Re: [Flexradio] RX2 USE
See page 93 - MultiRX Controls 73 de Joe, AB1DO -Original Message- From: y...@aol.com Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2013 2:17 PM To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] RX2 USE Iam going to replace my 3000 with a 5000a,with the RX2 installed. Two questions come to mind, did look at the manual 2.0 didn't really find answers. I have the amplified speakers from my 3000 to use with the 5000's primary receiver. With the second receiver installed, how do you listen to its output? also the two receivers can work different bands at the same time .or not. Is there a source or write up that explains the full operation and use of the second receiver? 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/
Re: [Flexradio] 6th Year as Flex'er
So now I'm getting curious. I looked it up and I still have the original invoice: 1 SDR-1000 ordered on 5/17/2005 - just a few days after my anniversary. Must have been a good party :-) 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Neal Campbell abrohamn...@gmail.com To: t...@flexradio.com Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Monday, November 28, 2011 15:16 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] 6th Year as Flex'er Tim I changed over to gmail in Jun 2006 so I do not have anything archived before then, but you were handling the email list even at that stage (I saw you were drumming up participation in a Flex Internet Open House meeting that month). When did Flex move off of Python and start working on PowerSDR? There is so much of the story that I don't know! 73 On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 3:13 PM, Tim Ellison, W4TME t...@flex-radio.comwrote: My FBOD (Flex Born on Date) is 10/20/2005. I forgot to order myself some cake. :-) -Tim --- Tim Ellison, W4TME Product Management, Sales Support FlexRadio Systems^(TM) 4616 W Howard Ln Ste 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 11/27/2011 10:24 PM, Ray, K9DUR wrote: Neal, Gee, I beat you by about a month. I visited the factory (Gerald's house) on Christmas Eve 2005 To see the SDR-1000 ordered one before I left. It was delivered the end of January 2006. 73, Ray, K9DUR http://k9dur.info __**_ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/**mailman/listinfo/flexradio_**flex-radio.bizhttp://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.bizhttp://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/ -- Neal Campbell Owner Abroham Neal LLC Work:+1 540 645 5394 Mobile: +1 540 645 8171 ___ 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] 1500 Suggestion for the Manual
Clark, Wow, nice to know someone actually reads the manual ;-). Your suggestion is duly noted - I'll add the link in all the manuals next time it gets edited. (If you have the actual link, that would make my life even easier). Thanks for the compliment, BTW. And I'm always open to suggestions for improvement. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Clark Macaulay clark.macau...@gmail.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Sunday, April 03, 2011 21:47 Subject: [Flexradio] 1500 Suggestion for the Manual For us newbies, a reference in the Preface on where to read about how SDRs work would be a very useful addition. Most radios I have purchased in the past have a Theory of Operation section. Given the SDR is so different, having some kind of a tutorial to read would be fantastic. I know it is on the website so I'm not suggesting the information be duplicated. Just the link would be sufficient to direct other newbies. Case in point: I bought the 1500 at Dayton a year ago and have hobbled along as the CW issue was resolved. I am a QRP CW/Digital op and wanted to learn how to use this radio for QRP. One of the topics that comes up from time to time on this reflector is the database. I went to the manual to find out what the database is all about and found only one place where it is referenced but does not explain it. I expect that many that are using the 1500 as their first Flex radio would fine some of the terms used on this excellent reflector a little mysterious (like database). In response to a query I placed on the reflector a few days ago about a problem I was experiencing, Tim suggested reset the database. For the life of me I couldn't find anything in the 1500 manual about that (perhaps I missed it). Clicking on the Reset Default button on the Hardware General tab must have reset the database because the problem was fixed. I still don't know what the database is from the manual so I'll be researching the knowledge base to learn about it. I find the manual--all 150+ pages--very will written and among the best manuals I've seen (I'm a degreed engineer who spent most of my career in the computer business so I'm no neophyte to technical manuals). Putting a reference to the website on Theory of Operation would make the already excellent manual even better. I'm thoroughly enjoying getting to know and use my 1500 now that the CW works so much better. This little box (physically speaking) is simply amazing. Thanks for a terrific produce that has pushed my envelope for learning. 72, Clark WU4B ___ 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] I have to share
Of course, a few sun spots don't hurt either ;-) 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Gerald Youngblood ger...@flexradio.com To: Mickey Baker fishflor...@gmail.com Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 21:05 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] I have to share Be sure to use DX and adjust the microphone gain so that you are peaking just under 0 dB on ALC. That will boost your average power just about 1 S unit without going over 5W peak. That makes a huge difference on QRP. 73, Gerald Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR President and CEO FlexRadio Systems(TM) 13091 Pond Springs Road, #250 Austin, TX 78729 Phone: 512-535-4713 Ext. 202 Email: ger...@flexradio.com Web: www.flexradio.com http://www.flex-radio.com/ Tune In Excitement (TM) PowerSDR(TM) is a trademark of FlexRadio Systems On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 6:47 PM, Mickey Baker fishflor...@gmail.com wrote: Worked European Russia last night on 40M CW with a 6BTV and my 1500, 5W out. I can't wait to get the DB-18 up! Already in the LOTW account. You're right, QRP rules! (Galesville, AL?) 73, Mickey N4MB On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 7:42 PM, Tom Peterson t...@galesvillefiredepartment.org wrote: I haven't been spending much time with my 1500 of late. Tonight while grilling a couple steaks out on the patio I decided to hang a 15M dipole. At about 23:30 UTC (6:30PM Central) I got in to the shack, hooked the dipole up to the 1500 by way of an Elecraft T1 tuner and just for grins tried to load it up on 20M...it tuned. I found a nice strong signal on the display and tuned on to it. 14.300, Maritime Mobile Service Net. I was just in time to hear the net control station call for check ins. I could hear a number of stations calling so I quick like put put my call outguess who was the top of the pile up. My drive is set for 50%. Net control was in CT. QRP Rules. ___ 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 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/
[Flexradio] SDR-1000 with lots of built-in extras for sale
Since owning the FLEX-5000 I no longer use my SDR-1000. It therefore deserves a better home. For Sale: SDR-1000 with lots of additional extras: a.. SDR-1000 with 100W PA. The package includes the SDR-1000; M-Audio Delta-44 sound card; Elecraft XG1 Signal Generator (required for calibration); parallel cable that will work with the SDR-1000 (not a printer cable); 15-pin to 1/8 audio adapter cable (see below) to facilitate using the SDR-1000 with a different sound card; 15-pin HD to 1/4 female adapter cable to connect a foot pedal to the rear panel External Control(X2) connector. b.. Completely up-to-date with all ECOs, including temperature stabilization of main oscillator with PTC device (factory installed). c.. Oscillator stabilization further improved with separate 8V regulator, providing an 8V regulated voltage to the PTC device. Without this additional regulation, the radio drifts in frequency approximately 20-50Hz for approximately 10 seconds after returning the radio to receive from transmit. This occurs even at very low power levels, but is more pronounced as transmit power is increased. d.. Built-in proportional fan controller virtually eliminates fan noise. The temperature of the PA finals is monitored continuously and the fan speed adjusted as required. In extreme conditions (this has never happened!), the controller shuts off all power to the PA and illuminates a front-panel LED to indicate a High Temperature event. e.. Second front panel LED indicating when the SDR-1000 is in transmit mode. f.. Built-in mini Delta-44 break-out board, giving full control of potential ground loops with jumpers, while at the same time replacing 4 audio cables and the original desktop break-out box with only one cable directly from the SDR-1000 to the Delta-44 sound card. This significantly cleans up the cable clutter that otherwise exists with the SDR-1000. g.. Includes two (L+R) RCA jacks for a much more solid speaker connection. h.. Includes a rear panel RCA jack for Mic/Line-in audio connection. Rather than directly wiring the front panel mic connector to the built-in mini break-out board, the original isolated To Mic connector was maintained as a Mic Out jack. This enables the user to insert a MIC preamp, etc. If no preamp is required, a very short 1/8 to RCA adapter cable links the front panel Mic connector directly to the Delta 44. The radio is in great condition. It has recently been put on the air and everything worked flawlessly. Photos of the front panel, rear panel, interior and contents of the package can be seen at http://tinyurl.com/SDR-1000 Asking price for the whole package is $975.=, shipped to CONUS. Please contact me off-list with any questions, etc. 73 de Joe - AB1DO ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Flexradio] new version of psdr
I think there may be some confusion here. If I'm correct, Brett is referring to the Scope display, showing the signal in the time domain, not the panadapter which shows the signal in the frequency domain. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Jim Barber audio...@charter.net To: Brett Gazdzinski brett.gazdzin...@verizon.net; 'FLEX USERS' flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Friday, October 23, 2009 18:33 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] new version of psdr Brett, I'm trying to figure out what you mean. The PowerSDR panadapter display shows an AM signal the way I'd expect - you can see the carrier peak in the middle and the sidebands on each side. You can measure the difference between the carrier peak and the sidebands in the display to get modulation. The difference in db can be converted to linear, then expressed as percentage of modulation, although I'll agree it isn't all that convenient to do so. If you're talking about signal on the scope as you'd see on an old Heath or other AM modulation scope, that's a different thing. I agree that display would be a very useful addition to the PowerSDR arsenal. Or did I miss the point somewhere? 73, Jim, N7CXI (a Flex AM enthusiast...) Brett Gazdzinski wrote: Tim, If you are looking at an AM signal on the the scope, it just looks like an audio waveform, not a modulated AM carrier. That is what I was talking about. A display of the audio waveform tells you nothing about how well the AM signal is modulated. I guess I should wait till something firm is supported before trying it Love my 5000a, even if it is a month old... Brett ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ Message delivered to audio...@charter.net ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ Message delivered to ab...@optonline.net ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Flexradio] Operators Manual
Although the F3K manual does cover most of PowerSDR as appropriate for the F5K, I'm afraid there are differences, some more significant than others. For example, there is no antenna form for the F3K and the mixer forms are different. Also the F3K has no second receiver, cannot sample at 192kb/s, etc., etc. Whether or not the manuals can or cannot be split in hardware/software will depend much on how the new architecture pans out. Right now there is a very strong relationship between much of PowerSDR and the hardware it is running. The trade-off will depend on maintaining a high degree of readibility and accessibility versus splitting the manuals software/hardware. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Tim Ellison telli...@itsco.com To: Ray Andrews, K9DUR k9...@rnacs.com; 'manualman' manual...@juno.com Cc: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2009 20:36 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Operators Manual While we are on the subject of manual confusion (as opposed to automatic confusion), there is a little something that might not be very intuitive to new users (and some of us OTs too). Even though the FLEX-3000 Owner's Manual indicates it is for the FLEX-3000, it actually contains the most up to date information regarding PowerSDR since it is based on v1.18.0 of PowerSDR as opposed to v1.14.0 of PowerSDR that the FLEX-5000 Owner's Manual is based on. So those who have the FLEX-5000 (or SDR-1000 for that matter), if you want to reference the most up to date information regarding PowerSDR it is best to use the current FLEX-3000 Owner's manual. Makes sense, doesn't it? :-) I hope that there will be separate documentation for the software and hardware parts of the SDR system with the upcoming new software architecture code named Deep Impact. -Tim ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Flexradio] VAC in Flex 3000 Manual
John, looks like you're correct. In fact the text, the PowerSDR setting and the MixW setting all coincide. Figure 159 in page 159 (167) is the other way around. Needless to say the output audio cable from PowerSDR should be the input cable to MixW and vice versa. Thanks for spotting. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: John Gaynard jgayn...@columbus.rr.com To: Flexradio@Flex-radio.biz Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2009 18:23 Subject: [Flexradio] VAC in Flex 3000 Manual Is there a typo between the drawing on page 167 showing VAC cable 1 as PowerSDR output and input to the computer soundcard then, on page 193 looking from the 3rd party app side (MixW in this case), in the control box it shows device (computer soundcard) input Virtual cable 2 and output virtual cable 1 which seems incorrect if you look at the drawing on page 167. Should not the soundcard input be virtual cable 1? John ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ Message delivered to ab...@optonline.net ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Flexradio] More strong-signal adjacent images
...actually, CTRL-Shift-I is (see page 156 of the FLEX-5000 manual v1.14. or page 129 of the FLEX-3000 manual v1.18). 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Ray Andrews, K9DUR k9...@rnacs.com To: mcha...@theriver.com; 'Mark Lunday' mlun...@nc.rr.com Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 10:09 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] More strong-signal adjacent images Mike, Ctrl-Shift-P brings up the test screen where you can calibrate the TX RX1 for level, images, etc. Ctrl-Shift-R brings up the equivalent screen for RX2. Also, Ctrl-Shift-I displays a screen which allows you to monitor the power supply voltage the temperature of the finals. These key combinations are not documented in the manual. 73, Ray, K9DUR ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ Message delivered to ab...@optonline.net ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Flexradio] Thanks to John Basilotto (W5GI) and Welcome to GregJurrens (WD0ACD)
Wow, A FlexRadio employee retiring - that's gotta be a sign of a maturing company! All kidding aside, very sorry to see John go - he was always one heck of a dynamo promoting Flex and motivating others around him. It was always great to run in to him and to enjoy his sense of humor. I certainly enjoyed working with him in developing the various manuals and QSGs, but I can also understand the lure of retirement. As my brother-in-law says: Retirement is great, I've done it many times. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Gerald Youngblood ger...@flex-radio.com To: 'FlexRadio List' flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wednesday, July 01, 2009 10:58 Subject: [Flexradio] Thanks to John Basilotto (W5GI) and Welcome to GregJurrens (WD0ACD) Dear Flexers, As of July 1, John Basilotto(W5GI) is retiring for the second time to spend more time with his family and less time on the road. John has been instrumental in the growth of FlexRadio over the last 4+ years he has worked with the company. He still plans to stay involved as a valued advisor to and champion for the company. We sincerely appreciate the contribution he has made and will continue to make in the future. Thanks John! We also want to welcome Greg Jurrens (WD0ACD), who will be joining FlexRadio as Director of Sales and Marketing on July 15th. Greg joins us from Testech, Inc. where he was a partner and field sales engineer. Prior to Testech, he was Director of Field Applications for NEC Electronics, Inc. Greg is an experienced HF contester and VHF+ enthusiast. Greg is very involved in amateur radio public service in his local community. Greg was also a key designer of the Texas Armadillo Intertie System, a statewide linked repeater system. Welcome Greg! Regards, Gerald Gerald Youngblood, K5SDR President FlexRadio Systems 13091 Pond Springs Rd. #250 Austin, TX 78729 Phone: 512-535-4713 www.flex-radio.com Tune in excitement! (TM) ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Automatic Gain Control Threshold AGC-T versus reality
Bob, let me see if I can help, having written appendix C of the F5K manual. I remember struggling, just like you seem to be, when dealing in my mind with AGC-T (or Max Gain as it is called on the Setup Form-DSP-AGC/ALC. Why the same control has two names is beyond me, but so be it). Fig 186 on page 215 of the F5K v 1.14 manual shows the signal level post AGC in relation to the signal level pre AGC. Each slanted line corresponds to a certain setting of the Max Gain. The maximum output from the AGC equals -13dBm (I cannot remember where this came from - I probably measured it. However, the actual level is not relevant, what is relevant is that there is a maximum output level). Assuming the Slope setting of the AGC is set to zero, the line across the top of the graph corresponding to maximum output level is horizontal and shown fixed at -13dBm. Therefore, at a MaxGain of 60dB, an input signal of -73dBm just equals the maximum output of -13dBm. Any higher input level will result in -13dBm output level. For Max Gain = 60dB then the AGC Threshold (NOT EQUAL to AGC-T - more on this later) equals -73dBm. It is obvious that as the Max Gain setting is adjusted, the AGC Threshold value changes as well such that AGC-Threshold + Max Gain = Maximum AGC Output Level. Now here's the really confusing thing. The control labeled AGC-T on the front console is in fact not at all the AGC Threshold, but is in fact the Gain setting of the AGC. (A long time ago there was a huge discussion on this reflector as to what to call the front console control and it eventually settled on AGC-T). If you open Setup-DSP-AGC/ALC you will notice that the Max Gain value is exactly the same as the AGC-T value. Change one and the other will follow. As I said, they are the same control. I hope this helps somewhat, 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Robert Jefferis jeffe...@antelecom.net To: Bob McGwier rwmcgw...@gmail.com Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 10:11 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Automatic Gain Control Threshold AGC-T versus reality Bob, Continuing, I just looked at the AGC discussion on p. 109 of the F5K manual. The bullet describing the Slope (dB) parameter clearly states that there is an AGC threshold. Does the operating control panel AGC-T control actually adjust the threshold? Or, is the threshold hard coded? I do not really care about twiddling the threshold, I would like to understand just what the AGC-T is adjusting. Thanks. Bob On Jun 29, 2009, at 1:11 AM, Bob McGwier wrote: This one does conform and should function like legacy, out of touch, radios. Since this radio is calibrated to a 50 Ohm load with the internal generator producing a known voltage, AGC-T is calculated to dBm or as close to it as we could get. Bob N4HY Tim Ellison wrote: Read this article. It should clear up a few misconceptions regarding AGC-T. Remember this is a software defined radio and not everything works like it did on a traditional analog/dsp radio. http://kc.flex-radio.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50153.aspx -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz ] On Behalf Of Robert Jefferis Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2009 8:57 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz reflector Subject: [Flexradio] Automatic Gain Control Threshold AGC-T versus reality Greetings all, I am wondering if anyone in FLEX LAND can tell me whether or not there is a known functional relationship between the AGC-T setting and receiver input signal to noise ratio (SNR). I have read several postings related to adjustment of AGT-T for good, or desirable performance. My experience with traditional receivers tells me that this parameter should, in principle, be a set and forget parameter. Pick the number of choice, typically between 0.5 and 2 micro Volts into 50 Ohms. Not that it matters, but I am using an F5K. Bob, KF6BC -- (Co)Author: DttSP, Quiktrak, PowerSDR, GnuRadio Member: ARRL, AMSAT, AMSAT-DL, TAPR, Packrats, NJQRP, QRP ARCI, QCWA, FRC. You don't need to see the whole staircase, just take the first step., MLK. Twitter:rwmcgwier Active: Facebook,Myspace,LinkedIn ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Sampling rate and buffers for CW operators?
You can actually see the effects on filter width at various sample rates and buffer sizes in the Owners manual, appendix A. In the section Filter Effects you see that the minimum filter width possible is proportional to the sample rate and inversely proportional to the buffer size. And on page 203 a series of graphs visualizes the actual filter shapes, actually measured (with a FLEX-5000), at various sample rates and buffer sizes for a 25Hz filter. The narrowest/sharpest filter possible is indeed for 48kHz sample rate and 4096 DSP Buffer. The 96kHz/4096 filter shape is the same as the 48kHz/2048 (96/4096 = 48/2048), etc. It all becomes rather dramatic at 192kHz (for a 25Hz filter) and as the illustration shows, at 192kHz/4096 it is pretty much pointless to select 25Hz and 50Hz filters as the minimum possible filter width is 70Hz (with a Blackman-Harris window) Of course, whether you can get away with a 4096 buffer size and 48kHz sample rate depends pretty much on your system set-up, as it is the highest latency setting, as the same Appendix also tries to explain. It'll be great to have all these interdependencies gone with N4HYs multirate code, because this is probably the one single, most confusing issue for PowerSDR users. (Besides, it makes the manual thinner too and I won't have to overwork my poor brain anymore trying to illustrate how all the interdependcies work ;-) 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Edward Russell e...@qrv.com To: 'Flexradio' FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 19:25 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Sampling rate and buffers for CW operators? Lee is using the optimal CW settings for filters. The 512 TX setting actually reduces RX latency. My only difference is the 96khz sample rate, which I change to 48khz if I need sharper filters. 96khz is pretty good except in the sub-100hz region. 73 Ed W2RF -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex- radio.biz] On Behalf Of Lee A Crocker Sent: Tuesday, May 12, 2009 5:50 PM To: Flexradio Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Sampling rate and buffers for CW operators? I work weak signal low band DX on CW I use filters as narrow as 25hz routinely I'm set up at 48khz DSP CW set at 4096 on RX 512 on TX. Audio buffs set at 512 The filters are noticeably steeper to the ear at these settings 73 W9OY ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex- radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Pretty Betty Title bar still blue?
Thanks Beppe. Does this mean that in the images I see on Flex's home page, the title bar color is determined by the windows theme instead of the skin? If so, isn't there a way for the application to set the title bar color for the PowerSDR window alone? I'm sure I have seen applications that do do this. Anyway, not to distract at all from the tremendous amount of work you guys have done in this area (and more!). Not at all a high priority, just a thought to really put icing on the cake. Terrific job, 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Giuseppe Campana gcamp...@telemar.it To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 11:56 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Pretty Betty Title bar still blue? Hi Joe, is Windows desktop property, mine is black/shaded (Zuma theme) 73 Beppe IK3VIG At 15.58 13/05/2009, you wrote: When running PrettyBetty, the window Title bar still shows up blue, yet on Flex's home page I see that the title bar is actually in the color of the skin. I am running XP Home SP2, with windows and buttons (under Windows Display Properties-Appearance) set to Windows XP style. I know I have optimized XP a long time ago and cannot remember if I did anything that would prevent the title bar of the window changing color. Any thoughts? 73 de Joe - AB1DO ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] New test v 1.19.0 SVN 3033
Hi Chris, I'm a little surprised your CPU% is so high. I run my FLEX-5000A on a Dell Dimension 4700 - P4, 3GHz, 1GB RAM and with both receivers working the CPU% rarely tops 25%. I do have hyper threading and I know the CPU speed is a little higher than yours, but still. I can easily run the full DX Labs suite and have email running at the same time without a hitch. I'm assuming you too have Windows XP? I have XP Home SP2 and I will say that a while ago I spent some time optimizing XP (if I'm not mistaken there is a Knowledge Base article on how to optimize XP), and I do have a separate graphics card, so perhaps that accounts for the big difference? 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Chris seeber ctsee...@cox.net To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 10:52 Subject: [Flexradio] New test v 1.19.0 SVN 3033 I just set this up today. What a difference in CPU usage! With my poor old 2.6GHz P4 with 1 GB of RAM, I couldn't run the NR on both RX1 and RX2 without running up to 100% utilization and a next -to - impossible to use rig. Of course I had all kinds of other stuff running at the same time (DXLabs suite, DDUtil, MS Outlook, Inet Explorer). When both NRs and ANFs were on, it wouldn't work at all. But with this new version, with all the above stuff running, both NRs and ANFs turned on, the CPU utilization runs between 60% and 80% with occasional peaks to 100%. I realize this is still too high to do any serious operating, but it should be fine once I shut off Outlook and Inet Explorer. What I really need to do is get a faster computer. Now to figure out how to migrate the band text and EQ settings to the new XML format. Very nice work guys! 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.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Temp indicator. Was, 4 days etc
It is indeed in the manual: page 133 (fig 139) 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Tim Ellison telli...@itsco.com To: Alfred Green n...@cox.net; flexRadio List flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 17:14 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Temp indicator. Was, 4 days etc It might be, but it is definitely in the Knowledge Center! http://kc.flex-radio.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50371.aspx -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Alfred Green Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 5:05 PM To: flexRadio List Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Temp indicator. Was, 4 days etc Tim Ellison wrote: Exactly the same way you get it with the FLEX-5000; SHIFT+CRTL+I BTW. Lets kill this thread. The content has nothing to do with the subject line anymore. -Tim We obviously need some temperature compensation here to deal with thread drift Thanks for the tip, works fine. Next you're going to tell me it's in the manual, which I should have read. G 73 Alf NU8I ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Driver Buffer Size Setting
Actually, it can all be done with PowerSDR's own test signal generator. Click SetupTest and set the Receive signal generator mode to Noise, Input. Set the display to spectrum and click Peak on the front console. Wait a little and then hit Start to turn PowerSDR off and select a larger filter width to see more of your filter. To use the full display height, go to setupdisplay and adjust the max and min settings accordingly. CW filters show really well when you select DSB after having turned PowerSDR off. When you're done, don't forget to set the signal generator back to Soundcard. (this is actually pretty much how all the filter diagrams were done in Appendix A of the FLEX-5000 owner's manual, which is just as relevant for the SDR-1000) Enjoy, 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Mike Walsh from...@gmail.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 16:17 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Driver Buffer Size Setting Note -- in my previous post I wrote On Sun, Mar 1, 2009 at 1:22 PM, Mike Walsh from...@gmail.com wrote: snip Third, all DSP buffer sizes should be even multiples of the audio buffer size for best efficiency of audio/DSP buffer handling. By even multiples I meant integer multiples. 73, Mike - ke5akl ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] HELP! -- RX2/Split/MultiWatch Confusion.
Ray, Look at Setup-General-RX2. There are two checkboxes there: mute RX1 on RX2 TX and mute RX2 on RX1 TX. My guess is the relevant checkbox is checked. If so, uncheck and try again. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Ray, K9DUR [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flex-Radio E-Mail Reflector flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2008 15:14 Subject: [Flexradio] HELP! -- RX2/Split/MultiWatch Confusion. Either I am totally confused about how things are supposed to work (probably the case), or something is really screwed up. This discussion refers solely to released version 1.14.0 on a FLEX-5000A w/RX2. Friday evening was my 1st attempt at working 40m SSB DX during a contest I found that the operation is not as intuitive as I thought it should be. So, this afternoon I decided to play with things a bit to see how they work. 1st In tried a simulation of working a 40m DX station using wide split. With RX2 on, I tuned in a CW signal on VFO A (7.041 MHz) a LSB signal on VFO B (7.290 MHz). According to the manual, I should be able to click on the TX in the VFO B window to select transmit on the VFO B frequency. When I do this, I lose the RX1 audio. The panadapter indicates the signal is still there, just no audio. (All audio level/balance controls are at maximum all pan controls are centered.) This is a critical problem. You need to be able to listen to the DX station on VFO A to the stations he is working on VFO B. On 40m the split is too wide to accomplish this using MultiWatch on VFO A. Okay, it might be possible to tune in the CX station on VFO B set VFO A to the frequency he is listening to. However, when I click on a spot in my logging program, it automatically sets the DX station to VFO A, sets his rx frequency to VFO B turns on split. With the current configuration of v1.14.0, you end up with the DX station in VFO A, his rx freq in VFO B, split turned on with the 2nd VFO A frequency set to who knows where (usually 7.00 MHz). You end up inadvertently trying to transmit out of band. Am I doing something wrong? If so, someone please show me the error of my ways. If not, then the frequency control logic in PowerSDR has taken a serious departure from the way other radios work, seriously effecting the interaction with 3rd party software. It would appear to be almost useable as it now stands, you cannot go back to v1.12.x due to firmware/driver incompatibilities. Help!!! 73, Ray, K9DUR ___ 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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Manual changes
It would just take too much time to keep track of every change that occurs between manual versions, record them and get the manual out shortly after a new PowerSDR release, Driver release or product release (e.g.5000C). However, here's a list of the key changes between v1.12 and 1.14: Description of new Flex-5000 driver (page 27-31) Update of all Knowledge Base links to Knowledge Center links (throughout document) All hyperlinks made explicit, or if too long, then short description of how to find the relevant page so that users of a printed version of the manual can also find the referenced documents/sites (throughout document) Description of VFOA and VFOB TX buttons (page 51 and 52/53) Change in default transmit profiles (page 60) Addition of short descriptions on panafall and panascope displays (page 68) Addition of Auto Mute RX1 on VFOB Tx on setup-general-RX2 (page 89) Description of Expert/TX Profile Defaults on setup-transmit (page 111, 114) Further minor changes include clarifications and corrections throughout the document, update of all graphics to reflect the new VFOA and VFOB TX buttons on the front console, update of all graphics to reflect the new defalut TX Profiles and various formatting changes/clean-ups. If you need more detail, Neal is correct that the source is written in OpenOffice Writer (freely downloadable office suite). Sources of both versions are available from SVN at svn://206.216.146.154/svn/repos_sdr_windows/PowerSDR/trunk/Documentation To show all the changes that occured between versions 1.14 and 1.12, Open version 1.14 in OO Writer. Then click Edit - Compare Document and Insert version 1.12. This will show every single insertion and deletion, except for any changes to the graphics. Hope this helps, 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Neal Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Ed White WA3BZT [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz; Ken [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 11:24 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Manual changes The easiest way (if you own Adobe Acrobat) is to open the old and new files and do a diff which marks the changes. I am not sure if you can open pdf files in Word but if you can you can do the same thing. I am not a regular user of Open Office (which is what is used to author the files) but I would be surprised if it didn't have a similar function. Neal On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 1:49 PM, Ed White WA3BZT [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Ken: I have been asking for that for years. Ed WA3BZT Ken wrote: Is there any place on the flex site that details or lists the differences or pages that changed between the latest release of the manual and the last one? I'd hate to have to print out another copy of the complete manual to stay current with the latest. Thanks, Ken - N8KJG ___ 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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ -- Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software Programming Services for Windows, OS X and Linux (540) 242 0911 - Try Spot for OS X, the intelligent DXCluster Client at www.abrohamnealsoftware.com - $15.99 - For a great dog book, visit www.abrohamneal.com - See the FlexRadio Systems Flex-5000a in action at www.flex-videos.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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] [www] New FLEX-5000 Owner's Manual available for download
Hi Dudley, Comment much appreciated - you should see all the jello dripping nails in my office: not a pretty sight LOL As far as my team goes, you're pretty much looking at him. Of course Eric - KE5DTO and the Flex crew are always there to set me straight on my often warped interpretation of the many brilliant, new features that have been added. And I do happen now and then to nail one or two proofreaders along with the jello - most of whom start out with vigor and somehow slip away after a short while (can't say I blame them). The one exception to date is Ed Haskell - K5RJI who offered out of the blue to proofread the manual and is just doing a phenomenal job reading it cover to cover and feeding me with valuable comments and corrections as he goes along. The manual you see today would not be the same without Ed. Thanks again, 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Dudley Hurry [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FlexRadio reflector flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 00:45 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] [www] New FLEX-5000 Owner's Manual available for download Joe - AB1DO I want to say thank you Joe and your team, for doing an outstanding job on the new manual.. Really an excellent job, and for those who have never put a manual like this together, try it sometimes, it's quite a humbling experience.. I know through experience that trying to put together a manual, follow all the possible options, and keep up with the updates of PowerSDR, like trying to nail Jello to the wall, well just takes my breath away... Job well done!! -- 73, Dudley WA5QPZ No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.4.11/1553 - Release Date: 7/15/2008 5:48 AM ___ 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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] [www] New FLEX-5000 Owner's Manual available for download
Although not exhaustive, off the top of my head the major changes include: - Addition of a section titled Using this Manual, describing the many different ways to get around the manual (e.g. although not obvious all cross-references are hyperlinks: click and you'll immediately jump to the referenced page/section/figure/table). - Integration of FLEX-5000C - Integration of FLEX-5000 second receiver RX2 and all its ramifications. - Inclusion of difference between the two RFIO board versions - Replacement of COMP with DX - Addition of QuickREC and QuickPLAY - Many minor adjustments and clarifications (e.g. power cord now has 4 wires instead of original 2) - Myriad cosmetic and typographical updates/corrections. I know the list is not exhaustive, but at least it shoud get you going. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Richard Beerman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Joe - AB1DO [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 11:16 Subject: RE: [Flexradio] [www] New FLEX-5000 Owner's Manual available for download Joe. Is there any place where one can identify significant changes from the previous manual? I only have one good eye and I find it's easier to read the printed page than a monitor screen. So, I printed the previous manual but I'd rather not burn up an entire ink cartridge and a tree or two printing the complete new manual, if you know what I mean. Dick W5AK Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:18:32 -0400 From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] [www] New FLEX-5000 Owner's Manual available for download Hi Dudley, Comment much appreciated - you should see all the jello dripping nails in my office: not a pretty sight LOL As far as my team goes, you're pretty much looking at him. Of course Eric - KE5DTO and the Flex crew are always there to set me straight on my often warped interpretation of the many brilliant, new features that have been added. And I do happen now and then to nail one or two proofreaders along with the jello - most of whom start out with vigor and somehow slip away after a short while (can't say I blame them). The one exception to date is Ed Haskell - K5RJI who offered out of the blue to proofread the manual and is just doing a phenomenal job reading it cover to cover and feeding me with valuable comments and corrections as he goes along. The manual you see today would not be the same without Ed. Thanks again, 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Dudley Hurry To: FlexRadio reflector Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 00:45 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] [www] New FLEX-5000 Owner's Manual available for download Joe - AB1DO I want to say thank you Joe and your team, for doing an outstanding job on the new manual.. Really an excellent job, and for those who have never put a manual like this together, try it sometimes, it's quite a humbling experience.. I know through experience that trying to put together a manual, follow all the possible options, and keep up with the updates of PowerSDR, like trying to nail Jello to the wall, well just takes my breath away... Job well done!! -- 73, Dudley WA5QPZ No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.4.11/1553 - Release Date: 7/15/2008 5:48 AM ___ 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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ _ With Windows Live for mobile, your contacts travel with you. http://www.windowslive.com/mobile/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_mobile_072008 ___ 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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] [www] New FLEX-5000 Owner's Manual available for download
Hi Chuck, I have seriously considered separating the hardware from the software and, as you suggest, producing a hardware manual and a common software manual. However, there are a lot of subtle interactions between the hardware and the software and, in fact, a fair chunk of the software has become very hardware dependent. As some examples, for the FLEX-5000 series there are additional operational forms (ATU, Mixer, Antenna) and several of the Setup Form tabs are either different (General-Hardware Config, PA Settings, Tests) or omitted (Ext Ctrl) when compared to the SDR-1000. The list is not exhaustive. And I'm not even mentioning all the differences due to the FLEX-5000 second receiver. I concluded that attempting to write a common software manual would lead to many repeats in the respective hardware manuals as well as whole sections that are relevant for one, not the other; vice versa; or relevant for both - the result being a very unreadable, artificial attempt at separation. It is my understanding, though, that in the new architecture, the specific hardware elements of the software, relevant to each radio, would be separated out, leaving a more clean core software part common to all radios. We'll have to see how that all pans out. (BTW, I have decided to combine all versions of the FLEX-5000 series into one manual) 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Chuck Mayfield - AA5J [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; FlexRadio Reflector flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 18:15 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] [www] New FLEX-5000 Owner's Manual available for download Tim Ellison (W4TME) wrote: The updated FLEX-5000 Owner's Manual is now available for download from the FlexRadio Systems web site. It is aligned with the 1.12.0 version of PowerSDR. You can access it using the following URL: http://support.flex-radio.com/Downloads.aspx?id=183 It is a 3 MB download, so it might take a little while to download, especially if everyone tries to download it at once. Contrary to popular belief, the Internet does not have infinite bandwidth :-) - Tim - FRS Internet Systems Administrator W4TME I am an SDR-1000 user. I also, therefore, use PowerSDR. Since the major thing that changes about SDR radios is the software and not the hardware, is it not reasonable to have a PowerSDR manual that changes frequently and separate setup manuals for the hardware? I would like to see Flex make a Flex 5000 series of manuals that talk about the hardware and a companion PowerSDR manual that is kept up to date as the software changes. I may be out in right-right field (like in the stands), but that would be much better for me, since I have to read two manuals to try to keep up anyway. I really don't see reading the 5000 C and 5000 D manuals to try to decipher the changes in PowerSDR. Regards, Chuck AA5J ___ 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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] owners manual
Ed, the version you have of 1.10.3 is the initial release. This was updated soon after (I'm afraid I cannot remember what the updates were) and is the one currently available. Version 1.12.0 is being feverishly worked on as we speak and will be out shortly. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Edward J White [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: SDR-5000 FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Friday, July 04, 2008 16:39 Subject: [Flexradio] owners manual Hi Gang: Have a question on the operator's manual The latest manual listed on the web is Version 1.10.3 The picture of the op system shows 14.200.00 VFO a 14.158.00 VFO B But I have a copy that I copy from the FLEX site earlier this year that says its Version 1.10.3 and has a op system with 7.255.00 VFO A and 2.277.500 VFO B What is going on here? Is there a Version 1.12.0 Operator's Manual? I am sure I have missed something somewhere? Ed WA3BZT ___ 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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] ClickTune
George see page 57 of either the FLEX-5000 Owners Manual, v1.10.3 or the SDR-1000 Operating Manual v1.8.0 In summary, with the panadapter or waterfall display showing, right click to display yellow cross hairs, then left click on your signal of interest. If you want the VFO to snap to the nearest multiple of the tune step, check Snap Click Tune on Setup FormGeneralOptions. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: George Rebong [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 09:09 Subject: [Flexradio] ClickTune Hi, I need some information how to make my radio work on CLICKTUNE. Clicking on the spike signal does do any thing. Please Help. Thank you. -- 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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] ClickTune
Only Snap Click Tune, i.e. snapping to the nearest multiple of the tune step, set on the front console. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Edwin Marzan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Ray, K9DUR [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'George Rebong' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2008 13:02 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] ClickTune I'm not in front of my radio but doesn't click tune have to be enabled on the setup form, first. I could be wrong!!Edwin MarzanAB2VW From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 10:16:14 -0400 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] ClickTune George, Put the cursor anywhere on the panadapter right-click. This will turn on yellow crosshairs. Put the crosshairs on the desired frequency/signal click. 73, Ray, K9DUR ___ 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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ _ It’s easy to add contacts from Facebook and other social sites through Windows Live™ Messenger. Learn how. https://www.invite2messenger.net/im/?source=TXT_EML_WLH_LearnHow ___ 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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] I repeated my 'bug report' for this issue but maybe others have comments
I think there may be something else going on, as in my case PowerSDR remembers its last location/last monitor flawlessly. I run WindowsXP SP2 on a Dell Dimension 4700 /w 1Gb RAM and have two identical 19 monitors connected. to a Radeon X1300 graphics card (nothing spectacular, but all that I need). 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: FireBrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FlexRadio List flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 08:08 Subject: [Flexradio] I repeated my 'bug report' for this issue but maybe others have comments This has been asked for by me and others for quite a while. And now with the dual receiver option eminent and a resizing of the console, please reconsider and act. The PWSDR console ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS opens in the bottom left corner of my PRIMARY monitor. I must drag it to the preferred position on my secondary monitor. As I'm a contester/dxer, I need my logging/contest programs on my larger, higher resolution monitor. I make most band/mode changes from the logging/contest software which controls the PWSDR software. It has been a windows function for decades that programs can remember to open in last used monitor, and where on there on that monitor they were when closed. In fact, I don't think I have a single program on either of my shack computers, (ham radio computer and the general use computer) that does NOT remember is last used monitor/position placement. I know you guys are busy, but this annoyance was brought to a head again today when I was reconfiguring my virtual com port assignments and connection strategy for the upcoming contests. This required multiple reboots and every time, I had to go through the position process to get my contest setup adjusted for max efficiency. Please take moments break for major programming, kick back with a beer and reconfigure the position/placement issue. Thank you and we will not return YOUR monitor to it's original condition. (your an old fart if you know where I plagiarized that line from) ___ 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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] differences in SDR-1000 production
Hi Bruce, You can find a description of the RFE board and and block diagram in this document SDR-1000 RFE Board Installation V1.4 , available on the downloads page of the FRS website. Also, on that page, you can select SDR-1000 on the left and ECO on the right to get a list of ECOs (engeneering change orders), the hardware updates and when they were introduced. Although not complete, it is the only available listing. When the ECOs were introduced, Flex made kits available to enable any SDR-1000 user to upgrade their rig to the latest state. Even though I purchased my SDR-1000 in May of 2005, it has every single ECO applied to it. The schematics, etc are also available on the downloads page. This should give you a good idea of what was modified when and why. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flex Radio FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 10:06 Subject: [Flexradio] differences in SDR-1000 production I'm in the market for a used SDR-1000, and I was wondering whether there is any sort of table of the major changes during the production run to aid in knowing exactly what I would be getting as I look at individual radios. E.g., serial numbers or date of manufacture vs ECO level, etc., or if there aren't important changes to be aware of, that's good to know as well. I look forward to joining the Flex community! Thanks, --bruce W1BW ___ 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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] differences in SDR-1000 production
Make that http://support.flex-radio.com/Downloads.aspx?id=86 for the RFE board document. Hi Bruce, You can find a description of the RFE board and and block diagram in this document SDR-1000 RFE Board Installation V1.4 , available on the downloads page of the FRS website. Also, on that page, you can select SDR-1000 on the left and ECO on the right to get a list of ECOs (engeneering change orders), the hardware updates and when they were introduced. Although not complete, it is the only available listing. When the ECOs were introduced, Flex made kits available to enable any SDR-1000 user to upgrade their rig to the latest state. Even though I purchased my SDR-1000 in May of 2005, it has every single ECO applied to it. The schematics, etc are also available on the downloads page. This should give you a good idea of what was modified when and why. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Bruce Walker [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flex Radio FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2008 10:06 Subject: [Flexradio] differences in SDR-1000 production I'm in the market for a used SDR-1000, and I was wondering whether there is any sort of table of the major changes during the production run to aid in knowing exactly what I would be getting as I look at individual radios. E.g., serial numbers or date of manufacture vs ECO level, etc., or if there aren't important changes to be aware of, that's good to know as well. I look forward to joining the Flex community! Thanks, --bruce W1BW ___ 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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Flex 5000 Manual
Hi Bill, I think you must be referring to an outdated version of the manual. The current FLEX-5000 owners manual is version 1.10.3. In the previous versions there was an issue with both the page numbers in the table of contents and in the referral pages (as was pointed out on this reflector by several people). I subsequently corrected this in the latest version. I checked your comments in the latest version and all the page numbering in the table of contents (I assume that is what you are referring to when you state that the index is wrong) is correct as far as I could tell. Also I checked the referral you specifically mention. In the current version the referral is on page 41 and it refers to tuning methods on page 136, which is indeed correct. Hope this helps, 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Bill Tynan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 20:05 Subject: [Flexradio] Flex 5000 Manual Not only is the Index wrong, but on Page 40 it says “See the tuning methods on Page 146”. The tuning methods are actually on Page 137. 73, Bill, W3XO/5 EM00 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.4/1057 - Release Date: 10/8/2007 9:04 AM ___ 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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Flex 5000 Manual
Hi Bill, On page 4 of the manual (version 1.10.3) under item (2) Headphone Jack there is a Note which states .headhpones using a mono plug can result in popping audio as soon as PowerSDR is started. I'll admit that this can be stated clearer, as in headphones with a mono plug will not work, if that is indeed the case. I'll include it in the next update. Thanks for the info. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Bill Tynan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 20:08 Subject: [Flexradio] Flex 5000 Manual Something should be added to the manual making it clear that you MUST use stereo headphones. I spent several days, including hour-long phone calls with Flex in Austin about no signals and a popping noise in the headphones. I had not yet connected speakers. Everything, including the FireWire card was suspect. It turned out that the only problem was that I was connecting to the radio with a standard mono headphone jack like all of us hams use. Once I acquired speakers and connected them, everything was fine. 73, Bill, W3XO/5 EM00 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.4/1057 - Release Date: 10/8/2007 9:04 AM ___ 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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] several questions
Hi Don, if you are using a trial version of VAC, that would explain the horizontal lines: the trial version interjects a voice every 4 to 6 seconds, as you state. Once you buy the full version this will be gone. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Don [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 23:41 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] several questions I have copied everything to XP and reinstalled as necessary from Vista to see if there might be a difference - I have two partitions on the PC. So far, what I noticed when I am using MixW or DM780 in XP, I would get horizontal lines across the waterfall display in both MixW and DM780 and it would occur about 4-6 seconds apart. I am not sure what was/is causing this or how to correct this. This is with the 5000A. Don - kx9q ___ 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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] CW Skimmer
Thanks guys. I can't remember how I purchased it anymore, only that it went through RegSoft. I sent Eugene an password request with attached a proof of purchase. We'll see what happens. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Ray, K9DUR [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Tim Ellison' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Joe - AB1DO' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'FlexRadio List' flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 23:22 Subject: RE: [Flexradio] CW Skimmer Tim, As I understand it, registered users can upgrade from VAC 3 to VAC 4 at a discount (about 50%, I think). The gotcha is that he does not consider you a registered user unless you bought VAC directly from him. You can buy it from other sources for less than the list price, but you will not get the discount when it comes time to upgrade. 73, Ray, K9DUR ___ 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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] CW Skimmer
Hmmm, trying to get CWSkimmer working in trial mode, but no luck as yet. CAT is working, but audio seems to be the issue (yes VAC is turned on ;-). Using a Flex 5000, in CWSkimmer it is not quite clear to me which Hardware type I should select and what settings to use for Sampling Rate, etc. (Flex 5000 Primary Audio Sampling Rate is 96k and VAC Sampling Rate is 48k (see below). Secondly, as audio settings I have set the soundcard Drive to MME, Signal I/O Device to Virtual Cable 2 In and Audio I/O Device to SoundMax DigitalAudio. In PowerSDR the VAC Driver is MME, Input is Virtual Cable 1 In and Output is Virtual Cable 2 Out. Buffer Size is currently 1024 and Sample Rate 48000 (unclear what this should be set to). and Stereo is checked. Any ideas? Thanks, 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: FireBrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FlexRadio List flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 13:49 Subject: [Flexradio] CW Skimmer It works (if like I said I remember to turn on the VAC. LOL) but it's a cpu hog. It basically copies all stations in the panadaptor. For some reason, even though the Flex5000 is one of the radios offered in the setup, that selection is grayed out. maybe I need to purchase it before that option is offered. Emails to software author about that unanswered as yet. Right now I have PWSDR at 10.115.000 In CWU mode with a 140 Hz wide cw filter CW Skimmer is showing 3 cw signals I can't hear as they are outside the filter. I only have it running in Callsign mode so it's showing the signal and the callsign of the station transmitting. And as there is no way to assign a comport in a Y configuration so as to control the logging/PWSDR cat com port, I can't try the qsy2qrg feature. I've been chasing the A45XR on 30 who operates split for the last week with no success hearing or working him. But I used CWSkimmer this morning to watch for his split pattern so if I ever do hear him I'll know where to transmit. It does suck CPU though Normal CPU use is +-28-35 % with a full load of cluster and logging software with CWSkimmer the CPU use jumps to 75 - 85 %. It 'appears' that the more signals, the more cpu climbs. I have a fire extinguisher at the ready in case there are dozens of signals in the pile :-((( ___ 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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] CW Skimmer
Neal, thanks for the quick response. What hardware type do have selected in CW Skimmer: 2kHz radio, SoftRock or SoftRock IF? If one of the latter, what settings are you using? Thanks 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Neal Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Joe - AB1DO [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: FlexRadio List flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 15:25 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] CW Skimmer Also remember to click the Start Radio icon as nothing will appear unless you do that! Neal On Feb 8, 2008 8:24 PM, Neal Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You should use the virtual cable1/virtual cable2 setup for the skimmer. At least thats how I have it. Otherwise it sounds correct. Neal On Feb 8, 2008 8:19 PM, Joe - AB1DO [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmmm, trying to get CWSkimmer working in trial mode, but no luck as yet. CAT is working, but audio seems to be the issue (yes VAC is turned on ;-). Using a Flex 5000, in CWSkimmer it is not quite clear to me which Hardware type I should select and what settings to use for Sampling Rate, etc. (Flex 5000 Primary Audio Sampling Rate is 96k and VAC Sampling Rate is 48k (see below). Secondly, as audio settings I have set the soundcard Drive to MME, Signal I/O Device to Virtual Cable 2 In and Audio I/O Device to SoundMax DigitalAudio. In PowerSDR the VAC Driver is MME, Input is Virtual Cable 1 In and Output is Virtual Cable 2 Out. Buffer Size is currently 1024 and Sample Rate 48000 (unclear what this should be set to). and Stereo is checked. Any ideas? Thanks, 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: FireBrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FlexRadio List flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 13:49 Subject: [Flexradio] CW Skimmer It works (if like I said I remember to turn on the VAC. LOL) but it's a cpu hog. It basically copies all stations in the panadaptor. For some reason, even though the Flex5000 is one of the radios offered in the setup, that selection is grayed out. maybe I need to purchase it before that option is offered. Emails to software author about that unanswered as yet. Right now I have PWSDR at 10.115.000 In CWU mode with a 140 Hz wide cw filter CW Skimmer is showing 3 cw signals I can't hear as they are outside the filter. I only have it running in Callsign mode so it's showing the signal and the callsign of the station transmitting. And as there is no way to assign a comport in a Y configuration so as to control the logging/PWSDR cat com port, I can't try the qsy2qrg feature. I've been chasing the A45XR on 30 who operates split for the last week with no success hearing or working him. But I used CWSkimmer this morning to watch for his split pattern so if I ever do hear him I'll know where to transmit. It does suck CPU though Normal CPU use is +-28-35 % with a full load of cluster and logging software with CWSkimmer the CPU use jumps to 75 - 85 %. It 'appears' that the more signals, the more cpu climbs. I have a fire extinguisher at the ready in case there are dozens of signals in the pile :-((( ___ 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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ -- Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software Programming Services for Windows, OS X and Linux (540) 242 0911 - Try Spot for OS X, the intelligent DXCluster Client at www.abrohamnealsoftware.com For a great dog book, visit www.abrohamneal.com -- Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software Programming Services for Windows, OS X and Linux (540) 242 0911 - Try Spot for OS X, the intelligent DXCluster Client at www.abrohamnealsoftware.com For a great dog book, visit www.abrohamneal.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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] CW Skimmer
I know Ken, just never got round to it and if it ain't broke, don't fix it Besides, I was under the impression that he was not giving away version 4 to registered version 3 users?Anyway, just checked out Muzychenko's website, but cannot find any info on upgrading (yes I do have a registered version 3). Will keep looking, but I really don't feel like paying again for VAC. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Ken N9VV [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Joe - AB1DO [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 16:37 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] CW Skimmer Golly Joe the current rev of VAC is 4.08 (also called 4.8) you have a FREE upgrade coming to you if you have a registered copy :-) de ken n9vv Joe - AB1DO wrote: No matter what I try, every time I start CW Skimmer I get an error message saying that The specified format is not supported or cannot be translated. I'm starting to suspect VAC (I'm using version 3.10, which has always worked with everything else) ___ 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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] CW Skimmer
No matter what I try, every time I start CW Skimmer I get an error message saying that The specified format is not supported or cannot be translated. I'm starting to suspect VAC (I'm using version 3.10, which has always worked with everything else) 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Neal Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Joe - AB1DO [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: FlexRadio List flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 15:37 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] CW Skimmer 3Khz radio is what I have chosen, since the Flex radios are greyed out in the selection box. Neal On Feb 8, 2008 8:28 PM, Joe - AB1DO [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Neal, thanks for the quick response. What hardware type do have selected in CW Skimmer: 2kHz radio, SoftRock or SoftRock IF? If one of the latter, what settings are you using? Thanks 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Neal Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Joe - AB1DO [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: FlexRadio List flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 15:25 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] CW Skimmer Also remember to click the Start Radio icon as nothing will appear unless you do that! Neal On Feb 8, 2008 8:24 PM, Neal Campbell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: You should use the virtual cable1/virtual cable2 setup for the skimmer. At least thats how I have it. Otherwise it sounds correct. Neal On Feb 8, 2008 8:19 PM, Joe - AB1DO [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hmmm, trying to get CWSkimmer working in trial mode, but no luck as yet. CAT is working, but audio seems to be the issue (yes VAC is turned on ;-). Using a Flex 5000, in CWSkimmer it is not quite clear to me which Hardware type I should select and what settings to use for Sampling Rate, etc. (Flex 5000 Primary Audio Sampling Rate is 96k and VAC Sampling Rate is 48k (see below). Secondly, as audio settings I have set the soundcard Drive to MME, Signal I/O Device to Virtual Cable 2 In and Audio I/O Device to SoundMax DigitalAudio. In PowerSDR the VAC Driver is MME, Input is Virtual Cable 1 In and Output is Virtual Cable 2 Out. Buffer Size is currently 1024 and Sample Rate 48000 (unclear what this should be set to). and Stereo is checked. Any ideas? Thanks, 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: FireBrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FlexRadio List flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 13:49 Subject: [Flexradio] CW Skimmer It works (if like I said I remember to turn on the VAC. LOL) but it's a cpu hog. It basically copies all stations in the panadaptor. For some reason, even though the Flex5000 is one of the radios offered in the setup, that selection is grayed out. maybe I need to purchase it before that option is offered. Emails to software author about that unanswered as yet. Right now I have PWSDR at 10.115.000 In CWU mode with a 140 Hz wide cw filter CW Skimmer is showing 3 cw signals I can't hear as they are outside the filter. I only have it running in Callsign mode so it's showing the signal and the callsign of the station transmitting. And as there is no way to assign a comport in a Y configuration so as to control the logging/PWSDR cat com port, I can't try the qsy2qrg feature. I've been chasing the A45XR on 30 who operates split for the last week with no success hearing or working him. But I used CWSkimmer this morning to watch for his split pattern so if I ever do hear him I'll know where to transmit. It does suck CPU though Normal CPU use is +-28-35 % with a full load of cluster and logging software with CWSkimmer the CPU use jumps to 75 - 85 %. It 'appears' that the more signals, the more cpu climbs. I have a fire extinguisher at the ready in case there are dozens of signals in the pile :-((( ___ 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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ -- Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software Programming Services for Windows, OS X and Linux (540) 242 0911 - Try Spot for OS X
Re: [Flexradio] CW Skimmer
Well it's proven: CW Skimmer will not work with VAC verion 3. I just downloaded the trial version 4 and CW Skimmer is working just fine. Maybe it's time to upgrade. Ken N9VV suggested that the upgrade to 4 was free for registered version 3 users. Is this true? I cannot find any info on upgrading on the author's website. Thanks to all who helped, 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Joe - AB1DO [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FlexRadio List flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 16:53 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] CW Skimmer I know Ken, just never got round to it and if it ain't broke, don't fix it Besides, I was under the impression that he was not giving away version 4 to registered version 3 users?Anyway, just checked out Muzychenko's website, but cannot find any info on upgrading (yes I do have a registered version 3). Will keep looking, but I really don't feel like paying again for VAC. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Ken N9VV [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Joe - AB1DO [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, February 08, 2008 16:37 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] CW Skimmer Golly Joe the current rev of VAC is 4.08 (also called 4.8) you have a FREE upgrade coming to you if you have a registered copy :-) de ken n9vv Joe - AB1DO wrote: No matter what I try, every time I start CW Skimmer I get an error message saying that The specified format is not supported or cannot be translated. I'm starting to suspect VAC (I'm using version 3.10, which has always worked with everything else) ___ 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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.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://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] [OT] please backup your PC
I back up my PC weekly and therefore have never had a hard disk fail on me. Although I had set the same automated back-up (to CD-R/W) on my wife's PC, she was much more careless about it (never left her PC on long enough for the back-up to take place, never swapped out the CDs, etc.). And ofcourse fate struck. However, she was saved by the skin of her teeth thanks to Linux. In this instance, it was the Windows boot sector that had failed. For some reason, I had once also installed Linux on her PC, which would boot up when Windows would no longer. I was able to use Linux to transfer all her important files (including emails and years of contacts) to another machine in the nick of time, because the hard disk progressively failed more and more. That time she was lucky. Next time she won't be... 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Paul Shaffer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2007 08:24 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] [OT] please backup your PC Sometimes you can put the drive in a freezer for a while, then take it out and it might work for few minutes. Not an urban legend, it actually worked for a friend of mine. Depends on what's wrong with it of course. ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] what is 'unanticipated host error'?
It sounds like you have VAC on and a digital application running. I will get these errors if there is a mismatch between the VAC sample rate and mono/stereo settings and the digital application's settings. Hope this helps, 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: FireBrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FlexRadio List flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2007 12:59 Subject: [Flexradio] what is 'unanticipated host error'? Just started getting these while test the latest svns. I get them on start up, especially after changing sample rates. Sometimes it takes 2-3 start attempts to solve this. If I knew what they meant, maybe I could find/fix the problem. ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Capturing audio for website
Hi Jim, At the top left of the Wave File Controls window (which opens up when you click on WAV in PowerSDR) you will see the word Options (just above Playback). Click on that and it will open up the Wave Record Options you are looking for. Also, to play back a pre-recorded file you need to make sure that the radio's (sound card's) sample rate equals that of the recorded file. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Jim R [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2007 16:55 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Capturing audio for website Craig and group I am running 1.10.3 (not beta) and also switch to 1.10.4 svn (beta)1730 but cannot find the wave record options window as shown in the flex owner's manual v1.10.3 page 117 figure 126. This is the window for post processed/pre processed and sample rate selections. When I select Wave from the toolbar at the top, the wave files control window only gives the options of record or transmit gain and of course allows to add files then play them, although when I play a recorded file from the list, the radio does not transmit nor can I hear it. I dont see a selection on the mixer to select .wav as a transmit source. Can someone enlighten me on these points? Jim K5HY From: Craig Sande [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Dudley Hurry [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Capturing audio for website Date: Sun, 11 Nov 2007 10:59:48 -0800 Dudley, Thanks for your tips on using the 'Wave' function for recording and subsequent conversion to MP3 format. I followed your instructions and set the sample rate in PowerSDR Wave to 11025, post-processed receive audio, and pre-processed audio transmit. A 15-second recording of a SSB station resulted in a .wav file size of 1.24MB. I used Wavosaur (freeware) with the VST plug-in called lame_enc.dll (for MP3 conversion) and was able to compress the file to a 236 Kb 128 kbit/s MP3 file that sounded good. I will now start exploring different sample rates and MP3 conversion bit rates to find the best combination for audio quality to file size for my website. Thanks! 73, Craig, AE7I -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/2007/eb769d0d/attachment.html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Heil Hedset
Also, please note that the image in table 1 of the manual identifies the pins incorrectly. The numbering should be running counter-clockwise, not clockwise (i.e. 7-1, 6-2, etc). The pin-out (columns Pin# and Signal) is correct. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Tim Ellison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Richard Stouffer [EMAIL PROTECTED]; FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 08:13 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Heil Hedset Did you set the Mixer to use the Mic as the input source? -Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Stouffer Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2007 8:10 AM To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Heil Hedset OK, I'm stuck. I have a Heil ProSet (IC) headset and purchased their Yaesu 8 pin connector and push to talk pedal. Hooked everything up and nadda. I think I've done it the way the 5000A manual says to and followed the start-up instructions. I thought the Yaesu connector was pin for pin compatible with the 8 pin jack on the 5000A when rigged to the Proset ; is that correct? I also thought the ProSet would work- perhaps not. Any suggestions on where to start? Is the ProSet IC compatable? -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20071031/7a19f8ca/attachment.html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] I goofed something up
Hi Bill, Funny you mention it - it just happened to me for the first time ever this week. In fact on 2 occasions. I too use a foot pedal. I also noticed that concurrently the power switch will not switch the rig off anymore and had to resort to powering down the rig via the power supply. I'm starting to wonder if it is related to the latest version of the firmware (v 0.1.1.2) as that is about all I have changed. I have not tried to revert back to v 0.1.1.1. What version are you using? 73 de Joe - AB1DO Sent: Friday, October 26, 2007 10:29 Subject: [Flexradio] I goofed something up I can not key the 5K via the PTT Input on the back of the 5K. I'm sure I was able to before... I sometimes use a footswitch to hold ptt in while I'm sending cw in case I pause and don't want to switch to receive. the rig will key using Vox, Mox, and cw with break In enabled It is the same with either PWSDR version using Beta v1.10.3 or latest svn I do use vCom and have the PTT Control enabled with a virtual port cableing of com 9com4 what am I doing wrong? - Imagine, if you will, a world without hypothetical situations. - Bill H. in Chicagoland webcams at http://76.16.160.118:8080/ weather at http://hhweather.webhop.org ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Version number versus SVN
Hi Craig, If you downloaded the 1.10.3 release from the Flex website shortly after it was released, the Beta indicatrion and SVN number you are seeing in the title bar were an oversight in preparing 1.10.3 for release. Shortly after it was reported, a corrected 1.10.3 (i.e. without Beta and SVN number in title bar) was released. So if you'd like to get rid of it, redownloading 1.10.3 should take care of it. 73 de Joe - AB1DO Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 08:46 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Version number versus SVN Jim, There can be and usually are many SVN for a released version. This is not entirely correct. There is one and only one version of any *released* version of PowerSDR and a many sub-versions of the current beta code of PowerSDR. Everything else is 100% dead on. -Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim, W4ATK Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2007 6:51 AM To: Craig Sande; FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Version number versus SVN There can be and usually are many SVN for a released version. The versions are typically the latest official release. The SVNs are upgrades that are available for testing by the group. Items in the SVNs that check out well may be in the next official release (new version). 73s Jim, W4ATK -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Craig Sande Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2007 11:50 PM To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Version number versus SVN I have a Flex-5000A and am using what I believe to be the latest versions of the software: F5K Firewire Driver 3.0.0.70 F5K Firmware 0.1.1.2 PowerSDR 1.10.3 When I run Power SDR 1.10.3 I see FlexRadio Systems PowerSDR Beta v1.10.3 SVN:1606 at the top. While reading through the comments on this list, I often see a reference to various SVN's. In one recent post, there is mention of separate TX and RX buffer settings, which I don't see with my version. On the website, they list the latest versions which correspond to what I have downloaded, but the SVN is not mentioned. Does each PowerSDR version have one corresponding SVN, or can there be many SVN's per particular PowerSDR version. Any further information on the version schemes would be appreciated. Thanks, Craig, AE7I -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachment s/20 071024/6dcd1157/attachment.html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] FLEX-5000A Manual
Oops (wiping egg from face). Thanks for spotting - will correct. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Edward J White [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: SDR-1000 FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 17:21 Subject: [Flexradio] FLEX-5000A Manual Hi Gang Have found a problem with the FLEX-5000A Manual Version 1.10.0 All the pages in the table of Content are incorrect. Ed WA3BZT -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20071007/4e0400d6/attachment.html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] filter shape factor
Hi Guys, there is a trick to adjusting the frequency display to view the measurement results. When you have completed your measurement, click Start/Stop to stop PowerSDR (make sure you do your measurements with peak hold on to retain the filter measurement result). Then select a phone mode (USB, LSB, DSB) and higher filter value. E.g., suppose you want to measure a 500Hz CW filter. Perform the measurements with that filter selected, stop Power SDR and with PowerSDR still stopped, select USB (or LSB) and 2.3kHz say. The spectrum display will adjust its frequency to the newly selected filter settings, but the measurement results will still be retained. Hope this all makes sense. BTW, that is how I created the series of filter shapes in appendix A of the FLEX-5000 manual (also relevant for the SDR-1000). 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Dale Boresz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Christoph - HB9AJP [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2007 19:29 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] filter shape factor Hello Christoph, In this screenshot, you'll see the results of the setup that Bob described. http://www.hamsdr.com/personaldirectory.aspx?id=669 Regarding the ability to change the frequency axis in the spectrum display, it changes automatically as a function of the selected filter bandwidth, however, you do have a limited amount of control available in the Var 1 or Var 2 Filter mode, by playing with the Low and High frequency limits. Implementing the following settings should produce a display similar to that in the image referenced in the link above. On PowerSDR Setup form... -- Setup Tests [Signal Generator][Receive][Mode: Noise][Input] -- Setup Audio [Buffer Size: 512][Sample Rate: 48000] -- Setup DSP [Buffer Size: 4096] -- Setup DSP [Window: Blkharris] -- Setup Display [Spectrum Grid] Max: -40; Min: -170; Step: 10; Align: Left On PowerSDR... -- Display Mode is set to Spectrum, not Panadapter -- Display Mode Peak is selected -- The Var 1 filter is selected, and the values 500 and 2500 were entered into the Low and High filter corner frequency text boxes. Try playing around with the Setup DSP Buffer Size settings to see how they affect the shape factor. 73, Dale WA8SRA Christoph - HB9AJP wrote: How can you change the frequency axis in the spectrum display? I remember Gerald showing the filters with a very steep shape when demonstrating the filters of the SDR1000. He showed the filters in the way they are displayed in specifications, somehow like squares. 73, Chris HB9AJP Tom Thompson wrote: Bob, In April you wrote the following: We use Blackman-Harris windows for all the right reasons as the window in the filter design. We care about the ultimate out of band rejection, and this can only be accomplished by a (VERY SMALL) sacrifice in shape factor.These filters in their worst case, 192000 samples per second and DSP set to 512 sample buffers, BETTER than can be had with any traditional analog filtering system. This is easy for you to do yourself. Set display to spectrum. Set filter size. Go to Setup panel and test tab and turn on the noise generator and select input. This will run white noise into the receiver and you can measure the filter shape DIRECTLY and capture screen shots to demonstrate the filter shape. Frankly, we are just too covered up with other work to do this now. But it is easy to do. Bob I understand the directions, but I expected to see the noise spectrum follow the filter skirts instead of being flat across the panadapter. What am I missing here? Thanks 73, Tom W0IVJ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] power levels
Hi Rob, please, if you find anything on the manual, send it directly to me. I am the volunteer author of the manuals and I know that the SDR-1K manual is out of date, but there are only so many hours in a day that I can spend on this project - again as a volunteer. The FLEX-5K manual is pretty much ready, bar some minor fixes. I would still gladly appreciate as many people as possible proof reading it - which includes myself, BTW, but like others I am busy with something else for the moment. I know not many people have the FLEX-5K yet, but much of the PowerSDR chapters (chapters 3-5 and appendices A and B especially) is also pertinent to the SDR-1K (however, anything to do with sound cards and calibration, such as the PA is not covered, as the FLEX-5K requires neither sound card nor calibration). My next project is to update the SDR-1K manual, bar any interruption from the the FLEX-5000C being produced. However, that update should not take too long as it is my gut feeling that only the hardware setup would be slightly different (more deletion than addition) Not ideal, but such is the situation. In the mean time, please send any comments on manuals directly to me. Thanks for your patience, 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Rob Dennison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 00:52 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] power levels Thanks Bob, Now I understand... some times it takes a bit to get through this old head. I was thinking that drive meant drive in the old fashioned way. So if I calibrated 96 watts with 50% drive that's what I got operational! Moving over 50 would overdrive the amp! Seems like Drive ought to be labeled Power out or some such I know everybody is busy with the 5K documentation, but since PwrSDR is used by all fixing the manual would be good. Wonder if there's a location on the site to input fixes to the manual. Your writing was so clear. Thanks again, Rob ;o)~ AB7CF On Wed, 26 Sep 2007 00:23:27 -0400 Bob Menzies [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Rob I am going to try to simplify your problem. There are three power level setting in the council.I can see how they can be confusing. 1: Tune power.This is set at 10 watts by default.The reduced power level is enough to make swr readings and other ajustments.The tune button is on the main panel. 2: Pa cal target power.The amp is cal at full rated power of 100 watts into a dummy load. 3:Drive.This is the actual power level control while operating.You can ajust the output power level from 0 - 100 watts.This is were you reduce power output for am or digital modes. 1:can be found in the transmit tab.presets the tune level 2:can be found in the pa settings tab 3:This is a control on the main panel. These 3 settings are independant from each other and do not interact. I hope this helps. 73 Bob -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20070925/16729934/attachment.html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] G3UKB new API demo filter GUI
I too have been following Bob's progression from time to time and I think it is absolutely spectacular what he is doing (and I only understand a fraction of it!). As far as I can see Bob is and has been continously pushing the envelope in creating a tremendously versatile and flexible software environment for SDRs. I just don't know how you find the time to do it all Bob. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Ken N9VV [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flex-radio Reflector flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Monday, August 20, 2007 19:19 Subject: [Flexradio] G3UKB new API demo filter GUI Bob G3UKB has created a little demo of how to make a simple filter selection window using the new API that he has created for his ER-Link project: http://www.g3ukb.co.uk/api.html good work Bob, de ken n9vv ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] SV1424 CAVEAT LECTOR
Yo Bob, Yoo Da Man!! On my PC (see below) the CPU usage dropped from around 40% for 1422 to just above 20% for 1424, near 50% improvement! This was using SSB at 192kHz./Buffer 1024. At 96kHz/512 CPU usage averages around 14%. Just like being back on good ol' 1.8.0. No burps and tones etc on transitions between RX and TX: clean as a whistle as evidenced via the FLEX 5000 monitor. Love it, 73 de Joe - AB1DO Configuration: Dell Dimension 4700 /w 3GHz P4 HT + 1GB DDR2 SDRAM + XPHomeSP2 FLEX 5000 Beta Delta-44 + Break-out kit - Original Message - From: Roland ETIENNE [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Robert McGwier [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Flex Radio flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 15:41 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] SV1424 CAVEAT LECTOR Robert McGwier a écrit : When I realized that Eric had made a chk box (hidden) for full duplex, I realized that it would be easy for me to change the mode of operation of the sdr when full duplex is not in operation and have it work right when full duplex is selected. If we are NOT in full duplex, if the RX is in operation it is in PLAY mode and the TX is in PASS mode, the opposite is true for TX, the RX is placed into PASS and TX is PLAY. You can see this in the function chkMOX_CheckedChange2 where the DttSP threads have their operating modes changed. I am really hopeful we do not have to go back to switch mode use but if we do, we do. This could introduce ugliness on transitions from RX to TX and vice versa. I am looking for reports on this. You should see a significant decrease in CPU on ALL single core processors especially in SVN 1424. If there is ugliness, it will now be easy to use switch mode properly. PLEASE AGAIN, beware, save your 1422 or earlier version before you update to this. Bob N4HY Hi Bob, Outstanding!! the decrease on my system (Athlon 64 3000+) is in the order of 30 %, one hour ago my cpu usage was 50/55%, and now 15/25 % with svn 1424! Magic!! I don't need the dual core of my son anymore... Great job indeed, 73, Roland f8chk ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Flex RF gain versus traditional RF gain
Hi Edwin, The RF Gain is in fact no such thing but is identical to the Max Gain (dB) of the AGC (see Setup Form, DSP-AGC/ALC). As it intuitively acts like an RF Gain (for most people), it was decided to change the name of this control on the Front Console. As an aside, in the signal chain the AGC precedes the ANF NR, which is why even though the ANF kills the carrier, the AGC is still responding to the carrier and if this is much larger than the signal, the audio level of the signal itself reduces (significantly). I added a feature request a while ago that would have the ANF (and NR) act before the AGC to aleviate this problem. Still on the (back) burner, while Flex-5000 gets dealt with. I have also noticed that if the RF Gain is set too high, then with ANF (and/or NR) on, a clicking kind of audio starts to emerge, which can be avoided by adjusting down the RF Gain. Not quite sure what's going on there: either the ANF/NR routines don't like the non-linear behavior of the AGC, or they are being overloaded. Either way, it's only a minor hassle. Hope this helps. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Edwin Marzan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2007 11:52 Subject: [Flexradio] Flex RF gain versus traditional RF gain Greetings All, I've recently been introduced to the world of 80 meters via my new 40/80 meter dipole and was astounded to find out how many hams are using Flex-Radios. Last night I was listening to a conversation among several Flexers trying to help new Flexer set his RF gain. He complained that it didn't work like his RF gain on his other radios as he was expecting the Panadapter display to show a uniform decrease or increase in signals as he adjusted the control. The last time I asked a question about the RF Gain and AGC I was referred to a whitepaper on the subject that was quite deep. As I listened to the Flexers struggling to explain the difference they kept stressing that the Flex RF gain is digital and that's why it's different, don't expect it to work like your analog RF gain. While that is sort of true it doesn't really explain what is going on. I use my RF gain to get rid of the loud noise level on 80 meters without affecting the volume of the stronger stations and it works superbly. I was hoping someone could shed some light on the subject so that the next time this comes up I could explain it to everyone's satisfaction. Edwin Marzan AB2VW _ Picture this - share your photos and you could win big! http://www.GETREALPhotoContest.com?ocid=TXT_TAGHMloc=us ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] WinDRM
James, Make sure that the VAC sample rate is set to 48000 mono. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: James T. Rogers, W4ATK [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FlexRadio List flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 19:35 Subject: [Flexradio] WinDRM Is anyone running WinDRM? When I start winDRM I get an un- anticipated host error from Port Audio. My setup is conventional VAC. SDR-1000 : Virtual Cable 1 In, Virtual Cable 2 Out. WinDRM Virtual Cable 1 Out, Virtual Cable 2 In. I suspect it may be sampling rate discrepancy, but WinDRM does not allow selection of different sampling rates it seems. Jim, W4ATK ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] N8VB Com
Alternatively, you can get it on the flex-radio site from the downloads page. The direct link to the most recent version of the vCom Installer is http://support.flex-radio.com/Downloads.aspx?id=56 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 08:54 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] N8VB Com I assume you're looking for the vCom installer... Scroll a bit further down to the text below the Download button - there is a link in the text: Latest Virtual Com Port Driver Build - build 226 - Source and Binary That appears to work. Pete, N3EVL -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] radio.biz] On Behalf Of Harold Aaron Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2007 8:44 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] N8VB Com Anyone know where to download B8VB other than link: http://www.philcovington.com/SDR.html... Clicking download has no affect. Thanks, Harold KI4MF -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex- radio.biz/attachments/20070607/92d4bcad/attachment.html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
[Flexradio] SVN 1160 - NR and ANF don't work?
Hi all, I have been thoroughly enjoying the latest SVN updates and the rapid improvements. However, in the latest SVN I find that the Block LMS NR seems to do nothing and the ANF seems to work like a NR on steroids, i.e. a large attenuator (nothing gets through anymore). I am using the Delta-44 at 96ksps (also tested 48k, with same result) and started with a new database to accept the new block LMS settings. I know there was a comment in the SVN log that length increase needed to make the LMS routines perform correctly has not been done. I don't know if this is the issue and that it is just an intermediary stage of work in progress, or if something else is going on. Anyone else noticed this? 73 de Joe - AB1DO -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20070430/7bf00e91/attachment.html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] ANF
Hi Bob, Pete, On start-up I too have found that ANF and NR both start as if Block LMS is DISABLED, irrespective of whether it is selected or not. Only after unchecking and rechecking will Block LMS be activated. This behavior occurs in both the official 1.8.0 release and in the SDR-X SVNs. Neither starting with a clean database, nor doing a complete reinstall changes this. Hope this helps. Let me know if you want me to report to the bug-tracker. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Robert McGwier [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: n3evl [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: 'Flexradio' flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 19:51 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] ANF It is a good carrier and the behavior of the controls is now what it always should have been. Only gain impacts Block LMS so it makes no sense to have these enabled for block LMS. Bob 'n3evl wrote: FYI, the carrier that was the subject of the previously mentioned tests was in fact a spur that disappears when Spur Reduction is turned OFF. I have no idea if a locally generated spur is a good approximation of an interfering carrier! Pete - Original Message - From: n3evl [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Robert McGwier [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Larry Taft [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: 'Flexradio' flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 7:29 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] ANF I ran a few tests with ANF while listening to 60m Ch2 this evening: 1) Playing around with the various settings in the setup panel (Taps, Delay, Gain) had no effect on the carrier present in the passband. Note that Block LMS was ON. 2) On turning Block LMS OFF, the carrier's audio comtribution is pretty well suppressed; the remaining SSB audio is somewhat distorted with Taps, Delay, and Gain at the default settins of 65, 50, 25 respectively. 3) I noticed that when I now toggle Block LMS ON, the Taps and Delay controls are disabled. Toggling Block LMS OFF enables them again. This was not the initial state when I first displayed the setup dialog - all three were enabled with Block LMS enabled. So, it would appear that a) the Block LMS feature might be misbehaving and b) there is a UI issue with initial enable/disable of controls based on the current Block LMS state. These tests were performed with SDR-X SVN:1145 Pete, N3EVL -- AMSAT Director and VP Engineering. Member: ARRL, AMSAT-DL, TAPR, Packrats, NJQRP, QRP ARCI, QCWA, FRC. ARRL SDR WG Chair Taking fun as simply fun and earnestness in earnest shows how thoroughly thou none of the two discernest. - Piet Hine ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] IZ8BLY Stream and Hellschreiber
Hi Brian, the unanticipated Host error often relates to mismatched sampling rates. Make sure the sampling rate and mono/stereo settings in VAC (through PowerSDR)and your digital software are the same. Some digital software (HamPal, eg) will only accept stereo 48kB/s. Hope this helps, 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: n5ba [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flex-radio Reflector flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 19:08 Subject: [Flexradio] IZ8BLY Stream and Hellschreiber I can't get either to work. I get a Can't open Audio Device I saw N4HY's comments from last year, open VAC first. Now I don't get the message, but I don't see anything either. I also get a Unanticipated Host Error when I go to DIGU with these programs. I get the same on WinWarbler if I try to copy RTTY and go to DIGL. Running VAC 3.12. Any help is appreciated. Brian N5BA ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] HELP RTTY without VAC!!!
Hi Guys, Actually, there might be a better way to do it. In PowerSDR go to SetUpGeneralOptions. At the bottom left you will find the section labeled Click Tune Offsets. The default setting is 2210, which is half way between the Mark and Space frequencies, assuming a Mark-Space difference of 170Hz. Hope this helps, 73 de Joe de Groot - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Dudley Hurry [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mark Mumaw [EMAIL PROTECTED]; FlexRadio reflector flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 10:19 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] HELP RTTY without VAC!!! Mark, I've been thinking about the 2125 off set, couldn't you use the xit and rit to manually set the frequency off sets? That would put you on the correct side of center frequency. 73 WA5QPZ Dudley At 06:04 PM 3/17/2007, Mark Mumaw wrote: Mike, Certainly one solution would be to move PowerSDR to my main computer. I have a lot running on my main machine but I'm sure with adding extra monitors to this machine it would work. A minor problem is the way Shuttle PRO looses focus. There are several reason I put the SDR-1000 on a dedicated computer. First, I have plans to use the SDR-1000 remotely and I don't want to leave my main computer up all the time unattended. Since I had an extra throw away computer I dedicated it to the SDR. Secondly, sometimes when chasing DX split, I need two RTTY decoders running. One for the DX station, and the other to search for the station he is working. I'm looking for a better solution for this. Can VAC send the left channel to one application and the Right channel to another When I use the 7800, I set its built-in decoder to the SubRx. Now that I know that the high audio drive requirement is normal when using DIGL, that problem is solved. Now if I can get the SDR to use the Mark freq instead of the Carrier freq, then it would be the near perfect RTTY rig. It is a standard RTTY convention to display and spot the Mark freq. I haven't found a way to get Logic 8 to convert carrier freq to Mark freq. when setting the rig to a Spot from the DX Cluster. It is very inconvient to set to the spot and then have to retune the SDR 2125 hz. 73 Mark NU6x -Original Message- From: W5CUL [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 9:16 AM To: 'Mark Mumaw' Subject: RE: [Flexradio] HELP RTTY without VAC!!! Mark, Please do not take this the wrong way! But after reading all of the posts and your frustrations, I have to ask, for my own curiosity, why the insistence upon two computers? I know you said that you are using one computer for all of your other rigs to include your logging software, and the other for the SDR. Why not combine all of that functionality into one computer? Most of the logging databases out there support movement of all applicable data from one system to the next. And configuration files for various Ham software applications can be copied and moved over to another system as well. Using one computer to drive another to drive your Flexradio is always going to be difficult, and trouble laden. If it is a matter of serial I/O ports, you could always obtain a switch box to move command and control from one rig to another. I am just bewildered about the posts, and looking for some insight on any benefits from using two computers. Thank you, Mike W5CUL -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mark Mumaw Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2007 10:32 AM To: 'Ken N9VV'; FlexRadio reflector Subject: Re: [Flexradio] HELP RTTY without VAC!!! Ken, I have no problem when I use VAC and RTTY decoding software all on the same computer as PowerSDR. My problem is that I run Logging/Contesting/RTTY software on a separate computer which can be switched among several different rigs. 73 Mark NU6X ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/
[Flexradio] single line-in/line-out cable
Hi gang, mulling over some ways to reduce the number of SDR-1000 interconnect cables here and I was wondering if a single 4 lead shielded cable could be used to replace the two I/Q cables between the SDR-1000 and the sound card. The four leads would be connected in pairs to a pair of 1/8 audio connectors either side, with the shield connected to only one connector pair (say To Line In). That way there would only be one ground connection and one cable. I don't think there would be an issue concerning running both the line-in and line-out wires in one cable as they are never used together anyway (one is transmit, the other receive). I also don't think there would be an issue of cross-talk between tip and ring (most 1/8 audio cables are twin leads within a single shield and if I'm not mistaken, the 15-pin Delta-44 cable runs all leads within a single shield), but I may be wrong on that one. Comments anyone? 73 de Joe - AB1DO -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20070220/6f05e3e1/attachment.html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] single line-in/line-out cable
Tim, I have been wondering about CAT5-E for audio. But don't you need balanced audio for that? The FA-66 has balanced in/out avaliable and the Delta-44 quasi balanced, but what about the SDR-1000 - it's unbalanced. Not looking to add a bunch of transformers to get from balanced to unbalanced. Joe - Original Message - From: Tim Ellison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Joe - AB1DO [EMAIL PROTECTED]; FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 16:26 Subject: RE: [Flexradio] single line-in/line-out cable Use shielded CAT5-E The individual twisted pairs make a perfect noise free conductor. Connect the shield at the sound card end and you have a balanced audio connection. Very little crosstalk at AF frequencies. -Tim - Integrated Technical Services -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe - AB1DO Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 4:13 PM To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] single line-in/line-out cable Hi gang, mulling over some ways to reduce the number of SDR-1000 interconnect cables here and I was wondering if a single 4 lead shielded cable could be used to replace the two I/Q cables between the SDR-1000 and the sound card. The four leads would be connected in pairs to a pair of 1/8 audio connectors either side, with the shield connected to only one connector pair (say To Line In). That way there would only be one ground connection and one cable. I don't think there would be an issue concerning running both the line-in and line-out wires in one cable as they are never used together anyway (one is transmit, the other receive). I also don't think there would be an issue of cross-talk between tip and ring (most 1/8 audio cables are twin leads within a single shield and if I'm not mistaken, the 15-pin Delta-44 cable runs all leads within a single shield), but I may be wrong on that one. Comments anyone? 73 de Joe - AB1DO -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachment s/20070220/6f05e3e1/attachment.html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] single line-in/line-out cable
Hi Brian, True, but you're still left with 4 audio lines, albeit much shorter, from the board to the relevant board in the stack (sorry can't remember off the top of my head which one that is). Also, one of the issues with the original break-out box was that the connector enclosure shield, which is connected to the PC case through the Delta-44 cable shield, was connected through to the SDR-1000. The interface board allowed this connection to be broken. Mounting the interface board as KM0T did, directly connects it again to the SDR-1000 ground. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: ZPO [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Joe - AB1DO [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 18:21 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] single line-in/line-out cable Joe, How about the KM0T ( http://www.km0t.com/pages/sdr.htm ) method of putting a Delta44 interface board inside the SDR1000 case? That cuts it down to 1 cable for the audio. 73 N5VFF/YI9VFF - Brian On 2/21/07, Joe - AB1DO [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Tim, I have been wondering about CAT5-E for audio. But don't you need balanced audio for that? The FA-66 has balanced in/out avaliable and the Delta-44 quasi balanced, but what about the SDR-1000 - it's unbalanced. Not looking to add a bunch of transformers to get from balanced to unbalanced. Joe - Original Message - From: Tim Ellison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Joe - AB1DO [EMAIL PROTECTED]; FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 16:26 Subject: RE: [Flexradio] single line-in/line-out cable Use shielded CAT5-E The individual twisted pairs make a perfect noise free conductor. Connect the shield at the sound card end and you have a balanced audio connection. Very little crosstalk at AF frequencies. -Tim - Integrated Technical Services -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joe - AB1DO Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 4:13 PM To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] single line-in/line-out cable Hi gang, mulling over some ways to reduce the number of SDR-1000 interconnect cables here and I was wondering if a single 4 lead shielded cable could be used to replace the two I/Q cables between the SDR-1000 and the sound card. The four leads would be connected in pairs to a pair of 1/8 audio connectors either side, with the shield connected to only one connector pair (say To Line In). That way there would only be one ground connection and one cable. I don't think there would be an issue concerning running both the line-in and line-out wires in one cable as they are never used together anyway (one is transmit, the other receive). I also don't think there would be an issue of cross-talk between tip and ring (most 1/8 audio cables are twin leads within a single shield and if I'm not mistaken, the 15-pin Delta-44 cable runs all leads within a single shield), but I may be wrong on that one. Comments anyone? 73 de Joe - AB1DO -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachment s/20070220/6f05e3e1/attachment.html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Transmit image calibration
Chas, It may be me (and as the editor I'll admit to not being impartial ;-), but there is an adobe bookmark as well as a specific table of contents entry directly pointing directly to the transmit image rejection section on page 91. If you can't find it easily amongst the numerous bookmarks, then open the manual and hit ctrl-F to open the find box. Just for kicks I entered transmit image and clicked Find, which led me to a reference on page 36. Click Next and I'm on the page 91. Hardly hidden. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Charles Greene [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 08:54 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Transmit image calibration Mark, I found this to be true also, and I got the same results with the search engine. I don't know if it searches the manual either, but the details are pretty well hidden in the manual too, unless of course, you are really familiar with the manual. Several pointed out where you could find it in the manual, and now I can add notes in the manual as to where it is. 73, Chas W1CG At 12:13 PM 2/13/2007, Mark Amos wrote: I hate to ask the list, but the KB search engine has beat me again. I'm not used to having this kind of search problem... I can find anything with Google, but my head is just not in the right place to use the KB effectively for some reason. I've been looking for the transmit image rejection process - I'm sure I've seen someone point to a KB article on this, but searching on these terms, yields no good results: TX imagetransmit rejectiontransmit imageimage rejectionimage calibrationtransmit image calibrationtransmit image rejectionTX image rejectionTX calibrationTX image calibrationTX image reductiontransmit image reduction So, I'm hoping someone on the list can: 1.) point me to the documented procedure for setting transmit image rejection parameters and 2.) give me some guidance as to what search arguments I should have used to find this. Thanks, in advance, and sorry for using the bandwidth for this lame request. Mark -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20070213/a4c40151/attachment.html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Digital SSTV
Hank, I have used both HamPal and WinDRM with the SDR using VAC without any problems. Also checkout the KB article http://kb.flex-radio.com/article.aspx?id=10071 . Although this article focuses more on digital voice, it does explain various settings. WindDRM will receive and transmit text, images and voice. Hope this helps, 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Hank Wolfla [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Tim Ellison' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Flex-radio Reflector' flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Saturday, February 03, 2007 15:21 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Digital SSTV Has any one found a digital SSTV program that will run with VAC and the SDR-1000? The analog software works very well, but I have not been able to find any digital SSTV software that will run with VAC. Thanks for any help you might be able to provide. 73, Hank K9LZJ Hank Wolfla [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.432 / Virus Database: 268.17.21/665 - Release Date: 2/2/2007 11:39 PM ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/
[Flexradio] Block LMS issue and Squelch slider mouse pointer
Hi guys, When I start up PowerSDR SVN xxx I notice that initially Block LMS for NR and ANF is not active, despite their being checked on the setup form (eg as is apparant with NR and ANF not working together with BIN). If I uncheck and recheck Block LMS, it does become active. Just to be sure, I tried with a new database, but the same thing happens, so its not a database issue. I regularly update SVN (currently 861) by right clicking on the desktop icon. Am I doing something wrong in the update? I also notice that when hovering over the SQL, Gate and VOX slider the mouse becomes a cross hair, whereas it doesn't for any of the other sliders.Is this a bug or is there a deaper meaning? 73 de Joe - AB1DO Configuration: Dell Dimension 4700 /w 3GHz P4 HT + 1GB DDR2 SDRAM + Intel 915G Express + XPHomeSP2 SDR-1000 + RFE + 100W PA Edirol FA-66 -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20070201/b8327e6e/attachment.html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] CPU load for new versions?
Hi Jon, I can tell you there is no difference in my CPU load between 1.6.3 and 1.8.0, or the latest SVN. Actually, the fascinating thing about the Flex programmers is that they keep adding features while from time to time reducing CPU load! Anyway, I would just try it. If it works, great. If not, you just revert back to 1.6.3. Let us know how it goes. Good luck, 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: K6JEK [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FlexRadio Reflector flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 12:48 Subject: [Flexradio] CPU load for new versions? I've been using 1.6.3 beta with an old hand-me-down laptop. It works fine. But I'm getting tempted by all the talk about the new fancy waterfall display. Will newer versions sink my poor old 1GHz Opteron? Have any of you noticed a change in CPU % as you've marched along the upgrade path? Jon ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Computer requirements
If you need to replace a machine now and want/need Windows then go with XP: it is a well tested and understood environment with all drivers readily available. Personally I would avoid Vista like the plague for the next few years. Let others iron out the bugs and deal with the hassles of driver availability. Just cause its newer, doesn't mean its better. My 2 cts worth. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Mike King - KM0T [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'FlexRadio Mailing List' FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 08:41 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Computer requirements For what its worth, I run XP Media Center 2005 on one of my SDR computers. It is a old dual core 2.8 GHz. (Dell XPS 400). I run an internal Delta 44 sound card for SDR-1000, and use the on board sound card for music, tv card, movies, etc. It all works fine here. 73 Mike - KM0T Snip-- I was also advised by Flexradio to use Windows XP Pro or Home Edition, but to avoid XP Media. ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Panadapter not centered at 0.5x
Hi Stig, You can find the explanation in the manual on pages 51 (chapter 7) and 182 (chapter 11). Hope this helps 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Stig Rasmussen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 17:41 Subject: [Flexradio] Panadapter not centered at 0.5x Hello, I'm sorry if this has been up before, and it probably has Is there a good reason for why the carrier poit is centered in 1x, 2x and 4x but NOT in 0,5x zoom?? (This is now, up to SVN854.) 73's LA4WAA - Stig -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20070129/2a08d1dd/attachment.html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Spur on AM
Jeff, fascinating. I tried it here also and indeed the hump is all but gone using the RS 270-054 on line-in. Now I always thought that only a high spec audio isolator (as in handles way above audible frequencies well) would work on the input given the I/Q spectrum is about 90kHz wide at a sampling rate of 96kb/s (I am using the Delta-44). But I closely compared the panadapter with and without the isolator and I see no difference other than the DC hump. What am I missing? 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Jeff Anderson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 18:18 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] spam: Spur on AM Unfortunately I seem to have deleted the appropriate message, but I want to thank whoever recommended the idea of eliminating the displayed IF hump by putting the ground-loop isolator in the Line-In path. What a brilliant idea - it works wonderfully. Many thanks!! With my Delta 44 the hump is down about 20 dB, and is now (when viewed at 7 MHz) at a level lower than my usual ambient noise level when an antenna is connected. Thanks again! - Jeff, K6JCA (Note: if you purchase the Radio Shack unit (SKU 270-054), you'll also need to purchase an additional adapter cable (female stereo 3/8 jack to dual RCA plugs, if I recall correctly).) ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Spur on AM
Bob, yes, I did need to redo an image reject calibration. But after that, the result was as stated. 73 de Joe - AB1DO Bob N4HY wrote: Are you guys saying that you did not need to change the IQ balance settings at all? Amazing. Bob N4HY Joe - AB1DO wrote: Jeff, fascinating. I tried it here also and indeed the hump is all but gone using the RS 270-054 on line-in. Now I always thought that only a high spec audio isolator (as in handles way above audible frequencies well) would work on the input given the I/Q spectrum is about 90kHz wide at a sampling rate of 96kb/s (I am using the Delta-44). But I closely compared the panadapter with and without the isolator and I see no difference other than the DC hump. What am I missing? 73 de Joe - AB1DO ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] spam: SVN828
How about deca (da)? Groeten, Joe - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Jim Lux [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Bob Tracy [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; FlexRadio FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2007 13:43 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] spam: SVN828 And n nano c centi d deci I must missing some ;-) age??? groeten Peter petervn(a)hetnet.nl mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ; pa0pvn(a)hetnet.nl mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ; pa0pvn(a)gmail.com ; pa0pvn(a)amsat.org . Van: Jim Lux [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Verzonden: wo 17-1-2007 15:11 Aan: Bob Tracy; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; FlexRadio Onderwerp: Re: [Flexradio] spam: SVN828 At 06:05 PM 1/16/2007, Bob Tracy wrote: You guys have to pardon the older generation. Back when the terminology change was made from cycles to Hertz it was common to use lower case for the multiplier. Some habits are hard to break. The prefixes aren't consistent anyway. h (hecto) and k (kilo) are lower case, M, G, T are uppercase. m is lower case, mu is lower case (and a different symbol set to boot), p and f are both lower case. Jim -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20070117/67c7bae6/attachment.html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] n1mm CW and SDR
Doug, I may be way off base here, but I think what you are looking for may well be outlined in the manual v1.8.0 in chapter 10: Operation, the sections CW Transmission Operation and especially Digital Mode Operation, pages 156 and 161. Also, take a look at the KB article http://kb.flex-radio.com/article.aspx?id=10306 . Make sure you set both the Primary and Secondary Connections correctly (PowerSDR Setup Form DSP Keyer Tab) and that you have the PTT and Key lines set up identically in both the PowerSDR Keyer and MixW. Hope this helps, 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Douglas Shock [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 00:31 Subject: [Flexradio] n1mm CW and SDR OK, I have mixw and mmtty working fb now. However, time to send the Orion II in so I thought I would get setup for the upcoming CW contest. my virtual comm ports are radio 5-6 VAC 7-8 I have the rig control working but keep getting errors when trying to tx cw. Says I need to setup the port. Anyone managed to get through this yet? Thanks for any help you might have to offer Doug / K0ZU -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20070111/d076cbf2/attachment.html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Higher sampling rates yeilds improved sensitivity?
Ahem...it was Dan Tayloe who pointed it out, I'm just the simple lab rat following directions ;-) BTW, I'm a little confused about the need for a generator - I used nothing more than a PC running PowerSDR with the appropriate sound card selected (in my case a Delta-44) - no generator here. 73 de Joe - AB1DO snip If this phenomenon that Joe is pointing out is correct, it is interesting. Again, I am just swamped so though the generator is down in the lab, I haven't the time to go get it to hook it up. Bob N4HY ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Poor Audio Connections producing DSSB
Dave, Some people tie wrap the audio connections to the parallel connector cable comming from the SDR-1000 to avoid them being pulled loose. If you're a little more adventurous, you might want to check out Mike King's website www.km0t.com . He moved the modified Delta-44 break-out board inside the SDR-1000, making the 15-pin d-sub connector the audio connector. As the break-out board does nothing more than filter and pass on all the audio connections (as well as add flexibility on grounding), the 15-pin connector can also be used to hook up to other sound cards. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2007 06:51 Subject: [Flexradio] Poor Audio Connections producing DSSB ZS6AVM Wrote: I've had this issue crop-up a few times now, the SDr transmits in DSSB when in SSB mode Seems as though the audio connects on the back of the SDR Box do not make good contact After un-plugging and re-plugging the audio connections, the problem disappears Its seems to cop-up every so often Apart form had wiring the audio cables to the SDr Box, is there an easy fix for this problem, one which will ensure that the connections remain good ? Best regards Dave ZS6AVM ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] init of LMS filters
Bob, Nice of you to give me the credit for the find in the SVN log at 825, but it was actually another Joe - Joe Levy ;-) 73 de Joe de Groot - AB1DO N4HY wrote: Correct. Fixed in 825 joe levy wrote: Hi all In versions after 1.8 (ie 1.9 betas)I get a strange behaviour of the NR and Notch filters, they behave like the old filters and not LMS although LMS is checked in the setup. (I verify it by going to BIN and hearing the tone and/or noise come back up) If I DEselect the LMS and REselect it, everything runs ok until I close the program and restart it!! Can you verify it? 73 de Joe ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Higher sampling rates yeilds improved sensitivity?
Dan, just out of curiosity I performed the following experiment: Using PowerSDR1.9.0 SVN821 Scound card is a Delta-44 Disconnected the Delta-44 cable at the break-out box, thus disconnecting the hardware Preamp set to Med Measured the noise floor in a 500Hz filter. To stabilize the digital signal meter, I set it to average over a period of 3 seconds. Result: At a sample rate of 48kB/s, the noise floor measured -130.5dBm At a sample rate of 96kB/s the noise floor measured -132.5dBm That would indicate an improvement of around 2dB in sensitivity, though not quite the 3dB you predicted. I cannot test 192kB/s (yet). Hope this helps, 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Tayloe Dan-P26412 [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 15:16 Subject: [Flexradio] Higher sampling rates yeilds improved sensitivity? I was thinking about the coding gain that we are currently using when we sample at 48K samples per second, but only use a 500 Hz bandwidth. This reduction in bandwidth results in (I think) ~ 20 db of gain, which is essentially a sensitivity improvement. The question that I was wondering was if increasing the sampling rate from 48K to 192K gives me another 6 db of sound card sensitivity improvement. Moving to 4x more over sampling of the desired signal (48K - 192K) is should give the same result as adding bits to the A/D converter. This is the basis that Phil is using in his very fast RF A/D converter receiver. The effective 15 bits of his A/D converter gives 90 db of dynamic range (20*log(2^15)), while moving from a sampling rate of 65 (?) MHz down to 3 KHz gives a coding gain of 43 db (10*log(65e6/3000)). For a total of 133 db of dynamic range. I guess that since there needs to be at least two samples for the highest frequency, the coding gain is really 3 db less (10*log((65e6/2)/3000)) for 130 db of gain. Has anyone noticed this sensitivity gain on your faster sound cards? With the sound card connected to your SDR receiver, but with the SDR receiver hardware turned off, you ought to be able to measure the noise floor of your sound card and see if that noise floor decreases as the sampling rate is increased from 48K to 96K to 192K. I have not seen anyone comment on this, so I was wondering if any of you see it happen in practice. I know that as the sampling rate of an A/D converter is raised, the internally generated digital noise also increases, and that this effect can offset the gains to some degree. If true, it seems like another good excuse to go to a faster converter. - Dan, N7VE ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Desensing of signal by AGC due to carrier?
Dale, I have no issue with the ANF - it works superb. And I agree that an extension with manually tunable NFs would also have merrit. I'm just wondering if it is at all possible to have the ANF work before the AGC (Forgive me if I'm totally off base here as I have no idea what the current processing order is or even if it would make sense). That way, the AGC would work on the signal after the carrier has been filtered out and (most likely) leave the SSB signal alone. I understand that I can manually correct for it by turning AGC off and adjusting RF/AF, but that's several controls to manipulate, which all would need to be readjusted again when the carrier itself disappears. Just wondering if it could be avoided in the first place. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Dale Boresz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Joe - AB1DO [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 22:46 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Desensing of signal by AGC due to carrier? Joe, I think the ANF only operates in the audio path after the AGC, so it doesn't actually eliminate the carrier from within the passband of the filter, although it does remove it from the audio output of the radio. However, a tunable, adjustable-width notch filter would solve this. About a year ago, another Flexer came up with a great concept, and unfortunately I do not remember who it was, although I remember his idea and terminology. His idea was to have the ability to slide a notch filter from either the left or right side of the panadapter display, and place it on top of an offending carrier. In fact, he used the analogy of having a 'quiver' of these notch filters available so that multiple notches could be implemented simply by dragging them into position. A great idea, in my opinion, and one which cw op's would also find useful, particularly those of us who prefer to use wider filter settings where the NR is more effective. 73, Dale WA8SRA Joe - AB1DO wrote: Hi all, I have noticed that when someone is tuning on top of a SSB signal, the strong carrier causes the AGC to cut down the volume, thus rendering a weak SSB signal all but inaudible. This is what I would expect, I guess However, when I activate ANF (Block LMS), the carrier's effect is killed, but the AGC keeps limiting the audio of the weak SSB signal, thus still rendering it barely audible. When the carrier itself disappears, the AGC increases audio again. Do others experience the same? Am I overlooking something, some setting? Can anything be done about this? Thanks for any help, 73 de Joe - AB1DO Configuration: Dell Dimension 4700 /w 3GHz P4 HT + 1GB DDR2 SDRAM + Intel 915G Express + XPHomeSP2 SDR-1000 + RFE + 100W PA Delta-44 + Break-out kit -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20070107/f310a4b6/attachment.html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Transmit euqalizer + Gate causes lock-up in SVN821
José , I too use the UB802, so it is not a really big issue for me, although I do like to use the 160Hz notch filter. As several users have not reported the same issue, I'm reaching the conclusion it must be something in my setup. Still open to suggestions as to what it might be. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: José Dumoulin [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 01:52 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Transmit euqalizer + Gate causes lock-up in SVN821 Hi Joe I generally do not use the equalizer as I have a Behringer UB802. I put it in service for testing. I did not observe any of the symptom you described. 73, José - F5JD Joe - AB1DO a écrit : Hi All, Using SVN 821 and I have noticed that when trying to use both the transmit equalizer and the noise gate, PowerSDR will not transmit any audio at all in SSB. Lowering the Gate value does not change anything. The panadapter freezes, cpu processing shoots up to for me an unprecedented 85-90% (usually around 20% when transmitting audio) and no audio is transmitted. PowerSDR itself does not lock up. No other DSP or other processing of any kind is used. If I disable either the Gate or the Transmit Equalizer, there is no problem, i.e. I can use either separately but not both together. Is anyone else experiencing this? Or is there something I'm possibly overlooking? Thanks, 73 de Joe - AB1DO Configuration: Dell Dimension 4700 /w 3GHz P4 HT + 1GB DDR2 SDRAM + Intel 915G Express + XPHomeSP2 SDR-1000 + RFE + 100W PA Delta-44 + Break-out kit -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20070107/76347ffa/attachment.html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Transmit euqalizer + Gate causes lock-up in SVN821
Edwin, Nice to know I'm not alone. (Others have also contacted me privately with the same issue). Interesting is also that we are both using 3GHz Pentium Processors with 1GB of RAM and a Delta 44. Don't know if that is relevant, just an observation. In the mean time I have done some more experimenting. First I started with a clean database, just to make sure I had the default settings. I then adjusted the Gate setting such that enviromental noise was blocked (around -23 here). As I was doing so, I immediately noticed that the moment the Gate is closed (blocks), CPU% increases. Without EQ on, the increase is small however, only some 5-10%. The problem only occurs when both Gate and EQ are on and the Gate is closed (blocking environmental noise). The CPU% then jumps to 70-80%. Speaking in the mic, the Gate opens after a delay at best, but usually not at all. Sometimes, on the first over, everything will work OK, but on subsequent overs there is either a long delay or no audio transmission whatsoever. All information before the Gate opens is lost. Once (and if) the Gate is open due to audio in the mic, CPU% immediately drops to the usual 20% or so on transmission. The closed Gate (in conjunction with the EQ) seems to cause the problem. The problem occurs in both 1.8.0 and 1.9.0SVN821. Adjusting the audio and especially the DSP buffers makes a difference. Lowering the DSP buffer from 4096 to 1024 cuts the first syllable as opposed to no audio getting through at all (monitoring with a secind receiver). Without EQ on, the Gate will open immediately no matter what the buffer settings and all of the audio gets through to to the second receiver. My process priority is High. Adjusting this down makes no difference (as I would expect). I have not tried the Real Time setting yet. Hope this helps resolve the issue, or helps someone point out what I need to adjust to make Gate and EQ work together. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Edwin Marzan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 13:58 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Transmit euqalizer + Gate causes lock-up in SVN821 Joe, Using the official latest realease 1.8.0, when I use the equalizer and the noise gate I notice that CPU cycles shoot up and PowerSDR slows down dramatically. The ptt is sluggish in both directions. Turn off the noise gate and the response is back to its normal zippy self. I'm using an HP Media Center PC with 3.0Gig Pentium Processor, a gig of RAM and a Delta 44 Sound Card. Our symptoms are not exactly the same but there is definitely something going on that puts a drain on our systems when the equalizer and noise gate are used together. Edwin Marzan AB2VW ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Transmit euqalizer + Gate causes lock-up in SVN821
Edwin, Nice to know I'm not alone. Others have contacted me privately with the same issue also. In the mean time I have done some further experimenting. I have checked both 1.8.0 and 1.9.0SVN821 - there is no difference. Also I have started with a clean database, just in case, again no difference. It is very clear that the issue occurs only when both Gate and Transmit EQ (did not check RX EQ) are enabled. In that case, when starting the transmission with a closed Gate, the CPU% shoots up to 80-90%. If and when the Gate opens, CPU% immediately drops to the usual 20% or so on voice transmission. Sometimes the Gate will open after a delay, other times not at all (see below). All information prior to the Gate opening is lost (monitoring with a second receiver). A higher audio buffer and especially a lower DSP buffer will make a difference: with audio buffer=512 and DSP buffer=4096 the Gate will not open on transmission. With audio buffer=2048 and DSP buffer=1024, the Gate will open after a delay, cutting off the first syllable at best. Changing the sound card sampling rate makes no difference. Lowering the system priority from High (my usual setting) makes no difference, it doesn't get worse. Hope this helps resolve this issue. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Edwin Marzan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 13:58 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Transmit euqalizer + Gate causes lock-up in SVN821 Joe, Using the official latest realease 1.8.0, when I use the equalizer and the noise gate I notice that CPU cycles shoot up and PowerSDR slows down dramatically. The ptt is sluggish in both directions. Turn off the noise gate and the response is back to its normal zippy self. I'm using an HP Media Center PC with 3.0Gig Pentium Processor, a gig of RAM and a Delta 44 Sound Card. Our symptoms are not exactly the same but there is definitely something going on that puts a drain on our systems when the equalizer and noise gate are used together. Edwin Marzan AB2VW ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/
[Flexradio] Apologies for second message
Sorry for the second message, but on sending the first one Outlook Express crashed and I had no record of it being it sent. However, lo and behold, to my surprise it turns up on the Reflector. Sorry for taking up the extra bandwidth. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Joe - AB1DO [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 16:44 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Transmit euqalizer + Gate causes lock-up in SVN821 Edwin, Nice to know I'm not alone. Others have contacted me privately with the same issue also. In the mean time I have done some further experimenting. I have checked both 1.8.0 and 1.9.0SVN821 - there is no difference. Also I have started with a clean database, just in case, again no difference. It is very clear that the issue occurs only when both Gate and Transmit EQ (did not check RX EQ) are enabled. In that case, when starting the transmission with a closed Gate, the CPU% shoots up to 80-90%. If and when the Gate opens, CPU% immediately drops to the usual 20% or so on voice transmission. Sometimes the Gate will open after a delay, other times not at all (see below). All information prior to the Gate opening is lost (monitoring with a second receiver). A higher audio buffer and especially a lower DSP buffer will make a difference: with audio buffer=512 and DSP buffer=4096 the Gate will not open on transmission. With audio buffer=2048 and DSP buffer=1024, the Gate will open after a delay, cutting off the first syllable at best. Changing the sound card sampling rate makes no difference. Lowering the system priority from High (my usual setting) makes no difference, it doesn't get worse. Hope this helps resolve this issue. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Edwin Marzan [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 13:58 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Transmit euqalizer + Gate causes lock-up in SVN821 Joe, Using the official latest realease 1.8.0, when I use the equalizer and the noise gate I notice that CPU cycles shoot up and PowerSDR slows down dramatically. The ptt is sluggish in both directions. Turn off the noise gate and the response is back to its normal zippy self. I'm using an HP Media Center PC with 3.0Gig Pentium Processor, a gig of RAM and a Delta 44 Sound Card. Our symptoms are not exactly the same but there is definitely something going on that puts a drain on our systems when the equalizer and noise gate are used together. Edwin Marzan AB2VW ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Transmit euqalizer + Gate causes lock-up in SVN821
Jim, Hmm, the mystery remains then... There must be something about a setting/combination of settings or a certain system configuration that creates the increase of CPU% that I and some others are seeing, but not everyone, as you just confirmed. Thanks for the report, 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Jim, W4ATK [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flex-radio Reflector flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 19:18 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Transmit euqalizer + Gate causes lock-up in SVN821The problem only occurs when both Gate and EQ are on and the Gate is closed The problem only occurs when both Gate and EQ are on and the Gate is closed (blocking environmental noise). The CPU% then jumps to 70-80%. Speaking in the mic, the Gate opens after a delay at best, but usually not at all. Sometimes, on the first over, everything will work OK, but on subsequent overs there is either a long delay or no audio transmission whatsoever. All information before the Gate opens is lost. Once (and if) the Gate is open due to audio in the mic, CPU% immediately drops to the usual 20% or so on transmission. The closed Gate (in conjunction with the EQ) seems to cause the problem. I run my SDR1000 in SSB mode with the TX Equalizer active and the Noise Gate active along with the 160Hz notch. I cannot duplicate your difficulty here. I checked my CPU usage and the maximum I saw was 10% and it very quickly settled back to its more normal range of 3 - 5%. I am using a dual core AMD 6800 + 1.2Ghz machine. Anything but a power house these days. The VOX triggers well, and SSB operation is normal. Iam running version 1.9.0 and I believe the latest SVN. The amount of CPU usage you report is much hihger than I experience. While doing the test I had Outlook, SDR1000 console, CWGet, and ACLOG 3.0 running. I am running Windows XP Service pack 2 and have made no optimization changes, it is pure virgin XP. 73 Jim, W4ATK ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Transmit euqalizer + Gate causes lock-up in SVN821
Jim, Hmm, the mystery remains then... There must be something about a setting/combination of settings or a certain system configuration that creates the increase of CPU% that I and some others are seeing, but not everyone, as you just confirmed. Thanks for the report, 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Jim, W4ATK [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flex-radio Reflector flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Monday, January 08, 2007 19:18 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Transmit euqalizer + Gate causes lock-up in SVN821The problem only occurs when both Gate and EQ are on and the Gate is closed The problem only occurs when both Gate and EQ are on and the Gate is closed (blocking environmental noise). The CPU% then jumps to 70-80%. Speaking in the mic, the Gate opens after a delay at best, but usually not at all. Sometimes, on the first over, everything will work OK, but on subsequent overs there is either a long delay or no audio transmission whatsoever. All information before the Gate opens is lost. Once (and if) the Gate is open due to audio in the mic, CPU% immediately drops to the usual 20% or so on transmission. The closed Gate (in conjunction with the EQ) seems to cause the problem. I run my SDR1000 in SSB mode with the TX Equalizer active and the Noise Gate active along with the 160Hz notch. I cannot duplicate your difficulty here. I checked my CPU usage and the maximum I saw was 10% and it very quickly settled back to its more normal range of 3 - 5%. I am using a dual core AMD 6800 + 1.2Ghz machine. Anything but a power house these days. The VOX triggers well, and SSB operation is normal. Iam running version 1.9.0 and I believe the latest SVN. The amount of CPU usage you report is much hihger than I experience. While doing the test I had Outlook, SDR1000 console, CWGet, and ACLOG 3.0 running. I am running Windows XP Service pack 2 and have made no optimization changes, it is pure virgin XP. 73 Jim, W4ATK ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/
[Flexradio] Transmit euqalizer + Gate causes lock-up in SVN821
Hi All, Using SVN 821 and I have noticed that when trying to use both the transmit equalizer and the noise gate, PowerSDR will not transmit any audio at all in SSB. Lowering the Gate value does not change anything. The panadapter freezes, cpu processing shoots up to for me an unprecedented 85-90% (usually around 20% when transmitting audio) and no audio is transmitted. PowerSDR itself does not lock up. No other DSP or other processing of any kind is used. If I disable either the Gate or the Transmit Equalizer, there is no problem, i.e. I can use either separately but not both together. Is anyone else experiencing this? Or is there something I'm possibly overlooking? Thanks, 73 de Joe - AB1DO Configuration: Dell Dimension 4700 /w 3GHz P4 HT + 1GB DDR2 SDRAM + Intel 915G Express + XPHomeSP2 SDR-1000 + RFE + 100W PA Delta-44 + Break-out kit -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20070107/76347ffa/attachment.html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Sub RX toggle Key and Sub RX Volume
Here's an alternative idea. How about a single slider that distributes the AF between Sub and Main RX. Kind of like an audio balance slider, but instead of balancing between L and R, balance between Sub and Main. Assuming equally strong Sub and Main RX signals, then: - Slide all the way to Main and you only hear Main - Slide all the way to Sub and you only hear Sub - Slide half way between Sub and Main and both are equally loud. Obviously, if Sub and Main have different signal strengths, then the mid point will be more towards the weaker of the two. Just a thought, 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: NU8Z [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Friday, January 05, 2007 18:35 Subject: [Flexradio] Sub RX toggle Key and Sub RX Volume First, with regard to my original question regarding a keyboard entry to toggle the sub RX, I received a response from Henning (VK2CAP) . He stated that he uses the space bar. The space bar will toggle on and off the last button hit with the mouse. Hit the Sub RX button once with the mouse and it toggles the Sub RX nicely after that with the space bar. I tried it and it works great! Thanks Henning! Sub RX Volume Question: Now I have a question regarding the vertical slider in the Sub RX box. This now controls the Main RX volume. Would it not be better if it controled the SUB RX volume??? I think it would. We already have a volume control for the Main RX. What do others think? Best Regards Mark NU8Z -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20070105/4c04cca4/attachment.html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] 1.9.0 svn806X Available (160M BCI Rejection WaveRecorder/Player Updates)
John, BCI works very nicely here on 160m, just clears all those spurious peaks across the band right up (using a big horizontal loop). I took a brief look at the wave player without using it and it definitely looks like a vast improvement. I like the change in terminology - that should help clear up some of the confusion between pre and post processed audio. I also noticed the wave destination folder under options - nice touch. Would it be a good idea to add a browse button so a different destination could easily be selected? Great stuff, thanks 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 19:22 Subject: [Flexradio] 1.9.0 svn806X Available (160M BCI Rejection WaveRecorder/Player Updates) Hi Gerald, It is working as it should. Late at night (1AM) it is common for me to get 50-55 db reduction in spurious responses. But it is a function of the RX being truly overloaded and how low the true ambient noise is. In your case there simply isn't a lot of signal at the receiver and the BCI Rejection isn't needed. 'BCI Rejection' will limit week signal reception to just under S3. That's why it can be turned on/off. On my dipole the quietest it ever gets is S5. On the beverage RX ant it's a little over S3. One other thing to mention; Sometimes you will here AM stations not because the receiver is generating the spurious due to overload, but because the station is actually putting power in the 160M band via harmonics. Thanks for the report. 73, John - Hi John, I just downloaded SVN 807X and I'm seeing my noise floor increase by at least 10 db when I activate the BCI Rejection. BCI interference increases the same amount. I'm using the Delta 44 soundcard. Maybe something I need to change in my settings? I will tell you that my antenna performs poorly on 160 meters, my typical daytime noise floor is 120 dbm. But I do get weak but readable BCB carriers all over the band. Regards, Gerald Sharp, KD0GS ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Sharing the CAT commands
Beppe, nice find, the com port splitter, only $100 seems a little steep. I know that in your case this will not solve anything, but thought I'd mention it here anyway for those in a similar situation. I was lucky enough to solve my need for a second CAT port to drive my SteppIR antenna. I use the free and excellent DX Lab Suite of programs for logging, spotting, etc. http://www.dxlabsuite.com/ . These programs inter-communicate using a DDE bus. It turns out that Larry Phipps N8LP has designed a nice little piece of freeware called LPSteplink http://www.telepostinc.com/steppir.html that reads the frequency from the same DDE bus and sends it to a physical COM port, to which the SteppIR is connected. Works a charm. I also use his LPRotor to drive my rotor in the same way. (both these will also work with TRX-Manager). 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Giuseppe Campana [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 11:36 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Sharing the CAT commands Tim, thank you but i need more data then the PTT: the operating band, the tune status, ecc This for a full integration with amplifier. 73 Beppe IK3VIG At 17.02 28/12/2006, you wrote: There is a secondary com port for cat. Go to Setup-CAT control. You can use one com port for CAT and another one (physical or virtual) for PTT -Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Giuseppe Campana Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 3:39 AM To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Sharing the CAT commands Tim, thank you for suggestion I'm looking to Phil's TCP bridge. I have test some shareware software for sharing or splitting any COM available but without success. I must share a phisical COM (COM1 in my setup for linear amplifier) shared with a virtual COM connected to LOG or CONTEST sw. I have test many combinations but can't get a connection between PowerSDR and LOG. Would be very useful a PowerSDR with secondary CAT enable, like the secondary COM used for PTT control. 73 Beppe IK3VIG At 06.25 28/12/2006, you wrote: Phil Covington had a cool TCP/IP based utility for bridging comports that is available for use and could easily be integrated into the CAT software, but I don't know if that is in Bob's plan for CAT version 2. -Tim Integrated Technical Services www.itsco.com Si fractum non sit, id reficere -Unknown Roman consultant -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Giuseppe Campana Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2006 5:53 AM To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Sharing the CAR commands Hi Flexers there is a way to share the CAT on two or more COM ports? I'm starting some tests on a new power amplifier, the EXPERT 1K-FA full automatic 1KW solid state, it use a CAT coming from RTX (KWOOD, ICOM, YAESU) for bands and antennas selection. Now, in my normal configuration, the PowerSDR's CAT is locked by LOG or contest software via a virtual COM, and there is no way to share the CAT with the amplifier. Any idea ? 73 and Great New Year to you ! Beppe IK3VIG ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR v1.8.0 Released -- Dual Watch + FA-66 Support
Eric, thanks, I appreciate the kind words. You know, despite the hours of sometimes tedious work, its a great product to write about and you guys are a fun team to work with. If the effort leads to a highly accessible and more useful operating manual, it was worth it. Glad I can do something back. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Eric Wachsmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Thursday, December 21, 2006 16:23 Subject: [Flexradio] PowerSDR v1.8.0 Released -- Dual Watch + FA-66 Support FlexRadio Systems is excited to bring the news that PowerSDR v1.8.0 is now available on our website at www.flex-radio.com http://www.flex-radio.com/ . This version incorporates the GUI improvements of Beta v1.6.3 including the widescreen display and dual watch capabilities. This version also marks the first official release that supports the Edirol FA-66 soundcard. We are also proud to announce that an updated version of the Operating Manual is available. This version includes a complete overhaul to cover all of the new features as well as a thorough scrubbing to bring older information up to date. We are greatly indebted to Joe AB1DO, our operating manual editor, for taking on this project with gusto. As a result of his talents, the manual is now more easily accessible (bookmarks, hyperlinks, etc) and it looks as professional as the product it represents. Kudos to a job well done Joe. It would not be right to announce a release of new software without bringing up the fact that we simply could not bring these kinds of releases to the public as quickly as we do without the help of many alpha testers. Please continue to use the Bug Tracker and Feature Request tools on http://support.flex-radio.com http://support.flex-radio.com/ and we will continue to bring you a radio that knocks your socks off. Stay warm over the holiday season and enjoy time with family. And maybe you can squeeze some time on the air as well. ;-) From all of us at FlexRadio Systems, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Eric Wachsmann FlexRadio Systems -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20061221/67b9c881/attachment.html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
Re: [Flexradio] New band freq changes
Not to drag this out, but I don't think I used the word mode. I intended to say: where the transmitter will transmit (true) in any mode, or not (false) at all. My apologies if I wasn't explicit enough. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Ray Andrews [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 11:07 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] New band freq changes Joe, AB1DO wrote: ...the BandText table contains a true/false column titled Transmit, in essence identifying parts of the frequency spectrum where the transmitter will transmit (true) or not. Joe, that is correct. However, that true/false field does not know anything about mode. It will not prevent transmitting SSB in a CW-only segment. So, if the BandText table incorrectly identifies the new SSB segments as CW, the SDR-1000 will still allow you to operate SSB there. 73, Ray, K9DUR ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
Re: [Flexradio] S - Meter Emulation
Edwin, to do a quick and dirty check on your XG-1, first use it to calibrate your SDR-1000. Then connect your SDR-1000 to a dummy load, set it to CWU or CWL with a 500Hz filter setting, set the preamp to high and read the noise level in the RX digital meter (the yellow numbers above the analog meter). If it reads around -130 to -135dBm, your XG-1 is probably just fine. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Marzan, Edwin [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 16:39 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] S - Meter Emulation I totally agree but my other point is that perhaps the XG-1 may be defective. I want accurate readings just like everyone else but the readings are so radically different that I want to make sure the test instrument is not causing the discrepancy. I know of another local ham who told me he has an XG-1 so I'll see if his readings concur with mine. I'll report back with my findings. Your responses have been very helpful. Thanks Edwin Marzan AB2VW -Original Message- From: Tim Ellison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 4:24 PM To: Marzan, Edwin; FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: RE: [Flexradio] S - Meter Emulation Edwin, This thread has been on the reflector before. The SDR-1000 is reading the actual signal coming from the antenna. Once calibrated it is VERY accurate. I have an XG-1 and it aligns nicely with my 756 Pro II. BTW, the previous thread also posed the question of making the S-meter more like traditional rig - less accurate. This option was overwhelmingly vetoed by the Reflector users. This is one of the things that separates the SDR from traditional radios - the S meter was done right! -Tim Integrated Technical Services www.itsco.com Si fractum non sit, id reficere -Unknown Roman consultant -Original Message- ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
Re: [Flexradio] Manual PDF conversion help
Hulen and others, First thanks thanks for the many PDF conversion suggestions I have received both personally and on the reflector from many of you. Several both Eric and I have tried before, some are new to us and Eric will be trying out. I do not have Word on my machine here and work on my XYL's machine when working on the manual. In fact I am a fervent user of OO and proclaim its virtues to anyone willing to listen. At this stage, I'm afraid, porting the manual to OO-Writer would just be too much work. (I know, I've done it before and ran into limitations that I found were longstanding bugs that others had found earlier). The imported document is reasonable to start with, but there are sundry finnicky formatting issues that then need to be resolved. I understand that it is a one-time effort only, but my time is limited and at this stage there is a huge amount of content work to be done. It has been my goal all along to ultimately produce PDFs with bookmarks as it makes the manual imminently more searchable. That is why I took up this project: to overhaul the manual's formatting and structure and make it searchable. And it is also why I have been hounding Eric to keep searching for a PDF creator that will retain TOC hyperlinks and also convert them to PDF bookmarks. Thanks again for all the suggestions and please keep them coming. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Hulen Smith [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Thursday, November 09, 2006 00:42 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Manual PDF conversion help I second Open Office, really nice program that's available to both Windows and Linux users and no telling how many other O.S.es. It work's for me very well. Cheers Hulen K5HCS P.S. Now programming the SDR-1000 with Visual Studio Pro #3, Educational version for $75 on Ebay. -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20061108/87420943/attachment.html -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/jpeg Size: 1431 bytes Desc: not available Url : /pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20061108/87420943/attachment.jpe -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: image/gif Size: 17928 bytes Desc: not available Url : /pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20061108/87420943/attachment.gif ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
[Flexradio] Manual PDF conversion help
Hi, I am hoping to use the collective and impressive brain power on this reflector to help with production of the manual. I am looking for a cost-effective way to convert the doc file that the manual is written in and that I am working on to a pdf file with bookmarks. Currently the free program cutepdf is being used and it throws out all links within the table of contents and does not produce bookmarks (there's a reason it's free). Adobe at a price of some $600 is not an option. I know Open Office will do it brilliantly, but because of various complexities with the doc file, it will not import this file correctly, which is too bad. Please let me know if you know of a way to do the conversion cost effectively such that bookmarks are preserved. Thanks 73 de Joe - AB1DO -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20061108/41a25289/attachment.html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
Re: [Flexradio] Teamspeak Audio Town Hall Meeting 11-04-06
Thank you! When I click on the link, the audio immediately starts streaming. I would rather save the file to disk first and then play it. Anyone know how to do that? Thanks 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Eric Ellison [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Flex-radio Reflector' flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Saturday, November 04, 2006 19:58 Subject: [Flexradio] Teamspeak Audio Town Hall Meeting 11-04-06 Folks Here is the link to the Teamspeak Town Hall Meeting held by Gerald, Eric and John on Teamspeak this morning. The first Town Hall Meeting was held on Nov 20 2004 and had about 30 participants. Today we had a peak of 92 participants. Thanks Everyone for coming! Thanks Gerald - K5SDR and Company for keeping us up to date on happenings. I look forward to all the fascinating projections made today and the next Meeting. Things with SDR-1000 and PowerSDR have moved Light Years in just a short time! Audio: http://www.hamsdr.com/personaldirectory.aspx?id=452 Have a Great Week! Eric2 - AA4SW ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
[Flexradio] PowerSDR too fast to control SteppIR
I thought I'd share my recent experience with getting my new SteppIR antenna to follow the frequency changes of PowerSDR. One of the nice options SteppIR has is that it will readjust its antenna elements every 50kHz to keep the antenna on track with the transceiver. It did so perfectly with my ICOM 746. However, when I connected it to the com port of the PC on which PowerSDR is running it stubbornly refused to do so. No matter what I tried. The infuriating thing was that with portmon I could see the IF; status request from the SteppIR every second or so followed by the IF-response from PowerSDR. Even more infuriatng was that I could confirm with a second PC that the PowerSDR response was arriving at the SteppIR control box. After trying many options with the dedicated help of Tom Thompson W0IVJ, I finally contacted SteppIR. Several email back and forths later an engineer from SteppIR informed me that the response to the SteppIR's IF request must not follow within 100ms. Revisiting my portmon log, I saw that PowerSDR was responding a mere 30ms later on the PC I was running it on (see below). By lowering the baud rate from 9600 to 2400 (the lowest setting on the SteppIR) I was able to increase this to 130ms, after which the SteppIR tracked flawlessly. It would seem that PowerSDR is clearly setting the pace of things in more ways than one and that hardware manufacturers are struggling to keep up ;-) Anyway, I hope that my findings help others who may have the same issue. 73 de Joe - AB1DO Configuration: Dell Dimension 4700 /w 3GHz P4 HT + 1GB DDR2 SDRAM + Intel 915G Express + XPHomeSP2 SDR-1000 + RFE + 100W PA Delta-44 + Break-out kit -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20061020/815a5d95/attachment.html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
[Flexradio] N8VB VCOM virtual-actual pair possible?
Does anyone know if it is possible, within N8VB's VCom utility, to create a pair existing of one virtual and one actual h/w comport? I know the utility will accept the combination, but will it work? Reason I'm asking is I need to connect the PowerSDR to a h/w comport. I know I can do that directly, but if I do that then in my situation I will need a cable that connects pins 2 on one side to 3 on the other and vice versa. I'm trying to avoid having to do that (call it laziness) and thought if I created a s/w - h/w null modem pair, VCOM would make that switch for me. 73 de Joe - AB1DO -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20061013/ec1924c6/attachment.html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
Re: [Flexradio] A plea for a cable-free experience (was Re: Iambic Keyer)
Larry, it sounds like what you are looking for is what is currently developing at HPSDR (see www.hpsdr.org ). A ham dedicated ADC/DAC (sound card) board and controller board are currently being prototyped. Last week a replacement board for the SDR-1000 PIO card was suggested with enthousiastic response. The combination will result in only one USB cable going from the SDR-1000 to the PC - no more audio cables, no more parrallel cable. It is still early days and it may take a little while for everything to develop to the point where the boards can be purchased (most likely through TAPR). At this stage it is also unclear how much technical prowess will be required to make it all work (h/w and/or s/w skills)but at least you don't stand alone in your plea. Only drawback: is that to combine everything, you'll need a larger enclosure. Exactly how large remains to be seen. Thought this might interest you, 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Larry Loen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Jim Lux [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 08:53 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] A plea for a cable-free experience (was Re: Iambic Keyer) Jim Lux wrote: At 07:48 PM 9/24/2006, Larry Loen wrote: David Ackrill wrote: Guy Olinger, K2AV wrote: I've thought long and hard about this note. I believe the main issue here is simple -- while the software has improved by leaps and bounds, we have only the most modest changes to the hardware. Last night, even with all my experience, I had a major heartache. The CW was stuck on. After reseating the parallel cable maybe three times (and reseating everything else and rebooting Windows inbetween), it finally went away. Imagine my consternation with a week to go before leaving town. And, I was about 80 per cent sure of the solution at the start! The cables, their care and feeding, and the sheer complexity of remembering the 25 leading things that can go wrong as they come loose are far and away the biggest problem with owning this otherwise wonderful rig. I think many of us have forgotten how much of a problem it can be to deal with all of it. We get it going, it glitches once in a while (it does at my QTH anyway), we get really busy figuring it out. And, when we do, it goes away for a while. I know it's asking a lot, but we do need that Flex 2000 of my dreams where the sound card function is brought inboard and the entire communication takes place as data bytes over a USB cable as an ordinary PC peripheral. That is, an on-board D/A and A/D process, all run in a manner like a printer or any other PC peripheral. Whether it is a chosen sound card or a real D/A A/D pair, I don't care. Whatever meets the need. It probably means some modest CPU in there, too. So be it. I would support this.. put a Mini-ITX mobo in the package with the radio and give it an ethernet interface and I'd be a really happy camper. As long as the Mini-ITX is separate from what I'm asking for, analogous to what is done with the Dell package, I have no problems with this. But, I want the radio _itself_ to be portable or at least reasonably transportable. That means a 12v unit and also a unit as a whole that can be put into the bottom of a carry on bag for an airliner. Something physically not much bigger (maybe not bigger at all) than the current unit. I just want it very _slightly_ smarter in roughly the same package. I want it to be just a little more like a conventional radio and not outsmart ourselves with added complexity. Conceptually, take out the 2m transverter and insert the A/D D/A CPU-based package in its place. That's all, at least physically. Start adding in a full Mini-ITX PC as a single, indivisible unit and the whole suggestion becomes more problematical. Flex (whatever it does) is not going to have a gigantic product line. I vote for a KISS USB peripheral approach because it would acutally serve a _wider_ menu of needs. As I read Jim's idea, there's still a second computer involved anyway, so the Mini ITX, as a platform has more minuses than plusses, I think. Besides the sheer nightmare of the wires that motivates this plea, the current package is really a base station unit and not terribly portable, even though I'm willing and able to do it. But, the current SDR 1000 really kind of resists going portable. Or, put it another way, taking it portable, at the very least, disturbs all those darn wires. You hesitate in the way you might not with another rig. If it wasn't a 12v rig, I wonder if it would even occur to anyone to try. I don't think having the Flex unit itself having ethernet is critical at all. Nor particularly desirable. Given that (in my suggestion), the major smarts, including the DSP logic, stays off the SDR itself and that the SDR hardware remains primarily latches (now supplemented by a D/A A/D process _and no more_) then there'll
Re: [Flexradio] DC/DC Converter (DC1)
Hi, John Eckert K2OX started this thread describing how he replaced the DC1 with a linear. Following were several posts requestiong more info from John on the replacement part he used. I don't think I read a response. Did I miss it or has anyone received more details on this? Just very interested, 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Ross Stenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Ahti Aintila' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Tim Ellison' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Monday, September 25, 2006 12:29 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] DC/DC Converter (DC1) Thank you Tim and Ahti, I read your posts with much interest and I am actually fishing for official responses :^) With tongue in cheek I would hope that a company whom is committed to becoming the best radio company in the world would not take the typical Yaesu position with respect to hardware issues. For those that don't know what that means ask just about any FT-1000MP Mark V owner. Please don't misunderstand me, I like Flex Radio and their product. ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
Re: [Flexradio] Using a Behringher Xenyx 802 mixer with SDR1K and otherdramas
Keith, you seem to have several boxes between the mic and the delta-44. Might I suggest that to systematically sort out what the issue could be, you eliminate as many as you can get away with and add them back one by one as you keep testing? I would begin by plugging the mic directly into input 3 of the delta-44 break-out box. You'll need to crank up the mic gain on the console to hear anything (use monitor while transmitting into a dummy load, or use a second receiver). This is a set-up that many users use quite successfully. Next add in the UB802. Connect the mic to line in 1 or line in 2 on the 802 and connect main-out to delta-44 input 3. Turn the main mix level on the 802 to half way and gradually increase the level (bottom knob) of line in 1/2 (whichever your mic is connected to) until you hear yourself. If this doesn't work, increase the mic preamp gain (you'll need to play around with both knobs a little). If this doesn't work, connect your headphone to the phones output of the 802, increase the phones level (don't turn the main mix setting down) and try again. That way you'll be able to verify if there is anything coming out of the 802. You may need to turn up the preamp gain further, so make sure you adjust the console mic gain down while doing this. If there is audio coming out of the 802, you should be able to hear it also using monitor and transmitting. As a last step, connect the NCS3240. Alternatively, you could insert the NCS first and the 802 last. To help get rid of ground loops, inserting a simple radio shack audio transformer between the 802 and the delta-44 helps. Don't know if you would need to insert it or another after the NCS. Also, a radio shack audio graound loop isolator (#270-054) between outs 3/4 of the delta-44 and the SDR can help break that loop. Hope this helps, 73 de Joe - AB1DO inspections wrote: I've finally got my SDR1K working again after a 2 month break due to rf problems/ no time/ antennas stuffed etc !! I still have a drama whereby it often doesnt actually receive unless I switch it off/on several times and go in and out of the software etc, like it has always had, but now it also shows the wrong signal on the wrong frequency. By that I mean I can be listening to an am station on 720 khz and then tune up the freq by 2-3 mhz and still be receiving the am station , that one puzzles me. And I've given up on the USB adapter cable, just too unreliable. However the reason for this email is I now use an NCS 3240 Multi switcher between my Heil HM10 and Heil iC pro headset and my SDR1K, Tentec OmniVI, Icom IC910 and Yeasu Ft 8900. I decided the SDR would go through a Behringher 802 mixer to play around with the audio. I have the correct lead from the NCS to the mixer supplied by NCS , and made up a straight unbalanced mono 1/4 jack plug lead from the output of the mixer to the input of the Delta 44 breakout box input 3. Both mic's work well with all the other radios, but so far I have no output from the SDR/Behringher combination, even after playing around with settings on the mixer and powersdr for hours ! I know there are those of you out there who have tried similar combinations and was wondering if anyone can advise me please ? I really like my SDR1K , when it works, but for some reason it just seems to have a mind of its own!! BTW I am now running SVN681 and this seems to be the most success I've ever had. Since I bought the radio in Feb this year I've managed only 2 qso's without things tripping, dropping out or switching off on their own, mostly due to a poor earth system which has now been rectified. I wish it would work reliably, or I could find out what I'm doing wrong , which is more likely !! Thanks folks 73 de Keith VK6XH -- Keith Bainbridge Air Receiver Inspection Services Unfired Pressure Vessel Inspections Worksafe WA Vessel Registrations. Safety Relief Valve Repairs. Mob: 0419 901 539 Fax: 08 9379 3423 A/Hours 08 9279 4923 Email[EMAIL PROTECTED] My career goal is to retire. ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
Re: [Flexradio] SVN download
Bob, just downloaded the latest SVN release and still playing with it. So far I do like it. I figured out that the button marked Drive is what used to be called PWR, but what is SR in the DSP group? Thanks, 73 de Joe - AB1DO Bob N4HY wrote: I really do encourage people to go download the SVN release of PowerSDR. It is to the point now where I wish no one was running 1.6.2. Eric made significant changes to correct some threading ugliness and other gotchas. The end result is that running Vac 4.03, SVN 652, and listening to Halifax while running SeaTTY and MixW in parallel (one doing TTY, the other doing WEFAX) to prevent mode swapping, and running HamSDR in Kenwood mode, I get exactly the same CPU% with all of that I did a week ago with ONLY PowerSDR running. This is a huge improvement. The fixed squelch is a thing of true beauty. The slow move to the JCA style console is going well. Give it a whirl if you are finding 1.6.2 not to your liking. 73's Bob N4HY ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
Re: [Flexradio] Need Advice
Dave, I don't know if this is relevant, but you may want to check out the note under point 8 on page 125 of the Manual v 1.6.2. It explains why an averaging pwr meter will display a much lower value than the peak power in SSB. Hope this helps, 73 de Joe - AB1DO Dave Meitzen wrote: I got my SDR back and decided to do all the calibrations -- by the book using my newly acquired HP-8660C signal generator. After all the calibrations the results are a little curious. I am looking at power out on a Bird with a PEP indicator. Heil mike. With the mic at 55 and no COMP or CPDR I get about 50W PEP watts out. With both COMP and CPDR I get about 75W PEP out. When I increase the mic to 80 I get about 85W PEP out. My expectation is to get 100W PEP out even if COMP or CPDR are in or out. Understanding with them in there is more energy being generated but PEP should be close to the same?? Can someone shade some light on this? Thanks Dave ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
Re: [Flexradio] Test Drive report
An example of how this may work was presented by Beppe IK3VIG in Apr 2005. (see http://www.radioamatore.it/sdr1000/mypowersdr.html ). The graphical designs presented by Beppe sparked what has become the current major software re-write to split Radio and GUI functions, enabling the writing of skins by users as Mike points out below. An image does indeed speak a thousand words. 73 de Joe - AB1DO Mike Naruta wrote: snip The software re-write in progress is separating the user interface from the signal-processing. This will make it easier to have different skins. For the HF CW ops there can be a cleaner panel without FM, DSB, transverter, microphone level, etc. A skin for the AM ragchewers doesn't care about general coverage, 25 Hertz filter, CWU, etc. Some will have the received signal power meter, others won't. If I get a chance to write a skin, I'll change those acres of push-buttons to pull-downs. Won't that be a clean panel? Mike - AA8K ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
Re: [Flexradio] Digital modes questions
Paul, you may also want to take a look at the PowerSDR manual version 1.6.2, specifically the Digital Mode Operation section of chapter 10: Operations, which starts on page 131. This section includes updated VAC installation instructions, based on the document originally written by N4HY as well as up-to-date step by step installation instructions of N8VB's VCom virtual com port utility. MixW is used as an example of how to set up a third party program to operate with PowerSDR using VAC and VCom. There are 2 notes on page 133 which detail what the buttons DIGU, DIGL and DRM do. Also, there is a hint that describes the 2 ways of using the filters of PowerSDR and MixW (eg). The first is to set a wideband receive filter in PowerSDR and use the filtering capabilities of MixW to isolate the signal of interest. (This is akin to how MixW operates with most hardware rigs.) To transmit successfully this way, you do indeed need to make sure that your PowerSDR transmit filter matches the receive filter settings or you may not have any RF out at the filter's edges as Jim describes. Secondly, you can use the (superior) PowerSDR narrow band filter capabilities to home in on the signal of interest. In MixW you will then only see 1 single signal and the rest of MixW's waterfall display will be black - quite an interesting sight. In this mode you do all your tuning with PowerSDR. Through VCom, MixW will track PowerSDR's VFO frequency. If you also set your transmit filter just wide enough to transmit the digital signal without distortion, chances are you will achieve better sideband suppression than otherwise available. You can save the desired PowerSDR receive/transmit filter settings (for various digital modes and wide/narrow filter settings as desired, as well as transmit power, etc ) as a Profile in PowerSDR's setuptransmit form. That way, the settings are easily available each time you wish to operate a specific digital mode using either wide or narrow PowerSDR filter settings. Finally, the trial version of VAC periodically injects an announcement (of the VAC version, if I'm not mistaken), which will distort your received/transmitted signal. To get rid of this, you will need to purchase VAC. Hope this helps, 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: Jim, W4ATK [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Flex-radio Reflector flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2006 09:45 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Digital modes questions Paul, I am pretty new at this also, but will share my findings and embarassing foo paws (red neck for faux pais). I am running MixW 2.17 and PowerSDR 1.6.2. Power SDR is set up exactly like the manual. I have worked rtty, cw, and BPSK31 with very good results considering I have only a 40M off center fed dipole in the attic. For the foo paws, I would make a contact and everything would work fine. I would then tune up the band and all of the sudden when I would attempt the contact, NO RF out!!! Took a while for me to figure out what was happening including a couple of reloads of MixW. Actually the problem was a short between the ears. With PowerSDR you can LOOK at a wide segment of the spectrum, 6.0kHz. BUT the transmit filter is not that wide so when I moved up the band far 'nuff, MixW did its thing to put out the audio, but it was outside the transmit filter band pass. VAC Took this old bird a few moments to get that down but when I followed the directions and mentally tied it all together, I love it. Virtual Serial Ports. A dream come true. I just don't know why I did not think of that years ago. To think of all those null modem cables I built. For me, the SDR-1000 comes into its own on digital. And yes, I think the digital modes DIGU/DIGL are there to switch in the VAC. Actually I leave VAC in all the time because my other favorite mode is CW, but being somewhat CW challenged I use CWGet to boost my CW cognizance. G. There are a number of packet programs out there that do generate the packet doodles in software. I am suprised that MixW does not. I have not tried that one so really cannot speak very well to that issue. I found, that for me at least, it sorta took a few days to get everything settled. I made a lot of backup copies of the database, so I could get back to point B from point Z, and even resorted to a Windows RESTORE at one point. But the effort has been fruitful. The system is quite stable at this time. I have even been able to switch into the 1.6.3 SVN whatever and just like a timex, everything just keeps on ticking 73, Jim, W4ATK ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
Re: [Flexradio] More on Audio Problem
Guys, I use a single Behringer UB802 both as preamp for 2 Heil mics (GL and Pro Set Plus headset) as well as an audio amplifier together with the Delta-44. The mics are each connected to a microphone input on the UB802 and the effects send (FX Send) output then goes to the Delta-44 In 3 via a 1:1 audio isolation transformer. The FX mix controls for the 2 mic channels are set to max and for the other 2 audio channels to min. I then set the mic preamp settings and PowerSDR mic setting such that when using the level controls on the UB802 I mix in just enough mic audio to allow me to monitor. When both mics are in use, I can use the Pan control to separate each spatially somewhat when monitoring. I do not use the FX return (Stereo Aux Return). Audio out from the Delta-44 is fed into Line In 3/4 input on the UB802 and it's level settings together with the Main Mix control enable me to control the audio level to the speakers, which are connected to the Main Out output. My headphones are connected to the Phones jack, with its separate Phones control. The audio channel separation of the UB802 is so good that there is no feedback of audio from Line In 3/4 to the mic channel(s), as I have verified with a second receiver and others have affirmed on the air. I actually have a second radio connected to Line In 5/6, enabling me to hear both and with the balance controls of the UB802 I can separate them spatially somewhat. I figure, that's about as much as I can squeeze out of $50. 73 de Joe - AB1DO K6KDK wrote: Tim, A little pricey? Yep... I would suggest that John runs the Gold line into the Delta 44 direct (INS 2) via a Berhinger UB 502. The Berhinger Box will provide the necessary low loise peramp, as well as some basic EQ tailoring to flatten out the extreme base heavy nature of that particular mic. You can get a UB 502 at your favorite Internet Vendor for about $35. The Berhinger box has excellent isolation and is virtually hummm proof. Also it will give you another 2 input source channels if you need them, and a headphone output, etc etc.. The Berhinger box also has takeoffs and return for external effect processor, but do hams need that? I thought reverb went out with the 50s' IMHO the danger of the EQPlus (besides taking tomorrows breakfast from the kids hi..hi...) is that if mis adjusted, as so may of them are, you will introduce excessive sub-audio base rumble into your transmitted signal. This looks like a DC signal on your transmitted SSB signal, if you look at it, and it is very poor operating practice. W5GI, John, may wish to jump in here, if he is reading this thread, and comment further. He is somewhat of an expert on the Julius boxes and can confirm the issues related to their constant mis-adjustment by most Hams that have them in the shack. Personally, I think the are a little dangerous for most Hams that have limited experience with pro-audio. Just my 2 cents, -Dan K6KDK I ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
Re: [Flexradio] PSK RTTY setup
Bob, At the risk of being too expansive, let me see if I can answer your questions. First, just to make sure that everything is clear in your mind, N8VB's vCOM utility enables the creation of virtual COM port pairs and is used to connect from 3rd party software to PowerSDR for CAT control and/or PTT control. As far as the third party program is concerned, it is just connecting to a COM port, as it would for any other radio. Select one side of a vCOM port pair in the third party program and the other side of the same vCOM port pair in PowerSDR VAC is indeed the (not free) program designed by Eugene Muzychenko. Any of the versions 3.09 through 3.12 (the latest of release 3) will work. Do not buy version 4.x at this stage as it still does not yet work properly with PowerSDR. In essence, VAC enables a virtual sound card connection between a third party program and PowerSDR. As far as the third party program is concerned, it is just connecting to a sound card, as it would for any other radio. Create 2 cables in VAC as per the instructions of N4HY. One cable is used to connect the sound card input of the third party program to the VAC output of PowerSDR, the other to connect the sound card output of the third party program to the VAC input of PowerSDR. It doesn't matter which cable is used for which connection, as long as one end of a VAC cable goes from an input to an output or vv. The actual selections of input/output are made in the third party program and PowerSDR setup formaudioVAC sub tab respectively. These are the only software connection utilities you will need. The delta-44 needs to be setup and connected as per the Delta44 setup guide you already referenced and is no different than for voice. If you can receive SSB using your Delta-44 you're good to go. Ideally you would want the smallest buffers (Delta-44 Control Panel Hardware Settings Tab DMA Buffer Size and PowerSDR setup form audio tab sound card sub-tab Buffer Size) you can get away with without distorting the audio (clicks/pops). However, don't worry about optimal settings at this stage - you can always adjust them later once everything is working correctly to fine tune. Although optimal settings depend on your system, 512 is usually a good starting point. To configure the COM port connection and sound card selection in Digipan, you can essentially follow N4HYs instructions for MixW. PTT is up to you, but I usually just use CAT to control PTT. Play around with it. The ultimate test will be whether clicking on TX /RX on Digipan will switch PowerSDR to TX /RX respectively. To configure VAC for Digipan, follow the instructions for MixW. Make sure the sample rates between Digipan and PowerSDR (setup form Audio VAC) match and that on the VAC sub-tab stereo is unchecked. Enable VAC (or select auto enable and select either DIGU or DIGL on the Front Console of PowerSDR). To configure the COM port for MMTY, follow the instructions in N4HY's guide. To configure VAC for MMTTY, follow the instructions in N4HY's guide. It might help to know, that MMTTY will only allow selection of sound cards by device ID. Unless you feel adventurous, by far the easiest is to select the default windows sound card ID (-1) in MMTTY. In this case, you will need to set the VAC audio cables as the default windows sound card devices for playback and record . This you do using windows control panel sounds and audio devices as per the directions of N4HY. To fine tune the audio settings, on the VAC sub-tab use the RX and TX boxes to adjust the audio levels from and to PowerSDR respectively. The RX should be set at the correct receive level for DigiPan/MMTTY and the TX box should be used to adjust the volume to PowerSDR from DigiPan/MMTTY. In the latter case, set the TX Meter on the PowerSDR Front Console to ALC and adjust for 0dB (peaks). To reduce latency, adjust the buffer on setup formaudio tabVAC sub-tab as low as you can get away with without distorting audio, just like the Delta 44. A setting of 512 usually works well, but will depend on your computer system and concurrently running applications. Finally, the easiest way to run Digipan/MMTTY with your Jupiter from time to time, is to leave VAC, vCOM and PowerSDR untouched. Connect the Jupiter to a hardware COMport and asecond hardware soundcard. In DigiPan/MMTTY configure the appropriate hardware COMport and CAT settings. In DigiPan simply select the approriate (2nd sound card). For MMTTY, use the windows control panelsounds and audio devices to select the 2nd sound card as playback and record device. That way you can leave all hardware connections (SDR-1000 to Delta-44 and Jupiter to 2nd sound card/hardware COM port) untouched. Hope this helps, 73 de Joe - AB1DO Bob Lusby wrote: I am a fairly new subscriber and SDR1K owner seeking guidance on setting up Digipan PSK-31 and MMTTY. I am getting a bit confused with the various VAC program downloads and settings for the Delta 44. My system
[Flexradio] SDRBreadboard up and running
Hello all, Well I installed Bob Cowdery's version 4 of the Squeak SDR Breadboard and after a double take (the original install file was missing a component so that the radio did not build correctly, but Bob has corrected that now), my SDR-1000 plays Squeak QSOs (no pun intended). Boy, this is different and fun all in one and one cannot help admire all the amazing work Bob has done. I will admit that I was slightly ahead of the game as over several weeks in April I decided to give Squeak a whirl, which started a regular back and forth email with Bob. He helped me ultimately get it all working (that was back in the days when the installation instructions were much more rudimentary than they are now) and together we worked on getting it to work with the RFE board and the Delta-44 sound card. Bob would do all the programming (my programming skills are limited at best) and I would feed back the results, as he still only has the original three-board stack at this point. What I can say, and this may help others, is that it took me a while to figure out the difference between Squeak and other applications. Usually under windows, when you double click on a file created by an application, windows will automatically start up that application and then open the file. You can of course instruct windows to start up Squeak when you double click on a Squeak image (image is Squeak speak for everything you have running under Squeak at that point in time) and all will appear OK, ie Squeak starts and image is displayed, but nothing will work. What you need to do is when you've installed Squeak, copy the whole directory in which the Squeak application resides to a new directory (let's call it folder 2). Start Squeak, build an image (by loading files into squeak, or installing applications, or anything else) and save it to that same directory. Next time you want to start up that image, drag it over the Squeak.exe icon in the same folder and all will work. More specifically, open folder 2, start Squeak.exe and when you have gone through all the many preliminary SDRBreadboard installation steps necessary and described on Bob's website, save the image (in a blank space click and select save as...Save it in the same directory (folder 2) from where you opened Squeak. This will be your back-up so that you will not need to go through all those installation steps again. Close Squeak and copy the whole folder 2 directory containing Squeak and the image you just built to a new directory (folder 3). Folder 2 will now always be your back-up. Open folder 3, drag the image you just created over Squeak.exe (both in folder 3) and continue to install SDRBreadboard. After you have installed SDRBreadboard, again save the image, but under a different name. (you will now have 2 images in your Squeak working directory: the pristine, base image you created earlier and the SDRBreadboard image, as well as Squeak.exe). To start SDRBreadboard in future, open folder 3 and drag the SDRBreadboard image over Squeak.exe and all should work. I hope this helps. I know it sounds confusing (believe me I was for a long time!) and it does take some getting used to, but when it does all work is a lot of fun. 73 de Joe - AB1DO Configuration: Dell Dimension 4700 /w 3GHz P4 HT + 1GB DDR2 SDRAM + Intel 915G Express + XPHomeSP2 SDR-1000 + RFE + 100W PA + USB Adapter Delta-44 + Break-out kit -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20060513/19ba35bd/attachment.html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com
