Re: [Flexradio] Flex has already announced an updated version of PowerSDR to be released

Snip... Fortunately Flex has made the primary source code available, and we are seeing developers add functions or fix minor glitches. Thank you all who have the specialized skills to do this, and are willing to share. Snip... I know there are some versions of PowerSDR out there that were

[Flexradio] (no subject)

This email was sent from my iPod TouchI'm probably sitting on my couch... Mike - KM0T - 73 ___ FlexRadio Systems Mailing List FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz http://mail.flex-radio.biz/mailman/listinfo/flexradio_flex-radio.biz Archives:

[Flexradio] Flex Radio Shines Again on the Microwaves

Hi all, There is info with SDR-1000 screen shots and data for the 24 GHz contact for grid #20. Without the waterfall, I would have not found the signal! My hats off again to the whole Flex-Radio Crew, thanks! For those who care to read. Oh, the for-sale page has new stuff too.

[Flexradio] Vista Question

Hi all, this may have been asked, but is anyone successfully using a laptop / firewire / vista system for the Flex-5000A? Looking at new laptops with some horsepower, and all come in vista. Thanks and 73 Mike - KM0T ___ FlexRadio

Re: [Flexradio] Use of Peak Display Mode

Rob, it works good for sure. I had an experience a few weeks ago doing just that. If you care to read about that, its on the main page of my website, picking up extreamly weak 24 GHz rain scatter. Its under the current news portion near the top of the page. The split screen utilizing the

[Flexradio] KM0T UHF 2007 Rovermania IV Writeup is done

Hi all, it took 6 months, but I got it done - the writeup on the August UHF 2007 Contest / RoverMania IV on the website. Read if you like. Thanks much. 73 Mike - KM0T www.km0t.com PS - Anybody busy next early August? Let the planning begin!

Re: [Flexradio] Flex 5000

Hi guys, One more thing to add here that might be related... I hooked up my 6 meter transverter the other week and used it for an extended period a few times. What I noticed was a relay clicking every once in a while when I was in TX mode. I did not see any unusual operation, but I suspected

Re: [Flexradio] RE :K6JCA latest console

Jeff, I think we all mean that we LOVED the old yellow backlit meter like from an old FT-101 or something. Having it in a seperate window was very cool! At least thats my vote! 73 and keep up the great work there. Mike - KM0T - Original Message - From: Jeff Anderson [EMAIL

[Flexradio] Flex 5000 Info

Hi all, is the info button for the 500 in the menus gone from the main screen of PowerSDR? Im looking for the voltage monitor window and it is not showing up. Did I miss something here or is it disabled for a bit? Using V1.10.4 SVN here. Thanks! 73 Mike - KM0T

[Flexradio] VAC question

Hi guys, thanks for the key sequence for getting the info window, I must have missed that, appreciate it all. Anyway, Im thinking up upgrading to VAC 4.08 for my 2 Meter WSJT and JT65 work with my SDR-1000. Have there been any issues with VAC 4.08 and PowerSDR that anyone knows of for

Re: [Flexradio] PCI express advice

I ran out of slots and discovered my PCI Express slots as well! I have used the startech PCI Express 1X slot for my parallel port to connect to the SDR-1000, works great! Used in a few Dell XPS computers here. Here is an ebay number to search on showing the startech card... 320146049041 I

Re: [Flexradio] Frequency for CW and SSB

Well, here is my 2 cents. It may be a nuisance in general operating but its a must for weak signal microwaves as well as DXing. If its a problem for mixed mode, its because everyone has differnt radios or set ups are different. If everyone had CWU and USB or CWL and LSB then it would

Re: [Flexradio] UCB Info

Steve, sorry that I did not get back to you on this before, your earlier email got lost in the shuffle here. Here is the spec on the relay I used: KL MP-43255-1 It has three inputs labled 1,2 and 3. It also has a 12V post and a -C post (which I assumed was ground) It has one common SMA and

Re: [Flexradio] single line-in/line-out cable

Hi guys, for what its worth, I updated all my SDR-1Ks with the D44 breakout board inside the SDR enclosure. On the first one, I only did one jumper for the ground path, afraid of ground loops. On the other three, I decided to add extra jumper bergs for all ground paths on the D44 breakout

Re: [Flexradio] Waterfall

Eric, the water fall looks great, thanks much! Can we get a independent refresh rate that only applies when waterfall is selected. That way we can keep the main panadapter screen refresh as it is set, not having to change it to a slower speed when waterfall is selected. Looks like there is

Re: [Flexradio] Computer requirements

drivers for the delta 44 from the M-Audio website a year or so ago. Installed it all and it worked. 73 and GL Mike - KM0t - Original Message - From: Jerry Flanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mike King - KM0T [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 29, 2007 10:11 AM Subject: Re: [Flexradio

[Flexradio] Meter Issue

I used the multiple SDR-1000s over the weekend for the January VHF SS contest. All went well. One thing in terms of the S-meter getting stuck Two computers ran Version 1.8, the S-meters never stuck, the computers and SDR-1000s got hit really hard for 30+ hours. These two computers were

Re: [Flexradio] meter freezes

I tried spraying a bit of WD40 on my meter when it got stuck, but the over spray just ran down my LCD screen...it did not do the job. Im still wondering how to fix it was well. 73 Mike - KM0T - Original Message - From: Ross Stenberg [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'A.R.S. - W5AMI' [EMAIL

[Flexradio] KM0T website update

Hi all, I have updated my SDR page with some solid modifications to a few of my 1-watt SDR-1000s. Some of you may find this info usefull. It is at the bottom of my SDR page. Highlights...elimimate the 3.5mm connectors...put the Delta 44 breakout board inside the SDR...eliminate the RFI and

Re: [Flexradio] Price Increase and 1 watt SDR discontinued

Why? Is it that big a deal to build a SDR-1000 without the 100W amp, heck its built modularly anyway. Some VHFers with transverters dont want the amp, I know we are a small minority, but is there something else? Does that mean that the 1 watt SDRs may never get the forward power meter

Re: [Flexradio] list has been quiet?

Yeah, speaking of which, what SVN version is PowerSDR at now?My svn says I am updated to still 724, but the software says 701. 73 -Mike -KM0T - Original Message - From: Mel Whitten [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FlexRadio FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 12:06

Re: [Flexradio] list has been quiet?

an fprintf statement (debug output for iambic modes).Since this is an actual change to the code base, I updated to revision 732. Hopefully this completes the clean up. Bob Mike King - KM0T wrote: Yeah, speaking of which, what SVN version is PowerSDR at now?My svn says I am updated

Re: [Flexradio] SVN numbers

I just did the svn update as well, tried to read the log since SVN 701 to 722, it says that the revision for 721 is not there and it dies, so I am not able to see the comments from the revisions...just wondering. Also, it updated the software, but the SVN it runs still says SVN-701, so is it

[Flexradio] Ready to take the programming plunge

Well, all this programming talk has got me kind of excited about modification to PowerSDR - just for grins or whatever, maybe disable my S-meter or something... Anyway, I would like to confirmI believe I read that one needs Visual studio 2003. Not knowing much about all this, do I need

[Flexradio] KM0T Website update

Well, I finally got around to it and updated the website for those who care to read Sept 2006 Contest UHF 2006 - Rovermania III June 2006 Contest 1024 GHz Beacon Project 12 GHz LO Modification SDR-1000 Webpage update and some other stuff... My eyes are a bit glazed...time to take a break...

[Flexradio] Looking into VAC

Hi all, Im looking to get WSJT going with my SDR-1000, via using VAC. Now I know Phil is working on something awesome, but Im going to go with VAC 4.03 for now and then get Phils interface when it comes down the road. Questions: Any issues with ordering this online from

Re: [Flexradio] clock ticking from sdr-1000

Morning guys, I was told the ticking comes from the internal tuner, as it does not get completely powered off. Just look under the cover and you will see a LED lit up when the SDR is off. At least thats what I found. I got annoyed with it, so I came up with a way to disconnect power easily

Re: [Flexradio] Sudden interruption of service

Hi, if you are running off the parrallel port of the computer motherboard, I too have experienced this on multiple machines. A higher level of reliability can be found by installing a good quality PCI parrallel port card...that solved all my issues. I then disabled the internal PP via the

Re: [Flexradio] Sudden interruption of service

- Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mike King - KM0T [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 5:42 PM Subject: Re: Re: [Flexradio] Sudden interruption of service Greetings Mike; Tnx for the quick response ... sorry using a PCI parallel port already. So far

Re: [Flexradio] Poor sideband suppression

Hi guys, this may or may not be a solution, and I know it has been beaten to death...but I too experienced this same thing over the weekend while I was helping a fellow with his SDR-1000. He brought his system over and we got it all set up. Going back and forth between our two systems and

[Flexradio] Fatal Error on 668

I get an out of index fatal error while the PowerSDR is loading, never gets totally loaded before it blows up. This in on the latest SVN 668. Was working with the previous SVN versions. Anyone else get this or just me? Dont want to submit an official bug report if its getting fixed in SVN

[Flexradio] Spurs at KM0T

Well, with the current spurs discussion going on, a few have emailed me directly to ask how I have been dealing with the spurs...so here goes... I think as Bob mentioned, the bandscope is our best friend and worst enemy...due to the spurswell I guess I have worked with my SDRs enough to

Re: [Flexradio] Straight Key Operation

Hi guys, thanks for getting Barry rolling here. I was tied up in the UHF contest over the weekend, so I was not able to respond... One other tip (no pun intended) I happen to use a bencher paddle and outboard hardware keyer, so it is essentially a straight key. When I bumped the paddle,

Re: [Flexradio] Dual Core Optimization

Gentlemen, I purchased one of these back when they were a bit more high buck, very solid machine. I use it for my HF SDR-1000. However, it is SLOWWW compared to an identical configured Dell 8400, which you can get cheaper on ebay, etc. Just food for thought, but I was very blown away on how

[Flexradio] Firebox Info

It looks like there are lots of places to get a Presonus Firebox, some cheaper than others, etcand of course eBay. I am wondering if there are advantages of where to get one, i.e. firmware version, what to look out for, etc. since I have seen a number of discussions going on here for

Re: [Flexradio] getting sdr1000 to work 100%

Paul, I had this in all my SDRs for some reason. I turned off my Parallel port on the motherboard and installed a Parallel port card...seemed to make 99% of the gliches I have go away. I used Dells and Gateway machinces here, they all do the same thing. This RX drop out I had been chasing

Re: [Flexradio] getting sdr1000 to work 100%

Paul / Craig... I too tried this and it made no difference. I have the picture of the KB9YIG mode on my SDR-1K webpage...also I show a picture of the mod I made as well. It is shown in the same picture with the xtal jumper mod. http://www.km0t.com/pages/sdr.htm Good Luck. 73 Mike -

[Flexradio] KM0T June VHF and SDR-1000 Operation Notes 6M

Well, I missed you all up there in EN34 land during the contestfor a good reason I was not able to get the tower up with the 50 MHz thru 3456 MHz bands, the winds just were to strong to risk it So, I took the kids to the Sioux City Hamfest on Saturday Morning. On the way back,

Re: [Flexradio] Interesting artifact

I too see this and it whistles as it passes through the selected filter bandwidth. In fact I see this in all my SDRs (4) as I use them for IF radios for VHF+. The artifact shows up on fairly strong on 28 MHz and travels up and down the band in a random fashion. Like Tim indicated, they do

Re: [Flexradio] Ameritron amp with SDR-1000

Bob - Well, here is my 2 cents...being fairly green on HF, I broke down and got the SDR-1K with the HF amp. So I then upped the ante with an Ameritron Solid State ALS-500RM. With 10 watts drive, it easily get the ALS-500 to 300+ watts. Anyway, very simple interface. On the X2, ground pin

Re: [Flexradio] Sampling rates greater than 48K question

My 2 cents here.. I too heard that this required a capacitor change in regards to maintaining the quality of the receiver once the software is opened up to show more bandwidth. It is a hardware / software solution. Where the software is ready to do its thing, but the hardware needs the mod.

Re: [Flexradio] intermittant power glitch

Well, I have sort of a variation of the power glitch described. I though it was just me or my hardware, but perhaps it is related to a version of software. For me it has not always done it, but at for version 12 and perhaps one before. This I would need to test as it has crept in over the

Re: [Flexradio] Repost - Multiple SDRS one CPU

Hey guys, very intresting indeed. But if you used for instance an additional parrallel port card. Could you not just set the port addresses in each instance of PowerSDR...no USB confusion. That would take care of the control. How would one install say two Delta 44 cards and make them look

Re: [Flexradio] Repost - Multiple SDRS one CPU

Eric and all, thanks for the comments. I think as discussed below, if your ultimate setup is using two Delta44 cards...(as I would like to have) the control panel handling two cards...I remember seeing that it could handle 4 devices. I guess one would not have to install the software again

Re: [Flexradio] Repost - Multiple SDRS one CPU

. So Im guessing these machines could handle it. 73 Mike - KM0T www.km0t.com - Original Message - From: Jim Lux [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mike King - KM0T [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'FlexRadio Mailing List' FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 4:44 PM Subject: Re

Re: [Flexradio] An OCXO for the SDR-1000

Alan, excellent report on the OCXO...it all looks great. Now per Jim's comment about going higher in freq is an advantage due to phase noise being multiplied inside the DDS, can anyone compare this 40 MHz unit and its phase noise - multiplier of 5...to a GPS HP-Z3801A at 10 MHz with the

[Flexradio] What a way to end 2005 - 24 GHz News

Its been a good year here at KM0T - First off I need to say thanks to all the guys that have helped me out! Without the help, all this would not have happened. I worked 2 more grids on 24 GHz today, to give a total of 15...now its time to send off for the endorsement! Jon, W0ZQ was good

[Flexradio] Question on Ops systems

Hi guys, has anyone been running the SDR-1000 under Windows Media Center edition in lieu of XP Home or Pro? Wonder is there is any problem with this. Looking at a new PC and want some feedback if its available. Thanks and 73 Mike - KM0T

Re: [Flexradio] Frequency calibration etc

I too have been using an external 10 MHz source on my SDR. First I used a Rubidium source off of ebay, never noticed anything different from the internal crystal other than no drift. (rock solid) Note that I have only used it on 902 thru 24 GHz - where the SDR is the 28 MHz IF. I recently

[Flexradio] Preview 2 Observations

Hi all, its working here real good. I worked from a previous database import. I hear some intermitiant buzzes when moving around and clicking on things, it does not do this all the time. Something funky is going on with the power level controls...(1 watt version here) When I set the RF

[Flexradio] CW Sidetone Monitor

Hi everyone. I recently upgraded to the Delta 44 sound card and things seem to be going well. I decided to check the monitor function and it works great! The latency for CW is really good and I would certainly consider using it, except it is way too loud. Is there a way that I'm not

Re: [Flexradio] Problem with SDR in MOX

Hey guys, I did not just resend this...odd it showed up again... 73 Mike - KM0T

[Flexradio] Parallel Port Address

Hi all, Im pretty sure I blew my Parallell port on my Motherboard, so I added a PCI to Parallel card today to the system. However, the card sets and grabs address that are not legacy vintage, i.e. DF38-DF3F, which is not an address availble in the SDR software setup menu. Because of this I

Re: [Flexradio] Parallel Port Address

Well Ill be darnedThanks Guys! Awesome weekend tech support on the reflector! 73 Mike - KM0T - Original Message - From: FlexRadio - Eric [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Mike King - KM0T' [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2005 6:33 PM Subject: RE: [Flexradio] Parallel Port

Re: [Flexradio] Parallel Port Address

To all, got it running and it seems to be working ok. Then the kids started screaming so I could not really put it through its paces :) It seems to be good though! Can you go into the BIOS and disable the mobo parallel port? Jim, sure can, however the new cards wont grab those address.

Re: [Flexradio] Problem with SDR in MOX

from the SDR-1000, guess I will do that next. However with no power on the radio hardware, I did not think that would be an issue. Thanks and 73 Mike - KM0T www.km0t.com - Original Message - From: Larry Loen [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mike King - KM0T [EMAIL PROTECTED]; FlexRadio@flex

[Flexradio] SDR-1000 at KM0T

Hi guys, I finally got my webpage updated with my SDR-1000 progress for those who care to take a look. The link is on the main page at www.km0t.com 73 and GL Mike - KM0T EN13vc

Re: [Flexradio] 2nd sound card

Not using the 2nd card and no plans to do so. 73 Mike - KM0T - Original Message - From: n4hy [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FlexRadioMail Flexradio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2005 11:18 AM Subject: [Flexradio] 2nd sound card Is there anyone actually using 2nd sound card at

Re: [Flexradio] 1.3.10 EXT PTT INPUT?

Hi all, just tried 1.3.10 as well. With the new keyer enabled, the X2 PTT does not work in any mode. When the new keyer is not selected, then all modes PTT via the X2 as needed. 73 and thanks for all you progress guys. Mike - KM0T - Original Message - From: Philip M. Lanese

Re: [Flexradio] Reply to... Question

Im with Duane on this oneI have seen it happen too many times 73 Mike - KM0T - Original Message - From: Duane - N9DG [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: FlexRadio FlexRadio@flex-radio.biz Sent: Tuesday, May 17, 2005 7:27 PM Subject: Re: [Flexradio] Reply to... Question This is a topic