Re: [Flexradio] VISTA 64 -
There's a common thread here. Yes some are able to run SDR OS with Vista but many if not most are encountering problems. Rarely is any difficulties encountered with WINXP, SP3. Ergo the obvious answer is, don't use Vista. My personal experience is that Vista is a piece of crap and not worth the effort. Having come from a recent government position I can tell you that all GS and military are not going to use Vista. However, if you enjoy betting your heads against a wall, knock yourselves out, literally!! I'm surprised that Flex Radio doesn't step up and say Folks use XP. Don't use Vista. Seems like it would be an easy statement to make. Regards, Kirk, K6KAR Niceville, FL -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Al Sent: Friday, October 10, 2008 2:52 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] VISTA 64 -- Psdr Memory footprint According to 'Process Explorer' ( www.sysinternals.com ) Power SDR V1.15.0 svn 2458 uses a peak of 67 Mb physical memory and a virtual size of 322 Mb on my WinXp SP3 AMD 3300+ that is equipped with 1 Gb of Ram physical. I typically have several other programs besides PSDR running ( sometimes 2 PSDR's serving a SDR1K and a F5K simultaneously ) and very rarely have the impression that I am RAM limited. AL, K0VM > Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:17:57 -0700 > From: "Lux, James P" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Flexradio] VISTA 64 > To: Neal Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Giuseppe Campana > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: "flexradio@flex-radio.biz" > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > .. > > Bringing up the interesting question, just what IS the memory footprint of > PowerSDR? I can't see it being all that huge.. Not like you're holding 20 > minutes of video frames in memory or something. Sure, you're going to bring > in a raft of libraries for the UI, etc., but again, a megabyte is a LOT of > instructions. > ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
[Flexradio] Flex Radio Issues
I must be one of those oddballs (No Comment Stu) that installed the new firmware and OS files. I've had absolutely no problems. It's all working great. I must be missing something!! Kirk, K6KAR Niceville, FL ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
[Flexradio] F5K, SDR and VAC
I'm wondering.I have VAC set up and it's working great! Both VAC 1 and 2 are set for (I'm doing this from another computer so I'm not sure of the exact numbers), 11025 - 92000. My question; has anyone experimented with expanding these numbers? i.e. 11025 - 192000 If this is doable, would increasing the margin be of any value? Kirk, K6KAR Niceville, FL ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] TX Audio Quality Help, please!
Maybe it's only the earlier F5K's that are having problems. In any case, I echo Ken's comments. I continually get rave reviews on the quality of the F5K's audio. I don't doubt for a moment that Jeff, K6JCA and others are experiencing audio quality problems. Obviously, I can only speak from the comments I've received when using my 5K. The only audio problem I've encountered is when running digital voice using FDMDV. That problem is centered on the internal crappy computer sound card I'm using, which I'm still working to resolve. (I've yet to discover a good internal sound card. Maybe the new ASUS) Just hate to spend $200+ just to find that it doesn't work any better. In any case, comparing the F5K to my Orion II; the F5K (in every way) outperforms the OII. Don't misunderstand. The OII is a very fine transceiver and performs well but not as well as the F5K. I realize this is a subjective comment. The only area where I think the OII is slightly better is with the custom AGC performance. The bottom line to all this is; buy the F5K. You are missing the proverbial boat if you don't! One of the best thing about it is, it just keeps getting better!! Kirk, K6KAR -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ken Danser Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 6:52 AM To: Flex Radio Subject: Re: [Flexradio] TX Audio Quality Help, please! Hello, I am one who usually sits back and watch things unfold and hope to learn from this reflector without making to many statements. Also I personally understand your concerns about any issues with the Flex5000. But I must say, if you are holding out because of a few issues that not everyone is having, you are also missing out on a terrific radio that I am very much enjoying and I am not having any of these issues. Keep in mind, I am sure Flex wants to stay in business and be able to continue this great cutting edge technology. In my opinion and I am just an average "Joe" if you will, and I am very please with the 5000 and with their great support. I have several HF rigs that are in the same price range and a bit higher, and I never have a desire to turn them on! I have had the Flex5000 from the first wave of radios and I have no thoughts of regrets. Enjoy! Ken K3YI PS: Buy the Radio! - Original Message From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2008 6:33:09 AM Subject: [Flexradio] TX Audio Quality Help, please! How much importance should be given to this topic you ask? I respect the fact that any audio topic these days can be very subjective and carries many different opinions. But before you cast this topic off to the unimportant bin consider this thought. I know several people who are holding off buying a 5k until this problem goes away. I might be one of them. So it must be important to those not willing to purchase.and I would think equally important to those that want to sell them. **Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live music scene in your area - Check out TourTracker.com! (http://www.tourtracker.com?NCID=aolmus0005000112) ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
[Flexradio] Linux and PoweSDR
Greetings, I'm (attempting) to facilitate operation of v1.12.0 using a GNU/Debian OS (Ubuntu, PCLinux, Knoppix, SuSE and a couple of others) with Wine as an emulator. Needless to say, implementation results have been poor at best. I've had good luck with programs such as IP-Sound and a few others but not PowerSDR. I'm wondering if others have tried to do this? I've not tried any other emulator but occasionally see reference to VM. (It's not free and I'm cheap, so don't want to buy it)!! I know effort is afoot to create PowerSDR in language (Erlang, Lisp, et al) which will support cross platform operation. You're probably saying, "Just use XP and be happy! And, I am happy with this. Matter of fact, it works great. However, I can't leave well enough alone. So I'm off on exploration. Any thought? Regards, Kirk, K6KAR Niceville, FL ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] More bass from Flex 5000A on Rx
Harry, I use the Bose Companion III which has the subwoofer. Like Harry says, it is really dependent upon how you have your receive filter set. There have been times when I was adjusting the RX filter that the bass was overwhelming which, in my estimation, doesn't enhance receive capability. I guess it's just a matter of preference. Regards, Kirk, K6KAR Niceville, FL -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of W5CUL Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 12:20 PM To: 'Harry Williams' Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] More bass from Flex 5000A on Rx Harry, I am using some Logitech THX series 5.1 speakers that have a subwoofer, and the bass response, dependent upon who is transmitting, can be quite loud and over powering at times. All of that depends upon how low you have the receive filter set for as well. I do not know what you have yours set for, but I thought I would pass along that setting the receive filter to allow everything above 50Hz or even lower to pass through your RX1/RX2 could help. If you have already done that, then yes a subwoofer will definitely enhance your current bass response. You may find yourself, like me, adjusting the low end of the filter dependent upon who you are conversing with. 73, Mike W5CUL -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Harry Williams Sent: Monday, June 30, 2008 11:01 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] More bass from Flex 5000A on Rx I have my Flex 5000a hooked to a pair of Bose companion II speakers. While the sound out is excellent, I would like to be able to get some more bass response. I have messed with the rx equalizer but this does not give me what I want. Has anybody added a subwoofer or other speaker to extend the bass response? Since the flex has only the one stereo output on the back of the radio, I am not even sure how I would add another speaker for better bass response to augment the Bose speakers that are already hooked up. Any help would be appreciated. 73, Harry W0LS ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] FlexRadio Digest, Vol 38, Issue 13
Another thing I'm noticing in V1.12.0 is when I see a detected signal in the pan adapter, I'm also seeing a mirror image of the same signal either up or down frequency by about 10KHz. When tuning to these signals they sometimes merge but not always. Sometimes they can be detected at different frequencies making it difficult to determine as to what frequency they are actually transmitting. I've not noticed this anomaly with other releases. Kirk, K6KAR -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Carl Vangsness Sent: Friday, June 13, 2008 4:47 PM To: Chris Gerber Cc: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] FlexRadio Digest, Vol 38, Issue 13 I submitted a bug report on this one. The scaling on the panadapter is off by ~20 dbm from the S-meter. S-meter is right on with my Elecraft XG-1 signal source. Carl WC0V Chris Gerber wrote: > Hi Folks > > New Release! > Ross stated some differences between former versions. I am seeing the same. > I have several different versions installed for my SDR1000's. So I can > quick switch > between them. Using the same computer soundcard, SDR settings, setup etc. > So far all showed the same s/n and other behavings. > But the newest relaese shows complet different noisefloor level. It > changed from > -130db to -120db. > Soundcard is Delta M44 > What was changed in the version? > > 73 Chris HB9BDM > > > > ___ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ > > ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
[Flexradio] RX2 issue
After an easy install RX2 is recognized and I then started the cal process. Initially the "Level" test passed. However, when I ran the "Image" that failed. So where do I go from here? Kirk, K6KAR Niceville, FL ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR 1.12.0
Dudley, After closing the latest release and going back to svn 2224, then closing 2224 and going back to PowerSDR, 1.12.0 the problem went away. Makes no sense to me! Anyway all is working well. Still have a little relay chatter but not as bad as what I encountered with 2224. I'm sure Eric is aware of the relay chatter problem and I will continue to evaluate. I will be installing RX2 either this afternoon (UPS says out for delivery), or tomorrow. Once it is all configured and if I continue to hear the relay chatter, I will then submit a Bug Report (albeit a minor bug). Having spent my entire career working hardware and software problems, I understand how elusive some bug issues can be. I know it's an understatement but so far, all is looking very good indeed. Regards, Kirk, K6KAR -Original Message----- From: Kirk.Harding [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 11:11 AM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Cc: 'flexradio@flex-radio.biz' Subject: PowerSDR 1.12.0 Dudley, I'm noticing that I am unable to engage cat control (PTT) (RE: FDMDV digital voice program) with the official Flex release. With svn 2224, all worked great. I've double check my settings and feel that everything is set correctly. No problems with VAC only CAT. As a matter of fact, I took and then referenced screen pics just to be sure I didn't overlook something. Any thoughts to this issue? Also, on transmit still notice relay chatter with the released version but not as bad as svn 2224. As I mentioned to you during my telephone call, I didn't encounter this with earlier releases. Kirk, K6KAR Niceville, FL ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
[Flexradio] PowerSDR 1.12.0
Dudley, I'm noticing that I am unable to engage cat control (PTT) (RE: FDMDV digital voice program) with the official Flex release. With svn 2224, all worked great. I've double check my settings and feel that everything is set correctly. No problems with VAC only CAT. As a matter of fact, I took and then referenced screen pics just to be sure I didn't overlook something. Any thoughts to this issue? Also, on transmit still notice relay chatter with the released version but not as bad as svn 2224. As I mentioned to you during my telephone call, I didn't encounter this with earlier releases. Kirk, K6KAR Niceville, FL ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Windows Vista
MS will soon release its (so called) final release which is labeled SP3. This has already been released to government and some commercial agencies. As you are probably aware there are so many problems within Vista that government agencies will not incorporate it into any networked facilities. Even Vista test computers (stand Alone) are few and far between. I have a brand new never opened Visa Premium OS and although I've looked at on a standalone computer, will not use this on my home LAN. Definitely not interested in fighting use with SDR or any station control SW. Not sure if MS is going to spend much time trying to fix some of the many Vista problems. I do know they are working on a new package code named Windows 7. This reminds me of the ME episode. (Another piece of c..p) All in all this is another reason to give a lot of attention to Linux. The nice thing about Linux is there are stable emulators that allow you to run MS products (Office etc), if you choose. For those of you who are afraid of making the change, UBANTU is a great place to start. Very user friendly and all GUI driven, all free! Also, with Flex Radio currently programming SDR in Erlang, I suspect we will soon have SDR available for at least the 5000 series. Personally, I'm looking forward to that! Regards, Kirk, K6KAR Niceville, FL -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Neal Campbell Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 7:43 AM To: Tim Ellison Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Windows Vista Microsoft is holding firm to ending retail sales of XP at the end of June of this year. They will allow OEMs to bundle it with "low-cost computer systems". They have, however, promised to support XP (releasing new bugs, eh, fixes) thru June of 2010. As you may know, when you buy Vista you can "downgrade" to a license of XP and I am not sure what that policy will mean in terms of end of selling XP (can you still downgrade after June 2008?). I know that since I am doing a ton of software testing on Vista but its so unstable I cannot use the testing machine regularly without it blowing up. Oddly enough, the only place I have Vista stability is running it under Apple Boot Camp or in VMWare. Neal On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 8:10 AM, Tim Ellison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Joel, > > It boils down to this. Both the F5K and the SDR-1000 running the latest released version of PowerSDR is fully supported under XP. The F5K is fully supported under Vista and the SDR-1000 is also supported with a few caveats. > > The caveats are: > 1.) There is no Vista driver for the USB-to-parallel control cable. One must use a parallel port and a parallel cable. > > 2.) Third party audio drivers. If the sound card you are using does not have Vista drivers, then you will probably not be able to run the SDR1K on Vista. > > You can find the FlexRadio PowerSDR Compatibility statement here: > http://www.flex-radio.com/Support.aspx?topic=PowerSDR_Compatibility > > XP vs. Vista: > > IMHO, XP is faster running on comparable hardware and best suited for running PowerSDR. Vista's "enhanced" security features, UAC and the administrator group not really having full administrator privileges seem to get in the way of a lot of things. The common work around is to disable the new security features, but doing so is not recommended by either Microsoft or FlexRadio. > > Some third party programs you may use with PowerSDR (loggers, digital mode programs, etc..) may not currently work with Vista. > > I have other complaints about Vista, but none directly affect the operation of PowerSDR. > > In my shack I have a dual boot machine with XP and Vista. After testing for over a week with Vista, I use XP now full time and just use Vista for testing purposes. XP is my personal preference for Windows operating systems. > > > Microsoft extended the life of XP earlier this year, but this was not prominently advertised. Your OEM may no longer offer XP as an option since there are financial reasons not to, but you still should be able to buy it yourself and install it if you so desire. > > Below is the link to Microsoft's Windows Life-Cycle policy > http://www.microsoft.com/windows/lifecycle/default.mspx > > > -Tim > > > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joel Harrison > Sent: Friday, April 25, 2008 5:16 AM > To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz > Subject: [Flexradio] Windows Vista > > > Without having to spend a lot of time searching back through the reflector emails for specifics, can those of you that are using PowerSDR with Windows Vista tell me your experiences with both the SDR-1000 and the Flex 5000A using that operating system? > > I'm considering buying another computer similar to the Dell I purchased a few months ago so one can be dedicated to the 5000A and the other to the SDR-1000. The same Dell I purchased a few months
