Thanks to all who provided assistance and guidance. I appreciate it very
much
Mark Lunday
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Greensboro, NC - FM06be
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"However, [PowerSDR] has no knowledge about the outboard amplifier so treats
it just as something coming in to the antenna terminal."
This isn't 100% correct. There is a gain adjustment control on the FLEX-5000
you can adjust when you place a preamp in the RX loop to compensate for the
added
Mark Lunday, WD4ELG wrote:
F3K, SDR 1.18.5
When I turn on the ARR, the noise floor jumps UP from -140 to -110, not what
I expected.
Actually, that is what I would expect, although 30dB sounds a bit much.
The F3K sees an increase in noise from turning on the pre-amp. Take a
conventional rad
Or use no preamp or the attenuator on the 3K with the ARR. Adding
pre-amplification at the antenna is better than doing it after it traverses the
coax.
-Tim
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From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Dudley Hurry
Mark,
The 3K is pretty hot out of the box, should not need much if any extra
Pre Amp and you may be at the point of diminishing returns and
amplifying the noise more than the signals you really want. If you can
lower the gain of your outboard mixer to a lower level, maybe lower the
voltage
F3K, SDR 1.18.5
I have an ARR pre-amp at the feed point of my 6 meter yagi. 50 foot LMR-400
cpax
When I turn on the ARR, the noise floor jumps UP from -140 to -110, not what
I expected.
The PRE2 on the F3K takes the noise floor DOWN from -130 to -140,
definitely what I expected.
I
Bob,
I am the one who developed s/w to control Auto-Tuners, Radios,
Amplifiers, Coax Switches, and RS232 controlled relay switches. I
provide thousands of memories - not just for frequency and mode, but
also for the selected antenna, tuner's inductance and capacitance. I
provide Eibi databa
This thread is basically useless. Different speakers for different folks.
Here is a REALLY good suggestion. Make sure you can take them back if
you do not like em.
I originally bought the Bose Companion speakers which Flex recommended
and some here seem to like.
Like most Bose speakers they w
Hello all. I'm a new FLEX-3000 owner, and also new to ham radio. I'm running
portable from Arizona using a quad core HP Pavillion PC Vista, and a low
horizontal 68 foot Buckmaster OCF dipole. All of the software installed and
ran without a hitch using the PC's built-in firewire port. The hardest pa
One comment about the Bose speakers - they sound good for SSB, but for
CW seem 'soft'. Their cutover at 600 Hz seem to leave a lot to be
desired as far as CW goes.
Gary - W5GW
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I just picked up a pair of Cyber Acoustics CA2992 amplified speakers
at Fry's for $19.95. These are 8W/chan 2-way speakers with two inputs.
They sound great on the F3K and are loud enough to fill the classroom
when I am giving a demonstration and want all the kids to be able to
hear. *MUCH* better
Sheldon,
As Tim mentioned, using a "Y" cable may cause issues. What I do is feed the
PWR SPKR OUT from my FLEX-5000A to the Line In jack on my PC's soundcard.
Then my PC speakers are used for both the radio & the PC audio.
73, Ray, K9DUR
http://k9dur.info
Yeah, but unfortunately you still have the same ground loop dilemma with that
configuration too. It is still best to electrically isolate the second source.
You do not want stray currents flowing through the speakers, especially if
they are high frequency (RF).
-Tim
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Joe
I use the powered speaker output on the 5000A to feed the line in on my
audio card.
Requires the computer to listen to the 5000A, but is more flexible.
Dave
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From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Sheldon Hartli
One nice feature of the Bose Companion II is dual inputs - one set for the PC
and one for the Flex.
George
W2AIV
-- Original message --
From: Tim Ellison
>
One word of caution. Putting a "Y" audio cable between the PC and the
FLEX-x000
powered speaker outpu
One word of caution. Putting a "Y" audio cable between the PC and the
FLEX-x000 powered speaker output will cause a ground loop between those two
devices. It is best to electrically isolate the two sources or use an audio
switcher.
-Tim
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From: flexradio-boun...@fl
Bob
The HRD replacement program is minideluxe at
http://vhfwiki/mindeluxe from K1FSY
Dave
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From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of bobt
Sent: Monday, April 05, 2010 6:42 AM
To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz
Subject: [F
Hi Joe
I use Bose Companion 3 Series-II speakers with my Flex-5000A and really like
them!
One thing to keep in mind is that you will probably want to feed both the
audio-out from your computer and the audio-out from your Flex to the same
powered speakers. I use a Y-adaptor to combine the
I would like to replace my 2.1 Dell speakers with a better quality (RF immune)
set. The list in the Flex KC is good but it seems they are all 2.0 versions (no
sub-woofer).
What can be recommended as a quality, RF immune 2.1 speaker set?
(Oh, I do use my Marantz stereo system on occasion to make
You guys are doing it again! I've warned you in the past that topics like
this bring back old memories and then I settle down with a cup of coffee
thinking about them and fail to get any of my chores done! The other day
when I was out in "the shed" which is actually my "junk box." I saw the
Bob,
What kind of Firewire card/interface are you using? Motherboard integrated or
a bus attached card?
Also, the RX2 will add an additional 2"data streams" on the Firewire interface.
You will seen an increase of possibly 10-15% difference in the CPU utilization
(not to be confused with a 10
Hi to the group,
I have several problems that I need advice
on. I am operating my 5000A very happily! but with future improvements in
progress ( I'm waiting for my second receiver and V/U module to be
dispatched) I have started to wonder if my computer is going to be
Larry,
The compander in PowerSDR COMPRESSES signal peaks and EXPANDS signal
minimums. The compander in PowerSDR is applied only to the transmit audio
signal. It does not affect the receive signal. The compander in your
MacIntosh amp is the same animal except that they provide separate control
f
I don't notice it in stereo mode (BIN or RX1 + RX2)
I believe it is more of a mode of adding more spatial dimension to the audio.
-Tim
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From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz
[mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of TOM BLACKWELL (nt)
Sent: Monday, Apr
See below
Larry Rappaport wrote:
Well, perhaps in Flex it does something different, but a compander is an
audio device which COMPRESSES audio during the transmit cycle and EXPANDS it
during receive. The idea is to increase "talk power" without actually
increasing the final output power. There
Creative speakers use a 28 VDC switching power supply. When I transmit
on certain frequencies, it fails. The audio dies and the power
indicator on the speaker and the power supply flashes on and off. There
is a popping sound. When I go back to receive - everything's OK.
I am considering going
I understand Bose speakers have a stereo simulator that Bose does not
allow us to turn off. You may not notice it if the audio is mono.
Greg Jurrens wrote:
I've gone to the Bose Companion II Speakers for our show demo systems. They
produce PLENTY of quality sound even in the face of a packed
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