] Linux - DttSP question: Commands to listen to AM radio?

2006-05-28 Thread Everett Palmer 
I am trying to operate my SDR-1000 from Ubuntu Linux with the command line 
interface.
Could some one tell me the commands listening to an AM radio station?
Also do I need to use both the cmdr shell script and the pyhw2 python script?
Thanks,
Everett, KG6RYB



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Re: [Flexradio] 16 versus 24 bit audio ... how do you make these measurements?

2006-05-28 Thread Everett Palmer 
Hello Peter,

What software and/or hardware do you use to measure soundcards?

Thanks,

Everett, KG6RYB

At 01:06 PM 5/19/2006, Peter Martinez wrote:
> >From G3PLX:
>
>I am just starting to do some serious tests with my new 24-bit Firebox. With
>the audio input of a channel short-circuit, if I analyse the statistics of
>the 24-bit data, I find the bottom 8 bits are ALWAYS random. In fact the
>bottom 9-10 bits are random.
>
>This tells me there is no point at all in having 24-bit audio. I might just
>as well stay with 16-bits.
>
>Has anyone here done any rigorous tests comparing 16 and 24-bit audio and
>found any difference?  Like patching the code to mask off the bottom 8 bits
>completely, or replacing the bottom 8 bits with random data. Maybe someone
>has added a checkbox to turn this sort of test feature on and off and see
>what, if any, is the difference in the speaker.
>
>73
>Peter
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Re: [Flexradio] Laptops with FlexRadio ... Dell Inspiron 600M

2006-03-03 Thread Everett Palmer 

Hello,

I am using a Dell Inspiron 600m laptop with my SDR-1000.
I bought it because it has both parallel and serial ports.
It seems to work fine.

Everett, KG6RYB



At 07:55 PM 3/2/2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Is anyone using a laptop with Flex-Radio?

While I remain a perspective purchaser of an SDR-1000, when I get one I am
considering using a laptop with a Firewire card to drive a FireBox 6x10.
Has anyone tried this setup?

Thanks.

73,

Fred Bray
W6WAW


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