[Flexradio] Firewire Port Question

2010-10-24 Thread Roger Cole
If plugging the firewire into the port on the FLex shorts out that port does it also have the same effect on the computer end? I know I didn’t force the connection on the Flex but the results were the same...back to Flex for repair...but now do I have to be concerned about the port on the

Re: [Flexradio] Firewire Port Question

2010-10-24 Thread William H. Fite
i don't know what the li'l green led is for, either, but it does NOT indicate correct function. I got a defective cable from Granite (they replaced it without question) and the green light shone brightly the whole time it was plugged in and I was cursing. Bill. On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 9:01

[Flexradio] Legacy vs. Current (?) Fireware Drivers?

2010-10-24 Thread Russell Magnuson
Just for the heck of it I switched over to the ³legacy² driver for my firewire port (FYI‹I am connected to the Flex-3000 through my Fujitzu laptop). I noticed that on the DPC test I am getting (seemingly) about a 25-30% reduction in time (or said another way, a 25-35% boost in throughput). Any

Re: [Flexradio] Legacy vs. Current (?) Firewire Drivers?

2010-10-24 Thread Tim Ellison
What operating system are you using? -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Russell Magnuson Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2010 11:01 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] Legacy vs. Current (?)

Re: [Flexradio] Firewire Port Question

2010-10-24 Thread Tim Ellison
The LED only indicates that it is getting power FROM the host bus controller (Firewire card) and not that you have it plugged into the Firewire device correctly. My suspicion is that the Firewire card is probably OK. -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz

Re: [Flexradio] Legacy vs. Current (?) Firewire Drivers?

2010-10-24 Thread Russell Magnuson
Ah, good question (and I should have noted that), Win7 (Home Premium Edition). - Russ On 10/24/10 11:32 AM, Tim Ellison telli...@itsco.com wrote: What operating system are you using? -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz

Re: [Flexradio] Legacy vs. Current (?) Firewire Drivers?

2010-10-24 Thread Tim Ellison
The yes, use the legacy driver (which is actually the Vista driver) by all means. There is a bug in the new Win7 1394 drivers that manifests itself as several problems; the excessive DPC and CPU load is one of them. -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz

Re: [Flexradio] Legacy vs. Current (?) Firewire Drivers?

2010-10-24 Thread Steve Sterling
Does the recommendation to use the legacy driver also apply to us Win7-64bit users? Steve WA7DUH On 10/24/2010 9:25 AM, Tim Ellison wrote: The yes, use the legacy driver (which is actually the Vista driver) by all means. There is a bug in the new Win7 1394 drivers that manifests itself as

Re: [Flexradio] Legacy vs. Current (?) Firewire Drivers?

2010-10-24 Thread Tim Ellison
Yes, it does. -Tim -Original Message- From: flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz [mailto:flexradio-boun...@flex-radio.biz] On Behalf Of Steve Sterling Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2010 12:44 PM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Legacy vs. Current (?) Firewire Drivers?

Re: [Flexradio] Legacy vs. Current (?) Firewire Drivers?

2010-10-24 Thread Neal Campbell
But if you have a chip-vendor specific driver (like the TI driver), do you still think we should use the legacy driver? 73 Neal Campbell Abroham Neal Software www.abrohamnealsoftware.com (540) 645 5394 On Sun, Oct 24, 2010 at 1:44 PM, Tim Ellison telli...@itsco.com wrote: Yes, it does.

Re: [Flexradio] Legacy vs. Current (?) Firewire Drivers?

2010-10-24 Thread Peter G. Viscarola
IF you're NOT using a Windows-supplied 1394 host controller driver, AND the vendor-supplied driver is working for you, THEN there's no reason to change it. IF you ARE using the new Windows 7 1394 driver, I would recommend that you switch to the legacy driver. I've seen enough problems with

[Flexradio] Fw: Re: Legacy vs. Current (?) Firewire Drivers?

2010-10-24 Thread dan edwards
--- On Sun, 10/24/10, dan edwards w...@att.net wrote: From: dan edwards w...@att.net Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Legacy vs. Current (?) Firewire Drivers? To: Tim Ellison telli...@itsco.com Date: Sunday, October 24, 2010, 6:12 PM tim it doesnt play that way for me. win7 32 pro. using mother board

Re: [Flexradio] Fw: Re: Legacy vs. Current (?) Firewire Drivers?

2010-10-24 Thread Tim Ellison
If you get better performance from the Win7 vendor specific driver, then use it. In a majority of cases the Win7 vendor driver performs worse than the legacy with the FLEX Firewire driver. Looks like you have the exception. -Tim -Original Message- From:

[Flexradio] More info on the Flex Radio Wiki

2010-10-24 Thread Brian Lloyd
I was just on the Flex Radio net and there were some questions about the Flex Radio Wiki. I thought that it might be worthwhile to provide everyone with more background, an explanation, and an update. *Background* The Flex Radio Wiki (http://FlexRadioWiki.com) came about as the result of a

Re: [Flexradio] [FlexEdge] God, I hate Windows...

2010-10-24 Thread k4elo
Bill, you can always try: http://www.revouninstaller.com/ Basic version is free and works well for me. 73 Wayne K4ELO ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz

[Flexradio] HRD Question

2010-10-24 Thread Richard Lawn
I'm a new Flex 5000A user and have found that there is a significant delay in HRD keying the Flex so about a short line of text is sent before the PTT actually engages transmitter. Suggestions? Rick W2JAZ ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List

Re: [Flexradio] HRD Question

2010-10-24 Thread Tim Ellison
Yes. Don't use CAT to key the radio. Use a (virtual) serial port. If you are just using the log book and DM780, you can use MiniDeluxe to provide the CAT interface. http://vhfwiki.com/minideluxe This is a well-known problem with HRD. Other digital mode programs don't exhibit this behavior.

Re: [Flexradio] Quick Memories

2010-10-24 Thread Ralph W5JGV
Not sure why it's doing that to you. I just went through the six bandstacks I have on 15M, changing each as I went along (by 1kHz). They all remained changed when I went back through... no reverting. WX4L Found it. I had entered a new bandstack and marked it as being 160 meters for the