On Mon, Sep 21, 2009 at 9:07 AM, Gary Robertson
wrote:
> Any suggestions?? Has anyone using a Tokyo Hy-Power amplifier had success
> with other drive, Mic Gain, or ALC settings? Should I change some other
> settings on my Flex-3000? Thanks beforehand for your help and suggestions!
It might make s
On Sun, Sep 20, 2009 at 7:50 AM, Simon (HB9DRV) wrote:
> Maybe not - the graphics performance will be very poor I'm afraid.
Well, if it is capable of running an H.264 CODEC at 1080p resolution
at standard frame rates, graphics performance can't suck TOO much.
It does look like it might be a nice
I own and use both an Icom AT-130 ATU (with my Icom IC-M710) and an
SGC-231 ATU. I place the tuner(s) at the antenna and feed with coax
from the rig. The AT-130 does seem to be pretty tightly integrated
with the Icom radios so I have never tried to use it standalone. The
SGC-231 needs nothing but R
On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 12:34 PM, Dave Gomberg wrote:
> At 12:10 PM 9/15/2009, Brian Lloyd wrote:
>>
>> Here is an idea -- imagine you are a blind ham. What types of controls
>> would you want for your station?
>
> This brings up what is a real puzzler for me--how
On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 5:39 AM, Calder Latham wrote:
> How about using the "+ and -" keys on the numeric pad of your
> keyboard for audio up and down and the "*" key for audio mute.
> Usually right by your hand. I believe in the 'KISS' system when
> possible.
One of the biggest problems we h
On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 6:41 PM, Alfred Green wrote:
> Brian Lloyd wrote:
>>
>> Here's the thing -- it is possible to have it both ways. For people
>> who really would like a couple of knobs for certain functions, make it
>> possible. For people who never want t
On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 1:15 PM, Michael Jones wrote:
> Really, I feel like taking screen-shots of some of these signals and
> emailing them to their owners.
I actually did that once. He was relatively local and I always had him
on ground wave. Somehow I don't think I am ever going to end up on h
On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 9:24 AM, George Allen wrote:
> I have to respectfully disagree with Franks thoughts...based on how I
> use computer systems and the Flex-5K.
>
> I have been using "mouse oriented" software since the day that the first
> version of Windows was released, and over the years, h
On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 9:03 AM, Frank Karnauskas N1UW wrote:
> Much good discussion on this. Thank you all for your online and offline
> feedback.
>
> One point I want to make clear about the two links I provided:
>
> I am not specifically recommending either of these two devices. I offer
> the
On Mon, Sep 14, 2009 at 8:21 AM, Dave Gomberg wrote:
> At 07:43 AM 9/14/2009, Frank Karnauskas N1UW wrote:
>>
>> My apologies...the second link for the annoying DJ device is:
>> http://www.ionaudio.com/icue Frank N1UW
>
> Gee, this one is even harder to implement. This is hardware and compa
On Sun, Sep 13, 2009 at 10:30 PM, Dave AA6YQ wrote:
> So the SDR-1000 I bought back at t=0 isn't a legacy radio?
The hardware may be but you can still continue to improve it by
software upgrades so it isn't quite as obsolete as, say, an Icom
IC-746.
Generally speaking, hardware is set in concret
ng to try to get enough articles to fill up every magazine. I
wrote rig reviews when they were desperate. My payment was I got to
play with the radios until the manufacturers finally asked for them
back. :-)
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On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 3:25 PM, FireBrick wrote:
> Forget trying to convince people.
> It won't work.
Yup! Nothing is more permanent than a cherished belief completely
unsupported by fact.
> What does work...work that rare DX station first, and Cluster Spot
> "701YGF 14004 worked with my Flex5K
On Mon, Sep 7, 2009 at 9:10 AM, Bruce Mills - KL7JDR wrote:
>
> Would the Heros Technogy SCR Preselector be a good addition for the Flex-5000
> ?
>
> http://www.herostechnology.co.uk/pages/products.html
It would probably make a difference to only a small set of users who
are dealing with fundame
On Sun, Sep 6, 2009 at 6:22 AM, pierceday wrote:
> In searching for ways to cut down on CPU usage, I noticed in the Task Manager
> that the System Idle Process activates about every three seconds. When it
> activates, the CPU usage jumps from 0 to 17 when SDR is not active, and jumps
> from ab
On Thu, Sep 3, 2009 at 10:13 AM, Tim Ellison wrote:
>
> "If my memory is correct, Flex recommends grounding the computer cabinet"
>
> Your memory is perfect. The computer is 1/2 of the radio system with a SDR
> and it should have the same RF grounding considerations as the transceiver
> hardware
On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 11:37 AM, Jim Dunstan wrote:
> At 08:59 AM 8/31/2009 -0700, you wrote:
>>
>> On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 9:23 PM, Dudley Hurry wrote:
>> > Zack,
>> >
>> > Try a different piece of coax between the LP-100 and the radio, and use
>> > a
>> > different length..
>>
>> Interesting. T
On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 10:42 AM, Ned Johnson wrote:
> This may be a sign of RF on the coax, whereby the line has become part of
> the antenna. That's how the SWR can change with a juggling of feedline
> lengths.
Hmm. Good point. I was thinking in terms of the coax doing what it is
supposed
On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 9:18 AM, FireBrick wrote:
> I'm not sure this is related but I've used this trick myself, and suggested
> it to people a number of times, it usually works.
Yes, it might (probably will) work to allow the rig to transmit where
it wouldn't before for the reasons I state below
On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 9:23 PM, Dudley Hurry wrote:
> Zack,
>
> Try a different piece of coax between the LP-100 and the radio, and use a
> different length..
Interesting. Theoretically SWR should not change anywhere along the
feed line to the load (except it will drop farther from the load as a
2009/8/28 Rubén Navarro Huedo :
> The article was my first reading before buy the MacBook pro.
> Googling for MacBook pro, boot camp and high dpc I had direct indications to
> kbdmgr.exe
> It is installed by default with bootcamp drivers and soft.
> I think is very interesting add it to the powerma
On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 12:45 PM, Dudley Hurry wrote:
> With that HW, make sure you have MS HotFix kb955408 installed, and no you
> do not need the 885222 HotFix, which is for SP2 only.
> On the high DPCs,, have you turned off Bluetooth and wireless? And no
> other USB or FireWire devices con
On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 10:24 AM, Gary Shriver wrote:
> I'm sure you guys get this question all the time but I never see it here.
> When do you think there will be an official release of "Pretty Betty"?
You need to ask on the Flex-edge list. That is where the discussion of
non-released software t
On Fri, Aug 28, 2009 at 7:38 AM, Ruben Navarro Huedo wrote:
> I think windows is running the firewire to 100 in place of 400 or 800.
> I have the sp3 hotfix installed.
> My question is:
> Do i have to install also the sp2 hotfix?
Not if you have installed SP3. I install the SP3 IEEE-1394 hotfix
af
On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 11:26 AM, Jesse N4BFD wrote:
> I thought it was a pretty good review overall, I agree about some of the
> documentation, and I also think that it is something that all of the current
> rig manufacturers could work on.
>
> He mentioned that he had a hard time tuning around th
On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 8:09 AM, Lee A Crocker wrote:
> I agree with everything you say
OMG! The sky is falling! :-)
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On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 12:35 PM, Lee A Crocker wrote:
> The difference between 70W and 35W is only 3 dB Try running that 70W into
> a properly loaded 3cx1500 with a good antenna and see if you still have no
> complaints. Your signal will capture the bandwidth, AND the AGC and every
> body else
On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 3:24 AM, John Ragle wrote:
> Hey Brian...
>
> Many thanks for putting your digital mode thoughts on the reflector. I was
> particularly struck by your comment on PSK...I've been working PSK only for
> about 6 months now, and was first drawn to it by the "green" (i.e. low
>
On Tue, Aug 25, 2009 at 7:29 AM, Lee A Crocker wrote:
> PSK31 has terrible dynamic range That is why everyone looses their minds
> when you run more than 20 watts
Good point but it is not quite that bad. FWIW, I typically run my
Flex5000 at 1dB down from max output. That produces about 70W peak
On Mon, Aug 24, 2009 at 5:59 PM, wrote:
>
> Tim Ellison wrote:
>
>> BTW there was a lot of PSK63 on the bands this weekend.
>>
>
> I've been having a ball running my F3000 and HRD on PSK31. I'd like to try
> some of the others, eg Olivia.
> Do you have any tips on where to go for a summary,
2009/8/16 Ruben Navarro Huedo :
> I see i have to change my laptop.
> My question now is:
> What laptop are you using (without problems) with your flex radio?
MacBook Pro.
And now Tim is going to jump on me for talking about an "unsupported"
platform on the "supported" list. That doesn't change t
On Sat, Aug 15, 2009 at 9:23 PM, Mark Lunday wrote:
> Seriously, though, I will check to see if there are any unhappy Flex users
> who want a Pro II as a replacement.
The right place to sell unwanted ham equipment seems to be eBay. I
have had good luck there.
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On Tue, Aug 11, 2009 at 2:40 AM, Erik Jakobsen wrote:
> I try to set up Fldigi on my F5KA radio, but I have issues.
> Here is the latest part from the fldigi-alpha mailinglist, where I have
> asked for help.
Eric,
I have had problems with portaudio in the past but that problem seems
to have gone
On Mon, Aug 10, 2009 at 12:40 PM, AB2CD wrote:
> You could be scaring away would be Flex purchasers with all this talk about
> needing a specialized or custom designed computer to run a Flex. I feel
> Flex would do well to get with Dell and spec out a machine that has been
> tested by Flex and
On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 5:48 PM, David wrote:
> Tim
> I thought our hobby was not to make money from, I know that is the law in
> Australia, maybe its different in the US?
> so why do i have to put up with advertisements from frequent posters on the
> reflectors.
For those people unable or unwillin
On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 11:32 AM, Ray Andrews, K9DUR wrote:
> The proper float voltage for a typical automotive battery is slightly
> different than that for a marine/deep-cycle battery.
And Gel-Cell batteries use a still-different float voltage. BTW,
gel-cells are the only batteries that may be c
On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 9:12 AM, Tim Ellison wrote:
> Folks,
>
> As per the FlexRadio Users Reflector description
> (http://www.flex-radio.com/Support.aspx?topic=Reflector_Description), any
> discussion regarding the operation of FlexRadio's products on unsupported
> hardware, such as the iMacs n
On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 8:37 AM, elan paim wrote:
> hi
> can some one let me know what i need in order to work with flex with apple
> mac book pro
> there is boot camp what i need then win xp to load ?on the partition ?
Read the KC article on using the MacBook Pro. It tells you what to
do. Basica
On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 11:38 PM, Dan Eisenman wrote:
> Hi Bob;
> Thanks for the info, well you are doing better than me, do you use the hard
> wire key board or Blue Tooth , any firewire drives ?
Turn off bluetooth! Don't use it! It drives up DPCs. Also, do not
share the Firewire with anything. Th
On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 2:04 PM, Simon (HB9DRV) wrote:
> - Original Message - From: "Neal Campbell"
>
>
>> First of all, this is my list of services (and what I turn off on the
>> computers I sell). This list is neither suggested nor endorsed by
>> anyone, especially those living in Austin,
2009/8/5 Rubén Navarro Huedo :
> Yes on paging turned off and I did the Hotfix .
>
> Make sure you got the right one. There were different hotfix patches
> for SP2 and SP3.
>
>
>
> What hotfix are you speaking about?
XP SP2 -- http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=904412
XP SP3 -- http://support.mi
On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 12:49 PM, Dan Eisenman wrote:
> Hi Brian
> Yes on paging turned off and I did the Hotfix .
Make sure you got the right one. There were different hotfix patches
for SP2 and SP3.
> I will recheck it again.
> If you can send the list over I would appreciate it when you can.
On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 12:36 PM, Dan Eisenman wrote:
> I have been using an iMac dual core with the Flex 5000A for a few months
> now.I works great but I get freeze every so often in XP home SP3 .
> It is not caused by RF as it happens in receive mode most of the time.
> I have a number of service
On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 4:33 PM, Steven O'Neal wrote:
>
> Adjusting received levels for digital modes, two approaches
> appear to be in use for setting the levels on the RX side for digital modes.
>
>
> My approach has been running HRD with the AGC-T around -90
> and then using the RX Audio gain to
On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 9:50 AM, Dave Gomberg wrote:
>>> The RIGHT question is Will I gain functionality/stability/ performance if
>>> I upgrade?
>>>
>>> I would readily upgrade for no functionality gain if the perf was up
>>> and the errors were down
>>
>> Of course. I tend to lump reliability
On Aug 3, 2009, at 6:51 AM, Dave Gomberg wrote:
At 02:51 PM 8/2/2009, Brian Lloyd wrote:
2. Will I gain functionality if I upgrade?
The RIGHT question is Will I gain functionality/stability/
performance if I upgrade?
I would readily upgrade for no functionality gain if the perf was up
On Sun, Aug 2, 2009 at 1:10 PM, Steven O'Neal wrote:
> With the soon to be release of the full versions of Win 7 the question
> becomes is it worth the trouble to switch off of XP ?
There is the tendency to think in terms of "newer is better". The real
questions are:
1. Is what I am doing workin
On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 9:56 AM, Dave Gomberg wrote:
> This post has me convinced there is a good market for a book, provisionally
> titled:
> SDR basics.
>
> Chapters might be: Hardware radios, Software radios, PowerSDR,
> Hardware considerations, Helper software and addons.
Huh. This is part of
On Sat, Aug 1, 2009 at 10:01 AM, John Hall wrote:
> I would very much like to go to an Apple IMac machine. I for one am tired
> of the Windows based
> machines. It seems that as a group,
> Apple owners are very happy with the machines, and they seem to own them
> longer
> before replacement.
Oh, I can see lots of confusion forming here. Actually the issue of
"roofing filters" is reasonably easy to understand. In fact, the Flex
radios actually have roofing filters! (SURPRISE!) Now before everyone
leaps on their keyboard to tell me how wrong I am I am going to add
here that:
1. they are
On Thu, Jul 30, 2009 at 6:30 AM, Lee A Crocker wrote:
> Then all you need is a waterproof box and a push button
Use a relay to provide isolation from RF and EMI.
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On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 1:03 AM, Jesse N4BFD wrote:
> I checked in, then promptly had to leave to go on a errand, so sorry if I
> was called and did not answer.
>
> I checked the greyline at around 8:30pm, and noticed that it was only over
> the eastern half of Tennessee, more or less the first "la
On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 2:57 PM, John Hansen wrote:
> I agree with Ray on this. I bought the Griffin before I bought my
> first Flex (largely in anticipation of getting a radio to use with
> it). When I finally did get a Flex, I found my whole way of looking
> at radio operating changed. With a
On Sun, Jul 19, 2009 at 7:07 PM, Tim Ellison wrote:
> Have you adjusted the time setting in setup->Display->Scope Mode?
Yes. Without any good way to sync it with the signal you are watching,
you can't get a stable display. Not too useful.
Also, the number, time - microseconds, isn't too useful.
Could someone please explain how best to use this?
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There is an interesting sig starting at 14067.1 KHz right now (1352z).
It consists of 8 carriers that appear to be PSK (guessing). By ear it
sounds like it is framing at about a 6Hz rate. The first four carriers
are spaced 300Hz apart as are the second four. There is a gap of about
400 Hz between t
On Sat, Jul 18, 2009 at 4:11 PM, FireBrick wrote:
> I don't know about the other fellows on the team.
> But I'm dying. I can't remember conditions this bad.
> Such rapid qsb, a s8 replying signal fades out halfway through the exchange.
> Never to be heard from again.
This is why I am running Olivi
On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 6:24 AM, Mark Lunday wrote:
> Thanks Brian
>
> Thought SDR did not run on Mac
PowerSDR does not run under MacOS but will run under Windows running
on Mac hardware. You use Apple's BootCamp feature to create a second
partition on the Mac to hold Windows. After that you can s
On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 4:05 PM, Frank Karnauskas N1UW wrote:
> As I sit here looking at the Flex 3000 ad in QST, I am sure there are a lot
> of people who recently bought Flex 3Ks who are asking themselves "Didn't
> Flex Radio Systems think about this before they introduced a radio designed
> spec
Comments on anti-virus software -- DO NOT RUN ANY ANTI VIRUS SOFTWARE
ON THE COMPUTER THAT RUNS YOUR RADIO!!! Likewise turn off all firewall
software. If you are really worried, unplug the ethernet connection.
Seriously. If you actually think about network threat vectors, there
just aren't that ma
On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 9:36 PM, Mark Lunday wrote:
> Thanks, Tim.
>
> I installed the DPCLAT tool. I am seeing consistent 1000 micro-sec latency
> on the DPCLAT tool. Oh, there are a few drops to 500 microseconds, and a
> few spikes of 16000 microseconds or greater.
Way too high. Turn off more
best result for weak signals and yet
the AGC quickly brings stronger signals into line so I don't need to
ride the AF gain at all.
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On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 12:37 PM, Jerry Flanders wrote:
> NO - it should NOT always be on. IIRC, it interferes with CW Skimmer
> operation if ON. My default is OFF, and I can't remember the last time I
> turned it on.
Ah. Good answer. I do notice that it now defaults to on.
73 de Brian, WB6RQN/J79
On Wed, Jul 8, 2009 at 6:43 AM, Bob McGwier wrote:
> If that fixes it, don't feel bad Tim M. I designed the original spur
> reduction strategy. I know it needs to be done because a) we can and b) we
> should and I STILL get caught with SR off and wondering WTH happened.
>
> I bet that fixes it.
On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 12:30 PM, Jim wrote:
> Brian, I have known Hal for 15 plus years and talked to him on the air and
> off the air. When he is able he attends the Dayton Hamvention with our
> outside flea Market Group.
>
> With his current setup he sounds very natural like he is in the room
>
through the Flex
radios. Feedback from other hams about your audio quality should
probably be taken with a grain of salt (for the most part).
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PTT. There is no such
delay on PTT with MixW nor with Multipsk.
There is no delay with fldigi either, either using RigCAT or HamLib.
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blow a fuse after a few minutes.
I also want the current distributed across two sets of contacts for
less voltage drop.
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t also has their hyper-fast
scrolling. Maybe it is the hyper-fast scrolling that is the answer.
Of course your mileage may vary, depending on the speed of your
computer.
I'll get one to try out. Thanks for the idea.
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On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 11:56 AM, Tim Ellison wrote:
> Interesting conversation on "spin tuning". I truly find that a waste of time
> and motion now that I have a lab grade RF spectrum analyzer (Panadapter) for
> a radio and an interactive way of tuning dead on a frequency with ClickTuning
> wit
On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 11:07 AM, N4PY2 wrote:
> Brian,
>
> I have solved this problem with a mouse wheel that is the type that is
> weighted and spins. I have a logitech MX620 mouse that works very well in
> this application. Then I use my N4PY software that has parameters in it to
> allow a step
On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 5:03 AM, Ray Andrews, K9DUR wrote:
> There an additional advantage to using this method -- I found a useful
> application for my Griffin PowerMate. Like many, when I bought my SDR-1000,
> I was nervous about not having a VFO knob, so I bought the Griffin
> PowerMate. I qui
On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 6:19 AM, STORMYX wrote:
> I use the foot switch with the HM5 and it works like a champ...does not
> leave an impression on the foot! I have an F5K and use the front panel jack
> with the Yeasu adapter.
It is funny but I have yet to hook up PTT for my mic(s). When using
pho
ty loudspeakers.
So, if you are in a bind and need to drive ordinary speakers, try the
headphone output. You may find that it works fine for your application.
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OK. You guys know I am am an Apple Fanboi. I will be using my MacBook
Pro to run the Flex for Field Day. But I need a way to power it from
12V as there will be no mains power at our site. No problem, just get
a DC power adaptor, right?
But wait, you *can't* get a DC power adaptor for the new MacBo
On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 6:46 AM, Tim Ellison wrote:
> It is already in progress
If you like I can flesh it out a bit more. I wrote that just as I was
planning to go to bed last night and I was starting to get brain-dead.
(I know that was an opening but no comments from the peanut gallery,
plea
programs. Hopefully this little
overview will help you understand how it all goes together.
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On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 3:23 PM, W5UN wrote:
> Here is why I am in need of separate VAC channels for both RX1 and RX2.
>
> My EME array consists two arrays, a horizontal and a vertical array. Two
> separate coax cables are routed to the receivers RX1 and RX2. Two instances
> of WSJT are run simulta
On Wed, Jun 24, 2009 at 9:43 AM, Doug McCormack wrote:
> I used the Heil Proset Plus for about 8 months with my Flex 1K, D44 with
> M-Audio Preamp. I honestly cannot recommend this headset for Flex users.
>
> I agree with Tim, that Flex users can get the sound of the Heil 4 DX element
> by adjusti
Processors that have lived at my house:
8008, 8080, z80, M6800, Fairchild F8, Intersil IM6100, DEC PDP-8I,
PDP-8A, PDP-8E, PDP-11/10, PDP-11/20, PDP-11/23, PDP-11/34, PDP-11/60,
8086, 80286, 80386, (no use mentioning the rest of the Intel Pentium
clones -- they have all been here), M68000, M68010,
On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 11:58 AM, Bob McGwier wrote:
> I might mention for those who don't know or didn't remember, Terry was
> around during the early days of packet radio and he wrote the AX.25
> documents/specification. Terry is one of those without whom there would be
> no packet radio, no AP
> From: Jim Barber [mailto:audio...@charter.net]
>
> Thread hijack:
> Tim: VOX is a bit painful (on the 5K at least) with lower-output mics (like
> the PR-781) connected to the rear panel balanced input. Any particular tips?
I ran into this at the very beginning with my F5K. For my testing I
used
On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 3:41 PM, Harold Rosee wrote:
> So now that It working everywhere I can enjoy the radio. I just wish the
> boys at Flex would spend an extra $10-15 dollars and put a better cable with
> the radio. The one I used is a good choice. It might save them some returns
> and
of a Flex radio station better, safer and more
effective?
Someone to sit at the console and monitor? ;-)
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ck problem. The Flex
3000 is just making it more obvious.
Good luck!
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On Sun, Jun 21, 2009 at 8:04 AM, Gary Strong
wrote:
I went through the driver control panel and set buffer size to 512 and
sampling rate to 48K. Also, set mode to "Normal". This done, I was
able to raise one PMBO, but couldn't hold the connection. The receive
signal was quite weak, and the
On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 11:42 AM, Ray Andrews, K9DUR wrote:
> Brian,
>
> I apologize. Your are correct. I leapt without looking at the manual. I
> did not realize that Flex had included the audio in/out lines on the
> FlexWire connector. Oops!
No worries. Now if only they have put PTT there as
On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 11:17 AM, Ray Andrews, K9DUR wrote:
> Gary,
>
> Do NOT confuse the "Line In" and "Line Out" pins on the FlexWire connector
> with any type of audio signals. ...
> Bottom line: The FlexWire connector does NOT provide access to any analog
> audio signals, either TX audio or
On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 10:14 AM, Gary Strong wrote:
> Brian:
> Thanks. The Flex-3000 has a "FlexWire" Bus jack on the back, whose
> pin-out table in the manual shows that it has a "line-in" (pin 2) and
> "line-out" (pin 9). (There is also a separate PTT jack on the back.
> But, I suspect your su
On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Geep Howell wrote:
> Woe is us who have to suffer with the new RED light...
They went with red? Oh.
Well, if you are into the whole dark, Goth, vampire, blood thing that
seems to be popular with the younger set, (after all, we do rise at
sunset to work DX on the l
On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 8:30 AM, Gary Strong wrote:
>
> I have had my Flex-3000 for a few weeks now and am extremely pleased
> with it. No setup issues, and the new PowerSDR release 1.18.1 is
> fantastic! Question: Has anyone successfully tried using PACTOR-III
> with the Flex 3000 or 5000? I h
It has been awhile and there seem to be a number of new Flex 5000
owners on here. I thought I would throw out some of my logic for
orienting the F5K in the shack. The F5K has six approximately-equal
sides but only two hold much interest. One has three things: the mic
connector, the headphone connec
On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 5:43 AM, Harold Rosee wrote:
> So, what do I do? This isn't going to work as it is. Do I have to have a
> dedicated computer
> not hooked to anything else to make it work? Not sure that is worth the
> trouble or going to
> happen at my shack. I did put a choke at the c
On Sat, Jun 20, 2009 at 6:39 AM, Dave wrote:
> OK, I think I found the cause of the firewire driver reverting back to
> 48000. Seems the beta of Kaspersky Antivirus was blocking changes to be
> written & saved to the PC when Kaspersky was set to interactive mode.
> I set Kaspersky to basic mode an
Yes. Using BootCamp and WinXP I run my F5K with a MacBook Pro and a
Mac Mini.
73 de Brian, WB6RQN/J79BPL
On Jun 19, 2009, at 19:02, Dave Archer wrote:
Can I use flex radio on a MAC? Is their a MAc version of Flex Radio?
Dave
KA7RRA
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FlexRadi
On Fri, Jun 19, 2009 at 5:49 AM, Ed Haskell wrote:
>
> This issue of CPU speed is getting *completely *out of hand!
> Readers who have no experience with PowerSDR could easily come to the
> conclusion that one has to spend a fortune on the computer in order to get
> the radio to work well.
This i
On Jun 18, 2009, at 4:50 PM, Brian Lloyd wrote:
On Jun 18, 2009, at 4:46 PM, Brian Lloyd wrote:
But there is another way to think about this. Yes, it may scare
someone off but I can't imagine it scaring off someone who really
should buy a Flex radio. If it scares a potential buyer,
On Jun 18, 2009, at 4:46 PM, Brian Lloyd wrote:
But there is another way to think about this. Yes, it may scare
someone off but I can't imagine it scaring off someone who really
should buy a Flex radio. If it scares a potential buyer, maybe you
don't really want that bu
ems. In one case
I even refunded one customer's money and set them up with our
competitor's product because that customer was *killing* our support
group. :-) The moral of this story is two-fold:
1. you don't really want every customer;
2. the customer is not always right.
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wrong.)
Any suggestions as to how I can accomplish what I am trying to
accomplish, i.e. mute RX1 to the audio output channel while still
having signal to VAC, and to listen to RX2? Thanks.
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73 de Brian, WB6RQN/J79BPL
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