Re: [Flexradio] Flex 3000
Tim and others: Actually, I DID apologize for using the reflector for such a purpose. I DO need to tell all on this reflector more facts relevant to current and future Flex-ers: 1) (and most important) I was one of the very first Flex-ers with an early SDR1000. I couldn't be happier with the radio and with Flex, and I've been a big fan telling other hams and getting them to buy a Flex radio; 2) I DID get a receipt from ordering on-line that said (in pretty, big red font) that my card WOULD NOT be charged until shipment; 3) I sent a followup email to at least four Flex staff at different times wondering why I didn't get a tracking number and was told then (over a week and half ago) that it would ship in a couple of days; and 4) I am aware that making a Flex 3000 MARS compatible was more complicated than with the SDR1000 (which is a simple software mod) and I was worried there would be a big hang up on this issue. I was hoping to find out more about what was going on mostly for that reason. I don't think Flex is like the other many vendors who do abscond with your money and never ship. There. Hope that settles it. And I DO think this reflector is for this kind of info. It is the kind of information I have valued it for in the years since I got my first Flex (and my ham ticket at the same time)!!! Gary AI4IN - Original Message - From: Tim Ellison telli...@itsco.com To: Burt k1...@yahoo.com, FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 2:38:09 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flex 3000 Bert, I didn't indicate that it wasn't important for people to know what was going on. FlexRadio is more transparent in their business dealing that a lot of companies (just ask the folks who bought WonderRadios that paid their money over a year ago, have no products and SDRtec just went out of business so they have no recourse to get their money back unless they fly to India). I was pointing out that using the Reflector is NOT the way to get issues with an order resolved. The Reflector is not used for official support of the radio or the software, but is a discussion forum for users where help is provided, mostly from non-Flex employees, but occasionally you get the wisdom of Dudley or Eric when the concerns are global in nature. Internal business matters are handled using different more private methods which is required to protect the buyer. E-mail is always a poor mechanism to resolve issues because there is no real-time two-way interaction between yourself and the party you need to communicate with. There is nothing better than talking to a real human being one-on-one. My comments were more of helping Gary manage expectations than anything else. -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Burt Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 1:42 PM To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flex 3000 The fact that this guy ordered a 3000, got billed for it but not shipped is important for ALL to know. I thought it was in your business model to not bill until you shipped. If anyone, other than a Flex employee, disagrees I will shutup. Burt --- On Sun, 5/31/09, Tim Ellison telli...@itsco.com wrote: From: Tim Ellison telli...@itsco.com Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flex 3000 To: gary.w.str...@comcast.net gary.w.str...@comcast.net, FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Cc: ai...@arrl.net ai...@arrl.net Date: Sunday, May 31, 2009, 1:04 PM Gary, The Reflector is not the medium for sales and shipping issues. Those folks do not monitor the Reflector for this type of correspondence. If you have a problem, call (not e-mail) FlexRadio Monday AM and speak to Matt. They get hundreds of e-mails daily and yours could slip though the crack and I know John has bee away from the office for the past week without access to e-mail. Speaking to them in person will get the issue resolved immediately. -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of gary.w.str...@comcast.net Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2009 12:52 PM To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Cc: ai...@arrl.net Subject: [Flexradio] Flex 3000 I am concerned about the Flex 3000 I ordered May 3rd. While my credit card was billed around two weeks ago, and the bill has come in for payment already, I haven't gotten it nor seen a shipping email. I've sent email to various folks at Flex, with no response. Since I asked for a MARS capable Flex 3000, perhaps that is the slow-down. I would just like to know, especially since I've already been billed and have to pay shortly. Information of any kind will help me wait. Not hearing anything makes me worry. Sorry to post to the wide net but, as mentioned, I had no response elsewhere. Gary AI4IN
[Flexradio] SDR-1000 PA wanted; Demi 144-146 board for sale
I have an early SDR-1000 with a PA board that has a parasitic oscillation that I just can't resolve, causing it to oscillate wildly. If anyone has a SDR-1000 PA board for sale, please send me an email privately. Also, I have not used the Demi 144-146 board on my SDR and am interested in selling it. Any interest, please send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks. Gary AI4IN ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
[Flexradio] Unsubscribe my old email
Folks: I recently re-subscribed to the email list from my new email account: [EMAIL PROTECTED] The old account is still active and being forwarded, but won't be for long. In the meantime, I am getting two copies of all email from Flex. Would you please remove my old email address? It is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks Gary AI4IN ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] SSB Voice Inversion
This is the Army MARS Digital Net for Virginia. They work several modes, mostly Olivia. Gary AI4IN AAR3AB -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of A.R.S. - W5AMI Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 7:23 PM To: Flex Radio Subject: Re: [Flexradio] SSB Voice Inversion For those interested, there is a station or stations on 3.728 right now, 0023UTC transmitting with this encoding or whatever it is. I am unable to tune it now. Be patient, as they don't talk that often. I would be very interested to know if anyone can read intelligence in this audio. ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
Re: [Flexradio] ICOM microphone for SDR-1000?
Jerry: I use a Heil ICM mike with my SDR. It requires 8 volts phantom power since it was designed to be used with ICOM's. I built a small phantom power supply (battery operated) to make it work. It works VERY well and I constantly get good audio reports. Gary -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jerry Flanders Sent: Thursday, November 23, 2006 5:24 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] ICOM microphone for SDR-1000? I need to check out my new SDR-1000 on phone. I don't operate phone, so would rather not spend money on a microphone that might never be used again. Anybody using an ICOM-compatible mike with the SDR-1000? My ICOM HM-35 hand mike has the same connector that my SDR-1000 requires. It is even partially wired the same, because I see the PTT works. I know I have to provide 8VDC to the mike to get it to work, but I am wondering if it's output level is usable with the SDR-1000 when I do all that. Alternatively, will a cheapie computer mike work with the SDR-1000? Jerry W4UK ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
[Flexradio] RigTalk and Personus Firebox Incompatibility
Has anyone else experienced an incompatibility between the West Mountain Radio's Rigtalk USB level converter for ICOM CI-V radio control and the Personus Firebox? After installing the former, I no longer could use the Firebox with the SDR. I had to go back to the Delta 44, which worked. Even after uninstalling the Rigtalk software, the SDR still won't work with the Firebox. The blue done on the Firebox is still there and the hardware device manager says it is working. I will try reinstalling the Personus software tomorrow, I guess. A separate issue: when adjusting the output power for the Delta 44, the automatic routine tried to set the poewr too high and my power supply kicked off. I had to adjust the power levels manually (with a 50 watt tune level and pushing the TUN button). Where did the button go to adjust the automatic power level target value? Gary AI4IN -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20061024/50b9b2fe/attachment.html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
[Flexradio] No TX resolved by 680
Tried alpha release 680 and CAN do transmit again, including Tune. Don't know what happened with 676 through 679. I have a Personus card. Gary AI4IN -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20060914/ff8e5635/attachment.html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
[Flexradio] No transmit after 675
Alpha updates after 675 have no transmit output for me. I rechecked those before, and the software works fine on transmit. After (676 and up to last) do not. I am using a Personus Firebox. Gary AI4IN -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20060913/7e5a375f/attachment.html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
Re: [Flexradio] No transmit after 675
Richard: What alpha version are you using? Are you using a Personus? I don't have tune output, let alone any other mode with version 676 and later. However, I have no problems when switching back to 675, or earlier versions. Gary -Original Message- From: Richard Bischoff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 9:08 PM To: 'Gary W Strong' Subject: RE: [Flexradio] No transmit after 675 Gary, I have to Tune, but CW and Phone appear ok. Rick, W6RCB -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary W Strong Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2006 5:43 PM To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] No transmit after 675 Importance: High Alpha updates after 675 have no transmit output for me. I rechecked those before, and the software works fine on transmit. After (676 and up to last) do not. I am using a Personus Firebox. Gary AI4IN -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20060913/7e5a375f/attachment .html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
Re: [Flexradio] FW: 1.6.3 SVN 668 - Includes some great enhancements
Jeff: Can you tell me where in the code you normalize the mouse position x-axis when clicking in the panadaptor frame? Thanks, Gary -Original Message- From: Jeff Anderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 11:17 AM To: Gary W Strong Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: RE: [Flexradio] FW: 1.6.3 SVN 668 - Includes some great enhancements Whoops - I mispoke... My code mods actually round (when in voice mode) to the nearest 100 Hz (rather than 1 KHz), *except* when fully zoomed out. In that case, because the pixel-to-pixel delta represents steps in excess of 100 Hz, I round to the nearest 500 Hz. Per Dan's question - personally I find that, for voice, 100/500 Hz rounding is fine for click tuning, and I made the decision not to tie this increment to the mouse-wheel tuning increment for a number of reasons: 1) the increment really should relate (relate loosely) to the pixel-to-pixel frequency delta, which changes as one zooms the display in and out (per my earlier description of my rounding change from 100 Hz to 500 Hz), and 2) because I prefer the additional flexibility in tuning I get as a result of keeping these two increments seperate (one increment size used when click tuning, and another immediately available when scrolling with mouse-wheel). - Jeff, K6JCA -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jeff Anderson Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 4:15 PM To: Gary W Strong Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] FW: 1.6.3 SVN 668 - Includes some great enhancements Hi Gary, This feature was one of the first things I implemented when I decided to do my variant of the Flex console. In voice modes I round the point click frequency (i.e. the cursor frequency) to the nearest KHz, which seems to be fine for the majority of SSB QSO's that I've had. I personally find this modification very convenient, and (even more importantly for me at the time) it was very simple to implement in software. But others may have differing opinions regarding the usefulness of this sort of feature. - Jeff, K6JCA -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gary W Strong Sent: Saturday, September 09, 2006 5:51 AM To: 'Duane - N9DG'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] FW: 1.6.3 SVN 668 - Includes some great enhancements It's that short of that I'd like. It's especially handy when contesting and you see several signals and want to jump from one to another quickly rather than click the mouse wheel enough and with the right step size. Am I the only one who thinks point and click tuning is a good thing? Gary FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
Re: [Flexradio] FW: 1.6.3 SVN 668 - Includes some great enhancements
Jeff: You made it easy. In fact, to get what I wanted, all I had to do was change the 6 significant digits after decimal to 3 in the picDisplay_MouseDown() code as shown: if(current_click_tune_mode == ClickTuneMode.VFOA) VFOAFreq = Math.Round(freq, 3); else VFOBFreq = Math.Round(freq, 3); Thanks!! Gary -Original Message- From: Jeff Anderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 3:39 PM To: Gary W Strong Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: RE: [Flexradio] FW: 1.6.3 SVN 668 - Includes some great enhancements Hi Gary, If you have either the official Flex code or my code with my mods, then, in console.cs: picDisplay_MouseMove() contains the calculation for the cursor frequency freq (shown under the left-side of the panadapter), which I round when in Panadapter mode *and* in LSB, USB, DSB, AM, or SAM (forgot to add FM). picDisplay_MouseDown() contains the calculation for the VFOA (or VFOB) frequency. I haven't looked at Eric's code for a while, but if you look at these two routines in his code it should be pretty evident what's going on and where you would want to change the rounding. And if you'd like a copy of my source, just ask! - Jeff -Original Message- From: Gary W Strong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 9:54 AM To: 'Jeff Anderson' Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: RE: [Flexradio] FW: 1.6.3 SVN 668 - Includes some great enhancements Jeff: Can you tell me where in the code you normalize the mouse position x-axis when clicking in the panadaptor frame? Thanks, Gary -Original Message- From: Jeff Anderson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 11:17 AM To: Gary W Strong Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: RE: [Flexradio] FW: 1.6.3 SVN 668 - Includes some great enhancements Whoops - I mispoke... My code mods actually round (when in voice mode) to the nearest 100 Hz (rather than 1 KHz), *except* when fully zoomed out. In that case, because the pixel-to-pixel delta represents steps in excess of 100 Hz, I round to the nearest 500 Hz. Per Dan's question - personally I find that, for voice, 100/500 Hz rounding is fine for click tuning, and I made the decision not to tie this increment to the mouse-wheel tuning increment for a number of reasons: 1) the increment really should relate (relate loosely) to the pixel-to-pixel frequency delta, which changes as one zooms the display in and out (per my earlier description of my rounding change from 100 Hz to 500 Hz), and 2) because I prefer the additional flexibility in tuning I get as a result of keeping these two increments seperate (one increment size used when click tuning, and another immediately available when scrolling with mouse-wheel). - Jeff, K6JCA ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
Re: [Flexradio] FW: 1.6.3 SVN 668 - Includes some great enhancements
It's that short of that I'd like. It's especially handy when contesting and you see several signals and want to jump from one to another quickly rather than click the mouse wheel enough and with the right step size. Am I the only one who thinks point and click tuning is a good thing? Gary -Original Message- From: Duane - N9DG [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 8:59 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Gary W Strong Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] FW: 1.6.3 SVN 668 - Includes some great enhancements If you have wheel mouse you can simply roll the mouse wheel to make the radio tune in steps that are the same size as you have set for the Tune Step size in the dialog between the two frequency displays. I'm hard pressed to think of anyway to improve upon its current behavior for getting the tuned frequency to an even .5 or 1 kHz boundary short of having a snap to grid functionality built into the panadapter window itself. Duane N9DG --- Mike Naruta [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I asked for this a year ago. A work-around is to use the Ctrl and up or down arrow to set the frequency to the nearest quantum. You can set that step size with Ctrl and right or left arrow. Be sure to submit an enhancement request for it to the Flex site. Mike - AA8K Gary W Strong wrote: Is there a way to discretize the frequency when one right-clicks on the mouse to get the cross-hairs then clicks on a part of the spectrum? Maybe there is a way to do this, other than having to go to the VFO box and fix the frequency? Gary AI4IN __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
[Flexradio] FW: 1.6.3 SVN 668 - Includes some great enhancements
Is there a way to discretize the frequency when one right-clicks on the mouse to get the cross-hairs then clicks on a part of the spectrum? Maybe there is a way to do this, other than having to go to the VFO box and fix the frequency? Gary AI4IN -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Duane - N9DG Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 9:46 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] 1.6.3 SVN 668 - Includes some great enhancements Wow, I like it. Thanks for the new panadaper frequency scale and the zoom/pan sliders. This console is really becoming ever more powerful and ever easier to use for the more casual 1 RX at a time radioing. Duane N9DG __ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
[Flexradio] FW: Losing USB Connection and programming cw memories inthe shuttle pro
I don't have a Shuttle Pro, but I've had this problem before with a USB device. I discovered that the device needs constant power via the USB port and that the power management for the port wasn't set up right. You have to go to the Hardware tab under System Properties, click on Device Manager, go to the University Serial Bus Controller list, right-click on the USB Root Hub items one at a time (there may be several), click the Power Management tab of each, make sure the box Allow the computer to turn off this device to save power is not checked. You might also click on the Power tab and see what it says there too. I'm not saying this is the problem. It was for me for a different device with the same symptoms. I no longer experience those symptoms. Gary AI4IN -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of NZ8J Sent: Wednesday, September 06, 2006 8:05 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Losing USB Connection and programming cw memories inthe shuttle pro I am still having problems losing the USB connection. It seems to happen mostly when the radio/computer is setting idle with no activity, but has happened a couple times during qso's. I have shut off everything I thought might be the cause such as power management on the computer and any automatic update, spam blockers, etc. Still no joy... When I asked about this a few days ago there were a few folks who responded both on the list and privately that they were experiencing the same thing. Just wanted to check once again to see if anyone has stumbled across a cause for this. Also, for some reason I cannot seem to program the cw memories to work with the shuttle pro, I can program everything else ok, but the cw memories will not work. I am using 1.6.2 PowerSDR. In spite of a few glitches, I like the SDR1000 more and more each day and I find new capabilities each time I sit down to use it. 73 Tim NZ8J ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
[Flexradio] Personus Firebox Adjustment
Anyone with a Firebox: I've encountered a really strange phenomenon recently and I'm sorry to say I haven't been tracking the emails here closely to know if it is a feature of a recent software release of the SDR or not. I am using the latest release (1.62) and found that it really doesn't matter anymore where I set the volume on my FireBox microphone input anymore, the ALC runs at about the same level and the output (via MON or via a separate receiver) sounds the same. If I turn the Mic knob on the Firebox down sharply, there is a very short drop in the audio, but then it picks up again to the level it was at. It really acts as if there is an AGC in the mic circuit now that wasn't there before. Is this really true? Or, am I missing something really simple? I did notice that people reporting on my audio now say it is very bassy and they didn't say that before. Gary AI4IN -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20060724/1408b344/attachment.html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
[Flexradio] FW: WinLink2000 and SDR1000
Has anyone tried using a PACTOR TNC/Modem with the SDR1000? It appears that latency of the TX-to-RX cycle is too long for default TNC parameters of the SCS PTC-IIex TNC/Modem. I was wondering if anyone else has encountered this. You would have if you tried getting on HF Email with WinLink 2000 servers and your SDR. I am trying to get myself set up for an ambitious exercise in August in which I hope to use my SDR 1000. I am responsible for the amateur radio task of Strong Angel 3 (http://strongangel3.org http://strongangel3.org/ ). We have a special event call set up for that week (Aug 20-26). It is W6W. Look for us. Gary AI4IN -Original Message- From: bud Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 6:54 AM To: Gary W Strong Subject: Re: WinLink2000 and SDR1000 Hi, Gary- Yes, I remember the software defined radio - It appears to me that your diagnosis is a good one - it may mean that the computer just can't keep up with all the processing necessary. You can extend the TXD in Airmail even further - but I don't think that will help as it does not govern a delay after RX when your TX PTT is applied -only how long after PTT that the data/audio is sent. In a simplistic evaluation - You TX (a connect request) Pause That is decoded on the other end and The other station TX Pause That is decoded on your end and You TX etc. etc. There has to be sufficient time for the pause cycles for both stations to have decoded and be ready for the next TX/PTT action. It would appear you need a longer period of time after the other guy sends before you TX a return - giving your end time to decode and set up a response. If you can receive other stations unproto (as a voyeur, not connected) then your PTC is working and the software radio is feeding it proper information in reasonable timing. For making connections - your initial connect request is being recognized - but you are not recognizing the other end's attempt to synchronize with you and all of your TX cycles are still a connect request, driven by the Airmail/PTC rather than driven by an attempt to synchronize . . My guess is the software radio can't do its thing fast enough. It would be interesting to have someone try a connect to you and see if you would respond at all. That may be the next test. Also, I'm not sure, but it would likely be best to keep all this testing at Pactor 1 levels - it might not take as much time for synchronizing as P2 or P3 - I'm not sure. Do you have support from the software radio folks for things like this - or is it over their heads? I forget what the RX/TX turnaround time is specified - if it is. bud N0IA - Original Message - From: Gary W mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Strong To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 04, 2006 03:05 Subject: WinLink2000 and SDR1000 Bud: You may recall that I have been having trouble making contact with any WinLink2000 PMBO. I still have not successfully connected, but I think I know the problem and maybe you can help. To review the setup, I am using a SDR1000 software-defined radio, Airmail, and a SCS PTC-IIex TNC/modem. I also have been using the setup at my mountain cabin where I have a real antenna (G5RV) up in the trees rather than an attic dipole which I have here. Here's where I'm at. I can receive and monitor lots of connections by others. I can get several PMBO's to regularly respond to my call (the pulsing), but my setup doesn't recognize them and continues to pulse until it times out. (One of the PMBO's I tried yesterday morning was yours on 17 meters around mid-morning.) During the inter-pulse period, I can see that the radio receives the response from the PMBO, and the modem shows a bright light in the middle of the tuning bar (the way the PTC-IIex shows it is locked on to a PACTOR signal). However, the transceiver immediately starts the next pulse. In other words, the latency of the chain is too long to allow Airmail to recognize it has a response before it starts another pulse. After it times out, the PMBO usually is still responding, but by then Airmail has already decided there was no response and has sent my signoff ID. Is there any way to change the inter-pulse timing? I did go to Tools/Options/Advanced Settings and changed Transmit Delay from 20 to 40, but there is no noticeable difference in the behavior. Should I make this longer? I have done all that I think I can do to lower the latency of the SDR (mostly by reducing the audio buffer length). (I have a 3 ghz desktop, in case you were wondering about that.) Any suggestions? Is there something really stupid I haven't done that I forgot about? Thanks for any help. Gary AI4IN -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20060704/9921e3f9/attachment.html
Re: [Flexradio] Notebook computers
Dudley and others: Turns out the Dell Latitudes both needed the speed step fix that Dell offers on their web site: R56673.EXE - Patches And Fixes: Microsoft SpeedStep Fix for WinXP, Patch, Windows XP, English, Multi System, A00, Dated 4/2/2003. This patch is for the following Dell Notebooks: Inspiron 600m, Inspiron 8500, Latitude D600, Latitude D800 Also, I am very pleased with the manual speed stepper I got from Germany: http://www.diefer.de/speedswitchxp/ It reports accurate CPU speed AND allows direct control of the XP speed stepping driver. So far I have had very good results. Gary AI4IN -Original Message- From: Dudley Hurry [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 12:29 AM To: Gary W Strong; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Notebook computers Gary and others, The speed of the laptop CPUs are also regulated by the temperature of the processors. And yes some manufacturers (watch for slanted E) do not cool their processors enough and they actually have to slow down to keep from catching on fire.. Good quality laptops, you will get the speed you should. The best way to verify the speed of the processor is to go to Intel's site, they have a utility that will give you the actual speed, not what the OS is suppose to report to you. 73, Dudley WA5QPZ At 09:46 PM 6/26/2006 -0400, Gary W Strong wrote: The Dell Latitude BIOS only allows one to fix the CPU at the LOWEST speed setting. But I found an application that may do what I want. It is at http://www.diefer.de/speedswitchxp/ Anyone try this? Gary -Original Message- From: Robert McGwier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 8:29 PM To: Gary W Strong Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Alan NV8A'; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Old notebook computer and Extigy OK? Was this running Windows XP? If so, I have never seen a case where it was not possible to suppress this feature altogether by setting the power/battery/etc. settings. Bob N4HY Gary W Strong wrote: I recently purchased a FireBox so I could use the SDR with a laptop. I had serious problems with the first laptop, a 1.6 Ghz Dell D600. It works sometimes, and other times I get just a pulsing audio. It seems the stepper on the CPU isn't working right when working with the Firebox. It randomly steps the CPU down even when running the PowerSDR and the Firebox. I then installed SDR on a 2 Ghz Dell D600 with Firebox and so far no problems. Initially, there was a similar problem, but after rebooting, it now seems fine and has been fine in subsequent reboots. Has anyone encountered this issue working with a Dell D600 laptop? The Firebox and my desktop are quite happy with each other, but the desktop is a 3 Ghz machine too. Gary AI4IN - -- AMSAT VP Engineering. Member: ARRL, AMSAT-DL, TAPR, Packrats, NJQRP/AMQRP, QRP ARCI, QCWA, FRC. ARRL SDR Wrk Grp Chairman Time for a new motto, what should I choose? ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
Re: [Flexradio] Old notebook computer and Extigy OK?
I recently purchased a FireBox so I could use the SDR with a laptop. I had serious problems with the first laptop, a 1.6 Ghz Dell D600. It works sometimes, and other times I get just a pulsing audio. It seems the stepper on the CPU isn't working right when working with the Firebox. It randomly steps the CPU down even when running the PowerSDR and the Firebox. I then installed SDR on a 2 Ghz Dell D600 with Firebox and so far no problems. Initially, there was a similar problem, but after rebooting, it now seems fine and has been fine in subsequent reboots. Has anyone encountered this issue working with a Dell D600 laptop? The Firebox and my desktop are quite happy with each other, but the desktop is a 3 Ghz machine too. Gary AI4IN -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eric Wachsmann - FlexRadio Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 11:15 AM To: 'Alan NV8A'; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Old notebook computer and Extigy OK? Alan, A notebook 1GHz+ with the Extigy will work. However, it will not have the same dynamic range as our recommended cards provide. In short, the legacy cards (Extigy, MP3+, Santa Cruz, Audigy 2 ZS) will work in terms of being able to receive and transmit. You will notice a difference in noise floor and more importantly large signal handling capability by upgrading to one of our recommended cards. Note that with a notebook, the FireBox recommends a 1.5GHz CPU. Eric Wachsmann FlexRadio Systems -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] radio.biz] On Behalf Of Alan NV8A Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 9:23 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Old notebook computer and Extigy OK? My old 850MHz PIII notebook (with only USB 1.1) and an Extigy seemed to work just fine with the .WAV files from the Flex-Radio site. Is that a reliable indication that this setup would work OK with a real live SDR- 1000? I am assuming (but I could be wrong: it's been known to happen occasionally) that the Extigy contains a CPU that takes at least some of the load off the computer's own CPU. 73 Alan NV8A ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
Re: [Flexradio] Old notebook computer and Extigy OK?
Then, welcome to the Dell world. The laptop power setting does not control the CPU step down in these laptops. I know, it is supposed to. It seems reasonable to believe that it should. It doesn't. These machines all run XP Pro. I am told it is a built-in feature of the CPU used in this laptop series. Perhaps there is a setting in the boot ROM? Gary -Original Message- From: Robert McGwier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 8:29 PM To: Gary W Strong Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Alan NV8A'; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Old notebook computer and Extigy OK? Was this running Windows XP? If so, I have never seen a case where it was not possible to suppress this feature altogether by setting the power/battery/etc. settings. Bob N4HY Gary W Strong wrote: I recently purchased a FireBox so I could use the SDR with a laptop. I had serious problems with the first laptop, a 1.6 Ghz Dell D600. It works sometimes, and other times I get just a pulsing audio. It seems the stepper on the CPU isn't working right when working with the Firebox. It randomly steps the CPU down even when running the PowerSDR and the Firebox. I then installed SDR on a 2 Ghz Dell D600 with Firebox and so far no problems. Initially, there was a similar problem, but after rebooting, it now seems fine and has been fine in subsequent reboots. Has anyone encountered this issue working with a Dell D600 laptop? The Firebox and my desktop are quite happy with each other, but the desktop is a 3 Ghz machine too. Gary AI4IN - -- AMSAT VP Engineering. Member: ARRL, AMSAT-DL, TAPR, Packrats, NJQRP/AMQRP, QRP ARCI, QCWA, FRC. ARRL SDR Wrk Grp Chairman Time for a new motto, what should I choose? ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
Re: [Flexradio] Old notebook computer and Extigy OK?
The Dell Latitude BIOS only allows one to fix the CPU at the LOWEST speed setting. But I found an application that may do what I want. It is at http://www.diefer.de/speedswitchxp/ Anyone try this? Gary -Original Message- From: Robert McGwier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, June 26, 2006 8:29 PM To: Gary W Strong Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Alan NV8A'; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Old notebook computer and Extigy OK? Was this running Windows XP? If so, I have never seen a case where it was not possible to suppress this feature altogether by setting the power/battery/etc. settings. Bob N4HY Gary W Strong wrote: I recently purchased a FireBox so I could use the SDR with a laptop. I had serious problems with the first laptop, a 1.6 Ghz Dell D600. It works sometimes, and other times I get just a pulsing audio. It seems the stepper on the CPU isn't working right when working with the Firebox. It randomly steps the CPU down even when running the PowerSDR and the Firebox. I then installed SDR on a 2 Ghz Dell D600 with Firebox and so far no problems. Initially, there was a similar problem, but after rebooting, it now seems fine and has been fine in subsequent reboots. Has anyone encountered this issue working with a Dell D600 laptop? The Firebox and my desktop are quite happy with each other, but the desktop is a 3 Ghz machine too. Gary AI4IN - -- AMSAT VP Engineering. Member: ARRL, AMSAT-DL, TAPR, Packrats, NJQRP/AMQRP, QRP ARCI, QCWA, FRC. ARRL SDR Wrk Grp Chairman Time for a new motto, what should I choose? ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
