Re: [Flexradio] Flex reflector question

2007-12-28 Thread Jim Jerzycke
Having been in the Oscar Meyer plant in Chicago, I'd have to agree with Frank! 73, Jim KQ6EA --- Frank Brickle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Dec 28, 2007 11:07 PM, Larry - K2GN > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Is there really a Flex reflector? > > > Well, sure! > > > > > I thought this w

Re: [Flexradio] Flex reflector question

2007-12-28 Thread Frank Brickle
On Dec 28, 2007 11:07 PM, Larry - K2GN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Is there really a Flex reflector? Well, sure! > > I thought this was it, but all I see is software development stuff. This is how the "S" part in "SDR" gets "D'd" !-) It's like what they tell you about sausages: you don't re

Re: [Flexradio] ModularSDR

2007-12-28 Thread Frank Brickle
de some decision that the value of contributing > to the code base is worth some substantial non-zero investment of cash. > > > > > If you have a chance to read or hear any of what Bruce Perens has to say > > about shared infrastructure and Open Source vs. differentiating > tech

Re: [Flexradio] ModularSDR

2007-12-28 Thread Jim Lux
ead or hear any of what Bruce Perens has to say > about shared infrastructure and Open Source vs. differentiating technology, > jump at the opportunity. He's really funny and eye-opening. > > 73 > Frank > AB2KT > -- next part -- > An HTML attachmen

Re: [Flexradio] ModularSDR

2007-12-28 Thread Jim Lux
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED], on Fri 28 Dec 2007 07:14:23 PM PST: > >> >> There are companies that exist to sell platforms for development (like >> Spectrum Signal Processing, Nallatech, etc.) and their platforms are >> priced accordingly. A $15,000 hardware development platform isn't all >> that e

Re: [Flexradio] VAC, VCOM. WSJT Questions

2007-12-28 Thread Charles Greene
All, The use of another os is always going to have some +s and -s. Linux is a good choice and probably the only one, but you are forcing us into a two computer configuration, one for the SDR and one for other applications. Might as well get an embedded system and not worry about it. For a chu

[Flexradio] Flex reflector question

2007-12-28 Thread Larry - K2GN
Is there really a Flex reflector? I thought this was it, but all I see is software development stuff. I did that for 34 years. Now I want to learn about this Flex Radio. The Human interface (GUI for you techies) is just something that comes with it. Sort of like the hundreds of logging programs an

Re: [Flexradio] ModularSDR

2007-12-28 Thread Frank Brickle
nfrastructure and Open Source vs. differentiating technology, jump at the opportunity. He's really funny and eye-opening. 73 Frank AB2KT -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/at

[Flexradio] VAC, VCOM. WSJT Questions

2007-12-28 Thread vtnn43e
I am currently using DXLab. If I want to use WSJT (or any other program) do I need a Com port for it and another for HRD? If I am using WSJT does it use the same CAT port as Winwarbler or do I have to switch to another one for each app? Do all programs use the same VAC lines or do I need a pair

Re: [Flexradio] ModularSDR

2007-12-28 Thread kb5my
> > There are companies that exist to sell platforms for development (like > Spectrum Signal Processing, Nallatech, etc.) and their platforms are > priced accordingly. A $15,000 hardware development platform isn't all > that expensive in the context of a $100K seat license for all the FPGA > tool

Re: [Flexradio] HyperSDR plus Linux equal Questions

2007-12-28 Thread Frank Brickle
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[Flexradio] HyperSDR plus Linux equal Questions

2007-12-28 Thread Bruce K3CMZ
Hi All I am pleased that the move to a new version of software is started! and I hope that a free version of software is in the plan. But, a few questions: 1st: What flavor of Linux should I plan for? 2nd: Is there going to be a seperate SVN for this software? 3rd: Is there a time frame in

Re: [Flexradio] So, the new PowerSDR is moving to Linux?

2007-12-28 Thread k5nwa
At 06:45 PM 12/28/2007, you wrote: >Rob, > >Yes, I actually agree with you that it may be time that we consider a >separate development reflector. With the advent of the FLEX-5000, most of >our customers just want use the radio and not develop software for it. >Developers have the legitimate need

Re: [Flexradio] Assumptions on Shipping for 5000As

2007-12-28 Thread PaulTG2
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Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR Dual Core Processors

2007-12-28 Thread Robert McGwier
Eric Wachsmann wrote: > Larry, > > PowerSDR is a multi-threaded application and thus will automatically take > minimal advantage of multiple cores. To give an example, one core could be MAXIMAL advantage, not minimal. > used for the display thread, one for the audio thread, another for the use

Re: [Flexradio] So, the new PowerSDR is moving to Linux?

2007-12-28 Thread Gerald Youngblood
Rob, Yes, I actually agree with you that it may be time that we consider a separate development reflector. With the advent of the FLEX-5000, most of our customers just want use the radio and not develop software for it. Developers have the legitimate need to postulate, argue, and ruminate over te

Re: [Flexradio] I'm not a programmer

2007-12-28 Thread Ted
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Re: [Flexradio] ModularSDR

2007-12-28 Thread Jim Lux
Quoting Frank Brickle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on Fri 28 Dec 2007 01:08:40 PM PST: > On Dec 28, 2007 3:45 PM, Ed Russell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Jim, >> >> I think you have given an excellent and useful breakdown of what kind >> of things will be in the Core component. > > > Based on...what? S

Re: [Flexradio] ModularSDR

2007-12-28 Thread Jim Lux
Quoting Ed Russell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on Fri 28 Dec 2007 12:45:53 PM PST: > Jim, > > I think you have given an excellent and useful breakdown of what kind > of things will be in the Core component. It will itself be a rather > complex set of sub-components, that will be linked together by > diff

Re: [Flexradio] I'm not a programmer

2007-12-28 Thread Jim Lux
Quoting Ted <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on Fri 28 Dec 2007 12:11:19 PM PST: > Frank, > "The F5k uses FireWire to speak MIDI" > I did not know that, thanks. > > >"The fact that it's FireWire is transparent to the application" > Is a firewire to MIDI driver necessary? That's an interesting questio

Re: [Flexradio] ModularSDR

2007-12-28 Thread Frank Brickle
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Re: [Flexradio] ModularSDR

2007-12-28 Thread Frank Brickle
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Re: [Flexradio] I'm not a programmer

2007-12-28 Thread Frank Brickle
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Re: [Flexradio] ModularSDR

2007-12-28 Thread Ed Russell
Frank, Thank you for these very useful details. I need to look into John's work a bit. I realize that the DttSP libraries are c libraries and run on either platform. It is all the other code in PowerSDR that is not Console code, and is written now in c#, that I am wondering about. What will ha

Re: [Flexradio] ModularSDR

2007-12-28 Thread Ed Russell
Jim, I think you have given an excellent and useful breakdown of what kind of things will be in the Core component. It will itself be a rather complex set of sub-components, that will be linked together by different kinds of interfaces than the firewire that links it to the hardware, and the (

Re: [Flexradio] I'm not a programmer

2007-12-28 Thread Ted
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Re: [Flexradio] PowerSDR Dual Core Processors

2007-12-28 Thread Eric Wachsmann
Larry, PowerSDR is a multi-threaded application and thus will automatically take minimal advantage of multiple cores. To give an example, one core could be used for the display thread, one for the audio thread, another for the user interface and another for the DSP. Beyond that, the returns are

Re: [Flexradio] ModularSDR

2007-12-28 Thread Jim Lux
Quoting Ed Russell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on Fri 28 Dec 2007 11:15:29 AM PST: > Frank, > > Please excuse my pedestrian approach. I am trying to visualize the > overall system including how it will be developed and maintained. > Your very helpful comments indicate that in the next version, the > radi

[Flexradio] PowerSDR Dual Core Processors

2007-12-28 Thread Larry W8ER
Eric and or other PowerSDR Programmers, Has PowerSDR been written (in part) to use dual core processors? To qualify my question further: While I am certain that dual core processors can be used to run PowerSDR, the true use of a dual core processors would require special code written specifical

Re: [Flexradio] ModularSDR

2007-12-28 Thread Frank Brickle
completely on the former. Understood, but I have to stress again the emphasis here is on protocols, not APIs. One of the reasons for this emphasis is to take pressure off the selection of development tools and environment :-) 73 Frank AB2KT -- next part -- An HTML attachme

Re: [Flexradio] I'm not a programmer

2007-12-28 Thread Frank Brickle
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Re: [Flexradio] I'm not a programmer

2007-12-28 Thread Frank Brickle
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[Flexradio] ModularSDR

2007-12-28 Thread Ed Russell
xRadio 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/f

Re: [Flexradio] I'm not a programmer

2007-12-28 Thread Ted
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Re: [Flexradio] I'm not a programmer

2007-12-28 Thread k5nwa
At 09:22 AM 12/28/2007, Frank Brickle wrote: >A good place to start is with the Extended CAT code vocabulary designed and >implemented by K5KDN. The CAT codes, plus some simple extensions to fetch >panadapter and meter data, give you most of what you need for a complete >console. > >You're already

Re: [Flexradio] I'm not a programmer

2007-12-28 Thread kb5my
Very cool John! Nice GUI :-) Now, if I could just find a method to run 3 displays under Kubuntu and replace WriteLog and/or N3FJP's logger with their Linux clones, I could ditch WinDoze for good! 73, Dan KB5MY/6 DM13nc > To get an idea of the GUI for the SDR-1000 take a look at my new Blog at

Re: [Flexradio] I'm not a programmer

2007-12-28 Thread Neal Campbell
When do the volunteer beta testers get a version to bang around? My Mac Pro feels barren! Very pretty! Neal On Dec 28, 2007 6:07 PM, John Melton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Since I added the combined display I hardly ever switch it other than to > test the others are still working ;-) > > John

Re: [Flexradio] Touch Screen Monitor and PowerSDR anyone?

2007-12-28 Thread Jim Lux
Quoting Maarten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on Thu 27 Dec 2007 04:17:39 PM PST: > How about knobs? > Maarten N1DZ Knobs on a touch screen are a pain! It's one thing to reach out and grab a knob and turn it.. your arm and hand is designed to do this. It's very difficult to precisely draw an arc (

Re: [Flexradio] I'm not a programmer

2007-12-28 Thread John Melton
Since I added the combined display I hardly ever switch it other than to test the others are still working ;-) John Jeff Anderson wrote: > Very nice, John! > > I especially like your combined Panadapter/Waterfall display. Very > cool! I think I'll try adding this to my "slightly enhanced" SD

Re: [Flexradio] I'm not a programmer

2007-12-28 Thread Jeff Anderson
Very nice, John! I especially like your combined Panadapter/Waterfall display. Very cool! I think I'll try adding this to my "slightly enhanced" SDR console - I don't think it'd be too difficult (I hope!). - Jeff , K6JCA John Melton wrote: > To get an idea of the GUI for the SDR-1000 take

[Flexradio] Heil 781 and F5K

2007-12-28 Thread Arthur Tewksbury
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Re: [Flexradio] I'm not a programmer

2007-12-28 Thread John Melton
To get an idea of the GUI for the SDR-1000 take a look at my new Blog at http://javaguifordttsp.blogspot.com/ Any similarities to PowerSDR are intentional ;-) I have put a couple of screen shots of it running on the Mac which includes the Activity Monitor to get an idea of the memory utilizatio

Re: [Flexradio] Assumptions on Shipping for 5000As

2007-12-28 Thread Dave Beumer WA3FDB
I'm in the same boat as Paul and would also appreciate aa more frequent progress update. Dave (SO 1330) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2007 11:14 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Fl

Re: [Flexradio] I'm not a programmer

2007-12-28 Thread John Melton
gt; there's >>> a new console in Java that's pretty close to completion. Java is a >> strong >>> contender for GUI framework of choice. >>> >>> Many of us still use emacs as a programming editor since you don't >>> ev

[Flexradio] SDR-1000

2007-12-28 Thread JAMES DUNSTAN
Hi, I will check my receipts as soon as possible and let you know. I am visiting with my daughter in Toronto for the holidays ... and will be back home in Thunder Bay early in January. However I may have some of the receipts on the computer. As soon as I can get them together I will send t

[Flexradio] SDR-1000

2007-12-28 Thread JAMES DUNSTAN
Hi, I have a SDR-1000 (with 100w amp) sitting on a shelf in the shack. I would sell it for half price. I also have the M-audio sound card with cables (which I use), but would be willing to sell as well if you were interested. Jim, VE3CI ___ FlexR

Re: [Flexradio] I'm not a programmer

2007-12-28 Thread Frank Brickle
e: 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-

[Flexradio] 5000 in the UK WHEN ?

2007-12-28 Thread Elan Paim
Hi is any one from flex know when the 5000 will be available in the UK W&S ? many thanks Elan g0uut -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachments/20071228/810f

Re: [Flexradio] I'm not a programmer

2007-12-28 Thread guenter
Is there a way to see, test and comment the console (without function behind) before it is ready and integrated to the rest of SDR? And also to understand, how the interface works? May be, someone wants to write his own console. guenter DK1RI Am Freitag, 28. Dezember 2007 12:37 schrieb Frank B

Re: [Flexradio] I'm not a programmer

2007-12-28 Thread k5nwa
; > 73 > Frank > AB2KT > > Here is a funny as in haha question, will there be documentation? -- Cecil K5NWA www.softrockradio.org www.qrpradio.com "Blessed are the cracked, for they shall let in the light." -- next part -- An HTML attach

Re: [Flexradio] I'm not a programmer

2007-12-28 Thread Tim Ellison
iciently. But I > > don't > think > > that's what you're asking :-) > > > > 73 > > Frank > > AB2KT > -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradio_flex-radio.biz/attachm

Re: [Flexradio] I'm not a programmer

2007-12-28 Thread Frank Brickle
> > > Many of us still use emacs as a programming editor since you don't ever > need > > to take your hands off the keyboard to use it efficiently. But I don't > think > > that's what you're asking :-) > > >

Re: [Flexradio] I'm not a programmer

2007-12-28 Thread Neal Campbell
Changing topics slightly, has anyone tried Grasshopper which is a Visual Studio 2005 plugin that allows dot net programs to compile to Java for running on non-dot net platforms? Wonder if its another viable alternative to Mono for multi platform development using VS? Neal On Dec 28, 2007 7:29 AM,

Re: [Flexradio] I'm not a programmer

2007-12-28 Thread John Melton
And the Java GUI is developed using NetBeans, a free Java IDE available for download with the Java Development Kit from java.sun.com. Regards John g0orx/n6lyt Frank Brickle wrote: > On Dec 26, 2007 7:34 PM, Ed Russell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > What will be the development environment und

Re: [Flexradio] I'm not a programmer

2007-12-28 Thread Frank Brickle
ou don't ever need to take your hands off the keyboard to use it efficiently. But I don't think that's what you're asking :-) 73 Frank AB2KT -- next part -- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mail.flex-radio.biz/pipermail/flexradi