Re: [Flexradio] [www] New FLEX-5000 Owner's Manual available for download
Although not exhaustive, off the top of my head the major changes include: - Addition of a section titled "Using this Manual", describing the many different ways to get around the manual (e.g. although not obvious all cross-references are hyperlinks: click and you'll immediately jump to the referenced page/section/figure/table). - Integration of FLEX-5000C - Integration of FLEX-5000 second receiver RX2 and all its ramifications. - Inclusion of difference between the two RFIO board versions - Replacement of COMP with DX - Addition of QuickREC and QuickPLAY - Many minor adjustments and clarifications (e.g. power cord now has 4 wires instead of original 2) - Myriad cosmetic and typographical updates/corrections. I know the list is not exhaustive, but at least it shoud get you going. 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: "Richard Beerman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Joe - AB1DO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 11:16 Subject: RE: [Flexradio] [www] New FLEX-5000 Owner's Manual available for download > > Joe. Is there any place where one can identify significant changes > from the previous manual? I only have one good eye and I find it's easier > to read the printed page than a monitor screen. So, I printed the previous > manual but I'd rather not burn up an entire ink cartridge and a tree or > two printing the complete new manual, if you know what I mean. Dick W5AK > >> Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:18:32 -0400 >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz >> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] [www] New FLEX-5000 Owner's Manual available for >> download >> >> Hi Dudley, >> >> Comment much appreciated - you should see all the jello dripping nails in >> my >> office: not a pretty sight LOL >> >> As far as "my team" goes, you're pretty much "looking" at him. Of course >> Eric - KE5DTO and the Flex crew are always there to set me straight on my >> often warped interpretation of the many brilliant, new features that have >> been added. And I do happen now and then to nail one or two proofreaders >> along with the jello - most of whom start out with vigor and somehow slip >> away after a short while (can't say I blame them). The one exception to >> date >> is Ed Haskell - K5RJI who offered out of the blue to proofread the manual >> and is just doing a phenomenal job reading it cover to cover and feeding >> me >> with valuable comments and corrections as he goes along. The manual you >> see >> today would not be the same without Ed. >> >> Thanks again, >> 73 de Joe - AB1DO >> >> - Original Message - >> From: "Dudley Hurry" >> To: "FlexRadio reflector" >> Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 00:45 >> Subject: Re: [Flexradio] [www] New FLEX-5000 Owner's Manual available for >> download >> >> >>> Joe - AB1DO >>> >>> I want to say thank you Joe and your team, for doing an outstanding job >>> on the new manual.. Really an excellent job, and for those who have >>> never put a manual like this together, try it sometimes, it's quite a >>> humbling experience.. >>> >>> I know through experience that trying to put together a manual, follow >>> all the possible options, and keep up with the updates of PowerSDR, >>> like trying to nail Jello to the wall, well just takes my breath >>> away... >>> >>> Job well done!! >>> >>> -- >>> >>> 73, >>> Dudley >>> >>> WA5QPZ >>> >>> >>> No virus found in this outgoing message. >>> Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com >>> Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.4.11/1553 - Release Date: >>> 7/15/2008 >>> 5:48 AM >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> FlexRadio Systems Mailing List >>> FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz >>> http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz >>> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ >>> Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: >>> http://www.flex-radio.com/ >>> >>> >> >> >> ___ >> FlexRadio Systems Mailing List >> FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz >> http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz >> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ >> Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: >> http://www.flex-radio.com/ >> > > _ > With Windows Live for mobile, your contacts travel with you. > http://www.windowslive.com/mobile/overview.html?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_mobile_072008 > ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] [www] New FLEX-5000 Owner's Manual available for download
Hi Dudley, Comment much appreciated - you should see all the jello dripping nails in my office: not a pretty sight LOL As far as "my team" goes, you're pretty much "looking" at him. Of course Eric - KE5DTO and the Flex crew are always there to set me straight on my often warped interpretation of the many brilliant, new features that have been added. And I do happen now and then to nail one or two proofreaders along with the jello - most of whom start out with vigor and somehow slip away after a short while (can't say I blame them). The one exception to date is Ed Haskell - K5RJI who offered out of the blue to proofread the manual and is just doing a phenomenal job reading it cover to cover and feeding me with valuable comments and corrections as he goes along. The manual you see today would not be the same without Ed. Thanks again, 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: "Dudley Hurry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "FlexRadio reflector" Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008 00:45 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] [www] New FLEX-5000 Owner's Manual available for download > Joe - AB1DO > > I want to say thank you Joe and your team, for doing an outstanding job > on the new manual.. Really an excellent job, and for those who have > never put a manual like this together, try it sometimes, it's quite a > humbling experience.. > > I know through experience that trying to put together a manual, follow > all the possible options, and keep up with the updates of PowerSDR, > like trying to nail Jello to the wall, well just takes my breath > away... > > Job well done!! > > -- > > 73, > Dudley > > WA5QPZ > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.4.11/1553 - Release Date: 7/15/2008 > 5:48 AM > > > ___ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: > http://www.flex-radio.com/ > > ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] [www] New FLEX-5000 Owner's Manual available for download
Thats funny Dudly, Dennis, k0eoo Dudley Hurry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Joe - AB1DO > > I want to say thank you Joe and your team, for doing an outstanding job > on the new manual.. Really an excellent job, and for those who have > never put a manual like this together, try it sometimes, it's quite a > humbling experience.. > > I know through experience that trying to put together a manual, follow > all the possible options, and keep up with the updates of PowerSDR, > like trying to nail Jello to the wall, well just takes my breath > away... > > Job well done!! > > -- > > 73, > Dudley > > WA5QPZ > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com > Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.4.11/1553 - Release Date: 7/15/2008 > 5:48 AM > > > ___ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: > http://www.flex-radio.com/ > ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] [www] New FLEX-5000 Owner's Manual available for download
Joe - AB1DO I want to say thank you Joe and your team, for doing an outstanding job on the new manual.. Really an excellent job, and for those who have never put a manual like this together, try it sometimes, it's quite a humbling experience.. I know through experience that trying to put together a manual, follow all the possible options, and keep up with the updates of PowerSDR, like trying to nail Jello to the wall, well just takes my breath away... Job well done!! -- 73, Dudley WA5QPZ No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.4.11/1553 - Release Date: 7/15/2008 5:48 AM ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] [www] New FLEX-5000 Owner's Manual available for download
Joe - AB1DO wrote: > Hi Chuck, > > I have seriously considered separating the hardware from the software > and, as you suggest, producing a hardware manual and a common software > manual. However, there are a lot of subtle interactions between the > hardware and the software and, in fact, a fair chunk of the software > has become very hardware dependent. As some examples, for the > FLEX-5000 series there are additional operational forms (ATU, Mixer, > Antenna) and several of the Setup Form tabs are either different > (General-Hardware Config, PA Settings, Tests) or omitted (Ext Ctrl) > when compared to the SDR-1000. The list is not exhaustive. And I'm not > even mentioning all the differences due to the FLEX-5000 second receiver. > > I concluded that attempting to write a common software manual would > lead to many repeats in the respective hardware manuals as well as > whole sections that are relevant for one, not the other; vice versa; > or relevant for both - the result being a very unreadable, artificial > attempt at separation. > > It is my understanding, though, that in the new architecture, the > specific hardware elements of the software, relevant to each radio, > would be separated out, leaving a more clean core software part common > to all radios. We'll have to see how that all pans out. > > (BTW, I have decided to combine all versions of the FLEX-5000 series > into one manual) > > 73 de Joe - AB1DO Joe, I appreciate your taking the time to reply. Those manuals are apparently hard to maintain, what with all the "rampant functionitis". HI 73, Chuck AA5J ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] [www] New FLEX-5000 Owner's Manual available for download
Hi Chuck, I have seriously considered separating the hardware from the software and, as you suggest, producing a hardware manual and a common software manual. However, there are a lot of subtle interactions between the hardware and the software and, in fact, a fair chunk of the software has become very hardware dependent. As some examples, for the FLEX-5000 series there are additional operational forms (ATU, Mixer, Antenna) and several of the Setup Form tabs are either different (General-Hardware Config, PA Settings, Tests) or omitted (Ext Ctrl) when compared to the SDR-1000. The list is not exhaustive. And I'm not even mentioning all the differences due to the FLEX-5000 second receiver. I concluded that attempting to write a common software manual would lead to many repeats in the respective hardware manuals as well as whole sections that are relevant for one, not the other; vice versa; or relevant for both - the result being a very unreadable, artificial attempt at separation. It is my understanding, though, that in the new architecture, the specific hardware elements of the software, relevant to each radio, would be separated out, leaving a more clean core software part common to all radios. We'll have to see how that all pans out. (BTW, I have decided to combine all versions of the FLEX-5000 series into one manual) 73 de Joe - AB1DO - Original Message - From: "Chuck Mayfield - AA5J" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "FlexRadio Reflector" Sent: Monday, July 14, 2008 18:15 Subject: Re: [Flexradio] [www] New FLEX-5000 Owner's Manual available for download > Tim Ellison (W4TME) wrote: >> The updated FLEX-5000 Owner's Manual is now available for download from >> the >> FlexRadio Systems web site. It is aligned with the 1.12.0 version of >> PowerSDR. >> >> You can access it using the following URL: >> http://support.flex-radio.com/Downloads.aspx?id=183 >> >> It is a 3 MB download, so it might take a little while to download, >> especially if everyone tries to download it at once. Contrary to popular >> belief, the Internet does not have infinite bandwidth :-) >> >> - Tim >> - >> FRS Internet Systems Administrator >> W4TME >> > I am an SDR-1000 user. I also, therefore, use PowerSDR. Since the major > thing that changes about SDR radios is the software and not the > hardware, is it not reasonable to have a PowerSDR manual that changes > frequently and separate setup manuals for the hardware? I would like to > see Flex make a Flex 5000 series of manuals that talk about the hardware > and a companion PowerSDR manual that is kept up to date as the software > changes. I may be out in right-right field (like in the stands), but > that would be much better for me, since I have to read two manuals to > try to keep up anyway. I really don't see reading the 5000 C and 5000 D > manuals to try to decipher the changes in PowerSDR. > > > Regards, > Chuck AA5J > > ___ > FlexRadio Systems Mailing List > FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz > http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz > Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ > Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: > http://www.flex-radio.com/ > > ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] [www] New FLEX-5000 Owner's Manual available for download
Tim Ellison (W4TME) wrote: > The updated FLEX-5000 Owner's Manual is now available for download from the > FlexRadio Systems web site. It is aligned with the 1.12.0 version of > PowerSDR. > > You can access it using the following URL: > http://support.flex-radio.com/Downloads.aspx?id=183 > > It is a 3 MB download, so it might take a little while to download, > especially if everyone tries to download it at once. Contrary to popular > belief, the Internet does not have infinite bandwidth :-) > > - Tim > - > FRS Internet Systems Administrator > W4TME > I am an SDR-1000 user. I also, therefore, use PowerSDR. Since the major thing that changes about SDR radios is the software and not the hardware, is it not reasonable to have a PowerSDR manual that changes frequently and separate setup manuals for the hardware? I would like to see Flex make a Flex 5000 series of manuals that talk about the hardware and a companion PowerSDR manual that is kept up to date as the software changes. I may be out in right-right field (like in the stands), but that would be much better for me, since I have to read two manuals to try to keep up anyway. I really don't see reading the 5000 C and 5000 D manuals to try to decipher the changes in PowerSDR. Regards, Chuck AA5J ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexradio%40flex-radio.biz/ Knowledge Base: http://kb.flex-radio.com/ Homepage: http://www.flex-radio.com/
Re: [Flexradio] [www] New FLEX-5000 Owner's Manual available for download
Maybe this can be made available as a torrent? 73 Frank AB2KT On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 2:27 PM, Tim Ellison (W4TME) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The updated FLEX-5000 Owner's Manual is now available for download from the > FlexRadio Systems web site. It is aligned with the 1.12.0 version of > PowerSDR. > > You can access it using the following URL: > http://support.flex-radio.com/Downloads.aspx?id=183 > > It is a 3 MB download, so it might take a little while to download, > especially if everyone tries to download it at once. Contrary to popular > belief, the Internet does not have infinite bandwidth :-) > > - Tim > - > FRS Internet Systems Administrator > W4TME > > > > ___ > 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/ > > -- We may yet reach a point where the only sector of scientific inquiry that is safe from the anti-science mobs on the Right is weapons research. -- Arianna Huffington ___ 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/
