Re: [Flexradio] QST review

2009-08-27 Thread paul
Hi Mike, That's interesting. What adjustments do you find it necessary to make, and under what conditions? - Original Message - From: "Michael Jones" To: Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 7:58 AM Subject: [Flexradio] QST review My guess is the problem that the reviewer was having

Re: [Flexradio] CW with F-3000

2009-08-27 Thread Robert Jefferis
Spot On! Keyer contacts can indeed be part of the problem. My Vibroplex Vibrokeyer is challenging in this way, even with my Collins S-line. I have to keep the contacts clean and adjust them occasionally for reliable operation (yea, yea, OK, I know the Vibrolkeyer has issues of its own). B

Re: [Flexradio] CW with F-3000

2009-08-27 Thread Greg Jurrens
Hi folks: I'm a happy Bencher user on the Flex-3000 so I thought I'd throw in my 'numbers'. Believe me... I'm no CW sprinter but I plod along at 25 to 30wpm without any issues. Audio Buffer Size: 512 Audio Sample Rate: 96000 DSP CW TX: 2048 DSP CW RX: 4096 Firewire Buffer Size: 1024 Firewire Ope

Re: [Flexradio] [SPAM] Re: V/U Upgrade

2009-08-27 Thread Tim Ellison
Please see my comments below. -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of k...@vhfdx.com Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 2:38 PM To: FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] [SPAM] Re: V/U Upgrade So wi

Re: [Flexradio] [SPAM] Re: V/U Upgrade

2009-08-27 Thread kr7o
So will this now support same band RX2? Will there be any extended RX (and possibly TX) range? This would be important for those of us driving transverters with 144 or 432 IFs for the microwave bands. There are situations where frequency allocations are not global (2.3 and 3.4GHz in particu

Re: [Flexradio] CW with F-3000

2009-08-27 Thread Dale Boresz
Here are the PowerSDR settings and computer info, relevant to my previous post: Audio Buffer Size: 1024 Audio Sample Rate: 96000 DSP CW TX: 2048 DSP CW RX: 4096 Firewire Buffer Size: 1024 Firewire Operation Mode: Save Mode Level 1 Firewire Sample Rate: 96K Computer: Dell Vostro 1500 Laptop; 4GB

Re: [Flexradio] CW Issue with F3K

2009-08-27 Thread Dudley Hurry
Don, You need quick turn around times for CW, So we will need to raise your sample rate and lower your buffer, this will increase the CPU usage, so if you are already running high CPU rate, you might need to do something to increase your CPU power. Here is a couple of links that might hel

Re: [Flexradio] CW with F-3000

2009-08-27 Thread Dale Boresz
I've been using the FLEX-3000 with a pair of Begali Classic paddles since day one without any issue at all. My only 'special' setting is to select Iambic Mode B :-) I generally leave the Break In delay at the default of 60 mS, and the sending speed generally runs anywhere from 25 to 50 wpm. In

[Flexradio] New proven desktop computer for SDR

2009-08-27 Thread Neal Campbell
Hi guys I have tested a higher-power computer system that provides a dedicated IRQ for your firewire card. The system consists of: - AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2GHz 4 core processor with a 2GB of L2 cache and 6GB of L3 cache (Smokin') - 4GB of G.Skill DDR3 1333 Dual Channel memory - ASUS M4A78 Pro mot

Re: [Flexradio] CW with F-3000

2009-08-27 Thread k6xr
Just to comment on the cw with the f3k. I use a palm paddle and mfj bencher clone at about 30 wpm with no problem at all. I ran keyboard remotely via the internet using my apple macbook at 27 wpm with the same results. worked ok. Reggie k6xr -

Re: [Flexradio] CW with F-3000

2009-08-27 Thread Paul Whatton
Hi John I've been watching the feedback about the 3000, sometimes tempted, sometimes hesitating about getting my credit card out. I've still to take the plunge. A radio I couldn't plug in my beloved Bencher paddles into wouldn't be any fun at all. The Benchers have been with me for 35 years :

[Flexradio] CW with F-3000

2009-08-27 Thread John Ragle
I concur with KX9Q's comments about using paddles with the F3K...tried half a dozen guestimates for setup timing, delay, QSK or not, etc. without notable success. Should be a no-brainer...plug in the paddles and go, but no such thing. I did not try a straight key or my MFJ keyboard. Gave up and

[Flexradio] QST review

2009-08-27 Thread Michael Jones
My guess is the problem that the reviewer was having with not seeing signals well enough was because the display adjustments were not set correctly. I use PanaFall 99% of the time and always have to adjust the display settings depending on the band, time of day, etc. I have submitted an enhancemen

Re: [Flexradio] MixW config with Com0Com

2009-08-27 Thread Tim Ellison
Yes, for a over a year now with XP x86 (32-bit) and Vista x86. I have intermittent freeze ups with it using Vista x64 What operating system are you using? If the Com0Com software has been installed properly (under a user with proper permissions and the correct version of the software) and th

[Flexradio] MixW config with Com0Com

2009-08-27 Thread mchasse
Is there anyone out there using MixW with Com0Com to do the CAT controls? I finally got MixW to receive, and am ready to try transmitting. I installed the Com0Com software, and created the two virtual com port pairs. I then configured the Power SDR CAT setting, to use the virtual port created

[Flexradio] CW Issue with F3K

2009-08-27 Thread Don Sachnoff
I tried using cw last week with the paddle plugged directly into the F3K. It worked great. I tried again last night and I got garbage as I tried to key. I had the radio set to iambic keying and was using about 500ms delay. I created a new db and used that and I still had the problem. The ke