[Flexradio] SVN 672

2006-09-11 Thread Dave Kiefer
I see where you changed the clipping code on this version, is it safe for the FIREBOX yet or is the jury still out? Dave Kiefer - N4DWK ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio

Re: [Flexradio] SDR1000 WPI (Water Pipe Interference) Problem

2006-09-11 Thread BILL GUYGER
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Re: [Flexradio] SVN's

2006-09-11 Thread FlexRadio - Eric
Mike, Excellent question! SVN stands for Subversion. It was created to replace CVS which is a common versioning system that was the standard for software developers for some time. However, SVN can handle much more than just source files. It is useful for making collective changes to a single s

[Flexradio] SVN's

2006-09-11 Thread Mike Monnier
I get lost sometimes with the abbreviations. It might sound dumb but will somebody please tell me what SVN's are and why the numbers climb so fast (668?)? This has to do with recent enhancements to the Power SDR console I think but what are they and where do I find them? Been to the Flex site a

Re: [Flexradio] SDR1000 WPI (Water Pipe Interference) Problem

2006-09-11 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
Jerry, Do you have a pump or electric valve on that water line? On 9/11/06, Tim Ellison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I got one for you that goes to show everything does have a fundamental > resonant frequency. > > I had recently purchased an Icom AH-4 antenna coupler and was trying out > antenna

Re: [Flexradio] Latest Version

2006-09-11 Thread Radio Station W5AMI
Scott, you should be at 1.6.3 svn 672 if you downloaded via Tortoise. I just did it myself. Brian / w5ami On 9/11/06, Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I had to reload SDR software since I added a larger drive. I kept > thinking my last version I was running was v1.6.3 but the one I just > dow

[Flexradio] Latest Version

2006-09-11 Thread Scott
I had to reload SDR software since I added a larger drive. I kept thinking my last version I was running was v1.6.3 but the one I just downloaded is v1.6.2 Am I just imagining that I had loaded? Thanks Scott KQ8RP ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadi

Re: [Flexradio] svn 671

2006-09-11 Thread kl7jdr
I fried the U2 chip using the Presonus Firebox when switching svn versions. Chip not covered by Flex Radio warranty (over 1 year old). But i still like the Firebox. 73's , Bruce KL7JDR Bruce W. Mills P.O. Box 1500 Soldotna, Alaska 99669 - USA (907)262-4373 [EMAIL PROTECTED] __

Re: [Flexradio] SDR1000 WPI (Water Pipe Interference) Problem

2006-09-11 Thread Tim Ellison
I got one for you that goes to show everything does have a fundamental resonant frequency. I had recently purchased an Icom AH-4 antenna coupler and was trying out antenna configurations. I had never used a tuner or coupler before, but I "thought" I knew what I was doing (NOT!). I decided to mou

Re: [Flexradio] 1.6.3 SVN 668 - Includes some great enhancements

2006-09-11 Thread Radio Station W5AMI
On 9/11/06, Jeff Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The SDR1000 gets rave audio reviews in AM mode, and it > sounds great receiving, too, so it's my rig-of-choice > for these types of nets, rather than my various > boatanchors. > Precisely! I have used tube equipment on AM for years. Broadca

[Flexradio] SAM Lock

2006-09-11 Thread Hulen Smith
ir current status on the console. Hulen K5HCS -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20060911/1f27ce49/attachment.html -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name

Re: [Flexradio] 1.6.3 SVN 668 - Includes some great enhancements

2006-09-11 Thread FlexRadio - Eric
Jeff, Thanks for the explanation. I'll try to get to the root of whether this can be done in the synchronous detector itself or whether it makes sense to add the SAM Lock detection similar (or copy+paste) from your console. Provided that we can get the same performance from the detector itself i

Re: [Flexradio] 1.6.3 SVN 668 - Includes some great enhancements

2006-09-11 Thread Jeff Anderson
Hi Eric, Let me take a stab at explaining the reasoning behind the SAM LOCK feature in my Console. I sometimes frequent a West Coast AM net (there are several), and without fail the carriers of the various transmitters (being primarily boatanchors) are scattered about the "official" net frequency

[Flexradio] Software for Delta 44

2006-09-11 Thread Allen Boehm
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Re: [Flexradio] SDR1000 WPI (Water Pipe Interference) Problem

2006-09-11 Thread Mike Naruta
Yep, it was an interesting demonstration on Mythbusters. Too bad Jerry changed it. I'm guessing that it would not have vibrated with just carrier. Mike - AA8K Allen Boehm wrote: > It is not an urban legend. Every thing has a resonate frequency. If you dig > back into the history of Nikolai

Re: [Flexradio] great enhancements

2006-09-11 Thread Dave Muskopf
Yes, yes I see it now. Thanks fellows. Is this thing great or what. W8XO Ken - N9VV wrote: > Hi Dave, did you understand what Tim was saying? I had to actually try > it to get it :-) > > (1) go to the directory in which you download each revision > (2) right click your mouse and you should see

Re: [Flexradio] SDR1000 WPI (Water Pipe Interference) Problem

2006-09-11 Thread Allen Boehm
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Re: [Flexradio] great enhancements

2006-09-11 Thread Tim Ellison
Right click on the root of the SVN folder. Select the menu option "TortoiseSVN>" Select Update to Revision. Click on Show log. Highlight the revision you want to go to and click on OK. The Update window now shows the revision number you selected and the radio button by Revision is selected. C

Re: [Flexradio] great enhancements

2006-09-11 Thread Dave Muskopf
Just how do I get back to an earlier svn? Lets say I want svn660, how do I get from 670 back to 660? W8XO ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archive Link: http://www.

Re: [Flexradio] great enhancements

2006-09-11 Thread EB4APL
Ken - N9VV escribió: > Isn't it **COOL** that you can have multiple software installations and > use any one of them any time you choose!! Each rev is unique and can be > installed totally separate from another. > > I don't recall seeing that from any vendor of Ham equipment in the past > 45 yea

Re: [Flexradio] FW: 1.6.3 SVN 671

2006-09-11 Thread David Ackrill
AH! It now only clicks again in 'High' mode. Thanks. I' ve made the setting RealTime, but will monitor the performance, as per the warning message. Thanks Eric Wachsmann wrote: > Have you tried changing the process priority (Setup Form -> General Tab -> > Options SubTab)? > > > Eric Wachsmann

Re: [Flexradio] SDR1000 WPI (Water Pipe Interference) Problem

2006-09-11 Thread EB4APL
r pipe running through the shack and leading to the copper water pipes > 30 feet away. I have no TVI, RFI just WPI. > Jerry > -- next part -- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL: > /pipe

Re: [Flexradio] SDR1000 WPI (Water Pipe Interference) Problem

2006-09-11 Thread Gerald Capodieci
e to slip for expansion and contraction from temperature changes. Mike - AA8K -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20060911/85db423d/attachment.html ___ FlexRadio m

Re: [Flexradio] 1.6.3 SVN 668 - Includes some great enhancements

2006-09-11 Thread dx
Speaking of SAM mode, the feature I would like to see is selectable sideband with SAM, such as newer communications receivers have. I do find that I can the drag the filter in SAM to one side or the other to minimize QRM, but this is not as effective as a good selectable sideband implementatio

[Flexradio] 1.6.3 SVN 668 - Includes some great enhancements

2006-09-11 Thread Dave Muskopf
I seem to be able to pull guys in who are 1 or 2 kc away, if they don't lock I just punch the am button. I would like to see bin work on am. Or better yet a Costas loop for dsb along with the sideband folding (noise canceling) that was used with it. Seems to me W3DUQ was into all that. W8XO

Re: [Flexradio] 1.6.3 SVN 668 - Includes some great enhancements

2006-09-11 Thread Radio Station W5AMI
Oh Yeah! It should always try to lock on the signal closest to the tuned freq on the SDR in case there is another QSO up or down a few kcs. That could be tricky since the desired signal may not always be the one closest to the tuned center! You can only do so much however. If it were that conge

Re: [Flexradio] 1.6.3 SVN 668 - Includes some great enhancements

2006-09-11 Thread Radio Station W5AMI
On 9/11/06, Eric Wachsmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So the questions are: > > 1. How far do we want to be able to go to pull in/lock on to signals? 2kHz? > 3kHz? I would say whatever receive passband the user has selected minus about 500 cycles from the edge, either upper or lower. I would h

Re: [Flexradio] SDR1000 WPI (Water Pipe Interference) Problem

2006-09-11 Thread Radio Station W5AMI
I would add an additional ground (in the ground) directly at the point where it drops under the house if you can manage to do that with a ground rod, however it may be just as well to use only the ground rod and remove the pipe from the equation altogether and see what happens. Someone else mentio

Re: [Flexradio] 1.6.3 SVN 668 - Includes some great enhancements

2006-09-11 Thread Eric Wachsmann
So the questions are: 1. How far do we want to be able to go to pull in/lock on to signals? 2kHz? 3kHz? 2. How far will the current SAM mode currently pull signals in? This should be pretty easy to find out experimentally using the signal generator built into the console. Eric Wachsmann FlexR

Re: [Flexradio] SDR1000 WPI (Water Pipe Interference) Problem

2006-09-11 Thread Frank Brickle
On Mon, 2006-09-11 at 13:44 -0400, philip gentile wrote: > after you call the priest, add a length of copper wire at one point to see > if shifting the resonant frequency o fthe pipe helps. Given the price of copper these days, it's probably cheaper just to hire the Pope directly. 73 Frank AB2KT

Re: [Flexradio] SDR1000 WPI (Water Pipe Interference) Problem

2006-09-11 Thread K8MLM
ing to the copper water pipes 30 feet away. I have no TVI, RFI just WPI. Jerry -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20060911/7f926e54/attachment .html ___

Re: [Flexradio] 1.6.3 SVN 668 - Includes some great enhancements

2006-09-11 Thread Radio Station W5AMI
On 9/11/06, Eric Wachsmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The contemplation is mainly becausethis is what the Synchronous ('S' in > SAM) detector is supposed to do. > > What I'd really like to do is to understand why SAM doesn't work like we'd > expect (or at least not as well to the ear) and see

Re: [Flexradio] SDR1000 WPI (Water Pipe Interference) Problem

2006-09-11 Thread philip gentile
after you call the priest, add a length of copper wire at one point to see if shifting the resonant frequency o fthe pipe helps. - Original Message - From: "root [knesbitt]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 2:39 PM Subject: [Flexradio] SDR1000 WPI (Water Pipe Int

[Flexradio] SDR1000 WPI (Water Pipe Interference) Problem

2006-09-11 Thread root [knesbitt]
Jerry, I would suggest you call a priest immediately. This has nothing to do with the electrical length of your pipe.. See: http://www.stmichael.pair.com/ as a starting point Cheers, Kirb - VE6IV -- ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.bi

Re: [Flexradio] 1.6.3 SVN 668 - Includes some great enhancements

2006-09-11 Thread Eric Wachsmann
The contemplation is mainly becausethis is what the Synchronous ('S' in SAM) detector is supposed to do. What I'd really like to do is to understand why SAM doesn't work like we'd expect (or at least not as well to the ear) and see what we could do to get it to naturally sound like how the h

Re: [Flexradio] SDR1000 WPI (Water Pipe Interference) Problem

2006-09-11 Thread Mike Naruta
Gerald Capodieci wrote: > I need advice or a lead on Water Pipe Interference (WPI). This is not a joke. > At midnight my wife and son came into the room while I was transmitting on > 3.9000 MHz stating that someone or thing is under the house hitting the > pipes or dragging chains. My son and I

[Flexradio] SDR1000 WPI (Water Pipe Interference) Problem

2006-09-11 Thread Dave Muskopf
Zounds! Could it be audio resonance some where? It would take a lot of current to move a 1/2" pipe, then again if its hanging free for a long distance--. Let us know what happens to your sig after clamping the pipe. (my xyl once drew an arc of the bathroom light) W8XO _

Re: [Flexradio] 1.6.3 SVN 668 - Includes some great enhancements

2006-09-11 Thread Radio Station W5AMI
Eric, I guess I'm just confused on why a SAM lock feature would need so much contemplation. We now have "Mode Specific controls". Why not just add it to that panel when SAM mode is engaged? I suspect the code has already been done by Jeff? I know there is only so much real estate on the screen

Re: [Flexradio] great enhancements

2006-09-11 Thread Radio Station W5AMI
On 9/11/06, Ken - N9VV <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Isn't it **COOL** that you can have multiple software installations and > use any one of them any time you choose!! Each rev is unique and can be > installed totally separate from another. YES! SDR rules! I second Jeff's comment about the SAM l

Re: [Flexradio] 1.6.3 SVN 668 - Includes some great enhancements

2006-09-11 Thread Eric Wachsmann
This is completely up to K6JCA. There are some things that we may not incorporate (SAM Lock is one that we are still undecided on). If there is something that Jeff has added that you would really like to see in the main console, please let us know (and why!!). Also, more generally, if you have a

Re: [Flexradio] great enhancements

2006-09-11 Thread Ken - N9VV
Isn't it **COOL** that you can have multiple software installations and use any one of them any time you choose!! Each rev is unique and can be installed totally separate from another. I don't recall seeing that from any vendor of Ham equipment in the past 45 years!! Can you imagine Microsoft g

[Flexradio] 1.6.3 SVN 668 - Includes some great enhancements

2006-09-11 Thread KA5MIR
I'm curious if that since a lot of the console enhancements done by Jeff/K6JCA are now in the standard Flex console, will those two eventually be merged into only one console? I'm still using the latest K6JCA console for the "SAM Lock" feature. I'd hate to lose it to upgrade to a more current

Re: [Flexradio] SDR1000 WPI (Water Pipe Interference) Problem

2006-09-11 Thread John Basilotto
uipment is grounded to a 3/4 inch copper pipe running through the shack and leading to the copper water pipes 30 feet away. I have no TVI, RFI just WPI. Jerry -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20060911/7f926e54/

[Flexradio] SDR1000 WPI (Water Pipe Interference) Problem

2006-09-11 Thread Gerald Capodieci
I just WPI. Jerry -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20060911/7f926e54/attachment.html ___ FlexRadio mailing list FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.b

Re: [Flexradio] Weird Problem with Vox

2006-09-11 Thread Radio Station W5AMI
On 9/11/06, Eric Wachsmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > We don't currently have any form of anti-vox in our software. It is on the > list of things to do. For now, I would recommend using headphones while > operating VOX. > Good to hear it's on the todo list Eric! Thanks. Brian

Re: [Flexradio] Weird Problem with Vox

2006-09-11 Thread Eric Wachsmann
You shouldn't have to close the console. You should be able to click the Power button to power off the rig. You can then turn off VOX or Disable PTT to prevent the unit from returning to transmit mode as soon as you power it back on. We don't currently have any form of anti-vox in our software.

Re: [Flexradio] FW: 1.6.3 SVN 671

2006-09-11 Thread Eric Wachsmann
Have you tried changing the process priority (Setup Form -> General Tab -> Options SubTab)? Eric Wachsmann FlexRadio Systems > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > radio.biz] On Behalf Of David Ackrill > Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2006 4:24 AM > Cc: f