Re: [IRCA] SDRs and Windows (was Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-30)

[Chuck Hutton]

I believe there's no Win10 / Perseus ptoblem but rather only that Win10 doesn't 
normally permit unsigned drivers, even if the unsigned drivers were inherited 
from a previous version of Windows.


This can be cured by getting the signed drivers from Microtelecom's web site. 
And I think the old method of manually forcing an unsigned driver to be loaded 
still works.


I know of no Win10 problems (and have none myself on 5 machines) after 
installing the signed drivers.


Chuck



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> On Dec 1, 2016, at 9:23 AM, Stan Horzepa  wrote:
>
> Bill: Curious... why is it a "bad idea" using Windows 10 on the Mac? I have 
> not run into any issues in 6 months of daily usage, although I admit that the 
> only Windows app I use is the ELAD software.

It's not the Mac part, it's the Win 10 part.  I gather, from this list, that 
Win 10 is not 'friendly' to Perseus software ... or many other things.
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Re: [IRCA] SDRs and Windows (was Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-30)

[Tim Tromp]

I have no experience using it, but SdrDx runs as a native Mac application
and supports the RFSpace & Afedri SDRs (and maybe others?):
http://fyngyrz.com/?p=915

FYI, my daily driver for my Perseus is still my trusty MSI Wind U100
netbook as recommended by Guy Atkins many moons ago.  It just refuses to
die and I've had no reason to replace or upgrade it.  And I have no issues
running Perseus V5 on my Win 10 machine.

73,
-Tim


On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 9:37 AM, Bill Whitacre  wrote:

>
> > On Dec 1, 2016, at 9:23 AM, Stan Horzepa  wrote:
> >
> > Bill: Curious... why is it a "bad idea" using Windows 10 on the Mac? I
> have not run into any issues in 6 months of daily usage, although I admit
> that the only Windows app I use is the ELAD software.
>
> It’s not the Mac part, it’s the Win 10 part.  I gather, from this list,
> that Win 10 is not ‘friendly’ to Perseus software … or many other things.
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Re: [IRCA] SDRs and Windows (was Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-30)

[Bill Whitacre]

> On Dec 1, 2016, at 9:23 AM, Stan Horzepa  wrote:
> 
> Bill: Curious... why is it a "bad idea" using Windows 10 on the Mac? I have 
> not run into any issues in 6 months of daily usage, although I admit that the 
> only Windows app I use is the ELAD software.

It’s not the Mac part, it’s the Win 10 part.  I gather, from this list, that 
Win 10 is not ‘friendly’ to Perseus software … or many other things.
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Re: [IRCA] SDRs and Windows (was Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-30)

[Stan Horzepa]

Dunno about Parallels "many years ago," but there are no USB port fast 
enough issues in the current Parallels that I am using.


Bill: Curious... why is it a "bad idea" using Windows 10 on the Mac? I 
have not run into any issues in 6 months of daily usage, although I 
admit that the only Windows app I use is the ELAD software.


Stan, WA1LOU


On 12/1/2016 8:34 AM, Bill Whitacre wrote:

Hey Saul.  I’ve been using MacBooks of various vintages with Bootcamp and Win7 
to run Perseus software for years.  Works well.  I went this route because 
using Parellels, when I tried it many years ago, just couldn’t ‘emulate’ the 
USB port fast enough to ‘keep up’ with the Perseus.  There’s a good help 
section on-line and the Bootcamp software is good about talking you through 
installation.

Once thing you should keep in mind is that ‘newer’ MacBooks and MacOS will 
force you into using Win 10 — bad idea!  I’m not sure what Mac OS is the last 
one to run Win 7 but there MAY be ways to work around it if you have a newer 
OS.  Google is your friend.

Bill Whitacre
Alexandria, VA

---

On 11/30/2016 11:01 PM, Saul Chernos wrote:

While on topic of SDRs, I want to get in the game for AM and FM. What's holding 
me back is a decision about a computer. I want to dedicate a laptop to this (so 
it can be used when I'm working, and also with a view to it being an emergency 
backup for me at my Burnt River ON DX site in the event my work computer ever 
has issues).

I used to use a PC but switched to Mac (PacBook Pro) a few years ago and am 
much happier with it. I hate to buy a PC at this juncture. So a few questions:

1) Is there anything really hot coming down the pipe in the next month or two 
that I should wait for?

2) What am I best to get in way of an SDR that would work with Masc?

3) If Mac is less advisable, will said SDR work off Windows for Mac?

Saul Chernos
Burnt River ON

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Re: [IRCA] SDRs and Windows (was Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-30)

[Bill Whitacre]

Hey Saul.  I’ve been using MacBooks of various vintages with Bootcamp and Win7 
to run Perseus software for years.  Works well.  I went this route because 
using Parellels, when I tried it many years ago, just couldn’t ‘emulate’ the 
USB port fast enough to ‘keep up’ with the Perseus.  There’s a good help 
section on-line and the Bootcamp software is good about talking you through 
installation.

Once thing you should keep in mind is that ‘newer’ MacBooks and MacOS will 
force you into using Win 10 — bad idea!  I’m not sure what Mac OS is the last 
one to run Win 7 but there MAY be ways to work around it if you have a newer 
OS.  Google is your friend.

Bill Whitacre
Alexandria, VA

---

On 11/30/2016 11:01 PM, Saul Chernos wrote:
> 
> While on topic of SDRs, I want to get in the game for AM and FM. What's 
> holding me back is a decision about a computer. I want to dedicate a laptop 
> to this (so it can be used when I'm working, and also with a view to it being 
> an emergency backup for me at my Burnt River ON DX site in the event my work 
> computer ever has issues).
> 
> I used to use a PC but switched to Mac (PacBook Pro) a few years ago and am 
> much happier with it. I hate to buy a PC at this juncture. So a few questions:
> 
> 1) Is there anything really hot coming down the pipe in the next month or two 
> that I should wait for?
> 
> 2) What am I best to get in way of an SDR that would work with Masc?
> 
> 3) If Mac is less advisable, will said SDR work off Windows for Mac?
> 
> Saul Chernos
> Burnt River ON
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Re: [IRCA] SDRs and Windows (was Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-30)

[Stan Horzepa]

Hi Saul,

I have a circa 2013 15-inch MacBook Pro and have been using it with the 
ELAD FDM-S2 SDR receiver running the ELAD Windows application (FDM-SW2) 
using Parallels Desktop with Windows 10 on my Mac. The system has run 
flawlessly since I put it together in June. Nice thing about Parallels 
is that you run the Mac OS and Windows simultaneously and can switch 
between OS's instantly.


Stan Horzepa, WA1LOU

On 11/30/2016 11:01 PM, Saul Chernos wrote:


While on topic of SDRs, I want to get in the game for AM and FM. 
What's holding me back is a decision about a computer. I want to 
dedicate a laptop to this (so it can be used when I'm working, and 
also with a view to it being an emergency backup for me at my Burnt 
River ON DX site in the event my work computer ever has issues).


I used to use a PC but switched to Mac (PacBook Pro) a few years ago 
and am much happier with it. I hate to buy a PC at this juncture. So a 
few questions:


1) Is there anything really hot coming down the pipe in the next month 
or two that I should wait for?


2) What am I best to get in way of an SDR that would work with Masc?

3) If Mac is less advisable, will said SDR work off Windows for Mac?

Saul Chernos
Burnt River ON


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Date: November 30, 2016 at 8:30 PM


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Date: at


Paul's situation seems like a slam-dunk case for SDR usage.

Go out five to ten minutes before top-of-hour, record the whole band 
xx58-xx03, and then you're back inside where it's warm by five past 
the hour.


Total time outside 10-15 minutes.

Whole dial worth of stuff to tune after-the-fact will keep you busy 
INDOORS for several hours unless conditions are completely "naff."


Unless you want to drag an extra battery pack along, you want a 
receiver that powers up right off the host laptop's USB.


The tent is still a good idea to moderate wind / temperature / 
precipitation effects on gear and operator.


Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA

<<

Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2016 13:55:04 -0500
From: "Paul B. Walker, Jr." 
To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America

Subject: Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-30

As I've said before I can't run coax from my DX spot to the house. It
would cross tiger freeway and pick up a bunch of RF and electrical noise
from the building.

I am going to eventually look into a heated tent of some kind


On Wednesday, November 30, 2016, Neil Kazaross  
wrote:


> C'mon Pauldress up and get outside and DX. Seriously, you need 
to find

> some way to run coax into someplace warmer. 73 KAZ
>
> On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 12:46 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. <
> walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com > wrote:
>
> > Too cold here to go outside and DX... It's -34 below
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
> > On Wednesday, November 30, 2016, Neil Kazaross  >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > CX here in IL remain worthless. Semi-AU boredom is endless. Not AU
> enough
> > > to get good stuff south with little northern QRM. But too AU to get
> much
> > > past Winnipeg towards the north. Too AU for decent TA cx etc.
> > >
> > > Other than to test antennas I have little incentive to turn the 
radio

> on.
> > > 73 KAZ
>>




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[IRCA] SDRs and Windows (was Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-30)

[Saul Chernos]

 
  While on topic of SDRs, I want to get in the game for AM and FM. What's holding me back is a decision about a computer. I want to dedicate a laptop to this (so it can be used when I'm working, and also with a view to it being an emergency backup for me at my Burnt River ON DX site in the event my work computer ever has issues).
  I used to use a PC but switched to Mac (PacBook Pro) a few years ago and am much happier with it. I hate to buy a PC at this juncture. So a few questions:
  1) Is there anything really hot coming down the pipe in the next month or two that I should wait for?
  2) What am I best to get in way of an SDR that would work with Masc?
  3) If Mac is less advisable, will said SDR work off Windows for Mac?
  Saul ChernosBurnt River ON
  
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   -- Original Message --From: Date: at Paul's situation seems like a slam-dunk case for SDR usage.Go out five to ten minutes before top-of-hour, record the whole band xx58-xx03, and then you're back inside where it's warm by five past the hour. Total time outside 10-15 minutes.Whole dial worth of stuff to tune after-the-fact will keep you busy INDOORS for several hours unless conditions are completely "naff."Unless you want to drag an extra battery pack along, you want a receiver that powers up right off the host laptop's USB.The tent is still a good idea to moderate wind / temperature / precipitation effects on gear and operator.Mark Connelly, WA1IONSouth Yarmouth, MA<To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of AmericaSubject: Re: [IRCA] Puyallup, WA Ultralight TP's for 11-30As I've said before I can't run coax from my DX spot to the house. Itwould cross tiger freeway and pick up a bunch of RF and electrical noisefrom the building.I am going to eventually look into a heated tent of some kindOn Wednesday, November 30, 2016, Neil Kazaross  wrote:> C'mon Pauldress up and get outside and DX. Seriously, you need to find> some way to run coax into someplace warmer. 73 KAZ>> On Wed, Nov 30, 2016 at 12:46 PM, Paul B. Walker, Jr. <> walkerbroadcast...@gmail.com <_javascript_:;>> wrote:>> > Too cold here to go outside and DX... It's -34 below> >> > Paul> >> >> > On Wednesday, November 30, 2016, Neil Kazaross  <_javascript_:;>>> > wrote:> >> > > CX here in IL remain worthless. Semi-AU boredom is endless. Not AU> enough> > > to get good stuff south with little northern QRM. But too AU to get> much> > > past Winnipeg towards the north. Too AU for decent TA cx etc.> > >> > > Other than to test antennas I have little incentive to turn the radio> on.> > > 73 KAZ>>
  
 

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