Re: [Flexradio] Prototype VFO Dial
As it turns out the Flex 5000D will have a knob to accompany the touch screen. Jim, W4ATK -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ahti Aintila Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 11:36 PM To: FireBrick Cc: FlexRadio List Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Prototype VFO Dial Hi Bill, Great idea to make it a real product! That will have a lot of customers, I believe, because: a) SDR needs at least one knob, b) I have three years' successful experience of this concept. I modified a Logitech USB mouse wheel like this picture shows: http://kotisivu.dnainternet.net/ahti/sdr-1000/VFOknob.jpg 73, Ahti OH2RZ On 28/08/07, FireBrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you have been reading my posts re: struggling to develope a system where I can return to contesting as I did before venturing into the realm of SDR. I've had mixed results trying to be a 'Two Handed Contester'. Today, I developed a new approach, by building a vfo type dial that mimics the big hardbox radios to some degree. By applying some Green Technology and a product from 3M, I think this will work. I have a working prototype and a production design version available for your study and suggestions. They can be viewed at www.qsl.net/w9ol/FODial.zip I can take preproduction orders. - West Virginia State Motto: One Big Happy Family. Really! - Bill H. in Chicagoland webcams at http://76.16.160.118:8080/ weather at http://hhweather.webhop.org ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Prototype VFO Dial
Of course, by Johns own definition, the Flex 5000D will NOT be a real radio Jim - W4YXU - Original Message - From: Jim, W4ATK [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Ahti Aintila [EMAIL PROTECTED]; FireBrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: FlexRadio List flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 5:04 AM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Prototype VFO Dial As it turns out the Flex 5000D will have a knob to accompany the touch screen. Jim, W4ATK -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ahti Aintila Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 11:36 PM To: FireBrick Cc: FlexRadio List Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Prototype VFO Dial Hi Bill, Great idea to make it a real product! That will have a lot of customers, I believe, because: a) SDR needs at least one knob, b) I have three years' successful experience of this concept. I modified a Logitech USB mouse wheel like this picture shows: http://kotisivu.dnainternet.net/ahti/sdr-1000/VFOknob.jpg 73, Ahti OH2RZ On 28/08/07, FireBrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you have been reading my posts re: struggling to develope a system where I can return to contesting as I did before venturing into the realm of SDR. I've had mixed results trying to be a 'Two Handed Contester'. Today, I developed a new approach, by building a vfo type dial that mimics the big hardbox radios to some degree. By applying some Green Technology and a product from 3M, I think this will work. I have a working prototype and a production design version available for your study and suggestions. They can be viewed at www.qsl.net/w9ol/FODial.zip I can take preproduction orders. - West Virginia State Motto: One Big Happy Family. Really! - Bill H. in Chicagoland webcams at http://76.16.160.118:8080/ weather at http://hhweather.webhop.org ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.13/946 - Release Date: 8/10/2007 3:50 PM ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Prototype VFO Dial
I think the statement is that Real radios don't _NEED_ knobs, as opposed to saying that they don't _HAVE_ knobs. ;) Eric Wachsmann FlexRadio Systems -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] radio.biz] On Behalf Of Jim McLester Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 9:13 AM To: Jim, W4ATK; Ahti Aintila; FireBrick Cc: FlexRadio List Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Prototype VFO Dial Of course, by Johns own definition, the Flex 5000D will NOT be a real radio Jim - W4YXU - Original Message - From: Jim, W4ATK [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Ahti Aintila [EMAIL PROTECTED]; FireBrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: FlexRadio List flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 5:04 AM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Prototype VFO Dial As it turns out the Flex 5000D will have a knob to accompany the touch screen. Jim, W4ATK -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ahti Aintila Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 11:36 PM To: FireBrick Cc: FlexRadio List Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Prototype VFO Dial Hi Bill, Great idea to make it a real product! That will have a lot of customers, I believe, because: a) SDR needs at least one knob, b) I have three years' successful experience of this concept. I modified a Logitech USB mouse wheel like this picture shows: http://kotisivu.dnainternet.net/ahti/sdr-1000/VFOknob.jpg 73, Ahti OH2RZ On 28/08/07, FireBrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you have been reading my posts re: struggling to develope a system where I can return to contesting as I did before venturing into the realm of SDR. I've had mixed results trying to be a 'Two Handed Contester'. Today, I developed a new approach, by building a vfo type dial that mimics the big hardbox radios to some degree. By applying some Green Technology and a product from 3M, I think this will work. I have a working prototype and a production design version available for your study and suggestions. They can be viewed at www.qsl.net/w9ol/FODial.zip I can take preproduction orders. - West Virginia State Motto: One Big Happy Family. Really! - Bill H. in Chicagoland webcams at http://76.16.160.118:8080/ weather at http://hhweather.webhop.org ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.13/946 - Release Date: 8/10/2007 3:50 PM ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Prototype VFO Dial
Actually, there are two versions of the shirt-one that says NEED and the other Don't. The don't was an error. It is need. Software Defined radios don't need knobs but some SDR operators do!:-) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim McLester Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 9:33 AM To: Eric Wachsmann; 'Jim, W4ATK'; 'Ahti Aintila'; 'FireBrick' Cc: 'FlexRadio List' Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Prototype VFO Dial I 'm looking at the t-shirt! Jim - W4YXU - Original Message - From: Eric Wachsmann [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Jim McLester' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Jim, W4ATK' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Ahti Aintila' [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'FireBrick' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: 'FlexRadio List' flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 9:28 AM Subject: RE: [Flexradio] Prototype VFO Dial I think the statement is that Real radios don't _NEED_ knobs, as opposed to saying that they don't _HAVE_ knobs. ;) Eric Wachsmann FlexRadio Systems -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] radio.biz] On Behalf Of Jim McLester Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 9:13 AM To: Jim, W4ATK; Ahti Aintila; FireBrick Cc: FlexRadio List Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Prototype VFO Dial Of course, by Johns own definition, the Flex 5000D will NOT be a real radio Jim - W4YXU - Original Message - From: Jim, W4ATK [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Ahti Aintila [EMAIL PROTECTED]; FireBrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: FlexRadio List flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2007 5:04 AM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Prototype VFO Dial As it turns out the Flex 5000D will have a knob to accompany the touch screen. Jim, W4ATK -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Ahti Aintila Sent: Monday, August 27, 2007 11:36 PM To: FireBrick Cc: FlexRadio List Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Prototype VFO Dial Hi Bill, Great idea to make it a real product! That will have a lot of customers, I believe, because: a) SDR needs at least one knob, b) I have three years' successful experience of this concept. I modified a Logitech USB mouse wheel like this picture shows: http://kotisivu.dnainternet.net/ahti/sdr-1000/VFOknob.jpg 73, Ahti OH2RZ On 28/08/07, FireBrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you have been reading my posts re: struggling to develope a system where I can return to contesting as I did before venturing into the realm of SDR. I've had mixed results trying to be a 'Two Handed Contester'. Today, I developed a new approach, by building a vfo type dial that mimics the big hardbox radios to some degree. By applying some Green Technology and a product from 3M, I think this will work. I have a working prototype and a production design version available for your study and suggestions. They can be viewed at www.qsl.net/w9ol/FODial.zip I can take preproduction orders. - West Virginia State Motto: One Big Happy Family. Really! - Bill H. in Chicagoland webcams at http://76.16.160.118:8080/ weather at http://hhweather.webhop.org ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.13/946 - Release Date: 8/10/2007 3:50 PM ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.13/946
Re: [Flexradio] Prototype VFO Dial
Mmmm, Like I do not NEED a Real Radio, but I WANT a Real Radio... ;-) Hope you make october, thanks for the lot of work you all doing. 73 peter pa0pvn groeten Peter petervn(a)hetnet.nl mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ; pa0pvn(a)hetnet.nl mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ; pa0pvn(a)gmail.com ; pa0pvn(a)amsat.org . Van: [EMAIL PROTECTED] namens Eric Wachsmann Verzonden: di 28-8-2007 16:28 Aan: 'Jim McLester'; 'Jim, W4ATK'; 'Ahti Aintila'; 'FireBrick' CC: 'FlexRadio List' Onderwerp: Re: [Flexradio] Prototype VFO Dial I think the statement is that Real radios don't _NEED_ knobs, as opposed to saying that they don't _HAVE_ knobs. ;) Eric Wachsmann FlexRadio Systems -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20070828/7d03e98b/attachment.html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Prototype VFO Dial
Wasn't Beppe building (or getting ready to sell) an external encoder (much like the Tentec 302)? Any word on where the status? 73 Neal On 8/27/07, FireBrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you have been reading my posts re: struggling to develope a system where I can return to contesting as I did before venturing into the realm of SDR. I've had mixed results trying to be a 'Two Handed Contester'. Today, I developed a new approach, by building a vfo type dial that mimics the big hardbox radios to some degree. By applying some Green Technology and a product from 3M, I think this will work. I have a working prototype and a production design version available for your study and suggestions. They can be viewed at www.qsl.net/w9ol/FODial.zip I can take preproduction orders. - West Virginia State Motto: One Big Happy Family. Really! - Bill H. in Chicagoland webcams at http://76.16.160.118:8080/ weather at http://hhweather.webhop.org ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] Prototype VFO Dial
Hi Bill, Great idea to make it a real product! That will have a lot of customers, I believe, because: a) SDR needs at least one knob, b) I have three years' successful experience of this concept. I modified a Logitech USB mouse wheel like this picture shows: http://kotisivu.dnainternet.net/ahti/sdr-1000/VFOknob.jpg 73, Ahti OH2RZ On 28/08/07, FireBrick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: If you have been reading my posts re: struggling to develope a system where I can return to contesting as I did before venturing into the realm of SDR. I've had mixed results trying to be a 'Two Handed Contester'. Today, I developed a new approach, by building a vfo type dial that mimics the big hardbox radios to some degree. By applying some Green Technology and a product from 3M, I think this will work. I have a working prototype and a production design version available for your study and suggestions. They can be viewed at www.qsl.net/w9ol/FODial.zip I can take preproduction orders. - West Virginia State Motto: One Big Happy Family. Really! - Bill H. in Chicagoland webcams at http://76.16.160.118:8080/ weather at http://hhweather.webhop.org ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/ ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ FlexRadio Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ FlexRadio Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
