Re: [Flexradio] CW QSK ability

2008-04-25 Thread guenter
Am Freitag, 25. April 2008 02:50:46 schrieb Jim Lux: > > I believe that's what the latest versions of PowerSDR do.. they run > the Rx continuously, and gate the audio off during Tx time. More than If so, audio keying may be the problem. If you want to work QSK, you want to hear the signals betwe

Re: [Flexradio] CW QSK ability

2008-04-25 Thread Ed Russell
Jim, Thanks for the interesting theoretical reflections. The question remains as to why the 5k behaves the way it does in the shack. Please see the 2nd tier responses inserted below: On 24 Apr 2008 at 17:47, Jim Lux wrote: > At 11:41 AM 4/24/2008, Ed W2RF wrote: > >After the completion of tra

[Flexradio] Windows Vista

2008-04-25 Thread Joel Harrison
Without having to spend a lot of time searching back through the reflector emails for specifics, can those of you that are using PowerSDR with Windows Vista tell me your experiences with both the SDR-1000 and the Flex 5000A using that operating system? I'm considering buying another computer simi

Re: [Flexradio] CW QSK ability

2008-04-25 Thread Ed Russell
Guenter, The suggested operation would be that you hear both your transmitted signal and the band between dots properly aligned, only delayed by the latency interval. In practice the 5K doesn't do this. You might hear the band during the start of the first keying element. Then only pops and cr

Re: [Flexradio] Windows Vista

2008-04-25 Thread Tim Ellison
Joel, It boils down to this. Both the F5K and the SDR-1000 running the latest released version of PowerSDR is fully supported under XP. The F5K is fully supported under Vista and the SDR-1000 is also supported with a few caveats. The caveats are: 1.) There is no Vista driver for the USB-to-pa

Re: [Flexradio] Sharing CAT

2008-04-25 Thread Steve Nance
Dan, Glad DDUtil is working for you. Bob Tracy has just recently added a Digi offset setting for RTTY to the Test Branch code. See the CAT Command tab in Setup for this feature. 73, Steve K5FR -Original Message- Steve, Thanks for the tip and the great software. I had it up and runni

Re: [Flexradio] Windows Vista

2008-04-25 Thread Neal Campbell
Microsoft is holding firm to ending retail sales of XP at the end of June of this year. They will allow OEMs to bundle it with "low-cost computer systems". They have, however, promised to support XP (releasing new bugs, eh, fixes) thru June of 2010. As you may know, when you buy Vista you can "dow

[Flexradio] XP end of life

2008-04-25 Thread Ken Simmons
Well maybe not. http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9927721-7.html Ken Simmons, K5UHF FlexRadio Systems Sr. Design Engineer 13091 Pond Springs Rd. #250 Austin, TX 78729 Phone: 512-535-4713 ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://m

Re: [Flexradio] Windows Vista

2008-04-25 Thread k5nwa
At 07:42 AM 4/25/2008, you wrote: >Microsoft is holding firm to ending retail sales of XP at the end of >June of this year. They will allow OEMs to bundle it with "low-cost >computer systems". They have, however, promised to support XP >(releasing new bugs, eh, fixes) thru June of 2010. > >As you m

Re: [Flexradio] Windows Vista

2008-04-25 Thread Neal Campbell
Does anyone have experience with 64bit Vista? Is it more stable than the 32 bit? If I use Vista, explorer has to reset itself probably 3-4 times a week and once a month I have to repair the OS from its installation dvd once a month. It really is on the border of unusable over here on my q6600 machi

Re: [Flexradio] Sharing CAT

2008-04-25 Thread Dan rooney
I am using the new software with the offsets now and still have problems. Cat to MixW direct works great. Cat to DDutil to Commander to MixW presents problems with the offset?? Dan> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; flexradio@flex-radio.biz> Subject: RE: [Flexradio] Sharing CAT>

Re: [Flexradio] Windows Vista

2008-04-25 Thread k5nwa
At 08:16 AM 4/25/2008, Neal Campbell wrote: >Does anyone have experience with 64bit Vista? Is it more stable than >the 32 bit? If I use Vista, explorer has to reset itself probably 3-4 >times a week and once a month I have to repair the OS from its >installation dvd once a month. It really is on th

Re: [Flexradio] Windows Vista

2008-04-25 Thread Kirk.Harding
MS will soon release its (so called) final release which is labeled SP3. This has already been released to government and some commercial agencies. As you are probably aware there are so many problems within Vista that government agencies will not incorporate it into any networked facilities. Even

Re: [Flexradio] CW QSK ability

2008-04-25 Thread Dave Blaschke
OK, here is my final word on this topic. PowerSDR/SDR-5000 is an outstanding performer, in my opinion. So it is my hope that this QSK topic will be given due consideration by the PowerSDR programming team. CW may be dying, but we CW operators are not. Guys, don't let this deficiency go un-notic

Re: [Flexradio] CW QSK ability

2008-04-25 Thread Frank Brickle
Dave -- I wrote the iambic keying code that's used in PowerSDR. I myself am a 99% CW op and was when I was first licensed in 1962. The Bobs N4HY and K5KDN are superb, long-time CW ops both by profession and avocation. I mention these things simply to emphasize that getting CW right is not an afte

Re: [Flexradio] CW QSK ability

2008-04-25 Thread Tim Ellison
I assume that we can infer that the new SDR software architecture is taking all of this into account as a fundamental design criterion so that a better mouse trap is built from the ground up. -Tim -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Fra

Re: [Flexradio] CW QSK ability

2008-04-25 Thread Frank Brickle
Tim -- Correct. 73 Frank AB2KT On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 12:08 PM, Tim Ellison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I assume that we can infer that the new SDR software architecture is taking > all of this into account as a fundamental design criterion so that a better > mouse trap is built from the gro

Re: [Flexradio] CW QSK ability

2008-04-25 Thread n3wt
What is so great about the Flex 5000 is that we are even having this discussion. There is the real possibility of significant improvement, on this area or others.With most of the other manufacturers, such a discussion would be pointless.With the others, you are stuck with what you go

[Flexradio] Is CW broken in PowerSDR?

2008-04-25 Thread Jerry Flanders
In topic Re: [Flexradio] CW QSK ability At 11:24 AM 4/25/2008, Dave Blaschke wrote: >OK, here is my final word on this topic. > >PowerSDR/SDR-5000 is an outstanding performer, in my opinion. So it >is my hope that this QSK topic will be given due consideration by the >PowerSDR programming team. CW

Re: [Flexradio] Windows Vista

2008-04-25 Thread Dudley Hurry
Cecil, I don't think that it is Apple code, maybe some Unix or Linux code, which the Apple OS is based on. I don't consider Quick Time to be very stable... :-| Unix is much more stable, but the GUI (Graphical User Interface) is not as user friendly or has the "Eye Candy" that Window/A

Re: [Flexradio] Is CW broken in PowerSDR?

2008-04-25 Thread Jim Lux
Quoting Jerry Flanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on Fri 25 Apr 2008 11:30:57 AM PDT: > I am beginning to wonder if CW in the production software is broken > and only we in the field notice it. Or perhaps the production version > does not presently include features of the version used by Bob above?

Re: [Flexradio] Is CW broken in PowerSDR?

2008-04-25 Thread Robert Dennison
Hi Jerry, I think QSK results are highly "processor," Windows version and associated executing apps dependent. With flexRadio we all have to be careful about the performance of our computer when making high end performance statements. Performance statements are meaningless with out a the defi

Re: [Flexradio] Is CW broken in PowerSDR?

2008-04-25 Thread Jerry Flanders
At 03:35 PM 4/25/2008, Jim Lux wrote: >Quoting Jerry Flanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on Fri 25 Apr 2008 >11:30:57 AM PDT: > > >>I am beginning to wonder if CW in the production software is broken >>and only we in the field notice it. Or perhaps the production version >>does not presently include feat

Re: [Flexradio] Is CW broken in PowerSDR?

2008-04-25 Thread Jim Lux
Quoting Jerry Flanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on Fri 25 Apr 2008 02:04:13 PM PDT: > At 03:35 PM 4/25/2008, Jim Lux wrote: >> Quoting Jerry Flanders <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, on Fri 25 Apr 2008 >> 11:30:57 AM PDT: >> >> >>> I am beginning to wonder if CW in the production software is broken >>> and only

Re: [Flexradio] VOX and Audio shielding

2008-04-25 Thread Dudley Hurry
Mark, Good info. Besides the VOX being quick, the input is balanced, but if the shields are tied together or common there is a possibility that noises can be introduced via the shields. Tough working with those small connectors, but glad you got to the bottom of the problem. 73, Dudley WA

Re: [Flexradio] Is CW broken in PowerSDR?

2008-04-25 Thread Robert Dennison
Hey Jerry, You've probably noticed my post just pervious to yours. With a 3Ghz Pentium 3D and nothing but v1.10.4 running, I had QSK to 25 Wpm. A Pentium 3D is a bit of a dog so I bet a top end box gets 40WPM... How about giving us your QSK performance limit? Your machine and Windows info.

Re: [Flexradio] Is CW broken in PowerSDR?

2008-04-25 Thread Jerry Flanders
Hi Rob You have QSK with a SDR-1000 at 25 WPM CW? Please confirm that you can hear band activity under these conditions - maybe QSO someone and ask him to break you as you tx - then see if you can actually hear him. Is your SDR-1000 unmodified in respect to rx/tx switching - i.e, the standa

Re: [Flexradio] Is CW broken in PowerSDR?

2008-04-25 Thread Ed Russell
I can't reproduce this result. On a 3ghz quad core, with 192khz sample rate and cpu at 8%, sending 25wpm, I hear no usable band sound between dots. Only pops and crackles. 73 Ed W2RF On 25 Apr 2008 at 15:15, Robert Dennison wrote: > Hey Jerry, > > You've probably noticed my post just pervious

[Flexradio] Windows Vista

2008-04-25 Thread TOM BLACKWELL
> I'm considering buying another computer similar to the Dell I > purchased a few months ago so one can be dedicated to the 5000A and > the other to the SDR-1000. The same Dell I purchased a few months ago > could be purchased with XP, now that option doesn't exist. The Dell Store at my neighbo

Re: [Flexradio] VFO B Scroll Feature

2008-04-25 Thread Tim Ellison
The feature (as with all new features being developed) is in the PowerSDR/branches/test part of SVN. If you are using the PowerSDR/trunk, you will not find it there yet. The trunk is just for bug fixes to the released version of PowerSDR and the /branches/test is where new features are vetted

Re: [Flexradio] Is CW broken in PowerSDR?

2008-04-25 Thread Robert Dennison
Hi Ed, I want to thank you guys for responding. I also get all the pops and crackles and the panadapter display flashing on and off drives me crazy, but yes I believe I could hear the 200 hz offset solid S9 tone. Useful band noise? I doubt I would have heard a dit or a dah! What would be rea

Re: [Flexradio] Is CW broken in PowerSDR?

2008-04-25 Thread Ray J
there must be serious problems here... I can get up to 7 words a minute, thats it ... I can barely make out signals between dits.. 25 wpm... no way... not here anyway.. SDR1K /w HPSDR P4 3.2 ghz 1gb pc2700 W9RAY Ed Russell wrote: > I can't reproduce this result. On a 3ghz quad core, with

Re: [Flexradio] Is CW broken in PowerSDR?

2008-04-25 Thread Robert Dennison
Rember Jay, I was listing to a solid S9 tone and new exactly what to listen for. In my second test I could definitely here band noise between the snaps and crackles which makes me think I could have heard a dit once and awhile. Actually hearing a single dit on a single space is unlikely; howeve