[Flexradio] Firewire cards for sale
two laptop type one desktop FireWire boards I used these with my Flex-3000 but no longer need all the units $50 for all three SHIPPED to your qth Paypal is fine http://w5aj.eqth.net/firewire.jpg http://w5aj.eqth.net/firewire1.jpg ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flexradio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flexradio.com/
[Flexradio] firewire cards
have firewire cards excess to my needs outside cards are Dudley recommended Dynex don't recall the center one Ran and tested fine with flex3000 50$ shipped for lot http://w5aj.eqth.net/firewire.jpg or make offer for ur needs If the jpg is gone, so are the cards! 73 Robert w5aj ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://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
[Flexradio] Now CPU speed, setting and T2500 example
IBM or Lenovo R60 laptop Here are things I found that might be useful for other laptop users (The IBM access to BIOS options is better then others) On control panel - click SYSTEMif your running XP you'll see data - the last two lines have the rated CPU speed (T2500 @ 2.00Ghz) and the last line shows speed CPU is running at plus memory If last line doesn't show max CPU speed then the CPU is throttling down T2500 BIOS, I only see the option to modify BIOS on boot up in single screen mode (unhook the 2nd screen) These were items I thought would be of interest: DMA HD - enabled Bluetooth - hidden Serial port - disabled Modem - hidden Parallel port - disabled POWER SCREEN: SPEED STEP TECHNOLOGY -- MUST BE ENABLED if you do not enable this it defaults to SLOW set the four other speed step technology modes to MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE CPU Power management -- DISABLED PCI Power management -- DISABLED Core Multi-Processing - ENABLED Execution Prevention - IF PowerSDR won't run - set to Disabled and try again 73 Robert W5AJ - Original Message - From: Mark Lunday mlun...@nc.rr.com To: 'Mack' mccormick_m...@hotmail.com; 'Ruben Navarro Huedo' runa...@gmail.com; 'Tim Ellison' telli...@itsco.com Cc: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 11:02 AM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Toshiba Satellite U400 (now which laptop) I gave up on my Lenovo T60 and went with a desktop Mark Lunday WD4ELG Hillsborough, NC - FM06kb wd4...@arrl.net http://wd4elg.net http://wd4elg.blogspot.com -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Mack Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 9:44 AM To: Ruben Navarro Huedo; Tim Ellison Cc: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Toshiba Satellite U400 (now which laptop) The only laptop that I've had flawless performance from is the Macintosh MacBook Pro running bootcamp and XP. Follow the article carefully in the Flex KB to configure. 73, Mack de WB4MAK www.nfarl.org www.sedxc.org -- From: Ruben Navarro Huedo runa...@gmail.com Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 09:35 To: Tim Ellison telli...@itsco.com Cc: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Toshiba Satellite U400 (now which laptop) I see i have to change my laptop. My question now is: What laptop are you using (without problems) with your flex radio? Tim Ellison escribió: Firewire is sharing IRQ with video card and one usb port. I don't know hot to change irq in the laptop. This is probably your issue. With ACPI motherboards along with the ACPI Windows HAL, you can't really change the IRQ assignments. Some BIOS allow a little latitude in this area, most don't. The reality of this situation is that a lot of laptops are not going to be well suited for use as a hardware platform for real-time audio processing. Laptops are deigned for (a) battery life and (b) portability. Those design goals are achieved at the expense of I/O and processor performance. Occasionally you will run into a laptop that works just fine. Other times you can get a laptop that has the best specs in the world and is touted to be a multi media high performance machine and it just plain stinks up the place when running PowerSDR. I have one of the later machines from Dell. It looks like you have done all the right things as far as performance tuning. Is the version of Windows installed on the laptop one that came from Toshiba or did you load it yourself from a retail CD? I have found that loading the OS myself eliminates any of the integrator installed fluff programs that they include for usability or support and those get in the way of a laptop being able to reach it's highest performance potential. I know Neal (K3NC) is looking into a laptop optimized for PowerSDR, but due to low demand and high cost may not be offering it as a product. (http://www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/proddetail.php?prod=answc001) One other thing you can try is to use the on-board Firewire interface and see if that works any better. Good luck. -Tim ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ Message delivered to mccormick_m...@hotmail.com ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ Message delivered to mlun...@nc.rr.com ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz
Re: [Flexradio] Toshiba Satellite U400 (now which laptop)
Interesting - thinkpad T60 works great here, My HP Pavilion won't (it's on XP Home??? maybe that is it) Ruben on the IRQ - Mr. Gates is very clear on this XP sets the IRQ, you can not http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314068 PS: Dell610 on XP Pro works great too - Original Message - From: Mark Lunday mlun...@nc.rr.com To: 'Mack' mccormick_m...@hotmail.com; 'Ruben Navarro Huedo' runa...@gmail.com; 'Tim Ellison' telli...@itsco.com Cc: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 11:02 AM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Toshiba Satellite U400 (now which laptop) I gave up on my Lenovo T60 and went with a desktop Mark Lunday WD4ELG Hillsborough, NC - FM06kb wd4...@arrl.net http://wd4elg.net http://wd4elg.blogspot.com -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Mack Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 9:44 AM To: Ruben Navarro Huedo; Tim Ellison Cc: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Toshiba Satellite U400 (now which laptop) The only laptop that I've had flawless performance from is the Macintosh MacBook Pro running bootcamp and XP. Follow the article carefully in the Flex KB to configure. 73, Mack de WB4MAK www.nfarl.org www.sedxc.org -- From: Ruben Navarro Huedo runa...@gmail.com Sent: Sunday, August 16, 2009 09:35 To: Tim Ellison telli...@itsco.com Cc: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Toshiba Satellite U400 (now which laptop) I see i have to change my laptop. My question now is: What laptop are you using (without problems) with your flex radio? Tim Ellison escribió: Firewire is sharing IRQ with video card and one usb port. I don't know hot to change irq in the laptop. This is probably your issue. With ACPI motherboards along with the ACPI Windows HAL, you can't really change the IRQ assignments. Some BIOS allow a little latitude in this area, most don't. The reality of this situation is that a lot of laptops are not going to be well suited for use as a hardware platform for real-time audio processing. Laptops are deigned for (a) battery life and (b) portability. Those design goals are achieved at the expense of I/O and processor performance. Occasionally you will run into a laptop that works just fine. Other times you can get a laptop that has the best specs in the world and is touted to be a multi media high performance machine and it just plain stinks up the place when running PowerSDR. I have one of the later machines from Dell. It looks like you have done all the right things as far as performance tuning. Is the version of Windows installed on the laptop one that came from Toshiba or did you load it yourself from a retail CD? I have found that loading the OS myself eliminates any of the integrator installed fluff programs that they include for usability or support and those get in the way of a laptop being able to reach it's highest performance potential. I know Neal (K3NC) is looking into a laptop optimized for PowerSDR, but due to low demand and high cost may not be offering it as a product. (http://www.abrohamnealsoftware.com/proddetail.php?prod=answc001) One other thing you can try is to use the on-board Firewire interface and see if that works any better. Good luck. -Tim ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ Message delivered to mccormick_m...@hotmail.com ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ Message delivered to mlun...@nc.rr.com ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ Message delivered to rwoo...@clearwire.net ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Flexradio] ThinkPad R60 and eBay
Laptop: Picked up a Lenovo R60 (T2500) on eBay last week XP Pro, 2Ghz dual core CPU Plugged in the firewire PCMCIA card, upgraded to PowerSDR 1.18.2, safe mode 1 with small buffer There is some process that comes along and kills the latency test for Normal Un-needed services are disabled, CPU at maximum so this one is a bit baffling but minor concern works great, 96K link, good CW sending, good transmit audio, AND tested by doing a Microsoft free onecare PC safety scan (and download) while listening on 20 SSB with the Flex, never saw loading above 40% (maybe 30 but wasn't watching that close) NOW to get PowerSDR to interface with N1MM and MMTTY for Rtty with writelog I don't find any settings on these (yet) That's MMTTY loaded and running on the same laptop as PowerSDR I'm used to FSK transmit and there's just no place to plug in the FSK cable... http://support.flex-radio.com/ListSwSurvey.aspx (comment on Neal's special computer there might be advertising rename in order: A Desktop computer optimized to work with Flex PowerSDR so that you've got the hottest Flex3000 on the block!) hey in a few days Newegg will have a different sale and the bargain will update 73 Robert W5AJ PS: great to look at ten or six meter beacon band and be able to SEE if the band is open And the Laptop HP Pavilion - still no good on firewire working with PowerSDR ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://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] Looking for PowerSDR Friendly Anti-virus software
Symantec http://service1.symantec.com/Support/tsgeninfo.nsf/docid/2005033108162039 I used Norton's remove all Norton use the 1st one - Service provider - it checks and kills all There were about five Symantec registry entries that I've not been able to delete These are now gone and my machine appears to be Norton free 73 Robert w5aj - Original Message - From: Gary Mackey garymac...@gmail.com To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Friday, August 07, 2009 2:05 PM Subject: [Flexradio] Looking for PowerSDR Friendly Anti-virus software Hi All, My subscription for Norton Internet Security 2008 is about to expire and I'm starting to look around for another product. When I got my Flex3000 a few months ago I was having latency issues when surfing the web that would cause PowerSDR to lockup. I tracked down the source of my latency spikes to be Norton's Intrusion Prevention and disable it. I also find my self fighting with Norton from time to time with other applications, trying to share files across my home network, and I don't like that fact that it does not interface with my e-mail client Thunderbird. I've been looking at NOD32 as a possible replacement but thought I would post here to see what other Flex'ers are running before making my final decision. 73, ...Gary,K8EHB ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://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 rwoo...@clearwire.net ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
[Flexradio] WLO
I'm listening to what sounds like packet on 28.0214 with a CW ID of WLO is this a spur (nothing changes with or without SN)? Interesting the things you can See and find with the scope 73 Robert w5aj WLO data: http://www.shipcom.com/frequencies.html ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://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
[Flexradio] HP Pavilion Laptop single core
No go on the HP Pavilion Single Core CPU Tried repair XP Home then Reloaded XP Home today As I would load the HP drivers for the audio and video - the IRQ would change to be the same as the PCMCIA card slot why the generic has a unique IRQ and then the HP driver goes and shares XP these can not be changed by user http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314068 The architecture in the machine appears to be a problem (Like a combo USB/firewire card) This laptop is now named Knobs logging machine (ditto my speedy dual core laptop that has no card slot, worthless for SDR) On to happier Machines, 73 Robert w5aj ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://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
[Flexradio] Flex3000 Laptop Success story
(Another) Flex3000 Laptop success story: This works and is stable: IBM Thinkpad T23 Pentium 3 at 866mhz 1G memory, 14G HD, XP PRO SP3 Firewire card - Dynex PCMCIA via best buy 48Khz sample - stable96khz works but not so stable buffer 1024 Safe mode 1 (works in normal but have not tried that for extended times) PowerSDR 1.18.0 Driver 3.4.0.5254 Flex3000 Firmware 1.2.5.4 CPU loads about 60% (no SR, NR, NB) === If anyone has laptop HP Pavilion, XP and working with PowerSDR, I'd be interested hearing about it 73 Robert w5aj As far as impressions: - got to be about as slow a cpu that would work OK with the PowerSDR that said, it is working well just at 48khz sample rate ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://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] Congrats to Flex on Stellar Review of Flex-3000-Fan Noise
I hope that Peter's Fan noise comment will be heard.. Robert - Original Message - From: Neal Campbell nealk...@gmail.com To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz; flexra...@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 21, 2009 5:08 PM Subject: [Flexradio] Congrats to Flex on Stellar Review of Flex-3000 My current issue of RadCom arrived today (my favorite ham mag) from the RSGB and it has a 'Peter Hart' review of the 3000. I have traditionally enjoyed Peter Hart's reviews more than any US magazine, he seems to get to the point without a lot of tales of contest adventures, etc. Also, he has reviewed the K3 and found it to be a great radio, not a radio of the Gods. If I might quote without getting sued: As might be expected, the overall operating experience was similar to the FLEX-5000A. I found the on-air performance of the radio very impressive. The receiver sounded very clean and low noise. The audio quality is excellent and the filter arrangements are really effective. There is no click when the headphones are connected: this problem with the FLEX-5000a has been fixed. The panadapter display adds another dimension to tuning and keeps you aware of signals on adjacent channels. DSP noise reduction, noise blanking and other receiver features all worked very well indeed. I did not experience any problems due to intermodulation or overload but images could be heard from strong broadcasters and strong amateur stations. The ability to receive on two channels simultaneously in stereo within the IF band was excellent, just what is needed for DX split frequency working. The autio quality on transmit using a Heil Handi Mic HM-5 was excellent and CW effective but the fans seemed very noisy. Its a matter of personal preference how you view the computer keyboard as your sole interface to your radio. Some feel it is the way forward, highly flexible and features such as point and click tuning enable rapid frequency navigation. Others. including myself, prefer the traditional approach with round knobs, switches and a good tuning dial. The Flex-3000 with PowerSDR software is a most impressinve radio. Although some aspects of performance are not as good as the FLEX-5000a, it is nevertheless an excellent performer and a significant price saving over its larger brother. There has been a substantial price increase over the last year on many US products. The FLEX-3000 is priced at 1395 pounds inc. VAT, almost half the current price of the FLEX-5000a with ATU. Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software Programming Services for Windows, OS X and Linux www.abrohamnealsoftware.com (540) 242 0911 ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://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 rwoo...@clearwire.net ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kc.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ Message delivered to arch...@mail-archive.com
Re: [Flexradio] Laptops FD question
FLEX-3000 PowerSDR Version 1.18.0 Dell D610 Laptop CPU 1.8G SINGLE core 1G of ram Firewire PCMCIA card from Best Buy (Dynex) XP Pro From time laptop hit the desk to operational radio was under 20 minutes Faster if XP Pro would boot in five seconds. CPU typically loaded around 30% (my second laptop attempt as the HP Pavillio hasn't done well with the wirefire PCMCIA card) My first weekend using the radio, Looks good. I heard some used it at Field Day - did you use it on same band with other radios? (cw and ssb such as 40 meters) 73 Robert W5AJ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://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
