[Flexradio] Flex 1500

2010-07-11 Thread yuuper
While reading the owners manual pdf for the Flex 1500, I saw that the Tx output power can be displayed in PowerSDR. Is it also possible to display the reflected power/SWR? Another question that is not clearly (to me at least) answered is can transmit be disabled so that I can use an unmatched

Re: [Flexradio] Flex 1500

2010-07-11 Thread DL1FUX
Hi, PowerSDR 2.0.5 shows you the power output. But in the current beta stadium the scale is from 0 to 1000 W and so 5 W will not be displayed with the instrument only with digits. A SWR-bridge is not included so no SWR-messurement is possible. The device has 3 antenna ports. One is PA

Re: [Flexradio] AGC pumping?

2010-07-11 Thread Kevin Hobbs
Hi Mark I believe this problem is well known as it was discussed with Bob at the Flex Dinner in Dayton ... I am pretty sure that I logged it as a feature request / bug some time ago (along with others). I want / need the noise blanker (they do work great) on 6 meters to get rid of noise garbage,

Re: [Flexradio] AGC pumping?

2010-07-11 Thread Robert Redmon
Kevin et al., I suffer from the same problem at my qth. The QRN on 6 is such that I need to use the NB most of the time, but when strong signals appear (anywhere) on the band, it becomes useless. If such a change in the NB software is possible, it would certainly improve the operation here.

Re: [Flexradio] Flex 1500

2010-07-11 Thread Alfred Green
Graham Haddock wrote: Hi Ron: The display of the RF power on PowerSDR is an estimate from measuring the drive levels and the PA calibration. It does not actually measure power output. In future releases, (as in next Fridays 2.0.6) it will change to a relative scale of 0 to 100, where 100 is

Re: [Flexradio] AGC pumping?

2010-07-11 Thread Tim (W4TME)
It is logged in the developer's bug tracker as DE 82 -Tim --- W4TME FlexRadio Systems Internet Systems Admin. Tune in Excitement On 7/11/2010 8:12 AM, Kevin Hobbs wrote: I believe this problem is well known as it was discussed with Bob at the Flex Dinner in Dayton ... I am pretty sure that I

[Flexradio] Help with N1MM

2010-07-11 Thread Ed Stallman
I've been using N1MM log program for the past few years , today setting up new hard drive I have downloaded the latest version of N1MM . The problem I'm having , I had before and don't remember what I did to correct it. N1MM wants to take focus , When I highlight PSDR and chick the mouse

Re: [Flexradio] Flex 1500

2010-07-11 Thread Graham Haddock
Al: I am glad you like the radio as a microwave IF. On an upcoming software release, we will get you some more headroom on the transverter output, so that maximum (drive = 100) is around +5 dBm and it is adjustable down to about -10 dBm at the low end of the drive scale. So, when that gain

[Flexradio] Why does the signal leve drop when I tune outside of the amateur bands?

2010-07-11 Thread Mark Lunday
Just wondering, since the Flex receiver is a general coverage receiver and very handy, and I do some SWL from time to time. Is this by design? SDR 1.18.5, latest firmware and driver, F3K. Mark Lunday, WD4ELG Greensboro, NC FM06be wd4...@arrl.net http://wd4elg.blogspot.com http://wd4elg.net

Re: [Flexradio] Why does the signal leve drop when I tune outside of the amateur bands?

2010-07-11 Thread Tom Brown N4TAB
Watch the AGC-T slider control as you cross the Out Of Band boundary and I think you'll notice that it moves to a default level that is different from your AGC-T setting within the Ham bands. 73, Tom N4TAB Wake Forest, NC ~~~ On 7/11/2010 9:41 PM, Mark Lunday wrote: Just

[Flexradio] IARU and Flex 5000, a few small issues but great fun

2010-07-11 Thread Michael Tondee
Just wanted to write a short note and say how much I enjoyed using my 5k during the IARU contest this weekend. I had a minor issue with getting PowerSDR and N1MM talking to each other consistently while using DDutil so I just finally went Power SDR direct to N1MM. The focus issue that others