Re: [Flexradio] F3K acting up

2014-02-01 Thread Ken Akin
Dave - Many of the problems with PSDR are, as Tony points out due to changes within the PC. Cut to the chase and look for excessive DPCs (Delayed Procedure Call). There is a small, free utility called DPCLAT.EXE which you can download. If you load it from the original site, they have a readable e

Re: [Flexradio] Appropriate laptop for PowerSDR? (Woot ad expires midnight tonight)

2014-02-01 Thread Ken Akin
Tim - The specs look good, plenty of power with an I5. But, I have no experience with this laptop. All laptops make compromises to reduce power consumption. And almost always any PC being sold these days comes with a lot of bloatware which you may have to clean out. 73 Ken AC0HO On Sat,

Re: [Flexradio] New computer

2014-02-01 Thread Ken Akin
Robert - If the Flex was working and you have not done anything to software since I really expect that the driver are properly installed. With a new PC there are many things set for your convenience. The first big item is make sure that all of the power saving options are OFF. If everything ther

[Flexradio] ATU & RF Pwr Meter Problem

2014-02-01 Thread Richard Lawn
I just purchased a used bundled FLex 5000A to replace my Flex5000A with ATU which I'll probably soon post to sell. Here is what I'm finding with the new one: I see no RF Pwr in the meter though there is power output shown in the Palstar tuner meter. The ATU settings also reports "Tune Failed: No R

Re: [Flexradio] F3K acting up

2014-02-01 Thread Tony Estep
On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 11:15 PM, Dave Gomberg wrote: > There sure are a ton of bugs in PSDR > == Well, it's true that coding and testing errors remain, even at this late date. But a lot of the problems arise from the fact that the design of putting the radio inside the computer,

[Flexradio] Appropriate laptop for PowerSDR? (Woot ad expires midnight tonight)

2014-02-01 Thread Tim Lemmon
Hi everyone. It's hard to find a laptop with an Express card slot these days. I just found one advertised on woot. Here's the link (which ends tonight)! *http://www.woot.com/offers/hp-14-dual-core-i5-probook-10 * I'm curious if any of y

[Flexradio] New computer

2014-02-01 Thread Robert Kearbey
I am wondering if the firmware update didn't take place? v2.1.3.9 is not listed as being on my computer after the download.I bet that is my problem. I guess I still need to uninstall and see if it comes along or if I get a message. How do I install it when I find it? Sorry, not really up on these t

[Flexradio] New computer. Flex 7.2 not working

2014-02-01 Thread Robert Kearbey
Hi to all I just had made for me a new quadcore amd 64 computer. Downloaded Flex 7.2x along with Ddutil and vsp etc. Flex worked great and then started just quitting whether I was doing anything with it or not. Just got home from church. Clicked up Flexradio, it loaded, displayed, but wouldn't turn