Re: [Flexradio] Market for 5000A's
I bought my 5000 when it was the only model almost available (bought at Dayton, arrived here in August or September). I did order the ATU and the second receiver. I have never used the ATU much (I use a remote ATU). In my opinion, the basic 5000 does not offer much over the 3000 for most people (a more stable local oscillator is all that comes to mind). But it was about 2 years after the 5000 that the 3000 came out. Where the 5000 is second to the 6700 is the second receiver. If you have noise problems or are a weak signal hound, the beam steering or ESP feature is a gem. With a proper second antenna I can null out noise unlike anything I have seen. Delightful indeed. I'll keep my 5000 and the XP computer that I built to run it. I'll get a 6700 some day, and I likely continue to keep the 5K. 73 Ken AC0HO On Sun, Mar 1, 2015 at 1:17 PM, Richard Solomon w1...@earthlink.net wrote: That's the beauty of a free market system. Some like it (buyers), some don't (sellers). Wait a couple of months are post it again, someone may yet have the urge. The 5000A the previous gentlemen wrote about seemed to be a reasonable buy at the $1,500 level. 73, Dick, W1KSZ On 3/1/2015 12:05 PM, Hunter Ellington via FlexRadio wrote: I know I tried to sell my basic, no options, 5000A three times. I listed it for $1500 and had no offers. I dropped the price to $1300, and still no bites (this was five months ago). I finally put it on for $1200, and the only response was from some crank who berated me for destroying the value of the 5000A. At that point, I concluded that the radio was worth more to me than the market would pay. It amazes me that Yaesu FT1000MP's or FT2000's still bring between $1200-$1800 (sometimes more), rigs that are clearly inferior to the 5000A. I'll keep mine as long as the software continues to work, and the hardware can be maintained. Wouldn't mind a 6300 or a 6500 though. K0GFY R. Hunter Ellington 303-996-6585/720-560-8139 P.O. Box 44 Larkspur, CO 80118 ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz To opt out of the Reflector: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz To opt out of the Reflector: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz To opt out of the Reflector: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz
Re: [Flexradio] Vac Question
Greg - I just bought version 4.09 way back when, and upgraded to 4.11, which I still use. 4.10 had issues of some sort. I run PSDR on a dedicated XP machine, no need to upgrade anything other than PSDR once I got everything working (gift upgrades form MS often caused problems with XP). You are getting copy, so VAC is working. Get a proper copy of VAC, or perhaps one of the other systems now available (I have no experience with them). Bloatware (extra software tasks in the machine) and DPCs will be the problems to watch for. 73 Ken AC0HO On Sat, Dec 27, 2014 at 10:15 AM, Douglas Hubbs k4...@mpinet.net wrote: greg, You may want to look into this software that I am using for my digital programs. It requires VBCable A and B downloads to use 2 cable sets( both are FREE ) and I have not had any problems at all with them and FlexRadio Software or FLDIGI. http://www.kvraudio.com/product/vb-cable-by-vb-audio 73 and happy new year. doug K4DMH -Original Message- From: Gregory Gryckiewicz n2...@roadrunner.com Sent: Dec 27, 2014 10:54 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Vac Question Has anyone had any receive issues with the VAC trial version. I realize the tx interjects a :trial in the transmission. Being unfamiliar with PSK 31, and I know that is is not an error free mode, yet I would think I would get a more error-free receive. I belief my Flex 1500 and VAC settings are correct. I would like to purchase VAC Greg N2DYT ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz To opt out of the Reflector: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz To opt out of the Reflector: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz To opt out of the Reflector: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz
Re: [Flexradio] Vac Question
Greg - The quality of copy is not impacted by any of the functional (not trial) virtual cable products. The only way to screw things up is to miss-match the sampling rates. And Windows may try to screw you when you do a Windows update. Windows likes 44.1kbs, and everything that we do uses even multiples of 8, 16, 32, 48 kbs and so on. Garbled copy is a result of operator (sending) error (tremor causes me to make typos, or I can overdrive things and up I.M.D.). Or a weak signal, ORM, ORN and such. Get any package working and you can ignore it. 73 Ken AC0HO On Sun, Dec 28, 2014 at 10:29 AM, Gregory Gryckiewicz n2...@roadrunner.com wrote: Tnx to all the replies. I definitely see almost perfect copy with VB- Audio Cable. I've only downloaded one cable for now to experiment with. My concern was if I purchased the real copy of VAC, would it look just as good as what I'm seeing today with VB-Audio cable. 73, Greg N2DYT ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz To opt out of the Reflector: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz To opt out of the Reflector: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz
Re: [Flexradio] 5K Dual Diversity Question
Jim - You just received an answer from Dudley (Mr. Flex Service to many of us). Connect your second antenna to the BNC RX2 connector and you are set to go. I have a early 5K (blue light) and it works well. There were very few of the early antenna matrix boards, and most were upgraded long ago. Ken AC0HO On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 2:33 PM, Jim Broaddus j...@bearcreekfelinecenter.org wrote: *Reading from Flex documentation from paragraphs which speak to diversity: This capability exist in the FLEX-5000 only if the HRFIO-34 (or greater) RF switching matrix board is installed in your radio. This 5K is SN 0811-3147. Preowned, so the Born on Date is unavailable except from Flex registration files. Antennas are about 450 feet apart. Receiver 2 will only allow selection from pull down for RX1 Tap. Others can be chosen but do not support the desired configuaration. * *Jim Broaddus*, *Director* Bear Creek Feline Center [image: http://jimbroaddus.us/index.html] http://jimbroaddus.us/index.html CLICK IMAGE On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 7:17 AM, Jim Broaddus j...@bearcreekfelinecenter.org wrote: Just purchased a very nice 5K. Learning curve steep. Trying to operate in dual diversity receive configuration where ANT1=NVIS dipole while ANT2= elevated dipole. I am unable to make this seclection. Reading and trying to understand the published reference material, quick question if I might Flex says: *This capability exist in the FLEX-5000 only if the HRFIO-34 (or greater) RF switching matrix board is installed in your radio. SN 0811-3147. *Any ideas from those who have successfully accomplished this? *Jim Broaddus*, *Director* Bear Creek Feline Center [image: http://jimbroaddus.us/index.html] http://jimbroaddus.us/index.html CLICK IMAGE ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz To opt out of the Reflector: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz To opt out of the Reflector: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz
Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR freezing
Craig - Sounds like it pretty much has to be a software issue within the PC. Any new software or software updates? And, as always, any Microsoft updates? No problems here, but I am running an older PC for radio use only, with no updates of any sort. And XP SP3 at that. Perhaps someone running Win 7 has seen a similar issue. 73 Ken AC0HO On Fri, Jul 11, 2014 at 11:24 PM, Craig Hayhow craig.hay...@gmail.com wrote: I have been working on this problem for several weeks now and I hope some one out there can help me with a solution. My radio is a F5k and it works perfect on my i5/W7/64 bit laptop using a SIIG Firewire 400 2-Port (6-pin) ExpressCard so my radio and fire wire cable test OK. My radio has worked perfect on my home PC for several years but some thing has changed or it has developed a fault and now PowerSDR will freeze randomly any where from a few seconds to a few hours. Some times the panadapter will freeze and the audio will stop and turning off and on PowerSDR will solve the issue. Some times turning off and on PowerSDR will grey out the panadapter and some times turning off PowerSDR will generate an error message Unhandled exception has occurred in your application and PowerSDR will crash requiring both the F5k and PowerSDR to be turned off and on again. I have tried all the things Flex recommend such as disabling power savings, using the legacy driver, factory defaults, reloading PowerSDR, no over clocking etc etc and nothing changes. I replaced the SIIG FireWire 400 2-Port PCIe card in my PC with a spare SIIG FireWire 400 3-Port PCI card (in a different slot) and I still have the exact same problem, so the problem is not the fire wire card either. The problem is a software problem in my PC. My PC is a high performance machine purchased specifically to run my F5k and I should not be having any issues. I have tried using different drivers for the FireWire cards and the problem still remains. System details are; PowerSDR v2.7.2 Max DPS ~ 190 us Safe mode 1 Sampling rate 96000 Hz Buffer size 2048 Intel Core i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40 GHz (BIOS up to date) RAM 16 GB SIIG FireWire 400 2-Port PCIe card and high quality cable (worked perfect for several years) SIIG FireWire 400 3-Port PCI card and high quality cable (Made no difference, problem still occurs) Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit (All updates complete) Any help appreciated, Craig VK6JJJ / VK0JJJ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz To opt out of the Reflector: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz To opt out of the Reflector: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz
Re: [Flexradio] VAC decides to force a few parameters and just like that, JT65 and JT9 stop working
Larry - Sorry that I don't have the fix(es) off the top of my head. You have several things going on, all are windows related (it think). Start with the 19 clients that VAC has, most or all are ghost entries. I would delete all of them and start over. I know that JT65 uses numeric port entries, and that windows is likely to shift things around whenever a new device is defined. I have read that checking the JT65 assignments is something that some folk do every time they boot the PC. And, the 44K data rate is the windows default. You need to define what you want to force a change. I wonder if windows did a major software update? 73 Ken AC0HO On Sat, Jun 21, 2014 at 6:05 PM, Larry Loen lwl...@gmail.com wrote: I had taken a while to stumble through the instructions ofr getting JT65 and JT9 going. But, a couple weeks back, I had finally done so. Yesterday, it stopped working. The reason seems to be, no matter what I do, it has somehow re-defaulted everything and it won't let me change anything, even after a fresh boot. I have a picture (but I don't think I can successfully attach it here). Salient points: 1. It does like me set the upper bound rate at 48000. 2. It does NOT let me see the Ms per interrrupt to 5 (it insists on 7 and that has always failed for me). 3. I have to set cable range and not cable format also. 4. It also seems to think that even on a machine that I have just booted, VAC has 19 clients. 5. When I do enable VAC, it does appear to set something, but with an upper bound of 44K instead of 48K. 6. While I don't routinely run as administrator, I of course started the VAC console in that mode. All of this seems to mean is that tje JT modes don't work, which is what I had before I set the parameters before. How do I get past this so I can set them again? Larry WO7R (ex WO0Z) ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz To opt out of the Reflector: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz To opt out of the Reflector: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz
Re: [Flexradio] drawback of F6500 compared to F5K
From my perspective, the 5K with the second receiver and a second antenna well removed from the primary antenna has the ESC or Beam Steering capability. Of the newer 6K line, only the 6700 is able to do the same. For my situation this is a major advantage of keeping my 5K. 73 Ken AC0HO On Tue, May 20, 2014 at 3:18 PM, Burt k1...@yahoo.com wrote: What's missing? On Tuesday, May 20, 2014 2:25 PM, Michael Walker va...@portcredit.net wrote: I just got my 6300 and I'm impressed so far. One of the first things that I tested with the monitor and it works! Not like my 5000 or 3000. I love the much wider spectrum view, especially for watching 6M for openings. Very cool. There are also much less 'fake' spurs. SmartSDR is different, but much cleaner. There is still a few things missing, but I hope they will come. I'm glad I made the move. Mike va3mw On Fri, May 16, 2014 at 9:56 PM, John Vandenberg jvandenbe...@shaw.ca wrote: Here are my negatives for upgrading from F5K to F6300 - Cannot use my external frequency atomic reference. So will loose accurecy - will have to give up my VHF UHF capabilities John, ve3dvv From: w...@reagan.com To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 10:44:35 AM Subject: [Flexradio] to order a 6300 or not. ?? ? ? ?I have had Flex rigs from the first 1000 kit to my current 5000a. I have downloaded all the spec sheets, that are out there, and read all the beta testing remarks from the various testers. None of which really tell me much about how the 6300 will work out in the real world,under day to day hamming. I have not seen any comparisons to the performance of the 6300/5000a, weather they be suggested improvements over the 5000a or even improvements based on the new 6300's technology. ?? ? ? ? The 6300, looks great on paper and the engineering write-ups, but what will I gain in REAL LIFEday to day operation over my 5000a. Iam not a con tester, like to work dx and also rag chew. I do little CW any longer,arthritis in the fingers,the 5000a could be easily passed up, for this mode. ?? ? ? ?I already have a big investment in the computer,I-7 ,to run the 5000a, which of course would run the 6300 also,so thats a wash. I like the audio on my 5000a, use a balanced condenser mic and have received comments on the pleasant audio. Would have to go back to the unbalanced on the 6300. ?? ? ? ? I run a hex beam and do not need the tuner ,but I also run a vertical and a OCF dipole for 160 to 80 meters which I do need the tuner on the 5000a for. ?? ? ? ? ?I guess Iam looking for reasons to dump the 5000a and move UP to the 6300,so far Iam not seeing many,other than being the first guy on the block to buy the new model car. ?? ? ? ? ?Thanks for reading,would like to hear other guys thoughts on the subject. 73 dale wt4t ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz To opt out of the Reflector: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz To opt out of the Reflector: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz To opt out of the Reflector: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz To opt out of the Reflector: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz
Re: [Flexradio] to order a 6300 or not.
A late to this thread comment. I was a 5K early adopter (nothing else had been announced). I got my 5K with the second receiver, and the 5K became very impressive (to me) with the beam steering enhancement. I can hammer an on frequency noise source, very impressive. I will have to go to the 6700 to get the beam steering feature. And I know that I will get get a 6700 (or a successor) someday. But I have fire-wire and VAC working well into a dedicated PC and I do not feel the need to upgrade soon. 73 Ken AC0HO On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 3:23 PM, David Movius dave.mov...@gmail.com wrote: Totally agree and well stated Mike. My introduction to SDR and Flex was about two years ago. I have truly enjoyed the challenge and learning curves, and have gained a great deal of respect for FlexRadio staff, support and commitment. I recently graduated from Flex 5000 to 6700 and have never enjoyed ham radio so much. Flex radios definitely capture the passion and imagination of many, while there are many wonderful optional radios out there for others. Dave W7IWW -Original Message- From: FlexRadio [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Michael Walker Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 1:06 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] to order a 6300 or not. I replied to someone offline on this, but you will have multiple views on this. There are your early adopters (like me) and your 'hanger oners', like others. I don't expect it to be perfect at first and may never. I do know it will be an education and very interesting and we will all learn things. Flex won't solve everything for everyone and to think otherwise is wrong. But... the big but... I trust Flex to do the right thing and to support their customers. The company is very customer and technology focused and that... is good enough for me. If I wanted an appliance, I would stay with my TS480 at my remote base. :) 73 all, Mike va3mw See you all at Dayton! http://www.qrz.com/db/va3mw On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 2:56 PM, amsct...@comcast.net wrote: I am comparing a working 5K installation to a prospective 6X00 purchase. All of my comments are relative to any given 5K installation, and I did not take proper FireWire and VAC function as a given, as many people struggle with these subsystems. FireWire and VAC performance differ from system-to-system, and I wrote this to a broader audience than the original poster. The differences for someone that primarily uses digital modes (I know this doesn't cover the OP) aren't subtle at all. DAX simply works better, on a wider range of PCs, than VAC. I would, and did, upgrade for this reason alone. Mike - N8MSA - Original Message - From: James Orleff jorl...@orleff.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wednesday, May 14, 2014 2:13:47 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] to order a 6300 or not. I believe he asked for reasons to dump his 5000a and upgrade. Many of the reasons stated seem to apply more to someone comparing the purchase of a 5000a vs a 6300. If you already have a working 5000a, the differences are more subtle and he will of course have to decide. On 5/14/2014 12:29 PM, amsct...@comcast.net wrote: The major real-world differences/benefits: - Elimination of a poorly supported datalink (Apple FireWire) True, but it's not poorly supported for HIM, as he is using it = no immediate benefit - Low-bandwidth networking, by virtue of the DSP being located in the radio, provides excellent performance -even over WiFi Perhaps, but he did not state a need for remote access, so again no immediate benefit. - Very easy to get digital audio into and out of the radio. Helpful even when not operating digital modes. For example. a PC can be used to record QSOs without using VAC. A nice feature, but any benefit depends on whether he has bought and is using VAC already, and he doesn't say = ??? - More dynamic range than the 5K means less intermodulation and de-sense - Wider panadapter bandwidth allows you to see more at a glance - Lower TX IMD - Much less RF intrusion into the Signature's chassis Very good reasons if those things are a problem for him. The wider panadapter might be compelling. Issues: - The DSP isn't that much different than PSDR, so it isn't going to sound much different than your 5K until sometime around the end of the year. These are the differences today, as I see them. Best of luck with your purchasing decision. 73 de Mike - N8MSA http://n8msa.blogspot.com/ The 6300 is clearly cleaner and more elegant, but from a day to day operating perspective I concur with him that there doesn't seem to be a killer app in the 6300 for the owner of a 5000a. 73, JJ W0FAA - Forwarded Message - From: w...@reagan.com To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wednesday,
Re: [Flexradio] MARS, non-ham coverage
Jim - Yes there is, and you need to work with Flex Support to get it. It will be in the form of a small software utility keyed to your specific 3000. Of course, Flex has to verify you licenses. If have seen mention of the details, but don't remember much, other that Flex builds it for you specific radio. 73 Ken AC0HO On Sun, Feb 9, 2014 at 12:21 PM, Jim Aspinwall no...@yahoo.com wrote: First, I'd submit a help ticket but I can't read any of the darned scrambled characters to sign-up. Second, while my primary use of my Flex-3000 is amateur radio, I am also a member of our state's emergency services, and with that we have both MARS, State and Federal HF allocations (and licenses) I would like to be able to use SSB and ultimately PC-ALE methods. Technically possible of course, except that of course I can only access those frequencies in SWL/receive-only mode. Is there accommodation/firmware for non-ham applications? If so, how can I obtain that? ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz 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] 60M channels - Canada
Michael - Changes of this sort are not a new version of PSDR. Contact Flex and they will send you a software utility for your specific transceiver that will alter the band allocations. I don't recall the name of the process/software, but Flex service will know. They will need to verify your license and rig, a simple process (so I have heard). 73 Ken AC0HO On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 9:34 PM, Michael Walker va...@portcredit.net wrote: Will we see a new version of PSDR for us in Canada as we are allowed on 60M now? Mike va3mw ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] 60M channels - Canada
Michael - It will be faster to call Flex service. This list is not monitored by Flex anymore. Tim (and others) drop by from time to time, but this may not be seen for a couple of days. Active support is on the forum attached to the Flex web page. A phone call to service for fastest results seem to work well. 73 Ken AC0HO On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 8:45 AM, Michael Walker va...@portcredit.net wrote: OMG, I'm trying to open a case with Flex and there is no way to create a login. Has anyone else gotten a CAPCHA that can actually read? I have 20/20 vision and I've been through a few dozen of them. Tim, help! Mike va3mw On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 9:15 AM, Ken Akin kena...@gmail.com wrote: Michael - Changes of this sort are not a new version of PSDR. Contact Flex and they will send you a software utility for your specific transceiver that will alter the band allocations. I don't recall the name of the process/software, but Flex service will know. They will need to verify your license and rig, a simple process (so I have heard). 73 Ken AC0HO On Thu, Feb 6, 2014 at 9:34 PM, Michael Walker va...@portcredit.net wrote: Will we see a new version of PSDR for us in Canada as we are allowed on 60M now? Mike va3mw ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] New computer
Robert - If the Flex was working and you have not done anything to software since I really expect that the driver are properly installed. With a new PC there are many things set for your convenience. The first big item is make sure that all of the power saving options are OFF. If everything there looks good, download a (free) copy of DPCLAT.EXE and let it run while using the radio. When you have a hit, look at the numbers in the DPCLAT report. 73 Ken AC0HO On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 4:19 PM, Robert Kearbey bobdds2...@gmail.com wrote: I am wondering if the firmware update didn't take place? v2.1.3.9 is not listed as being on my computer after the download.I bet that is my problem. I guess I still need to uninstall and see if it comes along or if I get a message. How do I install it when I find it? Sorry, not really up on these things. bob K6DDS bobdds2...@gmail.com ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Appropriate laptop for PowerSDR? (Woot ad expires midnight tonight)
Tim - The specs look good, plenty of power with an I5. But, I have no experience with this laptop. All laptops make compromises to reduce power consumption. And almost always any PC being sold these days comes with a lot of bloatware which you may have to clean out. 73 Ken AC0HO On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 4:59 PM, Tim Lemmon tlem...@gmail.com wrote: Hi everyone. It's hard to find a laptop with an Express card slot these days. I just found one advertised on woot. Here's the link (which ends tonight)! *http://www.woot.com/offers/hp-14-dual-core-i5-probook-10 http://www.woot.com/offers/hp-14-dual-core-i5-probook-10* I'm curious if any of you know if this laptop and processor will work adequately on PowerSDR? I'd like to find a laptop with Win 7 and a working firewire port. Thanks. Tim, WK4U ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz 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] F3K acting up
Dave - Many of the problems with PSDR are, as Tony points out due to changes within the PC. Cut to the chase and look for excessive DPCs (Delayed Procedure Call). There is a small, free utility called DPCLAT.EXE which you can download. If you load it from the original site, they have a readable essay on what is going on, and how to look for offending items. 73 Ken AC0HO On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 5:06 PM, Tony Estep estept...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 11:15 PM, Dave Gomberg da...@wcf.com wrote: There sure are a ton of bugs in PSDR == Well, it's true that coding and testing errors remain, even at this late date. But a lot of the problems arise from the fact that the design of putting the radio inside the computer, and at the mercy of the computer's configuration, turned out to be a lot more complicated than the designers originally thought. When the computer goes to sleep, for example, the ports may go to sleep and the drivers may lose their mind; that could be what happened to you. Or, on another note, the Flex SDR design naturally didn't anticipate the arrival of cloud storage, which creates a bunch of interrupts that can clobber PSDR. Every OS update, or even every new user application, brings the possibility of environment changes that can mess things up. The original idea was that making your radio software-based would reduce obsolescence, but the effect has been the opposite: changes in the computing environment can obsolete code that once worked. Keeping it going is sorta like running on a treadmill that keeps speeding up. Tony KT0NY ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz 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] demo/test mode in Parallels 9
John - I am not an Apple user, so this depends on my memory of other peoples experience. So, if I remember the issue, it is something on the order that Parallels (and other virtual environments do not support firewire. It is just not present. And that bootcamp does work. Anyway, the Parallels Support people should be able to clear up the details. Bootcamp is the way to run a Windows / Firewire application. 73 Ken AC0HO On Thu, Jan 30, 2014 at 1:56 AM, John Paolucci jpa...@me.com wrote: I installed power SDR in Parallels 9 with Windows 8.1on my Macbook Pro Retina to Flex 3000. Installation finished fine. Only when I now click on Power SDR, Available Radio Interfaces window is presented. There is Model Serial Number and Nickname to enter. DEMO is there by default and a button to use. When I click use, a window says Welcome to the Demo/Test mode. It says, if you did not intend to be in Demo/Test mode, please open the Setup Form and change the model to the appropriate selection (FLEX-5000, FLEX -3000, etc) and then restart PowerSDR. I'm not sure what to enter in the Setup Form. When I click to enter the demo, the demo comes up fine and I can play with it. (I don't think that means I'm connected to my 3000) I get the sense that windows did not recognize the firewire (which you guys warned might happen with Parallels) I am running bootcamp on my Macbook also. Flex 3000 works okay there so I'm not under pressure to get Parallels working. I know there are guys out there interested in knowing if Parallels will work, so I can be your guinea pig if you like. I have another half month of free phone support with Parallels, if there is a question you think I should shoot at them. ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz 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] Multiple PowerSDR Sessions
Dave - Exactly what Ray said. This was announced within a few days (or perhaps at the same time) of availability of the chooser. 73 Ken AC0HO On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 12:44 PM, Ray, K9DUR k9...@rnacs.com wrote: Dave, That is not a problem -- it is working as expected. This has been true since shortly after the FLEX-1500 was introduced. Flex has always stated that to run 2 instances of PowerSDR, you must start the 1500 first. 73, Ray, K9DUR http://k9dur.info ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] compatibility
Bob - Wait for official word to be sure, but I would bet that fallback will not work with differing release. I think that I remember that there is a firewire as part of the new release. That likely means that fallback has to be a carefully followed procedure, which will be in the release notes. 73 Ken AC0HO On Thu, Dec 19, 2013 at 7:15 AM, Bob VanFossen bob.vanfos...@gmail.comwrote: This has been bothering me for some time, and with the new release, I think now is the time to ask the question. Scenario: I have F1.5k and F3k, two(2) home computers and a laptop. (Sometimes help a buddy with his f5k) All are working well with v2.6.4 All computers are set up to run either radio, but not both. (Both are config with same VAC and VSP ports and using DDUtil) PSDR v2.7.2 release notes states that new firmware will be installed on both radios. Question: If, after updating one of the computers, and updating the firmware, must I then update both the other computers, or may I run the non updated computers with the new firmware in the radios? One reason for asking is that my buddy may not want to do the upgrade. Bob, K4DJG ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz 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] Remoting the F5K Prelim reslults
Patrick - Coming from a long ago broadcast radio background, I would use a preamp with +8 dBm (or more) output if clean. And then use a pad at the radio end to drop down to 0 dBm for the balanced audio input on the 5K. And, by all means, try the simple approach first. Keep life simple. 73 Ken AC0HO On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 8:03 AM, Patrick Greenlee patric...@windstream.netwrote: Dale, I couldn't find your comment(s) just my post,quoted. Joe, That was discussed earlier. The hardware is twice as expensive for an equivalent setup plus the fiber cost. Recall, I have the Cat5e - 1000 ft roll. On eBay you can get a S400 to fiber and back pair for $500 + shipping. Take a look at == http://www.ebay.com/itm/Newnex-FireNEX-MX-Firewire- S400-Fiber-Optic-Media-Converter-Repeater-1394-NEW-/261238265462 Fiber would reduce opportunity for RFI issues but I don't think my particular installation is subject to much RFI ingress opportunities. Matthew, I guess the word remote in and of itself does not communicate adequately. I looked at the web page you gave but see no connection to what I'm trying to achieve. There is no way their SYSTEM is going to get my radio physically located close to the nexus of my antenna switching/coax runs and allow me to operate it from inside my shack 150 ft away. Please excuse my ignorance if I fail to note the reality and am responding to the equivalent of spam. Tim, et al, if you were doing this what would be your first trial setup for remoting the microphone. I assume the keyline shouldn't be a big deal not requiring more than some ferrite beads if RFI rears its ugly head. Stereo receive audio should make the trip on twisted pair maybe with some ferrite and or shielded cable. Thoughts? Patrick NJ5G -Original Message- From: Dale Hankins Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 7:42 PM To: Patrick Greenlee Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Remoting the F5K Prelim reslults Sent from my iPad On Dec 10, 2013, at 8:42 AM, Patrick Greenlee patric...@windstream.net wrote: A while back I mentioned that I was going to try an experiment to remote the Flex 5000 A. I have been delayed due to weather as in UPS wouldn???t deliver needed cables. I have the cables now and the experiment is underway. Problem: I would like to remote a F5K a couple hundred feet from the computer. Firewire is good to about 15 feet if you are lucky. Approach: To exceed the distance limitation imposed by FireWire/IEEE-1394 I selected a COTS hardware approach using a pair of FireNEX-CAT5-S800 units which are IEEE-1394 to Cat5 adapters. These adapters come as a pair and handle up to S800 at a distance of up to 100 Meters (324 ft) The Flex runs at S400 so I figured it oughta work. Each adapter has a RJ-45 port and a pair of 9 pin Firewire ports. There is also a DC input socket (8 to 19 VDC) which is only needed if you try for the longer ranges or your IEEE-1394 port on yoiur computer won???t source the needed power.. There is an available accessory power supply if you need it. Indicators on the adapters consist of two LEDs. One indicates it is powered up and the other shows Cat5 connectivity. What I did: I ordered and received a pair of 3 ft IEEE-1394 cables with 9 pins on one end and 6 pins on the other. I plugged the 9 pin ends into the two adapters and the 6 pin ends into the computer and the radio. I connected the two adapters via a 50 ft Cat5e cable with RJ-45 connectors. I turned the radio on and the lights lit up on the two adapters. I started PSDR and the radio operated normally. This is day two of the experiment and there is no indication that the radio and computer are connected through two adapters and 50 ft of Cat5e. I would be pleased to receive suggestions as to what to do or where to look to see/detect any deviation in performance due to latency or anything else. I am unable to note any difference in normal operation. I suspect I am operating well within the capabilities of these adapters. I will be trying a longer Cat5e cable but since the units are specified for up to S800 at up to 100 meters using them for S400 at a couple hundred feet should not be a problem. Unless I messed up the arithmetic 100 meters is a delay of about 1/3 of a microsecond times the reciprocal of the velocity factor. I don???t know the velocity factor of Cat5e but surely it is not slower than 0.5 which would give a delay of 2/3 of a microsecond. So, we have bounded the delay. It is less than 0.6 microseconds. Maybe one of you bright folks could tell me where or how I could observe a negative effect caused by that delay. Manufacturer info: Newnex Technology Corp. 3041 Olcott St. Santa Clara, CA 95054 (408)986-9988 Tech assistance: supp...@newnex.com Any comments or questions are invited. 73, Patrick NJ5G P.S. It is still working fine and I look forward to a longer separation test and any replies.
Re: [Flexradio] Remoting the F5K Prelim reslults
Patrick - The answer to why not use VAC to get audio into the radio. I suspect (I have not seen the code) that PSDR has no provision to pick up audio from a software defined serial port. The physical radio has 2 audio input paths, and nothing else. Could it be done. The answer offered by managers that I could have killed when I was working, sure, why not, it's just software. They can do anything. Flex does have the answer waiting, the 6000 series! I know that I am going to get one, but I have hardly explored the capabilities. My approach to your desire to not have coax runs with high SWR losses, I ended up ignoring the tuner in the 5K and got a remote tuner (I found a used SGC230). Works well with the 1500 and the 5K. However, if I ever update my Heath SB200 I have to start all over. Making Ham radio work is a continual puzzle, and actually, I kind of enjoy solving puzzles. 73 Ken AC0HO On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 3:04 PM, Patrick Greenlee patric...@windstream.netwrote: Chuck and Ken, thanks for the suggestions. Both have merit. Right now I don’t know what I will try. I haven’t addressed the issue seriously yet. There are multiple ways to move the audio. Your suggestions are the front runners right now. Slowly I turn, inch by inch, one-step at a time. Like Charles Winchester the third (character on the TV series M*A*S*H ) I want to do one thing, do it well and move on. I thought that moving the transmit audio was a separate simpler issue. If I couldn’t operate the rig with the computer and radio separated by a fair distance by means I chose to afford I didn’t need to consider other aspects of the exercise. Now that operating the rig with the 1394 to cat5e adapter pair has proven to work (at least over 50 ft cable) I feel comfortable in working other aspects of the exercise. Given the adapter pair is a money back if not satisfied deal which is promised to work S800 at 324 ft and is being asked to work S400 at maybe 150 ft or so this part looks good. Now to move on to transmit audio, receive audio, and keying. My first interest is is in SSB. Later I will explore CW and digital modes, again, one step at a time. I mention the other steps so that we can consider intermediate steps in the overall context of the “Big Picture” and not create a solution for any step that is incompatible with later steps. Time permitting I will be reading up on how to “VAC.” If you, Ken, or anyone else wants multiple gold stars by their name tell me what to do and how to do it, even if that is just a reference to descriptive material that has enough info to enable me to give it a whirl. If everything I need is in or referenced by the 5K manual then I shouldn’t need too much assistance. Other efforts for after the F5K is remote and working SSB OK are such issues as getting the F5K to speak to the Tokyo Hy-Power LInear in one of its native rice burner dialects; Icom, Kenwood, or Yaesu for automatic band switching and other issues regarding remote ops for the Tokyo Hy-Power. Again guys, thanks for the suggestions. I am more familiar with the analog approach but will take a good luck at VAC and any other suggestions that look to have potential merit before it is a done deal. Patrick NJ5G From: Chuck Oapos;Neal Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 1:58 PM Cc: Patrick Greenlee ; FlexRadio Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Remoting the F5K Prelim reslults Why wouldn't you use your computer soundcard and VAC to get the audio into PSDR instead of running a low level audio cables to the Flex? From: Ken Akin kena...@gmail.com To: Patrick Greenlee patric...@windstream.net Cc: FlexRadio flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2013 1:00:34 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Remoting the F5K Prelim reslults Patrick - Coming from a long ago broadcast radio background, I would use a preamp with +8 dBm (or more) output if clean. And then use a pad at the radio end to drop down to 0 dBm for the balanced audio input on the 5K. And, by all means, try the simple approach first. Keep life simple. 73 Ken AC0HO On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 8:03 AM, Patrick Greenlee patric...@windstream.netwrote: Dale, I couldn't find your comment(s) just my post,quoted. Joe, That was discussed earlier. The hardware is twice as expensive for an equivalent setup plus the fiber cost. Recall, I have the Cat5e - 1000 ft roll. On eBay you can get a S400 to fiber and back pair for $500 + shipping. Take a look at == http://www.ebay.com/itm/Newnex-FireNEX-MX-Firewire- S400-Fiber-Optic-Media-Converter-Repeater-1394-NEW-/261238265462 Fiber would reduce opportunity for RFI issues but I don't think my particular installation is subject to much RFI ingress opportunities. Matthew, I guess the word remote in and of itself does not communicate adequately. I looked at the web page you
Re: [Flexradio] Remoting the F5K Prelim reslults
With the results of very close physical cable bunching, you are getting cross talk between the two cable ends and the problems that you noticed. Like Tim, I might expect problems at some power level. I looked and shielded Cat5 is available. I have no experience with it. When I was working as a programmer we had tons of basic Cat5 in the operations center without any problems that I knew about. But no transmitters other than cell phones and the security radios, likely 1 watt or less. Keep the news coming! 73 KenAC0HO On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 10:36 AM, Tim Ellison t.m.ellison...@gmail.comwrote: I would be interested in how susceptible this configuration is to high levels of RF such asthe radio being in the near field of a 1500W transmission. Tim Ellison On 12/10/2013 9:50 AM, Patrick Greenlee wrote: Update: if you coil up the 50 ft Cat5e cable into a small tight coil and squeeze it into close proximity thus maximizing the inductance it crashes PSDR. This is the only thing I have tried so far that causes a problem. In actual use I suspect this is not a problem. Patrick NJ5G -Original Message- From: Patrick Greenlee Sent: Tuesday, December 10, 2013 8:42 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Remoting the F5K Prelim reslults A while back I mentioned that I was going to try an experiment to remote the Flex 5000 A. I have been delayed due to weather as in UPS wouldn???t deliver needed cables. I have the cables now and the experiment is underway. Problem: I would like to remote a F5K a couple hundred feet from the computer. Firewire is good to about 15 feet if you are lucky. Approach: To exceed the distance limitation imposed by FireWire/IEEE-1394 I selected a COTS hardware approach using a pair of FireNEX-CAT5-S800 units which are IEEE-1394 to Cat5 adapters. These adapters come as a pair and handle up to S800 at a distance of up to 100 Meters (324 ft) The Flex runs at S400 so I figured it oughta work. Each adapter has a RJ-45 port and a pair of 9 pin Firewire ports. There is also a DC input socket (8 to 19 VDC) which is only needed if you try for the longer ranges or your IEEE-1394 port on yoiur computer won???t source the needed power.. There is an available accessory power supply if you need it. Indicators on the adapters consist of two LEDs. One indicates it is powered up and the other shows Cat5 connectivity. What I did: I ordered and received a pair of 3 ft IEEE-1394 cables with 9 pins on one end and 6 pins on the other. I plugged the 9 pin ends into the two adapters and the 6 pin ends into the computer and the radio. I connected the two adapters via a 50 ft Cat5e cable with RJ-45 connectors. I turned the radio on and the lights lit up on the two adapters. I started PSDR and the radio operated normally. This is day two of the experiment and there is no indication that the radio and computer are connected through two adapters and 50 ft of Cat5e. I would be pleased to receive suggestions as to what to do or where to look to see/detect any deviation in performance due to latency or anything else. I am unable to note any difference in normal operation. I suspect I am operating well within the capabilities of these adapters. I will be trying a longer Cat5e cable but since the units are specified for up to S800 at up to 100 meters using them for S400 at a couple hundred feet should not be a problem. Unless I messed up the arithmetic 100 meters is a delay of about 1/3 of a microsecond times the reciprocal of the velocity factor. I don???t know the velocity factor of Cat5e but surely it is not slower than 0.5 which would give a delay of 2/3 of a microsecond. So, we have bounded the delay. It is less than 0.6 microseconds. Maybe one of you bright folks could tell me where or how I could observe a negative effect caused by that delay. Manufacturer info: Newnex Technology Corp. 3041 Olcott St. Santa Clara, CA 95054 (408)986-9988 Tech assistance: supp...@newnex.com Any comments or questions are invited. 73, Patrick NJ5G P.S. It is still working fine and I look forward to a longer separation test and any replies. ___ No infections found in this outgoing message Scanned by iolo System Shield http://www.iolo.com ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ No infections found in this incoming message Scanned by iolo System Shield http://www.iolo.com ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz
Re: [Flexradio] Moving Zero Line
A bit more detail, this is stuff that Tim Ellison write in 2010. If you have a FLEX-1500, to get a better centered Panadapter display, set the DDS IF between 5K and 150 Hz for USB modes and -5kHz to -150 Hz for LSB modes. Turn Spur Reduction OFF and use the 0.5x Zoom setting. Then use the Zoom slider for fine centering. I use a 4K DDS IF with the FLEX-1500 There is always some DC Noise at the DDS IF frequency. If the DDS IF is in your RX passband, you will hear it in recovered audio. Depending how your filters are set, being at 0 Hz, this noise is probably leaking in. The DDS IF is the audio frequency the RF is mixed down to for the audio frequency A/D converters to digitize the I/Q signal components. 9 KHz was selected because most modes do not exceed 9 KHz of bandwidth on either side of the center frequency, so the DC noise would be clear of the RX passband no matter if you are operating USB, LSB or double sideband modes like AM. One downside to using a +4KHz DDS IF is that if someone is transmitting LSB that is wider than 4K, you will hear the DC noise. That is why you use a negative DDS IF for LSB to move the DC noise to the right of the VFO frequency. -Tim Now you know why - 73 Ken AC0HO On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 4:10 PM, Maury Guzick w...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Thanks Eric. That works on 2x. 73 Maury -- *From:* Eric Wachsmann e...@flex-radio.com *To:* Maury Guzick w...@sbcglobal.net *Cc:* Ken Akin kena...@gmail.com; FlexRadio Reflector flexradio@flex-radio.biz *Sent:* Sunday, December 8, 2013 1:17 PM *Subject:* Re: [Flexradio] Moving Zero Line Try zooming in a bit (like try 2x) and press the center button just below the Panadapter. Eric On Sun, Dec 8, 2013 at 9:22 AM, Maury Guzick w...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Hi Ken, Thanks for the suggestion, but that did not change the position of my center line. 73 Maury From: Ken Akin kena...@gmail.com To: Maury Guzick w...@sbcglobal.net Cc: FlexRadio Reflector flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Saturday, December 7, 2013 3:03 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Moving Zero Line I am not on the proper PC (that has my radio stuff), so this is a general answer. If you don't care about AM reception, you can correct this situation. This results from your DDS IF offset. An offset of 0 will drop the AM carrier into the notch. Some folk find that a value of 100 works pretty well and almost centers the pan-adapter.. 73 Ken AC0HO On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 1:18 PM, Maury Guzick w...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Never really worried about it before, but would like to center the zero line but cannot seem to do anything that will shift it to center. Search of KB found nothing. I know it's probably something simple. What's the steps or where am I missing this? TNX 73 Maury W5IO ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Moving Zero Line
I am not on the proper PC (that has my radio stuff), so this is a general answer. If you don't care about AM reception, you can correct this situation. This results from your DDS IF offset. An offset of 0 will drop the AM carrier into the notch. Some folk find that a value of 100 works pretty well and almost centers the pan-adapter.. 73 Ken AC0HO On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 1:18 PM, Maury Guzick w...@sbcglobal.net wrote: Never really worried about it before, but would like to center the zero line but cannot seem to do anything that will shift it to center. Search of KB found nothing. I know it's probably something simple. What's the steps or where am I missing this? TNX 73 Maury W5IO ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz 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] Flex3000 with N1MM: When I open a browser window, either PSDR crashes or I get a crackly audio
Mike - What else is running on the PCs. Any bloat ware? Anti-virus packages? Page file active? And so on. I took the simple way out, my radio PC is a clean build (from MS Disk) so no extras. Running PSDR, VAC, FlDigi and Ham Call. I start Explorer only when I need to fetch new software, Flex and FlDigi updates. I do not let Microsoft (or anybody else) install updates automatically. It solves a lot of problems. My background included performance measurement and planning (in IBM mainframes). I just prefer avoiding excess tasks. 73 Ken AC0HO On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 7:16 AM, Michael Ruttenberg mjruttenb...@gmail.comwrote: Hi all Maybe someone can point me in the right direction. Using PSDR 2.6.4 with a Flex 3000. VAC (full version) 4.12 4gb RAM Lenovo T420 laptop (with a relatively flimsy Firewire 800 port installed, new Firewire 400 Expresscard on the way but not yet arrived). Win7 Pro. Same issue on Dell Latitude D630 (Firewire 800 port). WinXP SP3 with 1gb RAM. Samsung SSD. The Line1 and Line 2 VAC lines playback and record are set in Sounds to 2 Channel 96000hz audio as per http://kc.flexradio.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50504.aspx. N1MM v13.10.1 My buffers are set as follows: Flex measured Sampling rate: 48khz, buffer size 1024, safe mode 1 (low latency was no different behaviour) PSDR Audio - Primary: buffer size 1024, sample rate 48000 (was same behaviour when 2048 / 96000) PSDR Audio - VAC1: Windows WDM-KS, buffer size 1024, 48000 PSDR DSP - Options: all 5 buffers set to 1024 PSDR runs on the win7 machine at around 9% CPU. Basically, when I click Buck on N1MM (or open any new browser window) I get crackly audio audible on the headphones, and sometimes PSDR crashes entirely (can't remember the error but it says Continue/Quit and then I need to reboot to restart PSDR). Any ideas? Mike G7TWC ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz 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] Flex3000 with N1MM: When I open a browser window, either PSDR crashes or I get a crackly audio
Mike - What DPC numbers are you seeing? There are several knowledge base articles on the Flex site that get pretty detained on various things to look at. When you find the troublemaker it will look so simple, of course is the usual thought that I have. I am not a windows expert. I long for the sort of tools that we had when I was working (IBM mainframes), but they did cost tens of thousands of dollars each. Ken AC0HO On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 4:11 PM, Michael Ruttenberg mjruttenb...@gmail.comwrote: Hi Ken It is a relatively clean install. I have PSDR, N1MM, VAC, MixW, JT65HF, VE7CC ARUser. Windows Updates are off. AVG Free and ZoneAlarm. AVG is disabled manually for a bit of improvement. DPC is a bit better with wireless turned of but then I am flying blind. I have a nano wireless USB adaptor (Edimax) but it turns out that if I turn off the main (internal) wireless then the USB one doesn't work either so I couldn't use the USB one without the internal one grabbing the signal making the USB one redundant. On winXP I used to have Gboost but it seems to no longer be supported as I installed it and dialling home fails and the forum on the Gboost site says closed. Frustrated and missing CQWW :( 9 out of every 10 loads ups don't start successfully and the 1 that does work usually bombs out with an error. Mike G7TWC On 26 Oct 2013, at 21:58, Ken Akin kena...@gmail.com wrote: Mike - What else is running on the PCs. Any bloat ware? Anti-virus packages? Page file active? And so on. I took the simple way out, my radio PC is a clean build (from MS Disk) so no extras. Running PSDR, VAC, FlDigi and Ham Call. I start Explorer only when I need to fetch new software, Flex and FlDigi updates. I do not let Microsoft (or anybody else) install updates automatically. It solves a lot of problems. My background included performance measurement and planning (in IBM mainframes). I just prefer avoiding excess tasks. 73 Ken AC0HO On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 7:16 AM, Michael Ruttenberg mjruttenb...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all Maybe someone can point me in the right direction. Using PSDR 2.6.4 with a Flex 3000. VAC (full version) 4.12 4gb RAM Lenovo T420 laptop (with a relatively flimsy Firewire 800 port installed, new Firewire 400 Expresscard on the way but not yet arrived). Win7 Pro. Same issue on Dell Latitude D630 (Firewire 800 port). WinXP SP3 with 1gb RAM. Samsung SSD. The Line1 and Line 2 VAC lines playback and record are set in Sounds to 2 Channel 96000hz audio as per http://kc.flexradio.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50504.aspx. N1MM v13.10.1 My buffers are set as follows: Flex measured Sampling rate: 48khz, buffer size 1024, safe mode 1 (low latency was no different behaviour) PSDR Audio - Primary: buffer size 1024, sample rate 48000 (was same behaviour when 2048 / 96000) PSDR Audio - VAC1: Windows WDM-KS, buffer size 1024, 48000 PSDR DSP - Options: all 5 buffers set to 1024 PSDR runs on the win7 machine at around 9% CPU. Basically, when I click Buck on N1MM (or open any new browser window) I get crackly audio audible on the headphones, and sometimes PSDR crashes entirely (can't remember the error but it says Continue/Quit and then I need to reboot to restart PSDR). Any ideas? Mike G7TWC ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Flex3000 with N1MM: When I open a browser window, either PSDR crashes or I get a crackly audio
Mike - Wow, with those numbers I think you are onto the culprit. Of course, you have finds the specific item. My 5 year old XP machine runs about 120. And people have reported much faster times with some current low cost systems. Ken AC0HO On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 6:25 PM, Michael Ruttenberg mjruttenb...@gmail.comwrote: I was seeing 38000us (!!!) this evening. I am going through MSconfig and services.exe and culling/disabling things that are optional. Mike On 26 Oct 2013, at 22:34, Ken Akin kena...@gmail.com wrote: Mike - What DPC numbers are you seeing? There are several knowledge base articles on the Flex site that get pretty detained on various things to look at. When you find the troublemaker it will look so simple, of course is the usual thought that I have. I am not a windows expert. I long for the sort of tools that we had when I was working (IBM mainframes), but they did cost tens of thousands of dollars each. Ken AC0HO On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 4:11 PM, Michael Ruttenberg mjruttenb...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Ken It is a relatively clean install. I have PSDR, N1MM, VAC, MixW, JT65HF, VE7CC ARUser. Windows Updates are off. AVG Free and ZoneAlarm. AVG is disabled manually for a bit of improvement. DPC is a bit better with wireless turned of but then I am flying blind. I have a nano wireless USB adaptor (Edimax) but it turns out that if I turn off the main (internal) wireless then the USB one doesn't work either so I couldn't use the USB one without the internal one grabbing the signal making the USB one redundant. On winXP I used to have Gboost but it seems to no longer be supported as I installed it and dialling home fails and the forum on the Gboost site says closed. Frustrated and missing CQWW :( 9 out of every 10 loads ups don't start successfully and the 1 that does work usually bombs out with an error. Mike G7TWC On 26 Oct 2013, at 21:58, Ken Akin kena...@gmail.com wrote: Mike - What else is running on the PCs. Any bloat ware? Anti-virus packages? Page file active? And so on. I took the simple way out, my radio PC is a clean build (from MS Disk) so no extras. Running PSDR, VAC, FlDigi and Ham Call. I start Explorer only when I need to fetch new software, Flex and FlDigi updates. I do not let Microsoft (or anybody else) install updates automatically. It solves a lot of problems. My background included performance measurement and planning (in IBM mainframes). I just prefer avoiding excess tasks. 73 Ken AC0HO On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 7:16 AM, Michael Ruttenberg mjruttenb...@gmail.com wrote: Hi all Maybe someone can point me in the right direction. Using PSDR 2.6.4 with a Flex 3000. VAC (full version) 4.12 4gb RAM Lenovo T420 laptop (with a relatively flimsy Firewire 800 port installed, new Firewire 400 Expresscard on the way but not yet arrived). Win7 Pro. Same issue on Dell Latitude D630 (Firewire 800 port). WinXP SP3 with 1gb RAM. Samsung SSD. The Line1 and Line 2 VAC lines playback and record are set in Sounds to 2 Channel 96000hz audio as per http://kc.flexradio.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50504.aspx. N1MM v13.10.1 My buffers are set as follows: Flex measured Sampling rate: 48khz, buffer size 1024, safe mode 1 (low latency was no different behaviour) PSDR Audio - Primary: buffer size 1024, sample rate 48000 (was same behaviour when 2048 / 96000) PSDR Audio - VAC1: Windows WDM-KS, buffer size 1024, 48000 PSDR DSP - Options: all 5 buffers set to 1024 PSDR runs on the win7 machine at around 9% CPU. Basically, when I click Buck on N1MM (or open any new browser window) I get crackly audio audible on the headphones, and sometimes PSDR crashes entirely (can't remember the error but it says Continue/Quit and then I need to reboot to restart PSDR). Any ideas? Mike G7TWC ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] More info: First character getting cut off on CWtransmit when using break-in
Mark - I understand that you changed nothing on your computer. But, was your computer changed anyway? For instance, I noticed that Microsoft sent out 2 rather large fix packages this week (9 and then 19, I think). This was XP/SP3 (old, but it works well). I use a dedicated PC for my Flex radios which does not accept updates. And all software that calls home has been removed. And everything that I want just keeps working. Just an idea . . . 73 Ken AC0HO On Sun, Oct 13, 2013 at 12:52 PM, w...@comcast.net wrote: Hello Mark, Good to hear from you. Yes I use it a lot.on all modes except digital, where I use a different approach. I am a large DXer and it helps very much on pile ups. However with the spacebar fix on CWX, the foot switch is not needed when you are using CWX then regardless of what you are using for an amplifier. Hope that make sense. By the way, If you try the foot switch on SSB for a short time you will like the way it frees up both hands for other stuff. By the way (# 2) how are you doing on ARRL challenge DX awards??? I am almost at 2000 (1951) ARRL Challenge points. Also I have DXCC on 8 bands and DXCC on all modes. 326 Total countries. DX is fun, but it can drive you up a wall sometimes with the jammers and etc. hi hi. 73, Bruce, W8HW -Original Message- From: Mark Lunday Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2013 11:58 AM To: w...@comcast.net ; flexra...@yahoogroups.com ; 'Flexradio' ; 'Dudley Hurry' Subject: RE: [Flexradio] More info: First character getting cut off on CWtransmit when using break-in Thanks Bruce. Good suggestions. On the foot switch, is this what you use when trying break into a pileup? 90% of my QSO's are DX pileups. I use a Heil handswitch for SSB and I love it...second nature and can't go back to holding a hand microphone. But on CW trying to get through to TO2TT at 30 WPM with a foot switch? The QSK was working perfectly until three days ago, and I did not change anything on my computer. Mark Lunday, WD4ELG Greensboro, NC FM06be wd4...@arrl.net http://wd4elg.blogspot.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/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Flex 5000a Unstable output power.
Glenn - The Flex5000 does not supply an ALC signal. The critical point is to set up the audio chain properly which will result in the audio never going above 0db. There are several write ups in the knowledge base on setting up SSB audio, and youtube vidios, the most recent (via Google) is www.*youtube* .com/watch?v=2trJjUObLkY, see also www.*youtube*.com/watch?v=w4FsuLidTwA. I do assume that you are up to date on your Flex software. 73, Ken AC0HO On Sun, Aug 25, 2013 at 9:27 AM, Glenn Nutsey glennnut...@btinternet.comwrote: Hi, I am hoping you can help a fellow flexer, I am finding difficulty in achieving a smooth power increase whilst using SSB. A little more information needed I know, but what I mean is the following: I owned an FT2000 and when I was transmitting,my power meter would stay steady at the required power output when my meter was set at peak hold. This was with the linear switched in or not. My challenge (more noticeable with the linear in, usually run 200 watts) with the flex is that my meter will show an average power output of say 110 watts then on the next voice peak may shoot up to 200 watts. It would appear there is no control or smoothing out of my audio input and I am not to sure where to start. I spoke to a station today and he said that although my signal was clear and strong there appeared to be some Intermodulation being introduced on peaks (probably because of the surge in power with no control ?) I assume hang and attack times can be adjusted to help ? But I am not sure. I use a Tokyo Hi Power HL700b with the flex wire connected to the ALC socket on the amp. Hopefully you can help. 73 Glenn M1 AQO Sent from my iPad Sent from my iPad ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz 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] Flex5000A with Win8 tablet?
Bernd - PSDR will run on the Surface Pro (per Mark, I don't have a PRO). But, the 5000 (and 3000) is firewire only. I have not heard of any firewire to USB device that works with Flex systems (this is not Flex Systems fault, the adapter vendors take shortcuts that are not compatible with the full firewire specs). You should be able to use the PRO with at Flex 1500, which uses an USB interface. 73 Ken AC0HO On Tue, Mar 26, 2013 at 8:58 PM, Mark Lunday wd4...@triad.rr.com wrote: Bernd If you are looking at Surface RT, the answer is no. SDR software does not run on Surface RT, this is a device based on the ARM chip/ If you are looking at Surface PRO, the answer is yes. This is an Intel x86 chip and will run all Windows 32 bit and 64 bit programs like any other Windows computer. Mark Lunday, WD4ELG Greensboro, NC FM06be wd4...@arrl.net http://wd4elg.blogspot.com ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Fwd: SWR versus Frequency plot program
Robert - It looks like a surface chart in Excel should do it. I know that Viseo (sp) could do it, but it has gone away. If you have software that will produce a graph, look for a smoothing option. 73 Ken AkinAC0HO On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 1:32 PM, Robert Costa, KB6QXM kb6...@yahoo.comwrote: Slightly off-topic to Flex radio, but someone wrote this for Elecraft radios, so is there one that can be manual input or run with the Flex radios that have the SWR bridges installed? Please see question below. 73, Robert KB6QXM Ham Radio Open Conversation Yahoo group owner/moderator - Forwarded message - From: Robert Costa, KB6QXM kb6...@yahoo.com To: butternut-anten...@yahoogroups.com Subject: SWR versus Frequency plot program Date: Sat, Jan 26, 2013 11:20 am All, Does anyone know of an application that you can define the frequency spread on one axis and the SWR on the other axis and then you plug in the SWR values in your pre-defined frequency steps and the program will draw you a printable SWR curve? 73, Robert KB6QXM Ham Radio Open Conversation Yahoo group owner/moderator ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz 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] Fwd: SWR versus Frequency plot program
And - Microsoft Excel 2010 has the ability to smooth the line between data points on a graph to create a curved graph. However, you do not see this option when you create a graph using the standard templates. The option to smooth the line on a graph only appears when you access the graph's Format Data Series menu. Use this menu to convert an existing line graph in Excel to a curved graph. From http://smallbusiness.chron.com/make-curved-graph-excel-29784.html 73 Ken AC0HO On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 1:58 PM, Ken Akin kena...@gmail.com wrote: Robert - It looks like a surface chart in Excel should do it. I know that Viseo (sp) could do it, but it has gone away. If you have software that will produce a graph, look for a smoothing option. 73 Ken AkinAC0HO On Sat, Jan 26, 2013 at 1:32 PM, Robert Costa, KB6QXM kb6...@yahoo.comwrote: Slightly off-topic to Flex radio, but someone wrote this for Elecraft radios, so is there one that can be manual input or run with the Flex radios that have the SWR bridges installed? Please see question below. 73, Robert KB6QXM Ham Radio Open Conversation Yahoo group owner/moderator - Forwarded message - From: Robert Costa, KB6QXM kb6...@yahoo.com To: butternut-anten...@yahoogroups.com Subject: SWR versus Frequency plot program Date: Sat, Jan 26, 2013 11:20 am All, Does anyone know of an application that you can define the frequency spread on one axis and the SWR on the other axis and then you plug in the SWR values in your pre-defined frequency steps and the program will draw you a printable SWR curve? 73, Robert KB6QXM Ham Radio Open Conversation Yahoo group owner/moderator ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Flex 5000A and noise=outputpower
Lars - In fact, not only can you do this with most any radio you wish, you don't need a radio at all. You are using enough gain to hear what (I am kind of old) we called electron noise. The audio stages are not digital, so there is always some noise if power is applied to the amp. Working as a broadcast technician 50 years ago I spent many hours selecting the individual tubes to be used in our tape decks. With digital recording that chore is gone, other than selecting your audio pre-amp. 73, Ken AC0HO On Tue, Dec 25, 2012 at 2:39 PM, Dan Scott dscott1...@comcast.net wrote: Lars, I normally just read the emails to see if there is something that sparks my interest in this group. I very seldom comment. This concept of full mic gain, then amplifying more using mic boost, sparked my interest... or maybe it is simply a question: Why? What application are you needing this configuration for? I operate using an IC-7000 about 1/4 of the time. I cannot conceive of a situation where I would run my Mic audio though an audio amp, then to the radio with the gain 100%. This is the closest approximation I could think of when reading your test setup. I don't make enough money to even give that a try. Therefore I am mostly curious as to why I would even care about this test? Dan W0RO -Original Message- From: FlexRadio [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Lars Pettersson Sent: Tuesday, December 25, 2012 1:02 PM To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz; Leif Asbrink Subject: [Flexradio] Flex 5000A and noise=outputpower It would be interesting to see how many of the Flex 5000As that produce outputpower when Mox are activated, and no Microfon conected. My self and also SM4DHN have the same fenomen Do this remove microfon, press Mox and draw mic gain fully also pres mic bost and check output meter, our Flex5000 produce up to 40W or more you will also se hugh signal on Panadapter. Happy holidays Lars Sm4IVE Information for you also Leifmaybe you have any ideeas? ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] VAC 1 and 2
Guy - Sorry, but no. You need a 5000 with the second receiver to use the second VAC. 73 Ken AC0HO On Mon, Nov 19, 2012 at 1:05 PM, Guy WR7K driv...@accima.com wrote: Can I use both of the VAC? One setup for JT65 HF and the other for HRD. I do not have the second receiver and VAC 2 is grayed out. ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz 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] (no subject)
Alan - It is really not likely to be PSDR, but it is likely that something is setting off a cluster DPCs. If the DPCs are long enough it will mess up the buffering of data. There is a DPC monitor in PSDR (there used to be - I am not at my radio PC to check). Try running that, I average 120 us, and have occasional peaks at 540 without any problems, this is with a 3 year old PC and XP. There are many things to try to clean up the situation, but check the DPC stats so we know what we are dealing with. 73 KenAC0HO On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 10:09 AM, Mark Lunday wd4...@triad.rr.com wrote: +1 here. Mark Lunday, WD4ELG Greensboro, NC FM06be wd4...@arrl.net http://wd4elg.blogspot.com http://wd4elg.net -Original Message- From: FlexRadio [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Alan Zabarsky Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2012 9:21 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] (no subject) I run a Flex 3K under 64 bit Windows 7 on a plenty fast i7 PC. I use PowerSDR 2.3.5 (couldn't get latest release to behave). Every thing runs great except every so often (several times a day) the audio gets raspy but is immediately corrected by shutting off, then quickly turning back on PowerSDR. I think this is some kind of buffer setting issue - can anyone offer any hints to help cure this?? 73 de W1APZ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] New 5000a Owner Panic
Aaren - The it works on 80, dies on 20 very much sounds like RF getting into the computer. Others can give you a list of things to check, but to start with - you need a short solid ground connection between the 5000 and the PC. RF in the shack may result from high swr, keeping RF off of the outside of the coax when it comes into the shack (using *Toroidal Chokes* on the coax) can help a lot. 73 Ken AC0HO On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 10:09 PM, Tony d...@optonline.net wrote: Aaren: 1. Front mic port is DOA right out of the box. Check to make sure that the notch on the mic connector is lined up correctly with the port when you plug it in. I've noticed that some connectors go in without the notch being aligned. Tony On 10/11/2012 10:54 PM, Aaren Jensen wrote: I took delivery of a new 5000a with ATU 3 days ago and I'm having a case of panic and potential buyers remorse. Please expound some wisdom or talk me off the cliff. 1. Front mic port is DOA right out of the box. I've switched to a xlr mic plugged into the balanced port on the rear and I'm clicking MOX on and off to transmit. It's a work around but it looks like I'll already have to send it back straight away for repair. Arggh. I have a ticket open with Flex and I'm waiting for approval to return it. 2. Band conditions are horrible this week but for two nights browsing around 80m and 40m are it's working and no problems other than my own learning curve. 3. Tonight I venture onto 20m and every time I key the mic PowerSDR freezes and crashes. Takes a few minutes to recover and reboot everything and I try again with the same results. I was able to participate on a 80m net with no problems, then back to 20m and more crashes. I thought it was the power output and played with that, but no real pattern emerged? 4. At one point it locked up so bad I couldn't even start PowerSDR anymore and had to remove the entire software package, reboot, reinstall, reboot, and treat the rig like it was a fresh first time install again. Back to 20m with everything new and default, tuned, keyed mic and app crashes Help oh wise Elmers on the mountain top. 73 VA7AEJ __**_ 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.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] =Touch-Screen_All-in-One_computer_for_Flex-3
I'll continue to use a keyboard (and a good, IBM clicky keyboard at that). I mostly work digital, and I can type much faster on a physical keyboard (gives feedback) than I can type by touching the keys on a touch screen. But then, I also dislike most laptop keyboards enough that I will plug in a full keyboard if available. Note - this may be influenced by having worked as a systems programmer for more than 30 years, starting with punch cards. 73 Ken ac0ho On Sat, Jun 9, 2012 at 5:55 PM, Patrick Greenlee patric...@windstream.netwrote: What he said! You can do a lot of things but some of them are not provident. Driving screws with a hammer works sort of but is not optimal. I find touch screens to be OK in some instances but fine work is not one of them. Everyone I know who has used touch screens (significantly larger than an iPad and in vertical mode finds them fatiguing when used for very long. We used to have lots of them at the lab where I worked but for the most part we got over it. I'd hold out for the eye tracking interface, perhaps with a sensor to allow brainwaves to be the equivalent of a click. Maybe this assumes too much in certain instances. Patrick --** From: Neal Campbell nealk...@me.com Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2012 1:35 PM To: Robert Costa, KB6QXM kb6...@yahoo.com Cc: Patrick Greenlee patric...@windstream.net; FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz; manual...@juno.com Subject: Re: [Flexradio] =Touch-Screen_All-in-One_**computer_for_Flex-3 Robert I found its not that you cannot use it but its not the optimal way to use it. I found it good for gross tuning but for fine tuning (where you would normally use close-in click-tune or wheel scrolling, its not as natural. Its also possible that I am so ingrained using the mouse that its what I feel should be used! A completely new user display might give a better opportunity for a touch experience. 73 On Jun 9, 2012, at 12:09 PM, Robert Costa, KB6QXM wrote: Patrick, Interesting comments on your part about the inability for PSDR not able to be used with a touch screen. If you search YouTube you will find many video submissions using a touch screen with PSDR. Look at Ik3vig's many touch screen and cube3d videos. It can be done and is being done by some hams. 73, Robert KB6QXM Ham Radio Open Conversation Yahoo group owner/moderator - Reply message - From: Patrick Greenlee patric...@windstream.net To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz, manual...@juno.com Subject: [Flexradio] =Touch-Screen_All-in-One_**computer_for_Flex-3 Date: Sat, Jun 9, 2012 6:36 am I had one of those at the lab where I worked. You could highlight text using your fingers and then move it to a different position within your Wordstar document and lots of other text manipulations all of which were slower and more clumsy than using a mouse and or the control (X, C, and V) shortcuts. It was great for navigating menus and decision trees. Anyone familiar with the consoles used by Operational Specialists on Naval surface combatants will recall VABS and FABS (Variable Action Buttons and Fixed Action Buttons) and the nice trackball circa 1988 +/- which easily surpass the functionality and ease of use of a mouse and screen solution such as the PSDR. There were a jillion different things that could be done but not all choices were displayed all the time. Pressing a button in an array of buttons could redefine part or all of the buttons in the array. Everyone brings their prejudices to the table. The early and dedicated Mac fanatics hated to do anything not done by mouse. I suggested a word processor dedicated to their favorite brain hemisphere where the screen was divided into two parts. The upper zone would display the font to be used in your document and the lower zone would show the actual document. A great Mac interface... you just mouse up to the character you want in the top zone, click and drag a copy down into your document one at a time and NEVER HAVE TO TOUCH THE KEYBOARD!!! Loyalty to your supposed superior (read favorite) paradigm is counterproductive. Don't be a stylized wrestler, boxer, or ( insert favorite ridgid discipline martial art here) instead opt for Jeet kune do (Bruce Lee's personally developed, and successfully employed, style) PSDR is a good piece of software. Nearly anything can be improved or at least customized to a persons liking. Right now, as PSDR is, using a touch screen with it will not do much for you. The buttons, sliders, etc are not programed to interact with a touch screen and doing so is not a trivial task. The easiest way to incorporate the touch screen would make your finger into a mouse. As an experienced touch screen user I can tell you that your finger will not out mouse a mouse and you will soon tire (literally) moving your finger around the screen, especially a large screen. You
Re: [Flexradio] Frequency adjustment
Michael - I don't have my 5K on this PC, so this is from memory. Calibrate the receiver (it will look for WWV as I recall). Someplace in the setup menu. 73 Ken ac0ho On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 9:52 AM, Michael freem...@rogers.com wrote: I notice that my Flex 5000A is about 50 Hz off frequency. This seems to be a recent development. How does one 'reset things to correct it. I have had the discretion verified by a number of people and in comparing the Flex to other radio I have here too. ). I have nothing special in my current flex setup to need to retain ANY information so wiping out everything if required is fine.. Thanks . Mike (Ve3bge). ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Are these Microsoft Net framework updates ok to do?
My memory may be a bit vague, but as I remember, 2 or 3 years ago Microsoft had a really persistent habit of messing up the firewire sped settings. Microsoft kept resetting the speed to 100MBs instead of the needed 400. At the time we just figured that since Apple had invented firewaire, MS had a NIH (not invented here) complex andwas jut unable to test their changes. I am still running XP (no reason to change), and I still apply only selected updates once a year. The radio PC is only used for radio use and I don't have problems. 73, Ken ac0ho. On Wed, Apr 25, 2012 at 7:17 PM, Jim Jannuzzo jsqu...@msn.com wrote: Yes, I had a problem when I installed the recent .NET updates, that were not labeled security. PSDR would not start. I removed the updates, and PSDR then started. I left all of the other updates, that were labeled Security in, and they did not cause a problem. This is the first or second time in memory that an MS update has caused me a problem. When I posted to the list about this, no one else had had a problem with MS updates. Jim KJ2P Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:26:07 -0500 From: w...@billnjudy.com To: t...@flex-radio.com; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Are these Microsoft Net framework updates ok to do? Microsoft was kind enough to inform me that some updates are available for my system. Among them are some Net updates. Has anyone experienced problems with these? My system is running so well, but as they are Security fixes, I thought I'd ask first. pse and tu W9OL Bill ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] RX2 Antenna Question
Paul - Yes. This has worked all along. 73 Ken AC0HO On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 11:53 PM, Paul Delaney - K6HR paul.hamra...@verizon.net wrote: The KC article states: 2.The ability to have RX2 tap off of the RX1 signal path post the RX loop (RX1-TAP) Does this mean I can have both RX1 and RX2 share the same RX antenna? Paul Delaney - K6HR paul.hamra...@verizon.net http://k6hr.dyndns.org:8080 ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Flex 5000 C ?
Ed - On the Windows screen, click on Start (bottom left of the screen), click on My Computer. This gives you a list of all drives. 73, Ken AC0HO On Sun, Jan 22, 2012 at 6:13 PM, Ed Stallman n...@airmail.net wrote: Is their a place to add a second Hard Drive in a Flex 5000C ? or dos it have 2 already ? Ed __**_ 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.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Running 1500 and 5000 on same machine?
Paul - You need to re-install PSDR, and select the chooser when doing so. And have both Radios connected and power up so the chooser can find them. Then when you start PSDR it will ask you to select a radio. You do have to build separate VAC pairs for each radio and use different serial port pairs for CAT to work. 73, Ken AC0HO On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 9:49 PM, Paul Delaney - K6HR paul.hamra...@verizon.net wrote: How does one make this work? I can start two instances of PSDR but they both see only the 5000. Can anyone tell me the trick to get both radios running at the same time on one PC? Thanks! Paul Delaney - K6HR paul.hamra...@verizon.net http://k6hr.dyndns.org:Paul - http://k6hr.dyndns.org:8080 ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz 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] Two Instances of PSDR On Same PC? 1500
No. One PSDR image per interface. The 1500 uses USB, and you can use on3 3000 or 5000 because they are using Firewire. 73, Ken AC0HO On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 5:16 PM, Paul Delaney - K6HR paul.hamra...@verizon.net wrote: I looked at the KB article but it doesn't mention the 1500. Is it possible to run TWO 1500's on the same PC simultaneously? Paul Delaney - K6HR paul.hamra...@verizon.net http://k6hr.dyndns.org:8080 ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] CW SKimmer - CAT Control Not Working?
Bill - CWskimmer shows the call signs across a wide bandwidth. Try running Fldigi in CW mode, and narrow the receiver bandwidth to hear a single clear signal. Much simpler than trying to select what is happening. 73 Ken AC0HO On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 10:40 AM, Bill Ackerman billacker...@me.com wrote: Thanks to all for the help, both on and offline. No joy yet in my shack. I've tried countless combinations with no luck. I am also a fiddler, a fairly stubborn one, and bear the scars from a life of banging my head against the wall, especially on PC communications problems. I've only been a ham for a few months, but have been working in data comm for over 30 years. This kind of interface should be a no-brainer, which may say more about the current state of my brain than it does about CAT. It may very well be that I am not even trying to solve the right problem. I'm trying to learn CW and have reached the point where I am listening to the CW bands and trying to make sense of what I hear. I was looking at CW Skimmer for now as a way to help comprehend what I am hearing, like subtitles on a foreign-language film. Perhaps there is a better alternative? I've seen a stand-alone device made my MJC that you hold up to the speaker, but I assume there must be a more elegant solution. Thanks for any advice. 73 Bill KF5MTW William H. Fite wrote: Bill, others are going to give you far more erudite answers but my impression after fiddling with lots of various 3rd party software add-ons is that CAT control is just temperamental and a bit flakey. I don't know whether this is coming from the radio or from the software or from some evil miscombobulation between the two. What I CAN tell you (and others will say the same--ask Brian about WSPR) is that sometimes CAT will work and other times it has a sulk and refuses to budge. Sometimes you can set it up perzactly like the wiki says and it won't work. Set it up again EXACTLY THE SAME WAY* *and this time it will work just fine. Also, some of the software (again, WSPR is one) will reset some of its parameters from one use to another so that you have to go snooping around to see what has mysteriously changed itself. I tend to be a fiddler but what I have learned is that once I get a third party application working, I JUST DON'T MESS WITH IT. Sure as I do, the CAT will get snippy with me. Very cat-like behavior, come to think of it. Try telling YOUR cat what to do... A wholly unscientific explanation, I grant you. My own hypothesis (in my case) is that I have made too many snide remarks about ARRL's fawning worship of (all bow) Hiram Percy Maxim (all rise) and his ghost is plaguing my shack. Your mileage may differ. I hope it does. 73 Bill On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 8:17 AM, Bob VanFossenk4...@shentel.net wrote: Bill, that description is for a flex 1000. check this one out. http://kc.flexradio.com/**KnowledgebaseArticle50357.aspxhttp://kc.flexradio.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50357.aspx Bob, K4DJG __**_ 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/ __**_ 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.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] PSDR versions
There is no need to delete the old version and many keep the old one just in case they need to fall back. That is your choice, do as Jeff mentioned and use the Windows delete a program function when you wish to clean things up. 73 Ken Akin AC0HO On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 11:45 AM, Guy Harris w6...@guysfreehold.com wrote: Jeff, The correct way to remove previous versions is to use Windows: 'Add or Remove Programs' utility found in the Control Panel. ~~Guy On 11/11/2011 9:24 AM, Jeffrey Brown wrote: Hello. After upgrading to the newest version of PSDR I noticed that I now have two different versions in the folder on my drive. I guess I figured it would just update and overwrite the old version like a lot of other software does. Anyway, it did all it's checking of config and firmware, etc while loading the new version just fine. I like the new version with the TNF feature very well. Can I just delete the old version out of the folder now or is there something more in-depth I must do? Everything seems to be doing fine so I don't want to go back. Thanks. Jeff __**__ Ham Radio--The Original Social Network __**_ 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/ -- ~~~*Guy Harris* God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.-- Voltaire __**_ 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.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
[Flexradio] Lenovo Laptops and Flex 1500
I see that NewEgg has recertified Lenovo T60 and T61 laptops at a modest price. Once upon a time, one or another Lenovo laptops were recommended for use with Flex radios. And given that digital (running FlDigi) is my major mode of operation these look interesting. The loose end to my mind is the display resolution and how well it will work with PSDR and FlDigi. 73s Ken Akin AC0HO ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz 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] Did I break my radio?
Dave - For further information, I would try some stuff with a dummy load and an external wattmeter. I don't think you broke it, I have seen something of the sort with my 5K which has always been cleared up (apparently - I was never able to reliabily reproduce the problem) by playing with Windows. A reproducible problem can be solved, when the phase of the moon and low pressue systems are involved all bets are off. Ken Akin AC0HO On Sun, Oct 23, 2011 at 4:48 PM, Dave Gomberg da...@wcf.com wrote: Yesterday I had my first session with my F3K using PSDR 2.2.3 on 10m. It was long, and the antenna swr was only so-so (1:2.2 or so). Then I started seeing Fwd Pwr on the meter at 0. It seems slightly intermittent, but mostly 0w. Same symptom with PTT or MOX. What else should I try? Did I break it? -- Dave Gomberg, San Francisco NE5EE Programming since 1959 All addresses, phones, etc. at http://www.wcf.com/ham/info.**htmlhttp://www.wcf.com/ham/info.html --**--**- __**_ 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.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Warc 12
It is nothing that I worry about. But, chokes and tuned circuits in the transmitter will likely be less than optimal for the lower frequencies. And we know that the receiver will need a preselector to avoid image problems with BC band signals. (Note, it is not a proper image issue as such but acts like one - others can offer details on why the 3ed harmonic is an issue). So, software only is not likely a proper fix. Ken Akin AC0HO On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 8:40 AM, Drax Felton draxfel...@gmail.com wrote: Anyone? Sent from my iPhone On Sep 28, 2011, at 11:33 AM, Drax Felton draxfel...@gmail.com wrote: If the WARC 12 agenda item to create an amateur allocation at 415 to 527.5 kHz happens will the Flex radios be able to transmit there with a software only change? ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz 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] impedance requirent for headphones?
At least for the Flex 5000, there is a lower limit, somewhere around 40 ohms. And you get no sound on the headphone jack below that point unless something has changed since I got mine (a early blue light) model. I found out by trying to use an old pair of Koss (stereo - sort of HiFi) headphones. Some place in the Knowledge base this is mentioned. Ken Akin AC0HO On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 10:20 AM, Brian Lloyd brian-wb6...@lloyd.comwrote: On Thu, Apr 28, 2011 at 3:09 AM, Burt k1...@yahoo.com wrote: Flex 5000? It isn't so much an impedance requirement as how loud you want things to be. Most headphones these days seem to be for things like iPods which like about 32ohms. Aviation headphones tend to be around 600 ohms per earspeaker and therefore do not play nearly as loudly. If you use a lower impedance headphone that presents something like an 8ohm load it is possible that the headphone amp in the 5000 will current limit and clip. The suggestion is that you try the headphone you like to see how it works. Even with my mild hearing loss and Tinnitus I find aviation headsets to be loud enough when plugged into the Flex 5000. -- Brian Lloyd, WB6RQN/J79BPL 3191 Western Dr. Cameron Park, CA 95682 br...@lloyd.com +1.767.617.1365 (Dominica) +1.931.492.6776 (USA) (+1.931.4.WB6RQN) ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz 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] Drifting backward
This must be a basic item, but I can not find it. Simply stated, the audio stops after a few seconds. It seems to be a PC / Firewire issue. Details - Power SDR 1.18.1 Driver 3.4.0.5254 Firmware 1.3.0.0 XP Pro 32 Bit, SP 3 Net 3.5.1 Intel MB DG33FB with updated BIOS Intel Q6600 ADS Tech Pyro PCI 62R2 Firewire card, no reported conflicts. No other software running - Power SDR and Flex Radio latency timer is about it. MS Search is off, paging is off. And, most recently. 12 seconds of audio, max latency of 57us, 6 % CPU. To the extend that I can tell, everything but the receiver audio continues to work (no mike hooked up yet, but the test drives a dummy load watt meter. What stone shall I look under now? Thanks Ken AC0HO ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz 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] Balanced vs. unbalanced microphone inputs
Assuming a low impedance mic and input and equal shielding, balanced will always pick up less interference (common mode cancels out). We frequently use 75 and 100 foot mike cable runs when recording performers without an issue. 50 years ago (I was K3DNO then) most all ham equipment expected a unbalanced high impedance mic. And 6 feet of cable was about it for stray signal pickup (and audio high frequency roll off due to the capacity of the cable). Ken AC0HO y...@aol.com wrote: Have been following this line for a while, going back to the original question, about audio quality being better using a balanced mic or a std 2 wire mic. Did anybody come up with a conclusion? I always found audio quality about the same ,but the balanced always seemed to handle hum and rf problems better than a un balanced mic. curious what anybody else has found. thanks 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.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
