Re: [Flexradio] Is it normal for CPU usage % to increase for first few minutes?

2009-11-23 Thread Dudley Hurry
Jeff, You did not say what OS you are running, but make sure that you have the Power Options set to High Performance in the Windows Control panel.. Also AMD has some power saving utilities that may be kicking in on you, this will slow the CPU down, might double check the system BIOS opti

Re: [Flexradio] Does reducing transmit bandwith also reduce power output?

2009-11-23 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 6:47 PM, Edwin Marzan wrote: > > While doing some tests on my audio I narrowed the lower end of my bandwidth > up to 300 from 50 and noticed that my transmissions seemed to draw less power > from my power supply. Also output power seemed to drop as well. Is there some >

[Flexradio] Is it normal for CPU usage % to increase for first few minutes?

2009-11-23 Thread Jeff Singer
I'm using a month-old Flex 5000A with a clean new computer that employs AMD quad core 3.21 gHz processor and 2.75 gb of RAM. CPU usage starts off around 10% after the computer and Flex are booted but gradually rises to about 30% after about 4 minutes and remains around that level. Nothing else

Re: [Flexradio] Power SDR Freezes continued

2009-11-23 Thread Sheldon Hartling
Hi Ray In my case the culprit was clearly Norton NIS anti-virus. Web browsing was just the trigger. It didn't matter if it was IE, Chrome or Firefox. Surfing the web caused the antivirus software to activate and it was holding up the DPC queue. I have the latest nVidia GeForce 9800 GT driver

Re: [Flexradio] Power SDR Freezes continued

2009-11-23 Thread Ray J
Have you tried Firefox instead of IE or Chrome?? Also, is it your network software/drivers causing the dpc .. when going on the internet.. not the actual browser software..??? Sheldon Hartling wrote: Hi Leon: Neal spent some time with me going over a list of services that can be stoppe

Re: [Flexradio] Does reducing transmit bandwith also reduce power output?

2009-11-23 Thread Ray J
if you have a deep pitch voice, you are removing the most prominent vocal elements in the tx bandwidth thus lowering your transmitted power. Edwin Marzan wrote: While doing some tests on my audio I narrowed the lower end of my bandwidth up to 300 from 50 and noticed that my transmissions seem

Re: [Flexradio] Power SDR Freezes continued

2009-11-23 Thread Sheldon Hartling
Hi Leon: Neal spent some time with me going over a list of services that can be stopped and disabled. Also we turned off most of the Aero "eye candy" (fade in/our, shadows, etc.) but the real culprit, in my case, was the anti-virus software. I was seeing the latency steady in the 140usec to 400u

Re: [Flexradio] Power SDR Freezes continued

2009-11-23 Thread Leon
Sheldon- Thanks for the suggestion. I removed the security software (Microsoft Security Essentials) and it had no effect. What I might try tomorrow is installing WinXP onto the system from an extra HD I have and see if I can get the hardware to work with the older OS. At this point I'm not

[Flexradio] The wall of Isolators

2009-11-23 Thread FireBrick
Funny that Lloyd would write about Isolators. I just finished this afternoon, "My wall of isolation" Hope this comes through. www.qsl.net/w9ol/Isolators.jpg Top is for the yagi 2nd is for a 30 meter rotatable dipole (I modified a Hy-Gain 40 driven el) Bottom is for the 80/40 shortened dipole Th

[Flexradio] Does reducing transmit bandwith also reduce power output?

2009-11-23 Thread Edwin Marzan
While doing some tests on my audio I narrowed the lower end of my bandwidth up to 300 from 50 and noticed that my transmissions seemed to draw less power from my power supply. Also output power seemed to drop as well. Is there some way to recover this "lost power" and have it concentrated into

[Flexradio] Fw: RFI In Shack

2009-11-23 Thread Suzanne & Lloyd Kubis
I'll try again!!! - Original Message - From: "Suzanne & Lloyd Kubis" To: "'FlexRadio Reflector'" Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 11:23 AM Subject: RFI In Shack I have seen several posts regarding problems with RFI in the shack resulting in suggestions of the use of various shielde

[Flexradio] re PTT problems

2009-11-23 Thread roger
Now resolved, ... thanks to all who offered advice especially Dave W0DHB. An update to V 1.18.3 and different COM software did the trick. Many thanks again. Roger G0IUW ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio

[Flexradio] WSPR ver. 2.0 released

2009-11-23 Thread Paul Mullins
This software is amazing, you will be surprised on what you could hear. cheers Paul -- Me, Myself and I accepts no liability for the content of this E-Mail, or for the consequences of any actions taken on the basis of the information provided, unless that information is subsequently confirmed

Re: [Flexradio] Power SDR Freezes continued

2009-11-23 Thread Sheldon Hartling
Hi Leon I just went through the same thing with a HP Pavilion Elite m9450f running Win7 (Asus IPIBL-LB motherboard aka HP Benicia-GL8E). In my case, the solution was to completely remove Norton Internet Security 2010 (NIS). This dropped the DPC latency from 8000usec max to 500usec when using IE/

Re: [Flexradio] WSPR ver. 2.0 released, improved set-up with PowerSDR now

2009-11-23 Thread Peter G. Viscarola
> > WSPR is now much easier set up for use with PowerSDR, as it now > includes > direct PTT via CAT with PowerSDR, and also the audio set up now > recognizes > the VAC cables assignments. > I realize this is the WSPR support list, but... Your post intrigued me enough to get me to download and

[Flexradio] Power SDR Freezes continued

2009-11-23 Thread Leon
Here's the latest update on my continuing effort to reduce DPC latency in my computer to an acceptable level. I have updated all the drivers I can find: video, audio and LAN. I also updated the BIOS to the latest available version. I've also tried running the computer without virus checking

Re: [Flexradio] PTT problems

2009-11-23 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Nov 23, 2009, at 1:46 AM, roger wrote: > Hi, > I have a Flex 3000, which I have just set up and am enjoying. > I have installed VAC and N8VBvcom. > The CAT seems to be OK, I can QSY, change modes etcbut. > In MixW and HRD (my usual programs) I CANNOT get the PTT to function. > I must h

Re: [Flexradio] What is Hot Wheels?

2009-11-23 Thread Tim Ellison
By searching in the Knowledge Center http://kc.flex-radio.com/KnowledgebaseArticle50156.aspx -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Paul Delaney - K6HR Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 2:23 PM To: flexradio@f

[Flexradio] What is Hot Wheels?

2009-11-23 Thread Paul Delaney - K6HR
Someone mentioned "Hot Wheels" for use with tuning in PSDR What is Hot Wheels and where would one find it? Paul Delaney paul.hamra...@verizon.net k...@k6hr.ampr.org http://k6hr.dyndns.org:8080 ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.bi

[Flexradio] PSDR 1.18.3

2009-11-23 Thread Erik Jakobsen
Hi again. I think I have solved the not starting up PowerSDR here. After I ran the .net utility, I still couldn't run PowerSDR. I then uninstalled .net installs, and reinstalled them. After the PowerSDR started up again. Thanks for the help 73s-Erik-OZ4KK ___

[Flexradio] WSPR ver. 2.0 released, improved set-up with PowerSDR now

2009-11-23 Thread John Sweeney
Just to let those interested in WSPR by K1JT know, a new version 2.0 was just released a few days ago. go to website www.wsprnet.org for full information and download information. WSPR is now much easier set up for use with PowerSDR, as it now includes direct PTT via CAT with PowerSDR, and a

Re: [Flexradio] Pre-amp killing signals?

2009-11-23 Thread Jim Kunowsky
Sounds like your preamp chip may have failed. I had the same problem when mine bit the dust. Call Dudley to make sure! 73, Jim / K4ECP - Original Message - From: "Mark Lunday, WD4ELG" To: ; Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 11:47 AM Subject: [Flexradio] Pre-amp killing signals?

[Flexradio] Pre-amp killing signals?

2009-11-23 Thread Mark Lunday, WD4ELG
SDR 1.18.2, F3K I noticed I could hear several stations on my TS570 that I could NOT hear on the F3K. Turned OFF the pre-amp on the F3K, and suddenly the signals were there! Turned the pre-amp back on and the signals disappeared. Switched the antennas back and forth (dipole against vertical

Re: [Flexradio] PTT problems

2009-11-23 Thread David Beumer W0DHB
Roger You didn't mention which OS (XP, Vista, Win 7) , but I recommend using VSP manager instead of N8VB. http://k5fr.com/ddutilwiki/index.php?title=VSP_Manager Make sure you delete all of the virtual comm ports in the device manager after removing N8VB. Dave roger wrote: Hi, I have a Fl

Re: [Flexradio] no power out

2009-11-23 Thread Tim Ellison
Service is provided by FlexRadio in Austin http://www.flex-radio.com/Support.aspx?topic=service -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Carey Lockhart Sent: Monday, November 23, 2009 10:44 AM To: FlexRadio@f

Re: [Flexradio] memory setup?

2009-11-23 Thread Tim Ellison
That would work too, but that uses up disk space replicating the application programs when just a different database is required. There are several different ways to skin this cat. -Tim -Original Message- From: Jerry Flanders [mailto:jefland...@comcast.net] Sent: Monday, November 23

[Flexradio] no power out

2009-11-23 Thread Carey Lockhart
Hello flexers i have no power out after trying to adding a mosfet amp to my sdr-1000. i suffered severe RF overload. i am assuming that it killed the bpf/pa board or related components. where do i send this to have it repaired or is this something i can do my self? i do not now which components to

Re: [Flexradio] memory setup?

2009-11-23 Thread Jerry Flanders
I think someone mentioned using individual copies of PSDR, along with dedicated databases in separate folders. Would that do it - A PSDR_CW folder, a PSDR_SSB folder, a PSDR_RTTY folder, etc? Jerry W4UK At 10:26 AM 11/23/2009, Tim Ellison wrote: Bret, Unfortunately the TX profiles are limite

Re: [Flexradio] memory setup?

2009-11-23 Thread Tim Ellison
Bret, Unfortunately the TX profiles are limited to settings that are related to your audio TX configuration. Items such as antenna configuration, power level, etc are not stored in the TX Profile database record. The items that are stored in the TX Profile records are listed in the KB article

Re: [Flexradio] Power SDR Freezes

2009-11-23 Thread Leon
George- thanks for the suggestions. I'm running MS Security Essentials. I turned off the real-time scanning process but unfortunately it not solve the problem. My network connection is wired and I'm using the network adapter integrated into the MoBo. Gigabyte has posted updated Windows 7 dri

[Flexradio] PTT problems

2009-11-23 Thread roger
Hi, I have a Flex 3000, which I have just set up and am enjoying. I have installed VAC and N8VBvcom. The CAT seems to be OK, I can QSY, change modes etcbut. In MixW and HRD (my usual programs) I CANNOT get the PTT to function. I must have tried for about 3 days now without sucess and am get