Re: [Flexradio] Firebox firmware "upgrade": solution worse thantheproblem?

2006-07-08 Thread Lee A Crocker
Seems to me this is only a "problem" if you can't stand to live without 96khz. If you run the stock firebox at 48k you will be extremely happy with the SDR-1000 performance. The other advantage is the firebox has all the necessary preamp and phantom voltage and gain controls for marvelous phone o

Re: [Flexradio] peak power 12 volts dc

2006-07-08 Thread Tom Thompson
Bill, The peak current should be equal to the steady state current at 100 watts. At 13.8 volts and 100 watts the current is about 7 amps. If you figure the efficiency at about 50% that would be about 14 amps. My Astron current meter measured it at 10 amps so, either the efficiency is better

Re: [Flexradio] Firebox firmware "upgrade": solution worse thantheproblem?

2006-07-08 Thread Tim Ellison
I really have to stop answering posts after contesting HI HI "In this case all they may take away from your post is the Firebox is flawed (not entirely true) and that he dumped the SDR1K for a reason not remotely connected to the SDR1K or PowerSDR (definitely not true) rather than inquiring about

Re: [Flexradio] Firebox firmware "upgrade": solution worse than theproblem?

2006-07-08 Thread Tim Ellison
Alan, I wanted to reply to your comment for clarification purposes: "I certainly wasn't intending to "cast nasturtiums" at Flex Radio. It was the Firebox's suitability (or specifically that of the firmware "upgrade") I was questioning." If I gave the impression that you were intending to "cast

Re: [Flexradio] Firebox firmware "upgrade": solution worse than theproblem?

2006-07-08 Thread NV8A
I had written: > While mobile a few days ago I heard somebody (I was only listening and > had no means of writing down the call) report that he was no longer > using his SDR-1000 (and was now slumming it with an IC-7800) because an > *irreversible* firmware upgrade to the Firebox had introduce

Re: [Flexradio] Firebox firmware "upgrade": solution worse than theproblem?

2006-07-08 Thread Tim Ellison
Alan, The Flex user community was warned about using the Firebox beta firmware from Flex. Everyone who upgraded did so at their own risk. Let me explain the issues and you can make you own decision. The Firebox is supposed to have about 50 KHz (or better) bandwidth for audio response. Wit

[Flexradio] Re coherent AM detection and BIN

2006-07-08 Thread R.Haighton
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[Flexradio] Firebox firmware "upgrade": solution worse than the problem?

2006-07-08 Thread NV8A
While mobile a few days ago I heard somebody (I was only listening and had no means of writing down the call) report that he was no longer using his SDR-1000 (and was now slumming it with an IC-7800) because an *irreversible* firmware upgrade to the Firebox had introduced more problems than it

Re: [Flexradio] Microsoft XP

2006-07-08 Thread Edward J White
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Re: [Flexradio] peak power 12 volts dc

2006-07-08 Thread Mike Naruta
Well, Bill, I had my Astron 50 Amp power supply current limiting set to a little over about 20 Amps. On voice peaks it would sag the voltages, so now I have current limiting much higher. The specs say 25 Amperes and it doesn't blow the 25 Amp fuse. Mike - AA8K Bill Nagle wrote: > does anyone

[Flexradio] peak power 12 volts dc

2006-07-08 Thread Bill Nagle
does anyone know the peak current at 13.8vdc that the flex uses at full power through its 100 watt amp? Bill Nagle [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radi

Re: [Flexradio] SDR-1000 with PW-1

2006-07-08 Thread Neal Campbell
I have not wired up my pw1 yet but it did work when the band decoder was connected to my Orion so that's not an issue. Wire comm. port 1 goes to the computer input of the band decoder, as normal. Wire a 3 wire null modem cable (with two female plugs) and connect that between the rs232 output of th

[Flexradio] SDR-1000 with PW-1

2006-07-08 Thread Dave Meitzen
I am wondering if any Flexer has set up the MicroHam band selection unit with the SDR-1000 to control the Icom PW-1 amplifier for automatic QSY? Any words of wisdom will be appreciated. Thanks Dave ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz h

[Flexradio] Problem with USB to Parallel Adapter/Power Connector

2006-07-08 Thread Charles Greene
GM All, I had a hardware problem that is unusual but worthy of passing on. I was having a problem where my USB -> parallel adapter would drop out and would not work again even though I restarted the computer. I would have to reload the driver to reset it. Once reset, it would work ok on rec

[Flexradio] Fwd: Delivery Status Notification (Failure)

2006-07-08 Thread Wallace Watson
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[Flexradio] Simple "Watchdog" circuit for the SDR in case of power line failure

2006-07-08 Thread Lee A Crocker
12v (from normal on/off switch) | ||--a | a--- 12V (to the 12V power terminal) || "b b" | |__| | rly coil | | gnd Here is a "watchdog" circuit in case th