Re: [Flexradio] Flex5000
Gads- I remember those earlier Flex days with chills. Every day a new branch of the user-coded PSDR code was released, de-bugged in this forum, and then re-bugged with another release. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. When Gerald got real and hired Steve and the gang, the Flex radios got real, too. I didn't have to buy a Flex Pro I, II and III to benefit from the investment in engineering talent. The 5000 is still one of the top radios put there. I've had a new radio for five years, and I'm just learning some of its features now. Jim KJ2P There is a lot of software talent in the 5K owners group awaiting leadership. Maybe some will volunteer. ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz To opt out of the Reflector: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz
Re: [Flexradio] Transmit audio garbling when using 2nd receiver
Turning on ESC and the second RX really gobbles CPU power. It was the only time I had to upgrade my PC to compensate. Are you running out of CPU resources? Jim KJ2P Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 06:14:26 -0400 From: ke...@3950.net To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Transmit audio garbling when using 2nd receiver Hello all -- When I am using the second receiver in my Flex 5000A for ESC purposes, my transmit audio sometimes becomes garbled. It sounds like my voice is being doubled and mixed with itself a few hertz off frequency. This does not affect receive at all, just transmit, and it is intermittent. The only real solution is to manually turn off the second receiver before transmitting. A database reset, even back to default settings, is only a temporary fix; the garbling always returns after a few minutes or hours. Any ideas? Thanks, Kevin. ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz To opt out of the Reflector: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz To opt out of the Reflector: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz
Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR
I highly endorse Ray's Voicekeyer. I've got it hooked up using Steve's DDutil, which also controls other software and hardware. Side benefits of Voice Keyer are: I don't wake up the house repeating KJ2P or You're 59 in New York into pileups and contests. I compress the heck out of some of my pre-recorded messages (using Audacity) to get -1dB modulation and max amp power without distortion. Jim From: jkra...@iafrica.com Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2014 23:14:58 +0200 To: k9...@rnacs.com CC: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR Thanks Ray for that info - I am admittedly a bit techno challenged when it comes to hooking up third party programs to PowerSDR. I haven’t yet tried using DDUtil, although I have owned my three Flex rigs for three years now But guess I should give it a serious try, now that I can see the benefits. Thanks for making your software available 73 John, ZS5J On 17 Sep 2014, at 10:43 PM, Ray, K9DUR k9...@rnacs.com wrote: John, For you voice recording issue, take a look at my VoiceKeyer program. It is donationware (free, but donations accepted) you can download it from my website: http://k9dur.rnaconsultingservices.com/voice_keyer.html It gives you as many banks of 10 messages each as you want. The window is the same width as the PowerSDR window, so I normally tuck it right below PowerSDR on my screen. You may need to run DDUtil (if you aren't already) to give access to another CAT control port. 73, Ray, K9DUR http://k9dur.info ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz To opt out of the Reflector: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz To opt out of the Reflector: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz
Re: [Flexradio] FlexRadio Digest, Vol 111, Issue 7
C'mon, Travis- a hundred bucks ain't even a 50 foot length of good coax. An awful lot of non-techie, non-IT guys use Flexes all the time. If you need 'personal assistance' to use some of the advanced interfacing with third party software, you either have to be real nice, or pay for it. Jim KJ2P From: travbu...@hotmail.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 12:43:03 -0500 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] FlexRadio Digest, Vol 111, Issue 7 I got excited about the install and config service until I saw the price. WAY above my pay grade. Guess I will continue to blunder along trying to use a computer geeks radio without the basic computer technical knowledge. I have no idea what the instructions are saying. Perhaps I should not have purchased the damn thing. It seems to take an IT guy to use the radio. TravisK5HTB From: flexradio-requ...@flex-radio.biz Subject: FlexRadio Digest, Vol 111, Issue 7 To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 12:00:02 -0500 Send FlexRadio mailing list submissions to flexradio@flex-radio.biz To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to flexradio-requ...@flex-radio.biz You can reach the person managing the list at flexradio-ow...@flex-radio.biz When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than Re: Contents of FlexRadio digest... --Forwarded Message Attachment-- From: billandmat...@windstream.net To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 00:42:22 -0500 Subject: [Flexradio] Frustrated with VAC, WSJT and Fkex Yes, I once had WSJT (JT-65A) working, but that was two computers ago. I've even made one six meter ENE contact and been heard by several stations. With W7GJ now at KH8, I'd like to try to work him. But, without WSJY, VAC and Power SDR working together, there's no chance. I do have VAC installed and the latest Released version of WSJT as well as VSP manager. So, I don't need instructions on downloading and installing same. The OLD Knowledge Center article that I printed out a year or two ago, spends a lot of verbiage on downloading and installing these programs. It talks about installing VAC into Power SDR Version 1.14.0. That's how old it is. One of things it says it to make sure that Flex 5000 Firewire device driver is set to the same parameters and Safe Mode 1 is the operating mode. It refers to another Knowledge Center article to explain how to do this. Going to the Flex Website, I find no place to find Knowledge Center articles anymore. Has the Knowledge Center been done away with? I did find a so-called White Paper entitled LEVERAGING SDR FOR BETTER DIGITAL MODE COMMUNICATIONS. But it is nothing but a sales pitch for software defined radio and VAC. I don't need a sales pitch. I'm already convinced re SDR and have been for years.. What I need is a good up-to-date step-by-step description of what parameters to set into Power SDR, VAC and WSJT. At the moment, I'm getting an ERROR message in WSJT saying Error in opening audio channels and some other stuff that says it won't work. I DID have the audio stream running normally an hour or so back, but I've obviously messed it up now. Frustrated, Bill Tynan, W3XO/5 EM00kd --Forwarded Message Attachment-- From: cq.n7...@charter.net To: billandmat...@windstream.net; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 07:33:30 -0700 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Frustrated with VAC, WSJT and Fkex Yse, I too would very much appreciate an updated how to do it article on setting up remote for a Flex. I have a 3000 and have been struggling with VAC, Team Viewer and Skype for weeks... Yes, sometimes I can get it to work sort of but for me I really feel I am on my own and I hve no one who really understands this to help me out... Regards, Jerry, N7GIV -Original Message- From: FlexRadio [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Bill Tynan Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2014 10:42 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Frustrated with VAC, WSJT and Fkex Yes, I once had WSJT (JT-65A) working, but that was two computers ago. I've even made one six meter ENE contact and been heard by several stations. With W7GJ now at KH8, I'd like to try to work him. But, without WSJY, VAC and Power SDR working together, there's no chance. I do have VAC installed and the latest Released version of WSJT as well as VSP manager. So, I don't need instructions on downloading and installing same. The OLD Knowledge Center article that I printed out a year or two ago, spends a lot of verbiage on downloading and installing these programs. It talks about installing VAC into Power SDR Version
[Flexradio] NY Times/ ISEE/ SDR = Flex?
NYTimes ran an article today about a private group trying to resurrect the 30 year old ISEE satellite. One of the obstacles is the inability of modern transmitters to broadcast a signal that ISEE could hear. The article said that with the introduction of modern so-called software defined radios (NYT term, not mine)SDR radios, this problem has been surmounted. I wonder if Flex radios had anything to do with this? Jim KJ2P ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz To opt out of the Reflector: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz
Re: [Flexradio] Flex radios are the worst polluters ??
The original article claimed that the problem arose at UHF frequencies, and suggested that transverters shouldn't be used with the Flex. As expected, many hams did not read the entire article, and now claim that Flex's are a polluter. Tell me, have you ever seen evidence of this? Has anyone told you this? More important to me, has the original article every been independently confirmed by a lab that is unaffiliated with other SDR software? Jim KJ2P From: jkra...@iafrica.com Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 23:02:10 +0200 To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flex radios are the worst polluters ?? Greg Thank you very much for your response, it does somewhat put my mind at ease. I was not aware that this complaint has been circulating for some time now - it is the first I have heard of it. Being a responsible ham, I always strive to transmit the cleanest signal that I possibly can….and so when I was mailed a copy of this study, I was very disturbed. Thanks again for the very fast response 73 John, ZS5J and C91J On 22 Apr 2014, at 10:45 PM, Greg Jurrens g...@flexradio.com wrote: John: This set of complaints has been rattling around for several years now. Here are FlexRadio's comments on the DUBUS article by SM5BSZ: 1. FlexRadio is very much aware of Leif SM5BSZ's report and his ongoing concerns regarding FlexRadio's Direct Conversion IQ-based software defined radios. He has shared his concerns with us and in public for several years. 2. The noise he refers to is an artifact of the Delta-Sigma CODECs used to generate the baseband signals. These CODECs were originally designed for the audio domain and attain very high dynamic range by modulating the noise outside of the audio passband. In this case, it's approximately 300kHz away from DC. This noise would appear to look similar to the transmit phase noise of most all transmitters. 3. We believe Leif's measurements are basically accurate and have verified them in our lab using our test equipment. 4. Using Leif's own measurements, the worst case signal generated is 82dBc, or 82dB BELOW the carrier. The FCC and CE require all spurious and unintentional signals to be at least 43dBc. We are 40dB BELOW the legal requirements so there is no issue there. At 5Watts full scale output for the FLEX-1500, the resulting signal is 0.0316 microwatts! Even if you drive an amplifier to full legal limit with your FLEX-1500, the result would only be 10 microwatts. 5. While measurable using sophisticated test equipment, we do not believe that under normal real-world operating conditions this noise will ever be perceived by other operators on the band - other than those hams within site of your tower. On a FLEX-5000A driving a full-legal limit PA, If the 5000A is transmitting on 14.349USB, a person trying to work CW at 14.001 a 1 S-unit rise in the noise floor at about a mile away BUT Only if you are in a quiet rural location that the environmental noise floor doesn't obscure it. 6. Time marches on and so does technology. Our new FLEX-6000 Series uses Direct Up Conversion technology for generating the transmitted signal. Because it's DUC, the only thing you need to worry about is the Phase Noise of the master oscillator. In our case, the oscillator is better than -140dBc/Hz at 2kHZ from the carrier! At 50kHz from the carrier its better than -150dBc/Hz. Very quiet indeed! This just isn't a problem on the new radios. Punch Line: Yes, there is a lab measurable noise hump at about 350kHz on the FLEX-1500, FLEX-3000, and FLEX-5000. No, we don't believe it's a problem in the real world unless you are trying to run Multi-Multi or a stack of FLEX-3000/5000s at Field Day on the same band. The new FLEX-6000 Signature Series employs a DUC transmitter and does not exhibit this noise. John, I hope this puts your mind to ease. You have no fear of being arrested by the NOISE POLICE for using your FLEX-1500,3000, or 5000 radio. We just hope that people would spend less time transmitting into expensive spectrum analyzers and more time re-discovering radio by transmitting on the air. 73, Greg - K5GJ FlexRadio On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 3:20 PM, John Kramer jkra...@iafrica.com wrote: I read a disturbing post on the TS-2000 reflector claiming that the legacy Flex radio’s pollute the bands with noise….it claimed that the Flex-5000, 3000 and 1500 are by far the worst of any modern radio. The poster also said that under no circumstances should a Flex be used with an amplifier, as all this noise is amplified. Of course I jumped in to defend the Flex radio’s.. Then I received a private mail from the poster with a link to show an extensive study that was done which proves this point Any technical hams, and
Re: [Flexradio] can't find skins folder
Skins are in C:\ProgramData\FlexRadio Systems\PowerSDR\skins. Paid forward from the past assistance given to me on this topic. Jim KJ2P From: jpa...@me.com Date: Mon, 17 Feb 2014 16:35:45 -0800 To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] can't find skins folder trying to find skins folder to add skins. In windows 8.1, I'm looking at the path: This PC / bootcamp (C:) / users / John / AppData / Roaming / FlexRadio Systems / PowerSDR v2.7.2 The only folder I see is Backup I checked Hidden items, and show all folders. Am I missing something? ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] New subscriber__ computer question
Dave, Macs are often superb platforms for PowerSDR. Two threshold requirements for a PC to run PowerSDR: It has to be able to run a Firewire connection, and it has to have low to moderate DPC latency. To check on the latency of your PC, download DPC LAT.exe from www.thesycon.de If your latency is less than 500us, you're fine to run PSDR. If it's between 500 and 1000, you Should see which driver(s) or other programs are mucking up your works. If it's over 1000, you Must track down and kill offending programs. Get the baseline numbers, and let's hear back from you. Jim KJ2P Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 08:21:44 -0600 From: w...@gwltd.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] New subscriber__ computer question Dave, I am no expert but I would just try it and see what happens. If it does not work then buy a cheep PC and have fun. The PC I used on my Flex 3000 I paid $50.00 at a hamfest, it's a used Dell Optiplex GX620 with two gigs rams, works perfect. In fact every PC I own I bought used at hamfests paying no more than $75.00 been doing this for years. It's not a matter of money, I can buy anything I want, it's just a matter of if a $50.00 PC works great why spend 2K I know two guys around two here that custom built PC just for their Flex radios and spent a ton of money, and the bottom line my $50.00 used PC does the same thing.. On 1/31/2014 7:56 AM, Dave Sublette wrote: Good morning, I subscribed to this list because I am considering a Flex-radio for my next purchase. I'm wondering if my present computer is adequate. I am running Windows 7/64 bit on a Mac-Mini. Yes, I am one of those. I believe the Mac hardware runs Windows faster and more reliably than does the PC hardware. No, I'm not trying to start a discussion about this concept. I just want to know if I can run the radio with it., Thanks 73, Dave, K4TO ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2247 / Virus Database: 3684/6548 - Release Date: 01/31/14 -- 73 Dave W9WRL http://www.w9wrl.com/w9wrl http://www.facebook.com/w9wrl http://www.facebook.com/qchams Twitter @w9wrl ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Cannot get my Flex PC to recognize my new Flex Control - I think
Brad,
If you're going to use DDutil, you may want to 'Un enable' AutoDetect in PSDR,
and use DDU's Knob functions instead.
I was in your shoes, and forced the Knob's port assignment in Windows Device
Manager.
{First find an empty hardware Com port in Device Manager
Then Control Panel / Device Manager / Ports / Flex Control USB Control Knob /
Port Settings / Advanced / COM Port Number (You Pick the Empty Hardware Port) .
Then DDU Setup / TKnob , and Enable the Flex Control, and set the port you set
in the Device Manager.
When you open DDU next, the knob lights should come on.
If not, there may be phantom ports left in Windows. Track them down and kill
them. Start again.
Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2014 18:19:18 -0600
From: bst...@att.net
To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: [Flexradio] Cannot get my Flex PC to recognize my new Flex Control
- I think
Bought my self a new Flex control for Christmas.
System: Flex 5000A with second receiver.
Win PC running Win 7. 64 bit.
Unistalled PSDR 2.0.2 to get room on SSD
The System is a Neal Campbell system with all the extraneous Win 7
services turned off
Removed DDUTIL and VSP manager per Flex Control installation instructions.
Installed Power SDR v2.7.2 and running with no problems.
Rebooted.
Plugged in Flex Control in a powered USB port. All lights lit up and
heard sound of system installing the device driver. However, I did not
get a message that says FlexControl driver is successfully installed
nor did I get a message that says The device is ready for use although
the Quick Start Guide for the Flex Control said that I should get such a
message.
Loaded and started PSDR v2.7.2
I went to the Power SDR Flex Control menu and clicked on simple
interface - Auto Detect already checked. No joy.
Clicked on the expert interface and tried various button and knob
pushes. No joy.
Clicked on reset to factory defaults box in the Expert interface and
then chose the simple interface. No joy.
Went back to the expert interface and clicked on reset to factory
defaults again. Left it on the expert screen. No joy.
Went into the device manager of Win 7 and I could not find the Flex
Control listed anywhere.
The Quick Start Guide refers to an Owner's Manual. Does this mean a
manual for the Flex Control or is this a reference to the Flex 5000A
owner's Manual?
Is there a Win 7 service turned off that I need?
Did I ruin a dependency when I uninstalled PSDR v2.0.2?
Or what?
Help...
Brad A. Steffler
KE4XJ
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Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR-DataTransfer Problem
Randy, The Flex radios have a strong tribal elder culture. The learning curve is so steep at the beginning that a book could be overwhelming. Communities like this one are simply a newfangled elmer. Jim KJ2P Subject: Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR-DataTransfer Problem From: randyh...@charter.net Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2013 23:03:24 -0500 CC: patric...@windstream.net; flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz; flexradio@flex-radio.biz To: jsqu...@msn.com This is the kind of information somebody should write a book for Dummies about. I am qualifed to read it and would buy it, maybe buy two so I could read it twice. Sent from my iPad On Dec 19, 2013, at 12:08 PM, Jim Jannuzzo jsqu...@msn.com wrote: Ahh but there is: It's called DDutil plus the Flex Knob. I use DDutil to set the three buttons in the Knob set to execxute macros that change my display from -115 to -135. The three macros are:M31 ZZDQ-115;ZZDN-120; M32 ZZDQ-125;ZZDN-130; M33 ZZDQ-115;ZZDN-120; ZZDQ is the CAT command that sets the Panadapter display, and ZZDN sets the waterfall display minimum. Using the three buttons, I can easily tailor the display to a busy night on 40M versus a quiet time on 10M. Jim KJ2P Wouldn't it be wonderful if there was a user accessible control to set the sensitivity/gain for the waterfall. Maybe there is and I don't know how to do it. Patrick NJ5G ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR-DataTransfer Problem
Ahh but there is: It's called DDutil plus the Flex Knob. I use DDutil to set the three buttons in the Knob set to execxute macros that change my display from -115 to -135. The three macros are:M31 ZZDQ-115;ZZDN-120; M32 ZZDQ-125;ZZDN-130; M33 ZZDQ-115;ZZDN-120; ZZDQ is the CAT command that sets the Panadapter display, and ZZDN sets the waterfall display minimum. Using the three buttons, I can easily tailor the display to a busy night on 40M versus a quiet time on 10M. Jim KJ2P Wouldn't it be wonderful if there was a user accessible control to set the sensitivity/gain for the waterfall. Maybe there is and I don't know how to do it. Patrick NJ5G ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
[Flexradio] PSDR 2.7- RX2 Antenna Switching
The choice of ANT 1 for RX2 seems to have been eliminated in this version. This is bad for my install: I have ANT 2 going to an amp and then a SteppIR vertical, and ANT1 going directly to a dipole. Previously, I could use PSDR's antenna switching to direct the dipole either to RX2 for diversity, or to the Flex' TX / RX1 for barefootin'. Why was this feature eliminated? It seems I must change the dipole coax connector from a 259 to a a BNC, so that I can hook the dipole to a receive-only input. I hate that. p.s. Thanks for fixing the Mic Boost in this release. Jim KJ2P ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Flex3000 with N1MM: When I open a browser window, either PSDR crashes or I get a crackly audio
Mike, Like Ken said, you can't run PSDR or any other streaming audio program when your PC is stalling with 38ooo us DPC's. Download and run latencymon.exe . It will tell you (in too much detail) which program or service is stalling. When you find the worst few offenders, google them and you'll find if it's network, disk, wireless, or what. I'll bet its the wireless network adapter. If it is, you must substitute a wired adapter and disable or uninstall the wireless stuff. You'll go crazy trying to work around that. Neal Campbell, the resident guru of PC building and tuning for PSDR, has frequently said that laptops are difficult to smooth out unless you happen to get one that works out of the box. Many Lenovos do work out of the box. Jim KJ2P From: mjruttenb...@gmail.com Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 00:25:37 +0100 To: kena...@gmail.com CC: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flex3000 with N1MM: When I open a browser window, either PSDR crashes or I get a crackly audio I was seeing 38000us (!!!) this evening. I am going through MSconfig and services.exe and culling/disabling things that are optional. Mike ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] FlexRadio Digest, Vol 102, Issue 15
I wonder what happens if he tests a current production version of the 5000? He trashed the transmitter based on 2008 test data, and things have changed a lot since then. Jim KJ2P From: draxfel...@gmail.com Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 15:30:10 -0400 To: mi...@m0aws.co.uk CC: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] FlexRadio Digest, Vol 102, Issue 15 I wonder what happens if he pulls in the transmit filter in PowerSDR what effect that has. On Oct 17, 2013, at 1:36 PM, Mike mi...@m0aws.co.uk wrote: Hi, That's a real interesting read, I wonder if anyone at FlexRadio cares to comment? I'd like to know how badly my F3K TX is performing too! Mike. On 17/10/13 18:00, flexradio-requ...@flex-radio.biz wrote: Message: 4 Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2013 14:59:37 -0400 From: Gedas w8...@mchsi.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Noise Sidebands, Article by SM5BSZ Message-ID: 399ADD464530473F88C1CBF0659768F5@biggy Content-Type: text/plain;charset=utf-8 I came across this interesting article by SM5BSZ who discusses some possible transmitter issues with many radios, including the Flex. It has me a bit concerned. I am wondering if anyone has seen similar data for the Flex 5000? The article may be found here: http://www.sm5bsz.com/dynrange/dubus313.pdf Gedas, W8BYA Gallery at http://w8bya.com Light travels faster than sound This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak. ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
[Flexradio] 6500 Future Internet Capabilities?
I've been reading snippets that lead me to believe that the plan is to have some kind of combiner capability with several 6700's over the internet, although not in the near future. I'm thinking this may be something like the current ESC, spread out over thousands of miles. My question goes to the differences between the 6500 and 6700. Is Flex far enough along in SmartSDR to tell me if a 6500 will have the same Internet features as the 6700, or will I need the two SCU's to get full use of the future internet features? ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] A vanished Flex5K
It is possible that you have zombie ports remaining, after the installs and uninstalls. Zombie ports are hidden, they don't work, and they block the installation of new virtual ports. Find them and delete them: Start Run Type cmd.exe in the textbox and click OK Type set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1 and hit ENTER Type cd\windows\system32 and hit ENTER Type start devmgmt.msc and hit ENTER rem: When the device manager opens, click the View menu Click Show Hidden Devices Click on the + sign next to the Ports to see the full list of Com ports being used. Highlight the port you wish to delete and then press delete. Accept when asked to do so and continue with any more that you wish to delete. Jim KJ2P Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2013 18:55:07 +0200 From: df...@gmx.de To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] A vanished Flex5K Gentlemen, since 7 years I'm a silent reader and tried to work out my problems by the many hints I found here. Thanks to you all. But today I´m stuck: Installed a Win 7 Pro 64bit on a Haswell i5-4670 ( or similar) machine and wanted to install PowerSDR 2.6.4 ... which initially was done without problems. I only noticed I was not able to set up a pair of virtual serial ports for CAT control (DX-Lab in use). I used the F5K to measure all my antennas and note the tuner settings. Long day ... so there is the next day for addressing the CAT Problem. Unsolvable on the next day ... and suddenly my FlexRadio was gone (at least this only virtually). Here it is in front of me but two days testing and uninstalling and installing and firewire checking and what have you did not make it addressable again. I'm lost and need your expert help, if you will, please. Thank you all and I wish you well df...@gmx.de ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] VAC 4.13 and Windows 8 -- device cannot be opened
Drax, The video card has its own sound card built into it. The NVidia HD audio driver is used to drive the HDMI audio. When it was installed, it set itself up as the default audio device. I hate self-centered programs. Jim KJ2P From: draxfel...@gmail.com Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 07:20:03 -0400 To: supp...@flex-radio.com CC: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] VAC 4.13 and Windows 8 -- device cannot be opened I think I found it. The nvidia video card drivers cd installed something called nvidia hd audio driver. I finally got to thinking Why would a video card need its own audio drivers? Regardless after uninstalling that after a week of head scratching it works now. It was probably a conflict with the other hd audio drivers the Asrock motherboard cd had installed. On Aug 2, 2013, at 12:33 AM, FlexRadio Support, Dudley Hurry supp...@flex-radio.com wrote: Drax, Make sure that you do not have the default sounds set to any of the VAC lines in the Windows Soundmapper properties.. If you can not make the computer soundcard speakers and mic input defaulted, try just plugging in a dummy plug in those jacks. Windows will disable inputs and outputs that do not have anything plugged into those ports. 73, Dudley WA5QPZ FlexRadio Systems (512) 535-4713, Option 2 Email: supp...@flexradio.com Web: www.flexradio.com Chat FlexRadio Systems™ 4616 W Howard Ln Ste 1-150 Austin, TX 78728 logo_300x37.bmp Tune In Excitement™ PowerSDR™ is a trademark of FlexRadio Systems On Thu, Aug 1, 2013 at 6:00 PM, Drax Felton draxfel...@gmail.com wrote: Has anyone had an issue getting VAC to work on Windows 8? I have everything setup correctly, but when I go to start any sound card program I get errors that the VAC cable device cannot be opened. The VAC control panel even shows the PCM / rate and connection between Power SDR and VAC talking. ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] [FlexEdge] Asrock X79 Extreme11 any one ?
paim, A website called anandtech.com includes a test of dpc latency when it tests motherboards. Here is a recent review of many z77 and Z87 motherboards: http://www.anandtech.com/show/6989/intel-z87-motherboard-review-with-haswell-gigabyte-msi-asrock-and-asus-at-200/19 . As you know, choice of a motherboard has many factors to consider, like the CPU chip you're using. Rather than spend 700 pounds on a motherboard you don't know, you may want to just pick one of the motherboards/CPU combos tested by Neal. Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 23:19:55 +0100 From: paimg0...@btinternet.com To: nealk...@gmail.com CC: flexe...@flex-radio.biz; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [FlexEdge] Asrock X79 Extreme11 any one ? hello Neal what one can you recommend , well the cost of this board is £700 uk pound . i see the x58 extreme is discontinue. thank you . vy 73 E.P g0uut From: Neal Campbell nealk...@gmail.com To: paim paimg0...@btinternet.com Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz flexradio@flex-radio.biz; flexe...@flex-radio.biz flexe...@flex-radio.biz Sent: Saturday, 27 July 2013, 21:56 Subject: Re: [FlexEdge] Asrock X79 Extreme11 any one ? E. P. You have a 99% chance of success with it. You can do with less expensive Asrock boards but if thats what you want then go for it! 73 Neal Campbell Abroham Neal LLC On Sat, Jul 27, 2013 at 4:14 PM, paim paimg0...@btinternet.com wrote: hi is any one use the Asrock X79 Extreme11 if so how good is it with the flex5000 and 6700? vy 73 E.P g0uut ___ Flexedge mailing list flexe...@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used for posting topics related to SDR software innovation and other technical SDR topics. ___ Flexedge mailing list flexe...@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used for posting topics related to SDR software innovation and other technical SDR topics. ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] rx2 protection
Dale, The simple solution in PSDR is to enable Disconnect RX2 RF input on TX. This is in Setup, General, RX2 . This uses the relays in the F5K to physically disconnect antennas from the RX2 board. Flex says this gives you additional RX2 overload protection, but that the protection is not perfect. That is, there is still RF floating around the box in the case of a really strong signal. They also recommend separation of the receive and transmit antennas by a wavelength, which is tough for some of us to do. Jim KJ2P To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz From: y...@aol.com Date: Tue, 9 Jul 2013 09:26:43 -0400 Subject: [Flexradio] rx2 protection I just put a 5000a with RX2 in use. I know this question was asked a while ago ,but the answer was less then useful. I trans mitt on a hex beam and normally receive on RX1. I have RX2 connected thru a coax switch to either a OCF dipole or a R8 vertical. many times I leave rx2 ,on to see if either of the 2 other antennas provide a better reception. Many times I leave RX2 on to listen to 6 meters. NO amp.just barefoot at 100 watts. Iam worried about taking out the front end of RX2. Is there anything I can do ,besides not worry about the problem,or rework something with the 5000a or purchase a front end protector of some type, I see several for 90 to 130.00. Are there settings in Power sdr , using the latest version. that could help ? Maybe a simple solution that does not cost a 100.00.If discussed , please tell me where the discussion can be found. thanks for any help. 73 dale wt4t ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
[Flexradio] Dead F5K
Before I start a Flex service ticket, I'll ask if anyone has seen this breakdown: F5K was running fine in the afternoon. Shut down PSDR, leaving F5K powered up. Restarted PSDR in the evening, and it's dead: Shows S8 noise everywhere, with no received signals, on any of two antennas or dummy. The normal DDS spur at 9kHz below the passband has become a huge hump higher than -80dB. PSDR responds normally to band changes, mode changes. Checked cables. Checked coaxes. Reset database to defaults Looks like a hardware failure to me. Any body had a similar problem? Jim KJ2P ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Abroham Neal Lightning. Strike
So- how did that grounding system work for your shack? Jim KJ2P Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2013 12:33:27 -0400 From: nealk...@gmail.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Abroham Neal Lightning. Strike Comcast says they will not fix until next Tuesday so five business days I am stranded because of their problem. I am verklemp. On Jun 27, 2013 10:50 AM, Neal Campbell nealk...@gmail.com wrote: We got a lightning hit yesterday and have no internet nor phone service. Please give good thoughts that Comcast repairs our service! 73 Ne ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
[Flexradio] FW: Flex 5000A and RFI
From: jsqu...@msn.com To: rj...@comcast.net Subject: RE: [Flexradio] Flex 5000A and RFI Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 18:42:19 + Bob, I sit about four feet from the outside unit of a Mitsubishi split ductless system, and about 20 feet from two of the indoor units. They were purchased and installed in 8/2012 when we built an addition. (I'm also about 18 feet from a larger, older Carrier central heat pump unit on the other side). I have never noticed any additional noise or artifacts when the units are operating, or if they are shut down at the breaker. And I've looked as carefully as I can. The Mitsubishi also sits immediately next to a DX Engineering coax entrance box and RF ground. Jim KJ2P From: rj...@comcast.net To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:20:00 -0400 Subject: [Flexradio] Flex 5000A and RFI Hi All, I have a Flex 5K (Flex reference :) And am considering a Mitsubishi Mini Split AC system for the house. These units use inverters to drive the fans and compressor. These units are small, quiet and reasonably efficient, but I'm VERY concerned about the inverters producing RFI in the HF bands. Anyone have one of these systems? Any problems with RFI, and if so, what was done to fix it? Tnx 73, Bob N2OAM ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] 5000 Accessories
The cabinet is reported to be the unavailable part. Anyone who can wear out their cabinet should consider owning more than one radio. Jim KJ2P From: w...@embarqmail.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Sun, 19 May 2013 16:38:56 -0400 Subject: [Flexradio] 5000 Accessories OK - Now that the 5000 has met it's demise, due to the unavailability of parts - my question is, if, in the future, my 5000 needs that elusive part that is unavailable, where does that leave me? Also, will the accessories, i.e. ATU, 2nd receiver, etc, remain available for the foreseable future, or shoud we purchase them now before they also become unavailable? Not trying to be a S/A, just wondering. 73 W8LO Larry ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] [Flex radio] Newbie Follow-up
Discontinuing the 5000 makes a lot of sense. The 6500 has an ATU, Four slice receivers, and the best available hardware and software for $4,300. The 5000 with an ATU and second RX was about $3,500, IIRC. With a price point that close on two top-end radios, it's better to get the customer base and (especially) support resources into the 6500 - 6700. But that's a heck of a way to announce a change in plans for the 5000. Jim KJ2P Don, I have been with all the Flex people today for over an hour at the Dayton Himation today. I can assure you that there are no more 5000's. Not going to make ANY more. They will be keeping the 1500 and 3000. That is factual and you can take it to the bank. Good success. Matthew-KJ4TN ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Fw: 2.6.4 issue
VSP emulators do not shut down when the control panel is shut down. Windows enumerates the virtual ports during startup, so the VSPs are usable whenever called for. To show this, shut down (or never open) the VSP control panel program. Go to Windows Control Panel, Devices and Printers. You'll see the VSPs listed. They will also be listed in Device Manager.Jim KJ2P To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Thu, 2 May 2013 06:48:39 -0500 From: bearcreekcatt...@juno.com Subject: [Flexradio] Fw: 2.6.4 issue Not firewire drivers but just as quirky. 2.6.4 works now as it should since I uninstalled virtual serial port emulator! Some sort of conflict with these two programs, even though the emulator was shut down. Touchy little thing. Jim de nx4e Better Than A Facelift#63 Local Doctor Has Lazy Way To Look Years Younger in 17 Seconds http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/518252c29b53652c23f28st01vuc ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Re V2.6.4
Good analogy, Ray, in reverse- GM now puts the supercharged engine from the $120,000 Corvette ZR1 in a $70,000 Cadillac. I'm hoping that some of that 6700 magic makes it into the 5000. How about a plug-in Arduino chip? Jim KJ2P From: k9...@rnacs.com To: tm.st...@verizon.net; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:33:18 -0400 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Re V2.6.4 Tom, They are not legacy radios. Yes, the 6000-series uses newer technology, but the FLEX-1500, FLEX-3000, FLEX-5000 are still current production and are likely to remain so for the foreseeable future. As Flex has stated before, each model fills a different niche in the marketplace. GM does not stop buiolding Chevys just because they come out with a new model of Cadillac. 73, Ray, K9DUR http://k9dur.info ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] FlexControl installation problems
Chris,I fixed a similar problem by 'forcing' the Flexcontrol to a specific COM port. It always tried to install itself on a COM port that was occupied by four-port PCIe card. To force the Knob to use a specific port, go to Control Panel, Devices and Printers, and look for the FlexConktrol or an Unspecified COM device. (Yoiu can also get there through CP/ Device Manager) Click the Hardware tab, then Properties, then Port Settings tab, then Advanced box. COM port number is at the bottom left. Assign a port that you know is not in use. Or, if you have played arouind with COM ports before, youi may have the dreaded Zombie Ports. These are former COM ports that did not uninstall correctly. They're hidden, and can't be killed by normal weapons. To score the necesasary headshot on these, do this: Start Run Type cmd.exe in the textbox and click OK Type set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1 and hit ENTER Type cd\windows\system32 and hit ENTER Type start devmgmt.msc and hit ENTER rem: When the device manager opens, click the View menu Click Show Hidden Devices Click on the + sign next to the Ports to see the full list of Com ports being used. Highlight the port you wish to delete and then press delete. Accept when asked to do so and continue with any more that you wish to delete. Jim KJ2P From: ctsee...@cox.net To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2013 11:39:18 -0500 Subject: [Flexradio] FlexControl installation problems Hi, So I've been having an on-going problem trying to install a FlexControl in Windows 7 64 bit. I have tired two Flex Controls with the same results. I have talked with Flex about the problem as well. So far, I have removed a PCI-to-serial card from the computer thinking that may be causing a problem. I have shut off the on-board COM port in the BIOS I have disconnected all USB devices I have uninstalled VSPMgr and confirmed there are no zombie ports remaining Whenever I plug the FlexControl in, it looks for the driver and fails to install it. FlexControl shows up as either an unknown device under Other Devices or an unknown device under Ports (COM LPT). I go into Device Manager, update the driver using the Flex Control directory under PowerSDR V2.5.3 and a window pops up saying the device already has the most current driver. I tried updating the device by picking FlexRadio from a list of device drivers. Two FlexControl USB Control Knobs are listed. One of them says that it has an Authenticode signature and the other one says the driver is not digitally signed. I tried using both of them and each time a window comes up saying A service installation section in this INF is invalid. I looked in the flecontrol.inf file and found a line in there that says ServiceBinary=%12%\usbser.sys. I'm not sure what the %12% variable refers to. I found usbser.sys in the following directories: C:\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\mdmcpq.inf_amd64_neutral_fbc4 a14a6a13d0c8 C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_mdmcpq.inf_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7601.17514_none_d13a a360cb6ad78e C:\Windows.old\Windows\System32\DriverStore\FileRepository\mdmcpq.inf_amd64_ neutral_774523d133de6343 C:\Windows.old\Windows\winsxs\amd64_mdmcpq.inf_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.163 85_none_cf098f98ce7c53f4 C:\Windows\winsxs\amd64_mdmcpq.inf_31bf3856ad364e35_6.1.7600.16385_none_cf09 8f98ce7c53f4 Would the %12% point to any of those? I'd really like to get this thing working. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thank you. 73 KA1GEU, Chris ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Feld Hell
Steve,You may be on the right track with the sample rates. PSDR sends data back and forth to DM780 through VAC lines. If any of the three are set to a bps that is not an even multiple of the other two, you get dropped bits, truncated bytes, and bad words. You can actually get weird results and high CPU utilization. Look at the sample rate used by Windows. It's in Control Panel, Sound. Each sound device has an Advanced tab, which allows you to set the Quality. Use 16 bit and set every VAC Line to the same setting that you're using in VAC and PSDR.I use 192K for PSDR and VAC, and so set the sample rates in WIndows to 192K for VAC lines in playback and record. Speakers and MIC get set to the even multiple of 48K just for giggles, and because I don't know the interactions of these sound devices in Windows. Jim KJ2P Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2013 06:25:59 -0500 From: sjcat...@gmail.com To: g7cnf.n...@gmail.com CC: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Feld Hell Thanks all, I have been able to confirm the previous experiment.. When in a fldigi based feld hell qso.. with straight printing on tx(reported) and rx i turn dm780 on... printing immediately become wavy... as so as I shut off dm780 the lines straighten out PSDR is set to 48000, wdm-KS stereo( i have the same effect if set to MME). VAC says it is in 48000. I can't find anything in dm780 to set the sample rate but I did find a screen which says 48000 stereo is a supported configuration.. any thoughts? 73 Steve kk4mip On Sat, Jan 12, 2013 at 12:29 PM, Nige G7CNF g7cnf.n...@gmail.com wrote: On 12/01/2013 16:49, Steven Catani wrote: All, Thanks for you continued help... with the help of K3DCW i was able to do a few experiments with DM780 and FLDigi I starter out with DM780 and had wavy copy... I had fldigi up as well so i could see if it copied differently. In both cases I copied the other station stions signal as wavy... I switched to just FLdigi and had clear straight copy and i copied the other station straight... then i turned DM780 back on and had both reprots of wavy signal from me and i copied the other station wavy... seem DM780 is somehow messing with timing when on... i would really like to get DM780 to work as I like the integrated logging capability.. any thoughts.. Steve kk4mip.. On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 7:33 PM, Michael mat...@charter.net wrote: There was a slant correction built into Chromapix which was adjusted with a slider. One for TX and one for RX. It also involved the PC soundcard and not something like VAC. Unfortunately I have no experience with Feldhell and I could be leading you down a total dead end. It was just a shot in the dark on my part. I was hoping some of the guys with more experience might chime in and tell us if I'm all wet :-) Wouldn't be the first time! Michael On 1/11/2013 6:05 PM, Steven Catani wrote: Hi... i tried looping dm780 into fldigi...when i sent from dm780 the results were wavy on fldigi and the other way around... no radio in the middle... doesn't show which program is at fault, but does clear the radio I thnik... i changed the vac driver from mme to wdm and now it won't let me loop... waiting to make a contact to see if wither fldigi or the drive change fixed the timing problem... On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 8:22 PM, Michael mat...@charter.net wrote: Back in the day when I ran SSTV with Chromapix, it had a duplex option where one could just loop an audio patch cable from the output to the input of the sound card and calibrate TX slant that way. Not familiar with Hell software but maybe some idea along those same lines? I'm just getting setup again with my new 1500 but it seems to me that before I remember that one could loop VAC. 73, Michael, W4HIJ On 1/10/2013 7:51 PM, Ron Kolarik wrote: Have you tried any other Hell software? Fldigi, Hellschrieber by IZBLY, MultiPSK? I run Feldhell with Fldigi and never had a slant problem. Also if you're running things through VAC what soundcard are you calibrating? Ron K0IDT - Original Message - From: Steven Catani sjcat...@gmail.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2013 6:34 PM Subject: [Flexradio] Feld Hell A few weeks ago I asked about correcting slanted printing in Feld Held using DM780... I got some help calibrating my soundcard, but I still get reports of slanty, wavy, printouts... I use Dm780 5.24.0.38... Flex 2.5.3 , vac 4.12 on an hp duel core machine (AMD Althon x2 5000) with 3 g ram with my flex 1500 any thoughts? there calling me slanty steve 73 kk4mip __**_ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz
Re: [Flexradio] How to setup the radio for Digital Voice
I'll put a vote in for Ray's Voice Keyer software, if you're trying to send canned voice snippets. I use PSDR to record a snippet, Audacity to fix it up, and then Voice Keyer to send it. It sure beats repeating a call sign into a pileup. I've found that I can use Audacity to super-compress a pile-driver to a steady -1 dB for the highest SSB PEP.Jim KJ2P Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:31:40 -0800 From: f...@sgsterling.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] How to setup the radio for Digital Voice I haven't tried this application, but all the digital apps pretty much work the same. There was a Flex Wiki that had good detailed explanations but I don't think it is operational anymore. These digital apps all have these general features-- audio in, audio out and transceiver control (PTT and possibly frequency control). On 12/21/2012 3:12 PM, John Vandenberg wrote: Trying to make digital voice with FreeDV (with codec2) to work with the Flex. Anyone knows how to do this? (or recommend some other program?) John, ve3dvv ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] VU5K Question
Robert, It might be more effective (and cheaper) than ferrites to kill the common mode currents at the antenna with a balun. The only thing in a Flex system that may be more RFI-sensitive than other radios is the firewire cable. Are you using a good Granite firewire cable? Jim KJ2P To: ve3...@execulink.com From: kb6...@yahoo.com Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:53:58 -0800 CC: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] VU5K Question Terry, My situation for RF ingress is a lot worse. I have Ferrites on everything. I do not have anything on my dipole so I might be getting RF ingress from common mode currents. I also may have to rewire my microphone as I might be getting RF through my microphone. The RF ingress affects me on wave lengths above 40 meters. I can only use 80 and 40 with my Flex now. Expensive 2 band radio. 73, Robert KB6QXM Ham Radio Open Conversation Yahoo group owner/moderator - Reply message - From: Terry Maurice ve3...@execulink.com To: Robert Costa, KB6QXM kb6...@yahoo.com Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] VU5K Question Date: Tue, Dec 18, 2012 2:53 pm Robert I initially had some RF ingress issues, but I put ferrites on all audio and power lines, as well as microphone cables. I have no issues now and work the bands up to 70cm with no reports of any RF on my signal. I have some external digital processors, BHI, that I use as well, so there are lots of audio cables external to the Flex. I also use the Tokyo Hy-power 2m amplifier without RF issues. My main issue was with the fan noise of the VU5K, but I found by carefully balancing the audio and using the DExp control that I could keep the background noise out of my transmitted signal and I no longer get audio reports asking about the noise in the background. Having the panadapter when doing weak signal work is really nice, as these can be so easily missed. Terry On 18/12/2012 17:02, Robert Costa, KB6QXM wrote: I personally liked having the option of having transverters for the Flex. All mode, VHF/UHF. Reading the reflector, these v/u units were not without problems. I wonder what the percentage of the 5000a users use transverters. You are right, also not wide banded also. Maybe a question for the Flex edge group. Myself, I am just trying to get rid of my RF ingress issues first before I add any transverter or an amplifier for that matter. My Flex experience has definately not been plug and play, but I did not expect it to be. I cannot use my Flex above 40 meters still. The support of the Flex staff and other Flexers has been great though. 73, Robert KB6QXM Ham Radio Open Conversation Yahoo group owner/moderator - Reply message - From: Jim Barber audio...@q.com To: Robert Costa, KB6QXM kb6...@yahoo.com Cc: H. Dave Meitzen dmeit...@tx.rr.com, flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] VU5K Question Date: Tue, Dec 18, 2012 1:44 pm That question prompted me to look at the transverter port(s) and software capabilities on the 5K, which both turned out to be quite adequate. Unfortunately, no wide-range transverters exist, or if they do they're hiding from me. I've considered modifying one of my vintage Yaesu units, (which are segment-switched to cover the entirety of 2 meters at least) but the local oscillators in those are impossible to net in close enough for today's expectations. So - yes, it remains a good question. 73, Jim N7CXI On 12/18/2012 1:25 PM, Robert Costa, KB6QXM wrote: Good question. 73, Robert KB6QXM Ham Radio Open Conversation Yahoo group owner/moderator - Reply message - From: H. Dave Meitzen dmeit...@tx.rr.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] VU5K Question Date: Tue, Dec 18, 2012 1:19 pm What now is the recommended path to integrate 2M and 70CM operation into the Flex5K? Thanks Dave AA9TT ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ -- VE3XTM
Re: [Flexradio] Using both VAC1 and 2 on Flex3K?
But the upside is that if you do have a second RX, this becomes fairly easy. I run DM780 for PSK (et al) on RX1 and CW Skimmer for wide band CW decode on RX2 at the same time. I'm also having a second brain transplanted to be able to keep track of both of them.Jim KJ2P Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2012 07:30:14 -0700 From: brian-wb6...@lloyd.com To: py...@terra.com.br CC: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Using both VAC1 and 2 on Flex3K? On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 4:50 AM, py...@terra.com.br wrote: I would like to run CWSkimmer, which uses I/Q to VAC, and JT65HF, which does NOT use I/Q to VAC, at the same time. It seems that I could use one VAC for each of the applications, but how do I configure that? You can't. VAC2 only works with the second receiver on the Flex 5000. Is it possible at all? No. Right now I have to go into setup and mark/unmark the I/Q to VAC box, depending on what application I want to use. That is correct. -- Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN/J79BPL 3191 Western Dr. Cameron Park, CA 95682 br...@lloyd.com +1.767.617.1365 (Dominica) +1.916.877.5067 (USA) ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Flex 5000 in a remote base
Mike,I found a picture of the mod in the DDutil Files section: http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/MEaEUEKtGHT8jmSlO5z6R8tYOKxlH_jnyU3p1m5R6BwEMzOxD_FMyyxB_wKvMfXLQCDDB1DuXJWf5Z620tPNmKfIMncIC_I/Remote%20Power%20Switch/Remote%20Switch.JPG It's dated 3/2012, For the life of me, I can't find where the option is in DDutil. This doesn't mean much, since I can't find the mayo in my refrig until my wife comes home. I suggest that you inquire on the DDu Yahoo forum; Steve may have found a better way to skin that cat remotely. Jim KJ2P I also remember a discussion on the DDutil forums, probably within the past year. Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2012 12:42:59 -0400 From: va...@portcredit.net To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flex 5000 in a remote base Hi Jim Is there a super secret password to get the mod? :) I'm running JARTs on my TS480 and my remote, and while is going well, I need the 5000 filtering! :) This is what the remote screen looks like: http://files.qrz.com/w/va3mw/Capture.JPG for Jarts! And, yes, that is me with the Quad Copter. It really helped with the 160M almost vertical on my remote base. It is an inverted L with the L at 80ft ish. :) Mike va3mw On Sat, Oct 20, 2012 at 11:26 AM, Jim Jannuzzo jsqu...@msn.com wrote: Mike, There is a mod you can do to OUT OF WARRANTY F5K power switches that allows remote switching. I've heard of it on the Yahoo forums, either the Flex or DDutil. (DDu is often used for remoting the Flex, and it even has an option to enable this remote hardware switching). I've also heard of others using a remote-controlled solenoid to push the button in remotely, but that's a lot less elegant. I bet you're the same Mike Walker whose article on the Quadcopter antenna sky hook was published in QST. Congrats on the publication, and boy do I want GPS enabled quadcopter!. I messed with gas powered heli's for a few years, until I couldn't afford them anymore. I figured my spare parts bill was in the five figures. Jim KJ2P Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 09:57:46 -0400 From: va...@portcredit.net To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Flex 5000 in a remote base For you guys using a Flex 5000, what are you doing if you loose all AC and DC power to the radio? How do you get it turned on? As a test, I turned off my DC power supply, and turned it on. The 5000 does not power back up. As I see it, I will have to float a 12V battery across the power terminals. Which, of course, brings another question. What IF I HAVE to power cycle the 5000? I guess that means I need to remote the 5000 power switch to the LP-Remote, and I am not sure if that can do that. This is critical for a remote that I don't see for 6 months at a time. Thoughts? (This is not about using your basic Web Switch :) ) Mike va3mw ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Need Help Reducing Splatter
Jim,You need to balance all the components in your audio chain, so that one is not u nderpowered and another is making up for it by being over-powered. You're describing a classic audio overdrive problem in PSDR that is easily fixable with this software. In essence, you start with a mic gain at about 35 and everything else in the audio chain off. Then speaking in a normally strong voice, you set each level (EQ, Leveler, DX, etc etc) so that the ALC level never exceeds -1dB. Takes about 5 minutes per TX profile. The best source for this info is Rob W1AEX : http://www.w1aex.com/psdrgain/psdrgain.htmlJim KJ2P Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2012 07:36:06 -0700 From: k9...@yahoo.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Need Help Reducing Splatter Setup: Flex-3000 Heil GM-5 dual element, or Heil HM-Pro selectively/as-needed feeding Ameritron ALS-500M to LDG AT-1000 to either G5RV or TA-36 all gear home-run bonded to common hard ground (not looped through other gear) (the TA-36 is fed with 1/2 hardline, decoupling coil at the boom, tower and feedlines are grounded at the entrance before 20 foot run into the rigs) Thank goodness I now have a rig with a scope so I can see what's happening. I've just not found the settings to eliminate it... a little venting as I think through this as bait some observations/tips. Watching the panadapter display on transmit I've got good tight signal within the TX filter settings, and if I don't talk too loud it stays that way, but I get requests to speak up... when I do there is a lot of energy to the sides, energy 80-90 db down at the filter edge sloping 100-110db down out to 4-5 KHz either side. When this occurs there is a small amount of garbled energy getting into in-shack audio system, and thanks to how wonky USB gear is, causes devices on one cheap hub to disconnect (guess that hub goes in the trash.) Otherwise - no other 'TVI' locally or complaints from the neighbors. I've tried various drive, mic, CPDR, DEXP levels settings, etc. but am inclined to think it's simply equalization - I have a somewhat bass-y voice and perhaps I'm simply over-driving on low-frequency energy. Begs for a bit more air time into the dummy load for tweaking, so looking for hints. Thanks. ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Waterfall memory for each band
Ray,It's easy to do if you use DDutil. Set up 'band change macros' with the CAT commands that set upper and lower display frequencies. For example, ZZDQ-115; sets the lower Panadapter display frequency to -115dB. Jim KJ2P From: percival@gmail.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2012 21:01:21 +0100 Subject: [Flexradio] Waterfall memory for each band Has anyone figured out how to save the High and Low Waterfall settings for each band? For example, when I switch from 10m down to 40m, I needs to re-adjust the Waterfall so that the display is not saturated due to the higher signal levels. SDR should really remember the settings for both waterfall and panadaptor, this would save a lot of time adjusting them each time a user changes band. It seems like it should be an easy update if it's not already available. Thanks, Ray EI3GD ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] FlexControl Installation
Chris,Here's a hint that I tell only my closest friends: You can re-assign a COM port in the Windows driver box. I had to do that with my FlexControl to work around four add-on serial ports that it kept trying to use. I bet that Flex doesn't like this, and officially rtecommends against it. But I also overclock my CPU, RAM, and video card, and Flex recommends against that too. If you want to take the chance, go to COntrol Panel, Device Manager, Ports (Com and LPT). Click the FlexControl line. Open the Port Setting tab, and click the Advanced box. At the bottom left of that tab, you'll see the pulldown that allows you to re-assign the Port used by that device. I moved mine from COM 5 (which was a hardware serial port) to COM 7 which was available. Your mileage may vary and I require full immunity.Jim KJ2P From: ctsee...@cox.net To: jsqu...@msn.com; pfeuff...@gmail.com CC: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: RE: [Flexradio] FlexControl Installation Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 15:56:35 -0400 Jim, Thanks for letting me borrow your special Zombie Port Glasses. They revealed a bunch of zombie ports. I deleted them all. I disconnected all of my USB devices and made sure they were all deleted from the device manager as well. I rebooted the computer, and sure enough they were all gone. I plugged in the FlexControl. Windows automatic driver installer never started. But I found it in device manager under Other Devices labeled COM5. I attempted to update the driver. Windows tried to update it, but a window came up labeled Update Driver Software - COM3. I'm not sure why the window said COM3 and the devmgr said it was COM5. I have a physical Comport on COM3. The error in the window said:===Windows found driver software for your device but encountered an error while attempting to install it.FlexControl USB Control KnobA service installation section in this INF is invalid.== I was trying to install the driver in the FlexControl64 folder. Well, at least I got rid of all those hidden and unused ports. Something tells me something is hosed in the registry after all these failed attempts to get this installed. 73Chris, KA1GEUFrom: Jim Jannuzzo [mailto:jsqu...@msn.com] Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 2:51 PM To: ctsee...@cox.net; pfeuff...@gmail.com Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: RE: [Flexradio] FlexControl Installation In all this, I bet you have a zombie port blocking the FlexControl's use of that port. Zombie ports often happen when you install VSPManager (et al) without first deleting all serial port pairs. They also happen if you try to install the FlexControl without first unstalling VSP Manager (and first deleting all the serial port pairs) . Zombie ports cannot be seen in the normal manner in Windows COntrol Panel. *Unless yoiu have the special Zombie Port Glasses, available as an optional accessory) Here's how to find if yoiu have them. If you find them, delete them. In Windows: Start Run Type cmd.exe in the textbox and click OK Type set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1 and hit ENTER Type cd\windows\system32 and hit ENTER Type start devmgmt.msc and hit ENTER rem: When the device manager opens, click the View menu Click Show Hidden Devices Click on the + sign next to the Ports to see the full list of Com ports being used. Highlight the port you wish to delete and then press delete. Accept when asked to do so and continue with any more that you wish to delete. Jim KJ2P From: ctsee...@cox.net To: pfeuff...@gmail.com Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:33:43 -0400 CC: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] FlexControl Installation Mike and Mike, I tried it but no go. So I uninstalled PowerSDR, uninstalled VSP Manager and re-installed PowerSDR 2.4.4. I have DDUtil installed, but not running. From reading other posts here, I was waiting for a prompt asking me if I had a FlexControl, but no prompt like that ever came up. So PowerSDR 2.4.4 is running. I plugged in the FlexControl, Windows said it was installing the drivers, but then an error came up saying the drivers were not installed. I disconnected the FlexControl and ran the FlexControlInstall.bat as an administrator. The following came up: WDREG utility v10.40. Build Oct 17 2011 12:38:06 Processing HWID USB\VID_2192PID_0010 Installing a signed driver package for USB\VID_2192PID_0010 Device node (hwid:USB\VID_2192PID_0010): does not exist and is not configured. Pre-installing. LOG ok: 1, ENTER: DriverPackagePreinstallA LOG ok: 1, ENTER: DriverPackagePreinstallW LOG ok: 1, Driver package is already preinstalled 'C:\Program Files (x86)\FlexRa dio Systems\PowerSDR v2.4.4\FlexControl64\flexcontrol.inf'. LOG ok: 0, C:\Program Files (x86)\FlexRadio Systems\PowerSDR v2.4.4\FlexControl6 4\flexcontrol.inf is preinstalled. LOG ok: 1, RETURN: DriverPackagePreinstallW (0xB7) LOG ok: 1, RETURN: DriverPackagePreinstallA (0xB7) difx_install_preinstall_inf: err b7
Re: [Flexradio] FlexControl Installation
In all this, I bet you have a zombie port blocking the FlexControl's use of that port. Zombie ports often happen when you install VSPManager (et al) without first deleting all serial port pairs. They also happen if you try to install the FlexControl without first unstalling VSP Manager (and first deleting all the serial port pairs) . Zombie ports cannot be seen in the normal manner in Windows COntrol Panel. *Unless yoiu have the special Zombie Port Glasses, available as an optional accessory)Here's how to find if yoiu have them. If you find them, delete them.In Windows:Start Run Type cmd.exe in the textbox and click OK Type set devmgr_show_nonpresent_devices=1 and hit ENTER Type cd\windows\system32 and hit ENTER Type start devmgmt.msc and hit ENTER rem: When the device manager opens, click the View menu Click Show Hidden Devices Click on the + sign next to the Ports to see the full list of Com ports being used. Highlight the port you wish to delete and then press delete. Accept when asked to do so and continue with any more that you wish to delete. Jim KJ2P From: ctsee...@cox.net To: pfeuff...@gmail.com Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:33:43 -0400 CC: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] FlexControl Installation Mike and Mike, I tried it but no go. So I uninstalled PowerSDR, uninstalled VSP Manager and re-installed PowerSDR 2.4.4. I have DDUtil installed, but not running. From reading other posts here, I was waiting for a prompt asking me if I had a FlexControl, but no prompt like that ever came up. So PowerSDR 2.4.4 is running. I plugged in the FlexControl, Windows said it was installing the drivers, but then an error came up saying the drivers were not installed. I disconnected the FlexControl and ran the FlexControlInstall.bat as an administrator. The following came up: WDREG utility v10.40. Build Oct 17 2011 12:38:06 Processing HWID USB\VID_2192PID_0010 Installing a signed driver package for USB\VID_2192PID_0010 Device node (hwid:USB\VID_2192PID_0010): does not exist and is not configured. Pre-installing. LOG ok: 1, ENTER: DriverPackagePreinstallA LOG ok: 1, ENTER: DriverPackagePreinstallW LOG ok: 1, Driver package is already preinstalled 'C:\Program Files (x86)\FlexRa dio Systems\PowerSDR v2.4.4\FlexControl64\flexcontrol.inf'. LOG ok: 0, C:\Program Files (x86)\FlexRadio Systems\PowerSDR v2.4.4\FlexControl6 4\flexcontrol.inf is preinstalled. LOG ok: 1, RETURN: DriverPackagePreinstallW (0xB7) LOG ok: 1, RETURN: DriverPackagePreinstallA (0xB7) difx_install_preinstall_inf: err b7, last event 0, last error 0. ERROR_ALREADY_ EXISTS install: completed successfully I plugged the FlexControl back in, and Windows attempted to load the drivers, but the same error came up. So I tried running FlexControlInstall.bat with the FlexControl plugged in. I got the same messages as posted above. I'm at a loss. I do have four physical com ports on the computer (COM 1, 2, 3, and 23). I wonder if they're somehow causing problems. Thanks and 73 Chris, KA1GEU -Original Message- From: Michael Pfeuffer [mailto:pfeuff...@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 11:07 AM To: Chris Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] FlexControl Installation Hi Chris, Try running the Flexcontrolinstall.bat file that is in the 64 bit driver directory. That worked for me. --Mike, WQ5C On 10/15/2012 8:12 AM, Chris wrote: I recently purchased a FlexControl. I have been using PowerSDR ver 2.4.4 with a Flex 5000A for a few weeks and with previous versions of PowerSDR for a few years. I have Windows 7 Professional 64 bit OS on the computer. I can't seem to get FlexControl to work. Windows sees it as an Unknown Device under COM and LPT ports in the device manager. It shows that the driver is version 1.4.0.0 from FlexRadio Systems. When I try to reinstall the driver, Windows tells me that the FlexControl USB knob driver is already installed. I tried re-installing PowerSDR 2.4.4 on top of the existing PowerSDR but I have the same problem. Do I need to uninstall and reinstall PowerSDR to make this work? Thank you and 73. Chris, KA1GEU ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___
Re: [Flexradio] CW Skimmer - PowerSDR v2.4.4
Interesting discrepancy between your results and mine. I have CW Skimmer decoding wideband CW on my RX2, while simultaneously decoding other digi modes on my RX1 using DM780. Several posters have reported problems hooking up CWS with 2.4, and I don't understand where the problem lies. I use DDutil from which to hang third party software, do you? Jim KJ2P Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 19:38:52 -0400 From: bh...@garlic.com To: hmills1...@yahoo.com; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] CW Skimmer - PowerSDR v2.4.4 I could never get it to work. Between the problem with CW Skimmer and the problem with DXLabs Winwarbler mentioned by Rich, W3ZJ, (below) I reverted back to Ver. 2.3.5. --- I did have a little trouble with DXLab's WinWarbler because it doesn't like WDM. But since I feed the power speaker output from the Flex-3000 to the line input on my computer sound card I was able to configure WinWarbler to get its audio from the computer sound card instead of the VAC and that seems to be working OK. I think what we are seeing here is some set up problems because the Beta testers didn't have duplicates of all our various set ups but so far it has all been solvable. 73, Rich - W3ZJ --- -73- Bernie W4BGH - on 9/17/12 12:03 PM, Hunter Mills at hmills1...@yahoo.com wrote: I am having the same problem posted earlier by Bernie, W4BGH, but have not been fortunate to find a fix. I have checked and re-checked my settings in PowerSDR, CSK, and VAC 4.1 but can't get CSK to decipher. It was working fine prior to PSDR v2.4.4 upgrade. Only suggestion I could not try was using FlexRadio, instead of VAC Line 2, as Signal I/O Device in CSK. For some reason, Windows XP is not providing that as an audio device option (maybe a problem with my PNP Emulator in XP). I was using MME in CSK and VAC prior to upgrade but have changed them to WDMS-K since the upgrade. Any suggestions would be appreciated - Hunter K3IE. My setput is the same as Bernie's: 'I am not able to get CW Skimmer v 1.71 to decode properly with PowerSDR v2.4.4 and a Flex-3000. The radio CAT commands seem to be working correctly using PowerSDR v2.4.4 and DXLabs Commander. CW Skimmer is setup as a secondary CAT control in Commander using Kenwood CAT protocol. The correct frequency is indicated in both Commander and CW Skimmer. There is noise indicated in the CW-Skimmer waterfall, however, there is no CW decoding indicated. The Audio setup in CW Skimmer is: SoundCard Driver: WDM Signal I/O Device: 04 Virtual Cable 2 Audio I/O Device: 03 Virtual Cable 1 Channels: Left/Right: I/Q Shift Right Channel Data: 0 Samples The Radio setup in CW Skimmer is: Hardware Type: SoftRock IF CW Pitch: 750 Hz Audio IF: 9750 Hz Sample Rate: 96 kHz The PowerSDR v2.4.4 VAC setup is: Primary: Buffer Size: 1024 Sample Rate: 96000 VAC1: Enable VAC1... Checked Driver: Windows WDM-KS Input: Virtual Cable 1 Output: Virtual Cable 2 Buffer Size: 1024 Sample Rate: 96000 Hz Mono/Stereo: unchecked Direct I/Q: checked Calibrate I/Q: checked Buffer Latency: 120 Allow PTT to override... checked ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Help with analyzing noise from waterfall and panadapter
Jerry,If you use DDutil, you can set a Band Change Macro to execute a CAT command whenever you change to a different band (like ZZDQ-125;ZZDN-115;) to set the display's lower limits. After awhile, you'll find that you add other comands to several Band Change Macros like DDFW;ZZDQ-135;ZZDN-135;ZZNB1; (which puts a SetppIR into Forward mode, sets the lower limit of Panadapter and Waterfall to -135 dB, and enables Noise Blanker 1 for my 15M conditions.) Jim KJ2P Date: Mon, 17 Sep 2012 21:41:43 -0400 To: bst...@att.net; flexradio@flex-radio.biz From: jefland...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Help with analyzing noise from waterfall and panadapter To set the waterfall color, click SETUP DISPLAY LOW LEVEL, etc. Unfortunately, optimizing one band changes it for the other bands. Jerry W4UK down local noise problems. I have a 5000a with a 2nd receiver. My location is plagued with noise. While I have been able to track down the noisy power line insulators successfully and have the power company graciously fix them (with an accompanying reduction in noise), I am stumped by the other (probably multiple) noise sources at my QTH. Is there a way to use the graphic display capabilites of my 5000a and Power SDR to get a clue as to the source of the noise? My Power SDR version is 2.3. On most bands, my waterfall display background is yellow to green and not the blue to black of images I have seen on the web of other ops with their Flexes. Thanks Brad KE4XJ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Flex 1500/Amplifier
While I agree with these sentiments whole-heartedly, the President of SPE and designer of the Expert series of amps does not. He insisted to the Expert Yahoo group that ALC should always be used with his solid state amps. This was surprising to me, in that the Expert amps have more protection processing power than Fort Knox. Well, maybe not that much, but a lot. They monitor SWR, over power, over drive, imbalance between the power supplies to the two transistor banks, and several dozen fairly esoteric parameters, and go to stanby if anything trips. They also write a message to ROM with the error, so it's a seemingly sophisticated protection circuit. Jim KJ2P From: b...@wjschmidt.com To: ray.fal...@gmail.com; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2012 12:08:09 -0500 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flex 1500/Amplifier I just saw this post after returning home from an extended trip and wanted to respond. Using ALC as a method to save an amp from disaster is a pathetic design. Of course it's very cheap to do, but most legitimate designs incorporate something a little more sophisticated like an SWR bridge circuit fed to a processor like a PIC that when thresholds are met, shuts down the amp. Using ALC for cutting back drive is also cheap, but the resulting RF signal is corrupt if the ALC threshold is active (takes action) more than a very small fraction of the time. The result of the closed-loop ALC circuit is a non-linear system that causes distortion on your signal. I've never used ALC and never will. There are much better ways. Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ / J68HZ/ 8P6HK/ ZF2HZ/ PJ4HZ Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch Staunton, Illinois email: b...@wjschmidt.com -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Ray Fallen Sent: Thursday, August 30, 2012 6:26 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Flex 1500/Amplifier Many amps rely on that ALC connection to allow them to cut back on drive in the event of a malfunction such as an intermittent flaky antenna feedline. A momentarily open/shorted antenna could be very bad news for some amps under normal drive. Some argue that you don't really need ALC. I suspect those guys never had an antenna disaster. Not to be rude, but huh? Roger...I've been QRO since back in the 80s and have never used an ALC circuit...just watch your levels and you'll be OK without ALC. HOWEVER, there are several extremely high zoot RF wattmeters out there, the Telepost LP-100A comes to mind, that will unkey the amplifier if there is an antenna disaster. I'm using an old RF Applications P-3000, which unfortunately is no longer available new...and it's saved me from myself more than a couple of times. Wouldn't be without it. In the words of '41...wouldn't be prudent. Here's a link for the LP-1000A...it's not cheap...but then neither are amplifier finals... http://www.telepostinc.com/lp100.html 73 ND8L ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1424 / Virus Database: 2437/5234 - Release Date: 08/29/12 ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Lots of lightly used Flex Radios for sale.
Gee our old LaSalle ran great! Those were the days... Archie and Edith Bunker, circa 1970 Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:19:37 -0700 From: w...@att.net To: k1...@yahoo.com; fishflor...@gmail.com CC: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Lots of lightly used Flex Radios for sale. well, my 30+ yr old Osborne I was still working when i tossed itfinally...73, w5xz, dan cp/m, man that was 'fun'... --- On Wed, 8/22/12, Mickey Baker fishflor...@gmail.com wrote: From: Mickey Baker fishflor...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Lots of lightly used Flex Radios for sale. To: Burt k1...@yahoo.com Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Wednesday, August 22, 2012, 8:15 PM The Flex 5000 will likely work 50 years from now, but who will have a machine with FireWire? That's going to be difficult in 5 years, much less 50! You can't get a notebook computer today (other than the MacBook Pro) that has it! ...not to mention that Windows 7 machines will be hard to come by way before 2062! 73, Mickey N4MB On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 2:31 PM, Burt k1...@yahoo.com wrote: The Collins line works sixty years later, what about the Flex 5000? Technology has it plusses and minuses --- On Wed, 8/22/12, Patrick Greenlee patric...@windstream.net wrote: From. Collins S-Line gear still works well and does what it always did. The 5000 may turn out to be the SDR equivalent. 73 Patrick AF5CK ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ -- Mickey Baker, N4MB Fort Lauderdale, FL *“Tell me, and I will listen. Show me, and I will understand. Involve me, and I will learn.” *Teton Lakota, American Indian Saying. ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] help with flex 5000
Nick,If it 'only' happens when you start the Flex, that points to the Firewire card. Is this a new condition, or was the Flex running OK on this computer before? If the Flex and computer were running fine before, and this just started: Did you just make a change, like disconnecting all the cables and re-connecting them? Did you open the computer and change anything inside? If the Flex never ran on this computer before, and all other programs run just fine, verify that your Firewire card is installed correctly; that is, it is inserted all the way, and evenly, in the PCI or PCIe slot. If so, then verify that your Firewire card is one of the recommended cards on the Flex site. If so, the card may be conflicting with another piece of hardware: remove it, and move it to another slot. You might also try another Firewire card. Do you maintain your hard drive regularly, like running chkdsk for error checking and defrag? It would be unusual only one program would Blue Screen if your disk has errors, but it could happen. If you're lost, you could also contact Neil Campbell at abrohamnealsoftware.com to get a professional remote diagnosis and repair. Jim KJ2P From: quadp...@bellsouth.net To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 04:35:29 -0500 Subject: [Flexradio] help with flex 5000 My flex running on xp and get the blue screen of death causing a reboot. Dudley think it some hardware problem in my computer. The computer does fine until I turn on the Flex 5k. The question is how to trouble shoot the problem? Thanks in advance nick ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Fw: LOW POWER OUTPUT ON 2M
David,You're behind the curve on this one. The President of Flex has recently stated in writing that there are no plans to discontinue the 5000, 3000, or 1500. Why should he repeat himself?Jim KJ2P From: david.pain...@ntlworld.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2012 18:59:28 +0100 Subject: [Flexradio] Fw: LOW POWER OUTPUT ON 2M - Original Message - From: David Painter To: Brian Lloyd Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2012 6:56 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] LOW POWER OUTPUT ON 2M We;ve heard all these assertions, platitudes and promises from the same people over many years. 'Things change' seems to be the usual get out. As I say...lets wait for a denial from the horses mouth. David - Original Message - From: Brian Lloyd To: David Painter Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2012 5:48 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] LOW POWER OUTPUT ON 2M On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 9:25 AM, David Painter david.pain...@ntlworld.com wrote: That doesn't mean it isn't discontinued. Given the appalling history of this company I will wait for a denial from someone who is actually employed by them and can speak with some authority/accountability. I actually asked the question and was clearly told that they are no immediate plans to discontinue the 5000a. But think about it, why should they? They have no product to replace the 5000a. -- Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN/J79BPL 3191 Western Dr. Cameron Park, CA 95682 br...@lloyd.com +1.767.617.1365 (Dominica) +1.916.877.5067 (USA) No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2197 / Virus Database: 2437/5194 - Release Date: 08/11/12 ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] running
With a tip of the hat to Steve Nance, this is a visual basic script (*.vbs) program that opens my stuff with one click, after checking if each of the programs is already running. Is this what you were thinking of? It's pretty easy to modify to do what you want. Note that the Process.Name is case-sensitive. The WScript.Sleep are pauses in milliseconds (eg, 1 is a ten second pause to let PSDR load). Jim KJ2P Dim WshShell, Service, Process, PSDR, DDU, MD, VK, DM780, HRDLOG Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject(WScript.Shell) Set Service = GetObject (winmgmts:)for each Process in Service.InstancesOf (Win32_Process) If Process.Name = PowerSDR.exe Then PSDR= True If Process.Name = DataDecoder.exe Then DDU = True If Process.Name = MiniDeluxe.exe Then MD = True If Process.Name = VoiceKeyer.exe Then VK= True If Process.Name = Digital Master.exe Then DM780 = True If Process.Name = HRDLogbook.exehen HRDLOG = True next If PSDR = False Then WshShell.Exec(C:\Program Files (x86)\FlexRadio Systems\PowerSDR v2.3.5\PowerSDR.exe) WScript.Sleep(1) End If If DDU= False then WshShell.Exec(C:\DDUtil\DataDecoder.exe) WScript.Sleep(5000) End if If MD = False Then WshShell.Exec(C:\DDUtil\MiniDeluxe\MiniDeluxe.exe) WScript.Sleep(500) End ifIf HRDLOG = False Then WshShell.Exec(C:\Program Files (x86)\Amateur Radio\Ham Radio Deluxe\HRDLogbook.exe) WScript.Sleep(5000) End if If VK= False Then WshShell.Exec(C:\Program Files (x86)\RNA Software\K9DUR Voice Keyer\VoiceKeyer.exe) WScript.Sleep(5000) End if Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 15:19:24 -0500 From: w4yxu@gmail.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] running My memory (?) says that at one time someone made a routine that might be used in a batch file to determine if PSDR was running. Now I can't find any trace of it! Any comments? Jim W4YXU ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR display problems on TV
Uncheck the Set Up option Enable Higgledy-Piddigy. Then check the resolution and font/icon size in Windows. An easy way to do this is to goofy-click (that is, right click a normal mouse) a blank area of the desktop, click Personalize, and click Display on the bottom left. Set the font size to 100% if it's 125 or 150. That should do it. If it's already at 100%, go to Adjust Resolution and set it to the native display resolution of your TV. It's probably 1920 dpi by 1080i . You may have to try different resolutions, since PSDR does not run natively at 1080i.You can play with the font/icon size, and perhaps with the resolution, to change the way PowerSDR is displayed on your TV. Combinations of different Font/Icon sizes and different resolutions will change the height vs width of the Panadapter, the size of the buttons, and how much real estate that PSDR occupies. Jim KJ2P Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2012 18:37:22 +1000 From: vk...@bigpond.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] PowerSDR display problems on TV Hi, I've installed PowerSDR on my PC connected to our 40 TV. The PowerSDR objects are displaced and buttons are showing 1.5 buttons and the function objects are overlapping other objects. So in short, it's all higgledy-piggidy. I'm using WIn7 x 64 and a AMD Radeon HD 6700 Series graphics card. Any ideas? Cheers, Dave. ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Switching ancillary gear with PSDR
I am not a hirech guru. But that hasn't stoppped me from ponitificating before. You want to connect DDutil to PowerSDR. DDu has the capability to switch hardware things by band or by macro. You connect it to PSDR with a virtual serial cable. There are a couple of good VSP programs, such as VSPE and VSPmgr. VSPmgr is written by the author of DDutil, Streve Nance. DDu can switch antenna switches, and a few auxiliary switches. Review it at k5fr.com, and find the Yahoo group, to see what hardware can be switched. Are you satisfied with artificial grounds?Jim KJ2P From: patric...@windstream.net To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Sun, 17 Jun 2012 13:40:08 -0500 Subject: [Flexradio] Switching ancillary gear with PSDR I'm in information overload (and loving it, mostly.) Could some of you hitech gurus point me toward where the most understandable explanation of how to use PSDR to remotely switch equipment would be found? The good news is I have a new Flex Radio (5K) and the not so good news is my shack under development to house it is on the second floor. So... I'm investigating artificial grounds and related topics. I'm thinking it should be relatively straight forward to tune my ground connection from shack to grounds rod(s) to series resonance for each band or sub band of interest with a little fiddling to construct a collection of fixed artificial grounds and select the one to use automatically with PSDR. I can easily handle the tuning of the individual artificial grounds but need a little nudge in the right direction (OK picked up and bodily thrown toward) the info for getting PSDR to do that automatically for me. First respondent with an answer approved by a simple majority of contest judges will have their name or call sign entered into a drawing where they may qualify to win a swell prize. 73 Patrick AF5CK ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Alternatives to Skype for remote audio?
Bret,Here is a vote for sharing the write-up. Does Teamviewer only communciate through its servers like Skype, or does it allow direct voice communication from client to client?Jim From: bmi...@ecso.com To: r...@w3zj.com Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 19:48:18 -0600 CC: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Alternatives to Skype for remote audio? Hi Rich, I have gotten TeamViewer 7 VoIP audio working after many try's and the audio is really quite good on HF. You have to turn it on at both ends which is NO problem because I use TeamViewer for the remote access control anyway and I just have to click the audio connect button on the Radio side as well as the (Local) remote side. I need to do a write up on it so I don't forget how to do it and when I get some time of course, I can pass it around if anyone else is interested. The Audio for me is MUCH better then Skype which I have used for several years and doesn't have all the extra crap. If you turn down the Refresh Rates under the Setup, Display tab it will help with bandwidth. 73's Bret WX7Y Date: Sat, 09 Jun 2012 21:17:26 -0400 From: Rich - W3ZJ r...@w3zj.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Alternatives to Skype for remote audio? Message-ID: 4fd3f5a6.7070...@w3zj.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed I have used Skype in the past. However, Skype is designed for high quality telephone conversations and it tries to eliminate background noise. A certain amount of noise is inherent in our usage and any attempt to eliminate it, instead of improving it, causes pumping. Thus, I use IPSound by SM5VXC which just plays it like it is. Thus, I find that IPSound works much better than Skype for our purposes. 73, Rich - W3ZJ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean. ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Looking for help on interface between 5K and SteppIR control
Larry,I bought a cable from SteppIR. After looking at its connections, I cut the ends off, soldered on two new ends, and was satisfied. This indicates my prior level of satisfaction with my purchase of the SteppIR cable. I second the use of DDutil. Besides just following the band and frequency like the connection to PowerSDR without using DDutil, DDu adds control of all of SDA100's features except on and off. It adds the transmit inhibited function in software, rather than having to buy an additional SDA100 card for about $70. Once you learn DDu's functionality, you can also control many of your rotor(s), amp(s), logging program(s), digital mode program(s), and other shack items., and you can even do it remotely. Without DDu, you can only receive radio control commands from one source, and you'd need a Y cable to send it to another source. Y cables are ugly, nasty things. DDu is incredibly well supported, and free. If you have any soldering ability ( I do not, but I did it anyway) the connections for a null modem cable in this useage are pin 2 on end #1 to pin 3 on the other end, and pin 3 on end number 1 to 3 on the other end. Pins 5 and 5 are also connected. You do not jumper pins 7 and 9 on one end in this application. The cable when not using DDU may be different. With this null cable and DDu, you plug the cable into the bottom DD9 plug on the back of the SDA 100. (If you were to go direct without DDU, you'd plug into the top connector)_ The downside is that DDu adds another level of complexity to the already steep learning curve of switching to the PowerSDR ergonomics. If I may be so bold, why not manually control the SteppIR while you learn PSDR, the new SteppIR, VSP manager, VAC, and all the other things that can be seamlessly integrated into the Flex' operation? DDu has an excellent Yahoo group, like Flex. Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2012 21:51:00 -0400 From: la...@w8lig.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Looking for help on interface between 5K and SteppIR control At Dayton I purchased the DB18E SteppIR antenna and the SDA100 control panel. During the purchase I was asked about the interface cable between the 5000A or PSDR and the SDA100. Of course not having any chance to use the new radio I was not equipped to answer that and SteppIR was not sure either. So after the purchase I walked over to the Flex booth and discussed with people there. It was difficult to obtain an answer as there were tons of people all trying to get a look at the new radio or discuss something about their radio. I'm looking for someone to point me in the right direction. I took from the conversation at Dayton that I may only need a serial cable to the computer and DDUtil to accomplish this. I would hope someone on this forum has gone down this path and may be willing to assist this newbe. -- Larry W8LIG ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Audio question...
Yes, the defaults work if your mic and your voice aren't overpowering one of the stages. The way to find out is to go through the audio stages in the order that Brian detailed, and be sure that none of them pushes ALC even a little over 0. ALC in PowerSDR results in hard clipping. It takes about 9 minutes. Maybe 7. And you do it once forever. Or you could take 7 to 9 minutes and get the best audio of any station that is not equipped with an outboard audio rack. Same time to do it either way. I don't think that the addition of DX / Compander and Downward Expander were included in Brian's quick writeup, but they are in the Flexwiki and Knowledge base. DX of 2 is a little punchy, and DX of 4 gives a sharp punch to audio. DE is icing to keep the quiet parts quiet. Jim KJ2P Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2012 20:48:56 -0500 From: ross.stenb...@charter.net To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Audio question... One would hope that all of the default parameters would be such that a simple mic gain adjustment to allow for different microphones and voice levels would be sufficient. On 6/6/2012 6:30 PM, amsct...@comcast.net wrote: I wish I would have seen this before I spent all the time I did experimenting... Mike Alexander amsct...@comcast.net - Original Message - From: Brian Lloydbrian-wb6...@lloyd.com To: b...@wjschmidt.com Cc: FlexRadio Reflectorflexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wednesday, June 6, 2012 7:15:31 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Audio question... On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 3:50 PM, Dr. William J. Schmidt, II b...@wjschmidt.com wrote: While operating here on PJ4, I've been getting reports of bad audio. and that is something I didn't work through before I left. I've no idea what the controls at the bottom of the right center do. other than, I suppose the mic gain and the vox. I'm using my Heil Proset II that I've used on every one of my other dozen plus radios with great success (unless it got busted in transport?). I'm really open to suggestions.. You need to go through the audio chain setup sequence. It is described in the KB library. In a nutshell: 1. Turn off all options, e.g. DX, CPDR, VOX, DEXP in the mic window on the front console. 2. Set mic gain to mid scale (35). 3. Open the Mixer menu. 4. Select your mic input. 5. Set TX power to 0 (so you don't actually transmit or you can use a dummy load). 6. Select mic input level display on the TX meter. 7. Key the rig, talk normally, and adjust the slider in the MIXER for not more than 0dB on meter. 8. Set TX meter to read EQ level. 9. Open the Equalizer menu. 10. Set the TX EQ the way you want it. 11. Key the rig, talk normally, and adjust the TX Preamp gain control for not more than 0dB on meter. 12. Open the SetupDSPAGC/ALC window. 13. Enable the leveler (check the box). 14. Set Leveler Max Gain to 0dB. 15. Set TX meter to read ALC. 16. Key the rig, talk normally, and adjust the mic gain (front of console) for not more than 0dB on the TX meter. 17. Turn on DX and DEXP if you want. 18. Key the rig, talk normally, and verify ALC stays below 0dB. 19. Turn TX power back up and transmit. ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] FW: Audio question...
There are a half-dozen profiles included, but I found that it was easier and quicker to set my own three or four. I have a few that auto select either a headset boom mic, or PR781, and then further tailor them to when I feel like Walter Cronkite or want the greatest punch through a pileup. Sounding like Walter Cronkite is especially challenging for me. Thank heavens for 10 band equalizers. Jim KJ2P From: b...@wjschmidt.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2012 08:41:24 -0500 Subject: [Flexradio] FW: Audio question... But here's a thought. If we all contributed to the profile pool, those microphone etc. combos for the radios, maybe they can get included in the distribution and be a little closer to work right out of the box? It sure would have helped me. Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ / J68HZ/ 8P6HK/ ZF2HZ Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch Staunton, Illinois email: b...@wjschmidt.com -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of amsct...@comcast.net Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 3:29 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Audio question... Yes, one would indeed hope, but when wishes like this go answered, one would have to actually start making adjustments. I know that there are certain transceiver / microphone / shack combinations that are great right out of the box, but mine wasn't one of them and most of the people that I know with 5Ks needed to put in a similar amount of effort. The 5K just seems to be a little more sensitive in this regard other transceivers that I have used. It's not a big deal... Mike Alexander - N8MSA amsct...@comcast.net - Original Message - From: Ross Stenberg ross.stenb...@charter.net To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wednesday, June 6, 2012 9:48:56 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Audio question... One would hope that all of the default parameters would be such that a simple mic gain adjustment to allow for different microphones and voice levels would be sufficient. On 6/6/2012 6:30 PM, amsct...@comcast.net wrote: I wish I would have seen this before I spent all the time I did experimenting... Mike Alexander amsct...@comcast.net - Original Message - From: Brian Lloydbrian-wb6...@lloyd.com To: b...@wjschmidt.com Cc: FlexRadio Reflectorflexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wednesday, June 6, 2012 7:15:31 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Audio question... On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 3:50 PM, Dr. William J. Schmidt, II b...@wjschmidt.com wrote: While operating here on PJ4, I've been getting reports of bad audio. and that is something I didn't work through before I left. I've no idea what the controls at the bottom of the right center do. other than, I suppose the mic gain and the vox. I'm using my Heil Proset II that I've used on every one of my other dozen plus radios with great success (unless it got busted in transport?). I'm really open to suggestions.. You need to go through the audio chain setup sequence. It is described in the KB library. In a nutshell: 1. Turn off all options, e.g. DX, CPDR, VOX, DEXP in the mic window on the front console. 2. Set mic gain to mid scale (35). 3. Open the Mixer menu. 4. Select your mic input. 5. Set TX power to 0 (so you don't actually transmit or you can use a dummy load). 6. Select mic input level display on the TX meter. 7. Key the rig, talk normally, and adjust the slider in the MIXER for not more than 0dB on meter. 8. Set TX meter to read EQ level. 9. Open the Equalizer menu. 10. Set the TX EQ the way you want it. 11. Key the rig, talk normally, and adjust the TX Preamp gain control for not more than 0dB on meter. 12. Open the SetupDSPAGC/ALC window. 13. Enable the leveler (check the box). 14. Set Leveler Max Gain to 0dB. 15. Set TX meter to read ALC. 16. Key the rig, talk normally, and adjust the mic gain (front of console) for not more than 0dB on the TX meter. 17. Turn on DX and DEXP if you want. 18. Key the rig, talk normally, and verify ALC stays below 0dB. 19. Turn TX power back up and transmit. ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG -
[Flexradio] EMF/ RFI from Electric Radiant Undertile heaters
Picture, if you will: New bathroom under construction with tile floor over slab, about 20 feet from shack. Wife with Cold Feet. Wife marvels at heated floors all over Europe during our last visits. Having set the scene, does anyone have experience with electric heating mats designed for tile warming, viz a viz ham radio interference? Am I destined to fight radiated interference to my station? If so, which brands are good or bad? Jim KJ2P ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] FlexControl install issues
Patrick,I found that DDutil supports the Flex Knob even better than PowerSDR does. It gives more control options, expecially some I wanted. In addition, since I have a little VB script to start everything in order and delay starts by a few seconds, DDutil brings up the Knob after PSDR is up and running. I'm going to guess that you're having a problem with Windows trying to re-assign COM ports on you. It does that, and I don't like it. If PSDR has assigned the Knob to COM 5, and Windows decides to reassign something to COM 5, then PSDR will not be happy at all. I forced the Knob COM assignment to where I wanted it to go by opening Control Panel, Device Manager, Ports(COM LPT), and then choosing FlexControl USB Control Knob. From here, I went to the Port Settings tab, and clicked Advanced. The Port Setting is at the bottom left of Advanced. I used COM 7, which is over any other physical serial ports. Jim KJ2P From: patric...@windstream.net To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2012 06:46:55 -0500 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] FlexControl install issues I now have the FlexControl installed (automatically as advertised in instructions.) I shut down PSD and restarted it. It came up in NORMAL mode vice the 9 bit noisy weird inop mode and the Flexcontrol installed first try, no problems. Apparently (well, at least it seems like there may be) a race condition, a non deterministic situation in the software (or combined system) where things can sometimes get off to a bad start. Most of the time my lashup of radio, computer, and software starts up fine but a couple times it has had a bad start and the display depicts a string of 9 bit words and the sound they make does not soothe the savage breast. There appears to be a certain random element in the startup. Once started properly, ops normal continues ad infinitum (or at least hours) with no apparent problems. If on the other hand there is a bad start (receiver displays the above described stuff and makes rude noises) it will not receive a normal signal, won't install FlexControl, and won't heal itself (restart is needed.) Finding the source of the problem could easily cost more in time and resources than it is worth, especially considering the alternative is to live with it and once in a while have to start the system up twice to get it going properly. This software is not simple. 73 Patrick AF5CK I just ran into the same thing. Try running the Flexcontrolinstall.bat file that is in the 64 bit driver directory. --Mike WQ5C On 6/5/2012 11:37 PM, Patrick Greenlee wrote: Sorry, my previous message went out with erroneous title, (I'm up way past my bedtime.) Please disregard previous message in favor of this one as here are minor edits downpage. If you look in C:\Program Files (X86)\FlexRadio\PowerSDRv2.1.x\FlexControlyy you will find more of the path name mentioned in the FlexControl instructions but looking where told doesn't work. Rest of message should be pertinent. My new Flex-Control has arrived and I tried to install it on my new Flex 5000 under Windows 7 Professional 64 bit. I tried to follow the included instructions with blind obedience so as to not wander off the straight and narrow but no joy, I got the message predicted by the instruction sheet, Installing New Driver. And then while expecting to see the message, Flex Control driver is successfully installed and The device is ready for use I instead was told there was an error, the driver was not installed. I tried again but using the same USB port did not trigger the attempt to install the driver. I plugged the Flex Control into another USB port and got the same results as above, a swing and a miss, repeated for some other USB ports. No joy. The instructions state that If there is ever a need to manually tell windows where to find the driver files, tell Windows that the drivers are in: C:\Program Files\FlexRadio Systems\PowerSDRv2.1.x\FlexControlyy where x is the dot release and yy is 32 or 64 (bits of OS) The path name given does not exist within my PowerSDR installation. There is a C:\Program Files\FlexRadio\BlahBlahBlah where there are 7 choices for Blah etc. PowerSDR installed OK or so it seemed as the radio worked and I copied WWV, some SSB and CW sigs. Now I get a strong series of apparent 9 bit digital words (all ones) repeated over and over and over on all bands Loud and obnoxious). Any ideas? Is there a way to manually install the driver(s) for the FlexControl under Windows 7 Professional 64 bit? Is there a simple way to reset the USB ports (restore their virginity as regards FlexControl insertion so the system will try again to install the drivers? So far it is a cool looking accessory with three lights, three buttons, and a knob but, of course, no function.
Re: [Flexradio] VU5K End of Production Notice Questions
I understand that everyone wants to be helpful, but it would be disappointing to think that Flex doesn't use Google. It also may be seen to further encourage Flex to limit the amount of info they release. . Jim, KJ2P From: m...@valentine1.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2012 11:41:48 + Subject: Re: [Flexradio] VU5K End of Production Notice Questions One assumes that this potential source has been exhausted?: http://www.temwell.com.tw/Web%20catg%20toko%20replacement.htm -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Gerald Youngblood Sent: Monday, June 04, 2012 9:52 AM To: Jerry Coufal Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] VU5K End of Production Notice Questions See notes below. Gerald Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR President and CEO FlexRadio Systems(TM) Email: ger...@flexradio.com Web: www.flexradio.com http://www.flex-radio.com/ Tune In Excitement (TM) PowerSDR(TM) is a trademark of FlexRadio Systems The sole source helical filters have become extremely difficult to get and we have had yield problems with the ones we have gotten. There is no alternate source. ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] FLEX-1500 no more working
Mathias,The standard method to troubleshoot. when all else fails: Reset the database to factory defaults. If that fixes the problem, then an option was inadvertantly set incorrectly, or a PC crash hurt the file. If the radio works again, then you can import the tables with Ray K9DUR SDRDataTransfer. Or, you can re-enter the options manually. Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2012 21:17:08 +0200 From: mathias.krue...@sunrise.ch To: r...@w3zj.com CC: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] FLEX-1500 no more working Hello, i never used the squelch before, but if it is swiched on squelch is working. I have it off normaly. It is not the problem. Thanks for the hint. But i have to look for another reason. Regards Mathias HB9DOU 2012/6/3 Rich - W3ZJ r...@w3zj.com: Did you click the SQL: - ... button just above the slider to activate squelch? It may sound silly but that had me going for awhile :-) 73, Rich - W3ZJ Mathias Krüger wrote: Hello Jim, thanks for the hint, but the SQL slider has no effect when i move to right or left. Regards Mathias HB9DOU ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Flex-6500 antenna port (s)
Jack,This very question has been troubling me. SInce the radio will receive all frequencies, and display 8 slices of them, how do you engineer an antenna with gain across all frequencies, and/or gain in eight directions? (Since the 6700 has two antenna paths for its eight slices, you'd really only need to engineer gain in four directions, and or on four frequencies). Is the answer a no-gain vertical, or long wire? Or external antenna switches into the two RF paths? I can just imagine my SteppIR trying to adjust length for four slices at once: it'd be better than watching a trombone concert. Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2012 13:36:19 -0700 From: j...@3kitty.org To: ger...@flexradio.com CC: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Flex-6500 antenna port (s) A diagram of the hardware innards will certainly be helpful.But I think some diagrams showing how the new hardware might be used within an overall station would be even better. For example, the ability to receive (and presumably transmit where legal) over the DC-to-daylight spectrum is technically very cool. But what kind of antenna system is connected to that port so that an operator can take advantage of the power of an SCU? How does a station use the typical limited-bandwidth ham antennas, antenna tuners, etc.? What kind of operating activities might that operator be doing at the time? E. G., what might my station look like if I want to work a multi-mode contest on 40/20/15 bands while I also monitor WWV and 6M? People do this kind of stuff now with multiple radios and multiple antennas. How will the new Flex fit into such a picture? The new hardware is very cool. But it's unclear how you might use it in a real station configuration to take advantage of the capabilities. Some concrete examples would help a lot. 73, /Jack de K3FIV On May 26, 2012 9:02 AM, Gerald Youngblood ger...@flexradio.com wrote: Dennis, We are working on a diagram but let me try to explain in the interim. Let's start with the FLEX-6500, which has a single SCU. 1. A Spectral Capture Unit (SCU) digitizes the entire spectrum from 30 KHz to 77 MHz in one swallow using a 245.76 Msps A/D converter. 2. The SCU consists of the RF front end (preselectors, RF preamps, Nyquist filter, ADC, FPFA, and DSP) to capture and process that spectrum. 3. This SCU can connect to only one antenna at a time because there is only a single RF to digital path. 4. However, this SCU can connect to any one of ANT1, ANT2, RX IN A, or the XVTR port through a relay switching matrix. 5. The Slice Receivers are full performance digital receivers that do direct digital down conversion to audio with independent demodulation, filtering, AGC, NR, etc. for each receiver. 6. Each of the four Slice Receivers and their respective panadapters on the 6500 can be tuned independently and concurrently to any frequency and mode within the 77 MHz spectrum. All receivers have the exact same high dynamic range performance. Now to the FLEX-6700, which has two identical SCUs in parallel. 1. With two SCUs we now have two independent RF to digital paths that can be connected to two independent antennas or can share one antenna through a RF power splitter. 2. With two SCUs, one can be on ANT1 and the other on ANT2. SCU B can receive on RX IN B while SCU A is transceiving on ANT1. SCU B could alternately transceive on the XVTR port. 3. With two SCUs and two antennas, we can do spatial diversity, beam forming and steering, noise mitigation, etc. that involves phasing the antennas in software. Many customers enjoy this feature (ESC) today on the FLEX-5000 with RX2. 4. With two SCUs, one can be connected to a narrow band StepIR for transceiver while the other is connected to a multi-band antenna watching for band openings or multipliers in a contest. 5. With the additional signal processing on the 6700, you currently get up to a total of 8 Slice Receivers that can be used on a single SCU or allocated across both SCUs. 6. The 6700 adds the option of tuning 135-165 MHz on either SCU. Note that the 30 KHz to 77 MHz and 136-165 MHz ranges are mutually exclusive on a single SCU. It requires two SCUs to use both ranges simultaneously. 7. On the 6700, you might choose to monitor up to seven 2m repeaters on one SCU while working 20m with the other. You could also monitor the 10m, and 6m on one SCU while watching 2m on the second SCU at the same time for weak signal openings. The combinations are endless. 8. You could also monitor the 50.110, 50.125 and six beacons simultaneously on 6m (the magic band). You could even set some of the Slice Receivers to monitor MUF on signals below 6m or any other band for that matter. I realize a diagram will be helpful but I hope
Re: [Flexradio] The 3000 dilemma - Fixed!
Bill,What has been lost in all the suggestions thrown out is that the issues of grounding and PC performance are distinct as they affect PSDR freezing, You probably don't have a grounding problem, you probably are having latency issues. Windows processes everything in a queue. As it is doing one little thing, all the other things are deferred for microseconds. If a process related to PSDR is deferred too long, then the data streams flowing to and from PSDR may get out of synch. The first result is garbled audio, the final result is a hard freeze. If a piece of software, especially hardware driver, is waiting for an answer and won't let go of the processors, everything in the queue behind it stalls.This whole thing is called Deferred Procedure Call latency. You don't need a super PC to run PSDR, but you do need a well-behaved PC in which nothing is stalling. This is the same with any live audio program. The worst offenders seem to be bluetooth devices, network cards, and programs that insist on doing a phone home for updates. Windows has its own offenders like Indexer, which loads up the processor with disk activity out of the blue. You've found that the temporary fix works for you now: lower the PSDR options like panadapter update and/ or buffers. When you get time to tune your PC, you can run little programs like DPClat.exe from thesyscon.de, and latencymon.exe from resplendence.com. DPClat will tell you if you're getting stalled with DPC's over 1000ms. Latencymon will tell you which serive or program is doing it. Shutting down misbehaving drivers and greedy programs will often turn a middling PC into a PC that's fine for PSDR at its best. Jim KJ2P From: b...@wjschmidt.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 00:48:24 -0500 Subject: [Flexradio] The 3000 dilemma - Fixed! Well thanks to one respondent on the reflector who coached me to turn down the update frequency of the panadapter, I was able to get the Flex 3000 to respond into a dummy load with 100% reliability tonight. Looks like it's on the plane with me! Listen for me. PJ4HZ starting Saturday. Running the Flex! Thanks everyone for the input! Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ / J68HZ/ 8P6HK/ ZF2HZ/ Pj4HZ Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch Staunton, Illinois email: mailto:b...@wjschmidt.com b...@wjschmidt.com ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Question while waiting
Lester,You will definitely want DDutil between the Flex and your THP amp. In addition to auto band control, you will probably want DDutil's Autodrive functionality. The 5K does not use voltage control ALC, which is not necessarily a bad thing. DDutil can set the 5K power level by band, so that you don't inadvertantly use full power into the THP. From what I see on the DDutil Yahoo forum, many people use DDu between the 5k and their THP.DDu also acts as the traffic cop, or mediator, between all the things that need control from the Flex, or try to control the Flex. I use it for the Flex to control and be controlled by a SteppIR antenna, an Expert amp, a rotor, a Flex Knob, and several software loggers and digital programs. It also sets up my PowerSDR display and modes by band segments. It does not yet remotely start the morning coffee, but that may happen one day. Jim KJ2P From: les...@veenstras.com To: cdon...@comcast.net; jefland...@comcast.net Date: Thu, 31 May 2012 21:24:16 +0100 CC: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Question while waiting Chuck: Yes, RS-232 ports are do-able. It's the parallel ports that less. Actually, I do see them on some of the more recent systems, on the CPU board, but no connection/no connector on the case. Lester B Veenstra MØYCM K1YCM/8 les...@veenstras.com m0...@veenstras.com k1...@veenstras.com US Postal Address: PSC 45 Box 781 APO AE 09468 USA After 18 June 2012: 5 Shrine Club Drive HC84 Box 89C Keyser WV 26726 UK Postal Address: Dawn Cottage Norwood, Harrogate HG3 1SD, UK Telephones: Office: +44-(0)1423-846-385 Home: +44-(0)1943-880-963 Guam Cell: +1-671-788-5654 UK Cell: +44-(0)7716-298-224 Jamaica: +1-876-352-7504 USA: +1-304-289-6057 This e-mail and any documents attached hereto contain confidential or privileged information. The information is intended to be for use only by the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you are not the intended recipient or the person responsible for delivering the e-mail to the intended recipient, be aware that any disclosure, copying, distribution or use of the contents of this e-mail or any documents attached hereto is prohibited. -Original Message- From: Chuck ONeal [mailto:cdon...@comcast.net] Sent: Thursday, May 31, 2012 9:03 PM To: les...@veenstras.com; 'Jerry Flanders' Cc: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Question while waiting DDUtil will emulate the Kenwood protocol to a RS-232 port if you have one. That's what I use. Chuck ONeal K1KW ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] The 3000 dilemma
Yes, I will. You're flying to another country on vacation. You don't want a radio you don't know yet. Take the Icom. When you have a few days or weeks to learn the new Flex 3000 and PowerSDR, troubleshoot the admittedly borderline PC, and package everything for easy transport, the Flex/PC pacakage will be far superior. You don't want to be troubleshooting on a beach vacation.Jim KJ2P From: paul.hamra...@verizon.net Do you really expect anyone on the FLEX list to tell you to take an Icom? Paul Delaney - K6HR paul.hamra...@verizon.net http://k6hr.dyndns.org:8080 -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-bounces@flex- radio.biz] On Behalf Of Dr. William J. Schmidt, II Sent: Tuesday, May 29, 2012 21:44 To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] The 3000 dilemma Well I really have some choices to make this week and I'm looking for input (or consolation if you'd like). I'm on my way to PJ4 very soon for 10 days of vacation and operating. I always take a radio with me when we travel to the Caribbean. I have a blast doing so. racking up lots of contacts wherever we go. Up until now, I've always taken my Icom 756 Pro II and some dipoles. The problem is, The 756 plus the pelican box weighs in at the 50 lb limit .without the power supply and dipoles! So this trip I figured I'd get smart. I take my laptop anyway, so I bought a Flex 3000 thinking I'd toss it in my briefcase as a much lighter solution. To prepare, over the past week, I've set up the station in the back yard and operated. just to get a feel for what was in store. I also got a new antenna. a 3 element SuperAntenna YP3 which works out fine. but.radio-wise.results were not good. My laptop is a Dell 630. has a built in fire-wire adapter, so it seemed ok as the software interface. I figured it would be on the edge of processing power, but not wanting to invest yet another fortune in a laptop (just for vacations I might add) I stuck with it. Truth is. it's at about 50% processing power or less. Well about every 10th transmission, it hangs (never comes out of transmit). I figured it was RF, so got a few clamp-on RF chokes for the fire wire and other cables. It helps but it still hangs once in a while (which is majorly aggravating). I tried some grounding configurations, but I guess you all know there isn't even a stud on the back of the radio to ground to. So we're back to chokes for everything. I could probably get things worked out if I had a couple more weeks to play with it..BUT. Now the decision is. do I lug along the Icom 756. heavy, but tested. or do I take a chance and take (and possibly fight with) the 3000? Flight leaves soon. Dr. William J. Schmidt - K9HZ / J68HZ/ 8P6HK/ ZF2HZ/ PJ4HZ Owner - Operator Big Signal Ranch - K9ZC Staunton, Illinois email: mailto:b...@wjschmidt.com b...@wjschmidt.com ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR
It must be the meds: Tim made a forward looking statement on release dates! Is it soup yet?Jim KJ2P Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 11:10:20 -0400 From: t...@flex-radio.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR Paul, Thanks for your comments. The FLEX-6000 will not displace current product offering, as it is a new ultra-high performance class of SDR; it fills out our product offerings on the top end. The FLEX-1500, FLEX-3000 and FLEX-5000 with the mature and feature rich PowerSDR v2.x all represent very high performance radios that occupy a particular performance/price point in the amateur radio market which provides great value to the end user. Therefore we have no plans to discontinue their manufacturer and distribution. We will continue to develop and fully support PowerSDR for the foreseeable future. Matter of fact we have PowerSDR v2.4.0 in final development/alpha testing and hope to release it in late June if testing goes well and are already in the pre-planning stages of PowerSDR v2.5.x Tim Ellison, W4TME Product Management, Sales Support FlexRadio Systems^(TM) 4616 W Howard Ln, Suite 1-150 Austin, TX 78728 Phone: 512-535-4713 Ext. 223 Email: t...@flexradio.com mailto:t...@flexradio.com Web: www.flexradio.com http://www.flexradio.com logo On 5/23/2012 10:58 AM, Paul A. Burrelli wrote: Everyone has their own opinion on the new Flex radios and on paying for software support so I guess I will express mine too. I've never posted on the reflector before, I just read it and take in all the comments for what they are worth but this time it's a little different, actually a lot different. The introduction of this new radio has really changed things and is exciting, however, it is not for everyone. The people at FlexRadio are pretty smart and I am sure that they realize there will always be a market for the lower priced radios and everyone won't be able to afford the 6000 series. The 1500, 3000 and 5000 won't be around forever but that doesn't matter. What matters is the software. Hopefully they will continue supporting PowerSDR and those radios will still have the advantage of using new technology for years to come. I have owned a Flex 3000 for a year now and really enjoy the radio. It does everything I want it to do. I use it on CW and SSB but have yet to configure it for the digital modes. Unlike others I do not need the latest and greatest and most expensive radio out there and if I never got another software upgrade I would be perfectly content to use my radio the way it is. As far as paying for software support, I would be comfortable paying a reasonable price for new additions to PowerSDR. What's a reasonable price?.. Hopefully, that's all it should take to allow FlexRadio to continue developing and improving this software for all of us with the older radios. I chose to buy my Flex 3000 over the big three with the reasoning that it would still be state of the art in years to come because of PowerSDR development. I hope FlexRadio doesn't let me down and all the others who own these wonderful radios. Paul/W8CQU ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Working prototype at Dayton?
The Signature Series pre-release deposit includes the signature of the designer on the radio. May I assume that's Dr. Bob? Jim KJ2P Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 09:53:25 -0400 From: t.m.ellison...@gmail.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Working prototype at Dayton? Yes, there are working prototypes of the FLEX-6000s at Dayton. Tim Ellison On 5/18/2012 9:49 AM, Alan NV8A wrote: I won't be at Dayton this year, but is there a working prototype of the 6700 on display there? When will we be able to see videos of a working 6700? Alan NV8A ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Fw: Digital Mode
I think yoiu hit the nail on the head: when you stop PSDR, it stops sending CAT commands. and some programs will time out without further CAT input. Looks like MD is disconnecting its network connection to HRD Logger when it has no CAT commands to pass along for a certain length of time. Maybe an email to the author would help. Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 15:48:21 -0700 From: garyw...@gmail.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Fw: Digital Mode My problem does not seem to be related to startup sequence, but rather to MiniDeluxe losing connectivity with the radio frequency if I let it sit too long. Because I do not know if I will be back on the radio in a few minutes or the next day, I leave everything up and running, with only the PowerSDR up but not turned on. If I do not pay attention, I note later that I have QSOs with either no frequency or the wrong frequency. Gary WG1I On 5/16/2012 11:36 AM, Jim Jannuzzo wrote: Don and Gary,Me too. I use MiniD / VSPmgr between DDutil and HRD Logger / DM780. If I bobble the startup sequence (like forgetting the Flex 5K Power On before starting PSDR), I sometimes have to shut down MD/Logger/DM780 and restart them. However, with the help of Steve Nance I have a .VBS program that checks if each program has been started, and if not, restarts it. so to restart any part of the start up sequence I just click one icon on my desktop. This prevents multiple instances of programs (especially MD) all trying to open the same VSP ports. Jim From: kd...@sonic.net To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 10:42:57 -0700 Subject: [Flexradio] Fw: Digital Mode -Original Message- From: Don Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 10:42 AM To: Gary Warner Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Digital Mode Gary I have seen the same problem. MiniDeluxe also will hang up. I basically use the same setup as you do, just the logbook, but I do switch in and out of different digital programs and I am not sure what causes MiniDeluxe to stop working. I am using version 1.0.3872.27765 along with VSP. Usually it happens (if it does) at the beginning of loading all the programs, I can not recall that it happened mid stream but it may have. Sometimes I think I load the programs too fast and that MiniDeluxe is not loaded fully when another program tries to find the link MiniDeluxe provides. But again I'm not sure. In any event you are not the only one. 73's Don, kd6hq -Original Message- From: Gary Warner Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 9:35 AM To: Neal Campbell Cc: ke6t...@gmail.com ; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Digital Mode Has anyone else ever had MiniDeluxe stop sending frequency data to the logbook of HRD (I use only the logbook, not the full HRD suite)? I have this problem intermittently, and the only solution is for me to exit out of the logbook and to also terminate MiniDeluxe and then restart it. Gary WG1I On 5/16/2012 9:24 AM, Neal Campbell wrote: Absolutely! A better alternative is to run DM780 with miniDeluxe however so you do not have HRD always running just to give DM780 band data! 73 On May 16, 2012, at 8:43 AM, kc9...@aol.com wrote: Can we run HRD with the power sdr?? 73, Lee -Original Message- From: Ron Kolarikrkola...@neb.rr.com To: George Rebongke6t...@gmail.com; flexradioflexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wed, May 16, 2012 2:18 am Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Digital Mode JT65-HF and fldigi for everything else. Ron 0IDT Original Message - rom: George Rebongke6t...@gmail.com o:flexradio@flex-radio.biz ent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 10:07 PM ubject: [Flexradio] Digital Mode Ok, I have my Flex1500 running to my 6BTV antenna, I am planning to change my antenna to G5RV. I am a CW guy. So my question is what are Digital software that will work with POWERSDR? I would like to try FSK and JT65. 73 -- George Rebong KE6TE ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ lexRadio Systems Mailing List lexra...@flex-radio.biz ttp://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz rchives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ nowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex
Re: [Flexradio] Here it goes
Robert,The fast way to fix this is to have Neal tune your PC over the internet. If you are like some of us, and won't ask directions even when we are positive we're lost, then try running latencymon.exe from resplendence.com . It provides too much information, but some of that info overload tells you which driver is causing the higest latency count, the longest latency execution, and the most page faults. Open the Drivers tab, and click the DPC Count or Highest Execution headings to sort by that column. Click around other tabs and colums, and see if a partucular driver or service consitently shows up as the bad performer. You can google program names (like ndis.sys) to relate it to a particular piece of hardware (like the network card). DPCLAT.exe is a much simpler and nicer program, but latencymon provides a wealth of info. Jim KJ2P ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Fw: Digital Mode
Don and Gary,Me too. I use MiniD / VSPmgr between DDutil and HRD Logger / DM780. If I bobble the startup sequence (like forgetting the Flex 5K Power On before starting PSDR), I sometimes have to shut down MD/Logger/DM780 and restart them. However, with the help of Steve Nance I have a .VBS program that checks if each program has been started, and if not, restarts it. so to restart any part of the start up sequence I just click one icon on my desktop. This prevents multiple instances of programs (especially MD) all trying to open the same VSP ports. Jim From: kd...@sonic.net To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 10:42:57 -0700 Subject: [Flexradio] Fw: Digital Mode -Original Message- From: Don Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 10:42 AM To: Gary Warner Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Digital Mode Gary I have seen the same problem. MiniDeluxe also will hang up. I basically use the same setup as you do, just the logbook, but I do switch in and out of different digital programs and I am not sure what causes MiniDeluxe to stop working. I am using version 1.0.3872.27765 along with VSP. Usually it happens (if it does) at the beginning of loading all the programs, I can not recall that it happened mid stream but it may have. Sometimes I think I load the programs too fast and that MiniDeluxe is not loaded fully when another program tries to find the link MiniDeluxe provides. But again I'm not sure. In any event you are not the only one. 73's Don, kd6hq -Original Message- From: Gary Warner Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 9:35 AM To: Neal Campbell Cc: ke6t...@gmail.com ; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Digital Mode Has anyone else ever had MiniDeluxe stop sending frequency data to the logbook of HRD (I use only the logbook, not the full HRD suite)? I have this problem intermittently, and the only solution is for me to exit out of the logbook and to also terminate MiniDeluxe and then restart it. Gary WG1I On 5/16/2012 9:24 AM, Neal Campbell wrote: Absolutely! A better alternative is to run DM780 with miniDeluxe however so you do not have HRD always running just to give DM780 band data! 73 On May 16, 2012, at 8:43 AM, kc9...@aol.com wrote: Can we run HRD with the power sdr?? 73, Lee -Original Message- From: Ron Kolarikrkola...@neb.rr.com To: George Rebongke6t...@gmail.com; flexradioflexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wed, May 16, 2012 2:18 am Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Digital Mode JT65-HF and fldigi for everything else. Ron 0IDT Original Message - rom: George Rebongke6t...@gmail.com o:flexradio@flex-radio.biz ent: Tuesday, May 15, 2012 10:07 PM ubject: [Flexradio] Digital Mode Ok, I have my Flex1500 running to my 6BTV antenna, I am planning to change my antenna to G5RV. I am a CW guy. So my question is what are Digital software that will work with POWERSDR? I would like to try FSK and JT65. 73 -- George Rebong KE6TE ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ lexRadio Systems Mailing List lexra...@flex-radio.biz ttp://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz rchives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ nowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base:
Re: [Flexradio] Frequency adjustment
OK, now you've done it. Give the people a little information and they come back for more.I did this, and get the error message Peak is outside valid range. Am I that far out of calibration? The Panadapter's peak display reads 10.000.009 when the frequency is set to 10.000.000 . There is also a display next to the panadapter peak (bottom right) that reads 8.8 Hz . Align, return, fagedabowdih? Jim KJ2P From: k9...@rnacs.com To: kena...@gmail.com; freem...@rogers.com Date: Fri, 4 May 2012 13:04:06 -0400 CC: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Frequency adjustment Ken, No, receiver calibration doesn't do it -- Freq Cal does. Michael, 1. Tune in WWV on 10MHz. 2. Open the Setup form. 3. Select the General Calibration tabs. 4. Check the Expert box answer Yes to the message that pops up. 5. Make certain that Frequency is set to 10.00. 6. Click on Start. That's all there is to it. 73, Ray, K9DUR http://k9dur.info ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Frequency adjustment
Thanks. Did that, and the calibration routine completed without errors. The displayed maximum signal location is now showing 10.000.007 . This was more of an exercise just to practice. Then I used the SDR Data Transfer program from that guy Ray K9DUR to transfer all of my options seamlessly. (Thanks for that, again, BTW!) Jim KJ2P From: k9...@rnacs.com To: jsqu...@msn.com; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: RE: [Flexradio] Frequency adjustment Date: Fri, 4 May 2012 14:11:56 -0400 Jim, Do a Reset to Factory Defaults from the setup screen. 73, Ray, K9DUR http://k9dur.info From: Jim Jannuzzo [mailto:jsqu...@msn.com] Sent: Friday, May 04, 2012 1:38 PM To: K9DUR; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: RE: [Flexradio] Frequency adjustment OK, now you've done it. Give the people a little information and they come back for more. I did this, and get the error message Peak is outside valid range. Am I that far out of calibration? The Panadapter's peak display reads 10.000.009 when the frequency is set to 10.000.000 . There is also a display next to the panadapter peak (bottom right) that reads 8.8 Hz . Align, return, fagedabowdih? Jim KJ2P From: k9...@rnacs.com To: kena...@gmail.com; freem...@rogers.com Date: Fri, 4 May 2012 13:04:06 -0400 CC: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Frequency adjustment Ken, No, receiver calibration doesn't do it -- Freq Cal does. Michael, 1. Tune in WWV on 10MHz. 2. Open the Setup form. 3. Select the General Calibration tabs. 4. Check the Expert box answer Yes to the message that pops up. 5. Make certain that Frequency is set to 10.00. 6. Click on Start. That's all there is to it. 73, Ray, K9DUR http://k9dur.info ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Are these Microsoft Net framework updates ok to do?
Yes, I had a problem when I installed the recent .NET updates, that were not labeled security. PSDR would not start. I removed the updates, and PSDR then started. I left all of the other updates, that were labeled Security in, and they did not cause a problem. This is the first or second time in memory that an MS update has caused me a problem. When I posted to the list about this, no one else had had a problem with MS updates. Jim KJ2P Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:26:07 -0500 From: w...@billnjudy.com To: t...@flex-radio.com; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Are these Microsoft Net framework updates ok to do? Microsoft was kind enough to inform me that some updates are available for my system. Among them are some Net updates. Has anyone experienced problems with these? My system is running so well, but as they are Security fixes, I thought I'd ask first. pse and tu W9OL Bill ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Delay MS is for ?????5000a buffer +acom 1000
If you're on SSB or digital, a long delay of 100 ms doesn't hurt at all. If you're a CW op, then the TX delay adds to the existing latencies. For CW, you should try to keep it as short as possible. The Acom is such a good amp, I bet it protects itself from hot-switching. Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:05:57 +0100 From: paimg0...@btinternet.com To: f...@sgsterling.com; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Delay MS is for ?5000a buffer +acom 1000 hello Steve thank you for the info i use 20ms with the Acom 1000 , and no isse however what is the safe way to put 50ms 60ms there is no info of what do you think many thanks vy 73 E.P g0uut From: Steve Sterling f...@sgsterling.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Thursday, 19 April 2012, 17:02 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Delay MS is for ?5000a buffer +acom 1000 Paim-- I will try. There are three separate lines for keying amplifiers or other equipment on the back of the Flex 5000. For each line, the application of RF power from the Flex may be delayed by the ms setting. That is, the amp line is keyed, then there is the ms delay before RF power is applied to the amplifier. I use it with my Ameritron solid-state amp. If RF is applied to the input of the amplifier at the same time as the amplifier line is keyed, I will receive a fault trip on the amp as it is keyed. By applying a 50ms delay, the amp is switched into transmit mode via the keying line first without drive power applied, then 50 ms later RF drive is allowed and the amp is happy. Steve WA7DUH Richland, WA USA On 4/19/2012 2:35 AM, paim wrote: hi is any one can tell me what is the Delay Ms on the antenna section on the top for i look on the manual and on the net but i do not understand this i use flex 5000a with Acom 1000 and in between Buffer i set it to 20ms on the delay it is working i was just wondering if some one can explain this Delay many thanks . vy 73 E.P g0uut ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
[Flexradio] Off Flex Topic- Voice Recognition for Logging and/or Control
With my right hand on a mouse, and left hand on a Flex control or hand PTT, I needed another hand to type call signs into my logger. I've been playing around with Dragon voice recognition software. It's been easy to get to the point of entering call signs by voice, clicking QRZ to look up and enter to log by voice control. I bet that this wheel has already been invented, and there are many hams doing a lot more than this by voice recognition. I'd like to hear any more advanced uses of VR to move around a Flex-based shack. I can already see dictating CW or digital modes into a digi program, (or the Flex CWX window) Who has boldly gone into VR before?Jim KJ2P ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Delay MS is for ?????5000a buffer +acom 1000
Paim,There is no right number. Some amps benefit from a longer switching delay, some amps don't care. I have an Expert 1K, which had problems with burned TX relays on older models. I also only use CW like a digital mode, not with a keyer. Both of these tell me that 100 ms of added TX/RX switching latency is not bad, and may help to lengthen the lives of the Expert relays. If I was a crazy-fast keyer, or wanted real QSK break-in, and searched for the minimum latency, I'd probably try less and less delay until the amp started tripping off or showed other signs of hot-switching.Jim KJ2P Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:32:13 +0100 From: paimg0...@btinternet.com Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Delay MS is for ?5000a buffer +acom 1000 To: jsqu...@msn.com; f...@sgsterling.com; flexradio@flex-radio.biz yes Jim however i do not see anywhere how to set it correct again on ssb i set it to 20Ms and no issue however it will be nice to hear if flex have any info on what is the best number of setting , some say nothing 0ms some say 50ms some say 100ms so whatis the right number ??? thank you for the input jimBTW your one is 100ms vy 73 E.P g0uut /dl9fcc From: Jim Jannuzzo jsqu...@msn.com To: paimg0...@btinternet.com; f...@sgsterling.com; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Thursday, 19 April 2012, 19:26 Subject: RE: [Flexradio] Delay MS is for ?5000a buffer +acom 1000 If you're on SSB or digital, a long delay of 100 ms doesn't hurt at all. If you're a CW op, then the TX delay adds to the existing latencies. For CW, you should try to keep it as short as possible. The Acom is such a good amp, I bet it protects itself from hot-switching. Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:05:57 +0100 From: paimg0...@btinternet.com To: f...@sgsterling.com; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Delay MS is for ?5000a buffer +acom 1000 hello Steve thank you for the info i use 20ms with the Acom 1000 , and no isse however what is the safe way to put 50ms 60ms there is no info of what do you think many thanks vy 73 E.P g0uut From: Steve Sterling f...@sgsterling.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Thursday, 19 April 2012, 17:02 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Delay MS is for ?5000a buffer +acom 1000 Paim-- I will try. There are three separate lines for keying amplifiers or other equipment on the back of the Flex 5000. For each line, the application of RF power from the Flex may be delayed by the ms setting. That is, the amp line is keyed, then there is the ms delay before RF power is applied to the amplifier. I use it with my Ameritron solid-state amp. If RF is applied to the input of the amplifier at the same time as the amplifier line is keyed, I will receive a fault trip on the amp as it is keyed. By applying a 50ms delay, the amp is switched into transmit mode via the keying line first without drive power applied, then 50 ms later RF drive is allowed and the amp is happy. Steve WA7DUH Richland, WA USA On 4/19/2012 2:35 AM, paim wrote: hi is any one can tell me what is the Delay Ms on the antenna section on the top for i look on the manual and on the net but i do not understand this i use flex 5000a with Acom 1000 and in between Buffer i set it to 20ms on the delay it is working i was just wondering if some one can explain this Delay many thanks . vy 73 E.P g0uut ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Off Flex Topic- Voice Recognition forLogging and/orControl
Oh it is surely an improvement. Dragon is nearly perfect VR now. It's so much more accurate than my typing, I'm going to switch to VR for email, too. From: patric...@windstream.net To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 16:53:46 -0500 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Off Flex Topic- Voice RecognitionforLogging and/orControl Not everyone always sits still within reach of the pedal all the time. Some like a certain freedom as with a speakerphone or wireless telephone. Others (with my typing skills) may be graduates of the Christopher Columbus school of touch typing where we look for, discover, and land on the keys one at a time. VR can be an improvement. 73 Patrick AF5CK -Original Message- From: Don Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 3:25 PM To: [FlexRadio] Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Off Flex Topic- Voice Recognition forLogging and/orControl Can’t speak for anyone else, but for me, it’s the quest of what could be and not the reality of what it actually is. Don, kd6hq From: Robert Costa, KB6QXM Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 12:19 PM To: Don ; [FlexRadio] Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Off Flex Topic- Voice Recognition for Logging and/orControl To eliminate the need for dragon, why just not use a foot switch to key? Why do hams try to make it more difficult than it has to be? 73, Robert KB6QXM Ham Radio Open Conversation Yahoo group owner/moderator - Reply message - From: Don kd...@sonic.net To: [FlexRadio] FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Off Flex Topic- Voice Recognition for Logging and/orControl Date: Thu, Apr 19, 2012 11:57 am Jim, KJ2P I seem to remember someone doing this with cw. I can't remember if it was on here or where. Have you done a search of the archives? Don, kd6hq -Original Message- From: Jim Jannuzzo Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2012 11:36 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Off Flex Topic- Voice Recognition for Logging and/orControl With my right hand on a mouse, and left hand on a Flex control or hand PTT, I needed another hand to type call signs into my logger. I've been playing around with Dragon voice recognition software. It's been easy to get to the point of entering call signs by voice, clicking QRZ to look up and enter to log by voice control. I bet that this wheel has already been invented, and there are many hams doing a lot more than this by voice recognition. I'd like to hear any more advanced uses of VR to move around a Flex-based shack. I can already see dictating CW or digital modes into a digi program, (or the Flex CWX window) Who has boldly gone into VR before?Jim KJ2P ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2411/4946 - Release Date: 04/19/12 ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Off Flex Topic- Voice Recognition for Logging and/or Control
Jerry,I can use Dragon to switch to a logger, enter a call sign, look up the info on QRZ, and enter into the log. I do know that you can click boxes, or move a mouse with it, I just don't yet know how. Maybe with two days of experience I'll be able to move around PSDR. Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 15:09:50 -0400 To: jsqu...@msn.com; flexradio@flex-radio.biz From: jefland...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Off Flex Topic- Voice Recognition for Logging and/or Control I would guess there are several of us with Dragon on this list - can you give us a quickie course on setting PowerSDR to receive inputs from Dragon? At 02:36 PM 4/19/2012, Jim Jannuzzo wrote: With my right hand on a mouse, and left hand on a Flex control or hand PTT, I needed another hand to type call signs into my logger. I've been playing around with Dragon voice recognition software. It's been easy to get to the point of entering call signs by voice, clicking QRZ to look up and enter to log by voice control. I bet that this wheel has already been invented, and there are many hams doing a lot more than this by voice recognition. I'd like to hear any more advanced uses of VR to move around a Flex-based shack. I can already see dictating CW or digital modes into a digi program, (or the Flex CWX window) Who has boldly gone into VR before?Jim KJ2P ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] RF in earphones when transmitting
I had a similar RF problem with a Heil headset mic. The RF came back at me through both the speakers and the headphones. Since this was the only RFI I've ever seen in my shack, I used a good ol' Mix 31 split ferrite and wound the mic cord through it several times, as was already recommended. Since the ferrite is heavy, and the mic cable is very puny, I also put the Heil mic adapter cable through it for both support and additional RF suppression. It worked fine. Jim KJ2P Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2012 08:25:42 -0700 From: garyw...@gmail.com To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] RF in earphones when transmitting To all, I would like to download some advice from this knowledgeable group. I have a Flex 3000 with an ALS 1300 amplifier, and Heil Pro Set Elite headphones. Everything works great, except on 40 meters where I get RF in my headphones when I transmit at full amplifier power. I have tried changing the lengths of patch cables in the shack, and also upgrading them to a thicker cable, but all to no avail. I seem to be getting out just fine, but the loud static in my ears when I am speaking is distracting. Any ideas how to make this problem go away? Gary WG1I ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] FW: Flex 3000 Question from a Newbie
I think the amp should protect itself from damaging overdrive, rather than relying on feedback from the outside exciter. Feedback will always be delayed to some amount and relying on ALC must result in compressing or clipping the peaks. Damaging overdrive should not be a routine occurrence and should result in shutdown and cool off period. I guess I have drunk the lemonade. Jim From: pete...@osr.com To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2012 10:04:01 -0400 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] FW: Flex 3000 Question from a Newbie quote Or, just turn down the drive as you are supposed to. /quote SUPPOSED to is the key phrase here. Isn't the point of ALC to be a safeguard? Obviously you don't set all knobs right (I *love* that phrase) and rely on ALC to take care of the level-setting for you. Won't ALC save you from roasting your amp if you forget to turn down the drive power? There are lots of amps that don't have 100W inputs. The KPA500 needs 30W-40W of input, for example. It's easy to forget to turn down your output to the right level: Say you're listening around barefoot, you hear some DX and decide you need the amp. You flick on the amp and in the heat of battle you neglect to turn down the drive on the Flex. WHAM! I can't see how ALC can be a *bad* thing assuming it's used properly. Am I missing something? Peter K1PGV ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] cw DSP tx buffers
Kirb,We didn't know it, but the TX buffer in CW has been ignored since the major re-write of CW code in 2.0. (this is per Tim a few weeks ago). All those times we fussed with the CW TX buffer and thought we were improving things, it appears we were fooling ourselves.Jim KJ2P Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2012 16:16:33 -0600 From: k.nesb...@shaw.ca To: brian-wb6...@lloyd.com CC: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] cw DSP tx buffers Thanks Brian. This makes sense. Essentially 2.3.5 minimizes tx latency automatically as opposed to giving the op the option of selecting a very small tx buffer manually (I typically ran mine at 128) in the provisioning setup. Thanks es 73. Kirb - VE6IV -- On 08/04/12 16:02, Brian Lloyd wrote: On Sun, Apr 8, 2012 at 2:23 PM, knesbitt k.nesb...@shaw.ca mailto:k.nesb...@shaw.ca wrote: Finally got round to upgrading to PowerSDR v2.3.5 and noticed in the SETUPDSP that I've lost the ability to adjust my tx buffers in cw. Both tx and rx buffers are present for phone and digital modes however (as per before). Is this as intended or has something gone amiss in the upgrade? That is intended. There is no need to adjust TX buffers in CW. If you think about it, your CW signal is really narrow already. What are you going to filter? So now flex controls the TX buffers so that they can manage the latency. After all, the only thing you can go by changing the setting is to make everything worse so ... ;-) -- Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN/J79BPL 3191 Western Dr. Cameron Park, CA 95682 br...@lloyd.com mailto:br...@lloyd.com +1.767.617.1365 (Dominica) +1.916.877.5067 (USA) ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Solid state Amps and Flex
Harvey, This is very different from my experience. I have a very high gain solid state amp (about 17dB). I use the front panel PTT with a hand control. The amp is tuned so that a 20 watt tone on most bands will result in about 990 watts out. If the Flex had even a tiny little drive spike as you describe, the amp would be going into protection all the time, and it is not. But I guess everybody has different experience. Jim KJ2P To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz From: harveywizb...@aol.com Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2012 15:42:08 -0400 Subject: [Flexradio] Solid state Amps and Flex Question was asked about using a Flex 3000 with an ALS 600 amp. Keying some 3Ks with the front mike connection results in a full power spike regardless of the drive level set in PowerSDR. Some have suggested dialing in some latency or delay to avoid this getting to the Amp. I can't verify if this works or not. I believe this to be a known condition that is still present under the .5 release. Any info on this will be appreciated. K3PD ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Dedicating cores?
Perhaps the real question is why you would need to gain more advantage when you already have a six core machine? You already have enough processing power to run PSDR, two digital decoding programs, two loggers, DDutil, and several hardware controllers, all spread across five feet of multiple monitors. Then, if you get bored in a radio session, you could also run a state of the art, graphics intensive video game at the same time, and never top out your CPU. I know this to be true.Jim KJ2P Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 18:25:20 -0700 From: flameb...@gmail.com To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Dedicating cores? Is there any advantage to be gained in dedicating two cores to PowerSDR on a 6 core machine? -- Steven L Hess ARS KC6KGE DM05gd22 Skype user flamebait Cell 661 487 0357 (Facetime) Google Voice 661 769 6201 openSUSE Linux 12.1 ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Missing CPU % Utilization Display Can Ruin your World
Dale, the fix is contained in the helpdesk url link from Tim, in Tim's message below From: dhank...@comcast.net To: sna...@charter.net; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2012 17:06:14 -0500 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Missing CPU % Utilization Display CanRuin yourWorld Can you send the fix to me my cpu usage stopped showing when I loaded the new version. Dale -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Steve Nance Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 7:16 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Missing CPU % Utilization Display Can Ruin your World Thanks Tim. 73, Steve K5FR -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Tim Ellison, W4TME Sent: Wednesday, March 21, 2012 7:03 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Missing CPU % Utilization Display Can Ruin your World It isn't a DLL. It is a corrupted Performance Counter library. http://helpdesk.flexradio.com/entries/20983091-cpu-utilization-not-being-dis played-on-powersdr-console Tim Ellison, W4TME Product Management, Sales Support FlexRadio Systems^(TM) 4616 W Howard Ln, Suite 1-150 Austin, TX 78728 Phone: 512-535-4713 Ext. 223 Email: t...@flexradio.com mailto:t...@flexradio.com Web: www.flexradio.com http://www.flexradio.com logo On 3/21/2012 7:07 AM, Steve Nance wrote: Jim, Which DLL was causing the problem? 73, Steve K5FR -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Jim Jannuzzo Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 9:19 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Missing CPU % Utilization Display Can Ruin your World I reported this on the DDutil Yahoo group, but should mention it here. I was having a devil of a time with my Flex Control. Simultaneously, PSDR started freezin while shutting down, even if it was the last to be shutdown. I also noticed that the little CPU % display in PSDR was gone. A couple of Google searches told me that a missing CPU % counter is caused by a corrupted .dll program within Windows, and also uncovered a short writeup by Tim on a Flex Help Desk page (not the KC) to correct the issue in PSDR. His fix for the corrupted performance counters took about 20 seconds, and it corrected both the uncooperative FlexControl, and the constant freeze-upon-closing. I did not imagine that the corrupted little CPU % counter could have such a widespread effect. Jim KJ2P ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] random time loud white noise?
Further to Mike's suggestion, after you've chosen the high performance power plan in Control Panel | Power Options, go into Change plan settings, and then Change advanced power settings. Make sure the USB setting for USB selective suspend setting is set to Disabled. If this doesn't do anything, yo can always restore the plan defaults. From: n...@att.net Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:59:33 -0500 To: estept...@gmail.com CC: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] random time loud white noise? Try setting the PC power saver settings to high performance mode and looking over all of the places You can think of where it might be set to favor power consumption vs performance when it thinks user activity is low. I experienced the loud noise with my Flex-1500 as well, but not since taking measures to keep the PC from putting the USB devices to sleep. I can't say that it's been eliminated, but it certainly has reduced the occurrence. Mike, N0SO On Mar 20, 2012, at 10:17 AM, Tony Estep estept...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Mar 20, 2012 at 9:41 AM, Al K0VM al.k...@yahoo.com wrote: As far as I know this is a Flex 1500 only problem. = It happened with my 1500, but when I connected a 3000 using the same computer and version of PSDR, it did not happen. At the time (about a year ago) Flex said to send the 1500 to them and they'd look into it. However, they were unable to replicate the problem and sent it back to me. Al's tests with various USB connections and different operating systems seem to shed some light on it. It's particularly interesting that he observes that the behavior is different for different USB hubs. Perhaps from that one might conclude that it's in the driver software. We may hope that someone could track this down; I have a number of audio interfaces that use USB and do not have any similar problem, so it's not an inherently insoluble USB ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] random time loud white noise?
Jim,I found in previous versions that the first time a new mode on a different band is chosen, the AGC-T must be 'jiggled' to set it right. Even though it may say 60, it sounds like it is going to the default 90, which produces the loud white noise. Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:49:21 -0700 From: w4...@yahoo.com To: mathias.krue...@sunrise.ch; al.k...@yahoo.com CC: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] random time loud white noise? Hi all, I recently bought a 5000, installed POWERSDR 2.3.5 and presto there's the white noise. Turn the software off/on and it's gone for a short while and then back. Uninstalled 2.3.5 and installed 2.1.5. Nothing else changed. No more outbursts of white noise. Just my experience so far. 73 Jim From: Mathias Krueger mathias.krue...@sunrise.ch To: Al K0VM al.k...@yahoo.com Cc: Flex-RadioE-Mail Reflector flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 10:57 AM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] random time loud white noise? Hello, Thanks for the informations. With Windows XP and older PowerSDR versions i had the problem less then now with Win 7 an 2.3.5 . But it was there sometimes. Klaus from German Flex -Support recommended to put the USB slider in PSDR to a more conservative value, but this don't helped. it is also not good for CW delay... What do you mean with particular USB Hub? I updated all driver, including the BIOS. No difference. Regards Mathias HB9DOU Am 20.03.2012 um 15:41 schrieb Al K0VM al.k...@yahoo.com: Jim, Mathias, Robert As far as I know this is a Flex 1500 only problem.. My experience with previous versions of PSDR seems to indicated that it is USB related.. Adding a particular USB hub between the PC and the 1500 mostly eliminated the problem ( a different USB hub had no effect). And it occurred on 2 of 2 Win 7 PCs that that I tested on and 0 of 2 Win XP machines. Is seems to occur more frequently with PSDR 2.3.5 than with prevous versions of PSDR. WIth previous versions of PSDR, the only why to recover was to shut down the 1500, but with cycling stop/start with 2.3.5 seems to recover . I need to make more observations. AL, K0VM On 3/18/2012 2:30 PM, Jim Barber wrote: FWIW, K7RLD has discussed the same issue with me. He has a 1500 as well - I haven't been able to duplicate it on the 5000. 73, Jim N7CXI On 3/18/2012 11:02 AM, Mathias Krüger wrote: Hi Al, yes it is a FLEX-1500. The AF is about at level 11. PowerSDR is working as before. FLDIGI is showing the waterfall as before and also decoding. Both audios are there but the noise is much louder. Regards NMathias HB9DOU 2012/3/18 Al K0VMal.k...@yahoo.com: Mathias, Just curious, What radio is that.. I have had a similar problem on my Flex 1500... It seems worse with 2.3.5 that with previous versions of PSDR. Does the white noise disappear ( and normal aduio appear ) if the AF gain is adjusted to near minimum (1 ) ? AL, K0VM On 3/18/2012 12:00 PM, flexradio-requ...@flex-radio.biz wrote: Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2012 09:18:03 +0100 From: Mathias Kr?germathias.krue...@sunrise.ch To: Flex-Radio E-Mail Reflectorflexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] random time loud white noise? Message-ID: CAGtu8GSL24WDc-3=OAini1E2rJ-S-_Y=s7b9dorjvu7ysxz...@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Hello, i ugraded to PowerSDR 2.3.5, VAC 4.11. My PC is a Pentium with 3.2 GHz, 2GB Memory running Win7 Ultimate. For PSK i use FLDIGI the latest version. From time to time i get a loud white noise from the speaker., much louder then the adjusted AF level. Restarting PowerSDR quits the noise and every thing is ok for some time. After a random time period it occurs again. What is going wrong? Any solutions are very welcome, Best Regards Mathias HB9DOU ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage:
[Flexradio] Missing CPU % Utilization Display Can Ruin your World
I reported this on the DDutil Yahoo group, but should mention it here. I was having a devil of a time with my Flex Control. Simultaneously, PSDR started freezin while shutting down, even if it was the last to be shutdown. I also noticed that the little CPU % display in PSDR was gone. A couple of Google searches told me that a missing CPU % counter is caused by a corrupted .dll program within Windows, and also uncovered a short writeup by Tim on a Flex Help Desk page (not the KC) to correct the issue in PSDR. His fix for the corrupted performance counters took about 20 seconds, and it corrected both the uncooperative FlexControl, and the constant freeze-upon-closing. I did not imagine that the corrupted little CPU % counter could have such a widespread effect. Jim KJ2P ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] DC on Headphones
Rob,If it helps, my Bose noise canceling headphones have made it through more than two years of plugging/ unplugging. (I remove the plug and insert it into PC sound for those other aplications.)While I won these at an industry convention, I'd hate to have to replace them. Jim KJ2P Date: Fri, 16 Mar 2012 14:48:21 +0100 From: pa3...@amsat.org To: audio...@q.com CC: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] DC on Headphones Hi Jim, Thanks for answering. I don't think there's a coupling capacitor in series wit the signal, because at some point the cap would be fully charged, thereby blocking the flow of DC completely. Instead, current keeps flowing. If I pull out the headphone jack after an hour it still loudly cracks. I don't know if it would violate the warranty, but otherwise I would insert capacitors in the signal path followed by 1k resistors to ground (to enable charging w/o headphones connected). again, I'm only worried to burn my nice headset (Heil ProSet+) otherwise I'm fine. Also the audio itself sounds good to me. For clarity: there's only DC present when the headphones are selected in the mixer, NOT when thats unticked, or PowerSDR is shut down. I'm on Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit. 73, Rob, PA3CNT 2012/3/15 Jim Barber audio...@q.com This is just idle speculation, but I'll guess that the headphone amp is single-ended, so uses a fairly large coupling cap for good bass response with low-impedance headphones. Large coupling cap = big pop when first plugging the cans in. Again, idle speculation but if someone with a service manual took a look it would be interesting to know if it turned out to be true. 73, Jim N7CXI On 3/15/2012 3:03 PM, Rob Keijzer wrote: Hello everybody, Picked up my new Flex 5000A yesterday and I must say, I'm very pleased with it. It is so extremely configurable that it invites to experiment with the different settings. Installation was very easy and presented no problems. I have installed the new PowerSDR v2.3.5. Found a firewire card that has a TI chipset and a PCI-Express strip that fits in my Computer. The only issue I have is, that when I plug in a headphone (or unplug it) I get a very loud crack in both earpieces, indicating there may be DC on the terminal. I took my voltmeter and plugged in an empty jack, and measured 2.4 volts on both channels. Now, this DC is only present if PowerSDR is running and the headphone is selected (ticked) in the Mixer form, not if the Flex and the pc are simply on. As long as I don't fry my Headphones I can live with this, but maybe this can be improved. All in all I'm very happywith this new radio. 73, Rob -- Rob Keijzer PA3CNT ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] 2.3.5 TX Profile Mic Boost Setting
Joe,I just tried it, and Mic Boost does not change with the new TX profile. Looks like that one was left out. However, the new profiles do include the selection of Mic in the Mixer. I have two mics, a headset boom mic in rear (balanced) and a desk boom mic in front. I have Mic Boost enabled for both, and must cut the output of the Balanced Line In the Mixer to about half. So yes, you can use two mics, keep Mic Boost enabled, and use other parts of the audio chain to quiet the louder one.Jim KJ2P Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:03:47 -0400 From: joe.n...@gmail.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] 2.3.5 TX Profile Mic Boost Setting Does the Mic Boost setting now change with the Transmit Profile? If so, I could use two mics on my 5000A, one in the front and one in the back jack and with two different profiles the Mic Boost would turn off or on with the profile. Joe N9VX ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] 2.3.5 TX Profile Mic Boost Setting
Let me correct that: I cut the front mic input (not the rear Balanced Line In) by about half. From: jsqu...@msn.com To: joe.n...@gmail.com; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 18:46:44 + Subject: Re: [Flexradio] 2.3.5 TX Profile Mic Boost Setting Joe,I just tried it, and Mic Boost does not change with the new TX profile. Looks like that one was left out. However, the new profiles do include the selection of Mic in the Mixer. I have two mics, a headset boom mic in rear (balanced) and a desk boom mic in front. I have Mic Boost enabled for both, and must cut the output of the Balanced Line In the Mixer to about half. So yes, you can use two mics, keep Mic Boost enabled, and use other parts of the audio chain to quiet the louder one.Jim KJ2P Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:03:47 -0400 From: joe.n...@gmail.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] 2.3.5 TX Profile Mic Boost Setting Does the Mic Boost setting now change with the Transmit Profile? If so, I could use two mics on my 5000A, one in the front and one in the back jack and with two different profiles the Mic Boost would turn off or on with the profile. Joe N9VX ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] 4.11
Yes. Extract before trying to install. You'll find both setup.exe and setup64.exe. Use setup64.exe if you're using Windows 7, 64 bit.I was surprised to find that the CPU utilization plummeted from teens/20's to single digits/teens. Jim KJ2P Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 14:33:38 -0700 From: flameb...@gmail.com To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] 4.11 Just to reconfirm for the 20th time. All I do is change 409 to 411 in the URL I got what I purchased VAC from Eugene? The file downloaded VERY fast and is vac411full.zip Steven -- Steven L Hess ARS KC6KGE DM05gd22 Skype user flamebait Cell 661 487 0357 (Facetime) Google Voice 661 769 6201 openSUSE Linux 12.1 ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] 150W from my Flex 5000A??
Tim,Does this mean that we should delete these FlexRadio Audio devices if we
see them in Windows Control Panel? In other words, should FlexRadio Audio
devices remain internal to the Flex, and not be enumerated by Windows?
Jim KJ2P Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 09:21:48 -0400
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Subject: Re: [Flexradio] 150W from my Flex 5000A??
Tom,
What happened to you is a consequence of how Windows enumerates sound
devices. If a sound device is added or removed, Windows re-enumerates
them and you can get an unwanted sound device in the VAC input or
output. In your case, Windows added the raw IQ data channels of the
radio's Firewire audio interface ('FlexRadio Audio'). If you inject
data into that sound device it bypasses all of the DSP ALC logic
resulting in the high power output.
This is a known bug and one we have been working on. We have a solution
for it that will be available when we release the next version of the
Firewire driver, which we hope will be in the next release of PowerSDR.
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On 3/13/2012 1:34 PM, Tom, DF2LH wrote:
Hello around
sorry for my gonzo mail header :) But i was really shocked when my Quadra
amplifier tripped completely while sending cw and the last shown power was
1380 watts!! The overpower protection from my powermaster meter opened the
ptt and nothing strange happens.
Without the amplifier i got 150 watt out on 40m cw measured with the
powermaster with good 1:1.05 SWR!! Normally i drive the amp with 35 watt
(the driveslider shows 38 the whole time) and i changed nothing, i did a
few contacts a few minutes before!?
No, i changed something! I installed CW Skimmer to look how the new 96/192
khz feature works.
When i stopped CW skimmer i was back to 35 watt output. Investigating my CW
Skimmer setup, i found that i configured the audio settings not completely.
I set Soundcard Driver to WDM and Signal I/O Device to my Virtual Audio
Cable for receiving the I/O signal from PowerSDR (2.3.5). I didn't touch
the Audio I/O Device, it shows 'FlexRadio Audio'. When i change this to
another device like the 2nd Virtual Audio Cable used for transmitting all
works well. It seems that CW Skimmer sends his audio output directly to the
PSDR tx chain. Changing the audio volume in CW Skimmer to 0 gives me normal
38 watt output moving the slider up it mixes something to my cw signal.
I did not find a right explanation for this 'FlexRadio Audio' device. Is it
right that this device can transmit and override all regulations, including
agc, completely? Is it possible that any other windows program could use it
while i am transmitting?
Where is a control for this FlexRadio Audio Device?
This will be a explanation for some more short amplifier trippings since i
installed PSDR 2.3.5, but did not figure out what happens. This behaviour
was not seen with PSDR 2.2.3
Thanks you for any comment!
Tom, DF2LH
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Re: [Flexradio] VAC 4.11 on WinXP
But does 4.11 add anything for us? Does it correct any wrongs that affect Flex radios? If not, then I may not chase the state of Eugene's art. Jim Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2012 17:41:27 -0700 From: brian-wb6...@lloyd.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz; flexra...@yahoogroups.com; flexe...@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] VAC 4.11 on WinXP Just a quick note to say that I have installed VAC 4.11 on WinXP SP3. In quick testing with fldigi 3.21.33, WSPR 2.21, and PowerSDR 2.3.5 I found no problems whatsoever when VAC 4.11 was set up according to the instructions in the PowerSDR release notes and Tim's admonition to uncheck enable channel mixing. There are no noticeable additional delays or any other anomalies that I could detect. -- Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN/J79BPL 3191 Western Dr. Cameron Park, CA 95682 br...@lloyd.com +1.767.617.1365 (Dominica) +1.916.877.5067 (USA) ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] CAT control using vspMGR
When you uninstalled VSPMgr, did you delete all the port pairs first? If not, you have zombie port pairs left as hidden devices. These interfere with the functioning of the active, visible port pairs in VSP Mgr, or any other serial port program.If you have hidden zombie port pairs, there is a fix. I don't iknow it off hand, so I won'r speculate. Jim KJ2P From: w...@verizon.net To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 13:13:50 -0500 Subject: [Flexradio] CAT control using vspMGR No answers have surfaced for my CAT control problem using vspMGR and DX4WIN. Many responses saying I have the same problem if you find an answer let me know. Using PowerSDR 2.3.5 on Windows 7. Latest vspMGR and DX4WIN 8.05. Serial pair COM14(PowerSDR) and COM15 (DX4WIN) Tried lots of combinations or retry 5-20 and poll rate 500-5000 ms Uninstalled and reinstalled vspMGR Anybody have an idea if this a PowerSDR, Windows, vspMGR or DX4WIN issue? Trying to isolate root cause for a start. thanks de WB1S ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] 2.3.5
Glen,Try different combinations of screen resolutions and text size. Mine works fine at a couple of resolutions, and either 100% or 150% text size, It doesn't work at 125% text size. I now use 100% text size to make the panadapter taller, and size PSDR across three monitors so that the Panadapter occupies the middle monitor and the two side button areas are split cleanly to the right and left monitors. That leaves plenty of room for all the ancillary functions on both sides. Jim KJ2P Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 18:56:43 -0800 From: g...@worstell.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] 2.3.5 I installed 2.3.5 on a windows-7 machine and had no issues. As there are reports of R2 not working, I thought I'd try that, but can't figure out what R2 is. :) The only issue is a windows one. If you try to set your display to show greater than 100% (for folks with older eyeballs) some of the SDR display will be cut off. Again, this is a windows-7 problem, not an SDR problem. cheers, Glen. ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] New Version 2.3.5 A No Go-- For Now
Steve,I had about 6 TX profiles. The major components of the old profiles are found in Setup Transmit, and EQ. I opened these two windows for each profile, then printed the screen (Control + Print Screen). Then I pasted the screen print into Paint, and saved with the name of the profile. To recreate these in 2.3, I just opened the screen print pictures and made the new profiles look like the old ones. Ten minutes for all? Since you have so many profiles, you'd like 2.3. Perhaps my favorite inclusion into the new profile is that the Mic choice in Mixer is now saved. Jim KJ2P Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2012 23:53:41 -0800 From: f...@sgsterling.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] New Version 2.3.5 A No Go-- For Now Tried the new 2.3.5 version, but without a transfer utility to move transmit profiles, I'll need to stay with 2.2.3. Too much work went into setting transmit profiles on the station desk mic (separate ragchew and DX profiles for myself and wife, my Heil Pro-set Plus headset with ragchew and DX profiles, my wife's Ten-Tec 777 headset with ragchew and DX profiles-- ya all get the picture. I think we have 12 regularly used profiles, each with their own equalizer and audio chain settings. Many hours of work. No worries-- I was months on the old 1.8x version while I learned PowerSDR. There are some very nice goodies in 2.3.5 that I look forward to, but none that will induce me to corral my wife and spend another 8-10 hours trying to redo 12 transmit profiles. Steve WA7DUH On 3/4/2012 5:32 PM, Ray, K9DUR wrote: New setup data for SDRDataTransfer is now available. This version supports PowerSDR v2.3.5 to be released on Monday, March 5th. PowerSDR v2.3.5 introduces major changes to the structure of the TXProfile and the TXProfileDef tables. As a result, these 2 tables may or may not be transferred depending on the version of PowerSDR and the date of the SDRDataTransfer setup data installed according to the following rules: 1.) If the SDRDataTransfer setup data is dated prior to March 5, 2012, then the TXProfile the TXProfileDef tables can only be transferred between PowerSDR v2.2.3 or earlier versions. 2.) If the SDRDataTransfer setup data is dated on or after March 5, 2012, then the TXProfile the TXProfileDef tables can only be transferred between PowerSDR v2.3.5 or later versions. 3.) Under no circumstances can the TXProfile table or the TXProfileDef table be transferred between PowerSDR v2.2.3 (or earlier) and PowerSDR v2.3.5 (or later). I will be working on SDRDataTransfer v5.0.0 which will address this issue. However, to accomplish transferring TX profile data safely between PowerSDR v2.3.5 earlier versions will require some fundamental changes to SDRDataTransfer. 73, Ray, K9DUR http://k9dur.info ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] One gotcha with PowerSDR 2.3.5 and SDR Data Transfer
Robert,Open this file with Microsoft Paint or your favorite picture editor. Using the Select tool, select the rectangle that includes the logo. Cut this selection. You now have an empty white space. Move to the left, and Select then Cut a new rectangle in the blue area about the same size as the white space. Paste the blue space. Move the Pasted blue space over the white space. Takes longer to type then to do.If you don't like your results, don't save it. Jim KJ2P To: rclaf...@riroc.com; paul.hamra...@verizon.net; n...@charter.net; FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz From: kb6...@yahoo.com Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2012 06:02:28 -0800 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] One gotcha with PowerSDR 2.3.5 and SDR Data Transfer Richard, Edit the .png file or delete it? Edit it to what? Please be more specific. 73, Robert KB6QXM Ham Radio Open Conversation Yahoo group owner/moderator - Reply message - From: Richard Clafton rclaf...@riroc.com To: 'Paul Delaney - K6HR' paul.hamra...@verizon.net, 'Alan NV8A' n...@charter.net, 'FlexRadio Reflector' FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] One gotcha with PowerSDR 2.3.5 and SDR Data Transfer Date: Mon, Mar 5, 2012 8:41 pm Just edit the picDisplay.png in the relevant skins folder and voila - no more distracting logo! Navigate to your %appdata% folder and then follow the tree \FlexRadio Systems\PowerSDR\skins\Default 2012\Console\picDisplay.png -- Richard A Clafton | the brITish guy | W5\G7EIX RIROC - Hosting - Development - Technology http://www.riroc.com | rclaf...@riroc.com Jack of all trades, master of none, though often better than the master of one. -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Paul Delaney - K6HR Sent: Monday, March 05, 2012 7:52 PM To: 'Alan NV8A'; 'FlexRadio Reflector' Subject: Re: [Flexradio] One gotcha with PowerSDR 2.3.5 and SDR Data Transfer Yeah the logoI love Flex but the logo is somewhat of a distraction. Paul Delaney - K6HR http://k6hr.dyndns.org:8080 -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Alan NV8A Sent: Monday, March 05, 2012 2:06 PM To: FlexRadio Reflector Subject: [Flexradio] One gotcha with PowerSDR 2.3.5 and SDR Data Transfer I installed the new version, then transferred my previous settings using SDR Data Transfer with the updated data -- and overwrote the 60M bandstack data, with the result that only two (or was it three?) of the clicks on the 60M button corresponded to the new channels. I saved a copy of the database, reset to the default, then copied the 60M bandstack data from the default file to the saved file. All is now well. Perhaps Ray should include an Are you sure your really want to do that? dialog in his program specifically for 60M. I think I will like the new 2012 Default skin, and I'll even put up with the FlexRadio logo on the panadapter screen. 73 Alan NV8A ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Problem with PSDR 32.3.5
And when I added VAC 3 and 4, Windows assigned the 44.1kHz sample rate by default. I would have had the dreaded upconversion/downconversion problems of the past.I've now set the sample rates for the four VAC channels to 2 channel, 16 bit, 192kHz for playback and recording. Date: Tue, 6 Mar 2012 17:38:43 -0500 From: t...@flex-radio.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Problem with PSDR 32.3.5 AH HA! Pesky little VAC cables. Tim Ellison, W4TME Product Management, Sales Support FlexRadio Systems^(TM) 4616 W Howard Ln, Suite 1-150 Austin, TX 78728 Phone: 512-535-4713 Ext. 223 Email: t...@flexradio.com mailto:t...@flexradio.com Web: www.flexradio.com http://www.flexradio.com logo On 3/6/2012 5:30 PM, John Swink wrote: Thanks for the suggestions. When I added VAC 34 I neglected to change the SR upper level on VAC 12 to 192000. Everything seems to be functioning correctly now. Great upgrade. John, N8WNA ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR v2.3.5 is now available for download
Multicolor buttons! Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2012 00:00:36 -0500 From: t...@flex-radio.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] PowerSDR v2.3.5 is now available for download FlexRadio Systems is pleased to announce the general availability of the newest release of PowerSDR, version 2.3.5 intended for use with the SDR-1000, FLEX-1500, FLEX-3000 and FLEX-5000 software defined radios. PowerSDR v2.3.5 has several new significant features, existing feature enhancements and bug fixes. New Enhancement Summary: ... -Tim -- Tim Ellison, W4TME Product Management, Sales Support ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
[Flexradio] Raspy Audio Fixed.
At the risk of having this note lost in the stream of new release notes, I must correct my two previous complaints about raspy audio. It's fixed, and it worked through the SSB contest this weekend. A lot better than my butt, too. The fix was to align all audio buffers to a common number. I had set DSP buffers and VAC buffers to different values than the main Audio Buffer, in an attempt to keep audio latency to a minimum. After I started getting raspy audio, I tried changing every buffer, but never tried all buffers the same. A comment from Tim set my little mind spinning in a new direction. Beautiful, smth audio has returned. Jim KJ2P ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Word of Warning
Wireless devices, and the Bluetooth drivers that they rode in on, are also notorious for causing high dpc latency while they wait for an answer from the device. Not always, but often.Jim KJ2P From: ve...@cogeco.ca Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 17:06:15 -0500 To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Word of Warning Here's a word of warning: Got everything on the Flex 1500 running including FlexKnob, MMTTY, Writelog, VAC and virtual ports software. Hey great! So figured I go modern and plug in a wireless keyboard and mouse. The wireless devices grabbed ports that caused the FlexKnob to disappear and while the SDR software was running the transmitter wasn't outputting any power. Have had enough experience now with ports that I immediately suspected the wireless devices so unplugged them and restarted the computer with wired in devices and all is back to normal and I'm ready for QRP effort this weekend on ARRL SSB test. Best regards, Peter - VE3HG VE3HG Blog Follow VE3HG On Twitter ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] My FlexControl Doesn't
I got mine direct from Flex, on sale, in (wait fot it) three days. When you installed your most recent version of PSDR, did you check the 'FlexControl' box? I did not, and had to install PSDR again. If you're using DDutil, you Don't check the Auto-Detect box in PSDR. If you want DDutil to take control of the Flex Control, you need to check the Enable box on the Knob tab in DDU. It's either/or, not both.I had the classic problem with the FlexControl- it glomed onto a serial port that was already assigned to another hardware device. The previous hardware device was not powered on, so the FlexControl grabbed its COM port right out from under it. I reassigned the FlexControl's COM Port in Windows Control Panel | Devices and Printers | FlexControl | Properties | Port Settings | Advanced | and changed the COM Port Number to 6. (6 is higher than any of my hardware serial ports, and lower than any of my Virtual Serial Ports.) The FlexControl comes with an Addendum page, which tells you to uninstall any Virtual Serial Port software, before installing the FlexControl. Be sure to delete all Virtual Serial Ports before uninstalling the VSP software. But it does work well. Now I have fourth way to tune.Jim KJ2P Date: Fri, 2 Mar 2012 16:51:23 -0800 From: k.alexan...@rogers.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] My FlexControl Doesn't Just picked up my new FlexControl at the local dealer after a wait of several weeks. I plugged it in and watched the drivers install and now all it does is sit there with all three light lit. Nothing works. I did install DDutil and some virtual serial port software, which I don't need at the moment, and rebooted the computer and plugged the FlexControl back in. Still nothing. The Auto-Detect box in the FlexControl Settings window is checked. I don't see anything in any of the PowerSDR Setup tabs that has to do with the FlexControl. This is too simple and yet it doesn't work, which means I'm going to look foolish again when I get it going. I can live with that if someone can steer me in the right direction. Thanks and 73, Ken Alexander VE3HLS ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Damage control - designed for AM ?
How about the rumor that was going around the airwaves that you must have an internet connection to operate a Flex? That's a better one! Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 09:32:24 -0500 From: omni...@gmail.com To: rwmcgw...@gmail.com CC: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Damage control - designed for AM ? Thanks for the clarification, Bob. The rumor mill is a bitch and, of course, there is a small cohort of Flex-bashers lurking out there, eager to pick up on anything they can use to trash the products. On Wed, Feb 29, 2012 at 8:01 AM, Robert McGwier rwmcgw...@gmail.com wrote: Let me state for the record that in writing the DSP code in DttSP, no mode has received more thought or effort than AM except CW. I worked very hard on SAM, and I worked very hard thinking through and implementing synchronous carrier added DSB which allows very large modulation index compared to plate modulated AM. The only way a Flex person could say this would be in the context of there being essentially no easy low impact way to do monitor because of the need to be off DC to get carrier because of the AC coupling of the D/A to QSE which is critical to sufficient carrier suppression on SSB, etc. In other words this was a careless offhand remark without sufficient context or taken completely out of context. I am VERY proud of the AM work! Bob N4HY On Feb 25, 2012 7:04 PM, Jim Barber audio...@q.com wrote: I had to do a little damage control with a member of our regional AM group who was put off a bit about a potential 5K purchase because he was told a Flex employee had stated that the radio was never designed with AM use in mind. Hearsay being what it is I don't know what was actually said, but I certainly hope it wasn't stated quite that way. The 5K works very well on AM; much better than any of the Japanese rigs, at least. Perhaps an expanded section in the manual would help - I've helped several AM'ers with the concept of 1:4 carrier vs modulated output. Once they got it and paused long enough to learn about the TX audio controls, they were fine. My .02 only, adjust for local currency. 73, Jim N7CXI __**_ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/**mailman/listinfo/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/ http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Flex 5000A on AM
I may be naive, but all I do is push the AM button, using my standard 'SSB polished' audio chain, and get unsolicited 'hey, you sound like a broadcast station' reports. Date: Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:10:46 -0500 From: w1...@optonline.net To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Flex 5000A on AM I will simply add that I've been operating my Flex 5KA on AM since I got is over 3 years ago and get nothing but compliments. Use a carefully tuned audio enhancement system, don't overdrive, throw in a classic 60 year old RCA 77DX ribbon and you get a superb result. I am very happy with my Flex on AM. Dick, W1FYI ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] [FlexEdge] PowerSDR v2.3.5 - Some new feature info
Dudley, Perhaps I was too arcane in my request. When I open PSDR, I want all the little mini windows that I've opened, to open again where I last left them. I keep Antenna, ESC, and Mixer open next to the main display. Other hams keep Memory, CWX, or Temp/Voltage open all the time. Even with two big monitors, I must fit all these mini windows around DDutil and my logging program(s). It's not all that difficult to store last mini-window state (open or closed), and last mini-window position. As an example, the main PSDR window's postiion and size is stored upon clean shutdown. When you open HRD's Logger, it pops up right where you left it, with the Add window in the last place you left it too. That's what I meant. Thanks for your reply. BTW, I did just get a FlexControl, based on the positive comments here and on the DDUtil forum. Jim KJ2P Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 12:30:19 -0600 From: jhu...@austin.rr.com To: jsqu...@msn.com CC: w4yxu@gmail.com; t...@flexradio.com; flexradio@flex-radio.biz; flexe...@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [FlexEdge] PowerSDR v2.3.5 - Some new feature info Jim, Some of what you are asking is already there, but one for sure is a Windows issue and not something that Flex can correct, keeping the mouse focused on the Frequency, this is a MS issue.. There are several ways to try to get around it, and there is a Wiki article about this too. http://flexradiowiki.com/frsradoiowiki/index.php?title=Mouse_hover_focus-shift Or you can use the FlexControl knob, which can stay focused. PowerSDR should already remember the last size and position of you video, unless your video driver likes to reset everything, and start it on the 1st or Windows screen. I think that all the values windows are where you can highlight and type in the value, even the DDS, even faction of a value.. Try it..By the way, on the sliders, if you move your cursor just to the right or left of the slider button itself, left click, then the slider will only move one digit value for each click.. Maybe this will make your short list even shorter.. hi hi 73, Dudley On 2/26/2012 8:53 AM, Jim Jannuzzo wrote: Let's expand 1 and 2 to : remember last window positions and sizes, and state. That would cover it all, especially for us multiple monitor folks. From: w4yxu@gmail.com To: t...@flexradio.com; flexradio@flex-radio.biz; flexe...@flex-radio.biz Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 08:23:38 -0600 Subject: Re: [FlexEdge] PowerSDR v2.3.5 - Some new feature info I have a few Nits to pick. For sure, these are completely in the Nit category and are mentioned more as suggestion, not as a complaint. Before I consider making a few feecher requests, I would like to run this past the crowd to see just how nuts I really am! 1. I use multiple monitors. I would like to make PSDR come up in FULL screen mode. It fits one monitor nicely. The 16 x 9 or 10 monitor aspect ratio seems to be the new standard. 2. I like to bring up the Voltage / Temp. display and leave it. (My shack is VERY dusty and the^%$%^ cat sheds - I need a warning on the fan!) A command line parameter perhaps? 3. Expert mode needs to be Sticky or something like that. Maybe red text, or just make the warning highly visible. 4. Mouse wheel ALLWAYS on the frequency even when mouse is elsewhere (until focus is changed anyway)causes me minor disasters. Mouse can be focused on a slider and wheel will move slider one click and then go back to frequency. It does not seem consistent. I will re-research this and make list. 5. There are a number of setup values that can only be incremented / decremented by 5 or 10, a rather mixed blessing here. DDS offset and Waterfall background come to mind. Again, I want to stress these are NOT serious to me. These are just areas that would make a GREAT product even better here. Jim W4YXU ___ Flexedge mailing list flexe...@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used for posting topics related to SDR software development and experimentalist who are using beta versions of the software. ___ Flexedge mailing list flexe...@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used for posting topics related to SDR software development and experimentalist who are using beta versions of the software. ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo
Re: [Flexradio] Unusual Issue
Craig,I do. There's apparently a bug in the RX2 / AGC-T code. It sets the AGC-T RX2 to very high, regadless of the position of the AGC-T slider, the first time I open RX2 in a new mode on a new band. This really blasts the RX2 audio until I jiggle the AGC-T RX2 slider just a little bit. I've learned to go through all the modes and bands one time at low volume, and jiggle the AGC-T slider, if I ever reset the database. It's such an obvious bug that I haven't even reported it. From: crgag...@charter.net To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 07:36:50 -0500 Subject: [Flexradio] Unusual Issue Fresh boot on computer, bring up PSDR in single RX mode, start the 2nd RX and tune in a signal. Now when I click the TX on the VFO B the volume goes way up and the signal is gone. If I shut the software down and bring it back up, the volume is normal and the signal is there again and I am able to TX on the VFO B. I hope this makes sense, I can do a screen video of it if needed. Anyone else have this issue ?? Thanks Craig, W1MSG ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] [FlexEdge] PowerSDR v2.3.5 - Some new feature info
Let's expand 1 and 2 to : remember last window positions and sizes, and state. That would cover it all, especially for us multiple monitor folks. From: w4yxu@gmail.com To: t...@flexradio.com; flexradio@flex-radio.biz; flexe...@flex-radio.biz Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2012 08:23:38 -0600 Subject: Re: [FlexEdge] PowerSDR v2.3.5 - Some new feature info I have a few Nits to pick. For sure, these are completely in the Nit category and are mentioned more as suggestion, not as a complaint. Before I consider making a few feecher requests, I would like to run this past the crowd to see just how nuts I really am! 1. I use multiple monitors. I would like to make PSDR come up in FULL screen mode. It fits one monitor nicely. The 16 x 9 or 10 monitor aspect ratio seems to be the new standard. 2. I like to bring up the Voltage / Temp. display and leave it. (My shack is VERY dusty and the ^%$%^ cat sheds - I need a warning on the fan!) A command line parameter perhaps? 3. Expert mode needs to be Sticky or something like that. Maybe red text, or just make the warning highly visible. 4. Mouse wheel ALLWAYS on the frequency even when mouse is elsewhere (until focus is changed anyway)causes me minor disasters. Mouse can be focused on a slider and wheel will move slider one click and then go back to frequency. It does not seem consistent. I will re-research this and make list. 5. There are a number of setup values that can only be incremented / decremented by 5 or 10, a rather mixed blessing here. DDS offset and Waterfall background come to mind. Again, I want to stress these are NOT serious to me. These are just areas that would make a GREAT product even better here. Jim W4YXU ___ Flexedge mailing list flexe...@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexedge_flex-radio.biz This is the FlexRadio Systems e-mail Reflector called FlexEdge. It is used for posting topics related to SDR software development and experimentalist who are using beta versions of the software. ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Rough audio
John,I've been chasing the same rough audio problem here. I've tried all the usual suspects- legacy driver/ TI driver/ MS driver, bigger buffers/ smaller buffers, new 1394 card, polishing dpc latency to below 150 us. Some seem to take the raspiness out, but it seems to come back. Reading the stream of posts here, there are several with reports of raspiness. It has become fatiguing to listen to my once pristine receive audio. From: j...@jcfraser.fsnet.co.uk To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 15:24:58 + Subject: [Flexradio] Rough audio Hello. Using a Flex 3000, Toshiba laptop running Vista For some reason the received audio on ssb is very rough, this has just happened lately, did a couple of restarts on the laptop but the problem is still there, I thought it might have been due to a Windows upgrade, so I carried out a restore to a couple of weeks ago but still the same problem. Did a Power SDR installation to the latest version, 2.2.3.19042 but still the same. The rough audio is also present on CW and another thing I have noticed is that there is a big spike in the middle of the display on all bands and stays in the middle when you tune up or down the band but have no idea if this is related to the audio problem. Any help or advice would be very much appreciated. John. GM4WJA ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
