Re: [Flexradio] DC/DC Converter (DC1) Replaced with Linear Supply

2006-09-23 Thread Jimmy Jones
Like I've said many times before(personal opinion).It's not a rig for everyone. Take my advice now and sell. You boat anchor needs you. KD5NWA wrote: I have a SDR-1000 that I bought at Dayton and frankly I have been disappointed in it's performance, I have all these signals specially

Re: [Flexradio] DC/DC Converter (DC1) Replaced with Linear Supply

2006-09-23 Thread Cecil Bayona
I'm sorry, I apologize, I got a lemon of a radio, and the manufacturer is not interested in fixing it, must be my fault somehow. Myself and several others must be imagining this problem, funny thing my other radios don't pick up these moving signals, it's inside my radio. Can you possibly

Re: [Flexradio] DC/DC Converter (DC1) Replaced with Linear Supply

2006-09-23 Thread Ray J
thats funny.. I hear signals like this on my IC- 746 and on my FT-920 quite often .. likewise I can hear/see then on my sdr-1000.. I do not think this a fault of the radio. or if it is its a common problem... Ray J W9RAY Cecil Bayona wrote: Myself and several others must be imagining this

Re: [Flexradio] DC/DC Converter (DC1) Replaced with Linear Supply

2006-09-23 Thread Cecil Bayona
I can hear them very faintly on my TS-930 until I turn off the SDR-1000 then they disappear, in my case the noise is coming from the SDR-1000. Ray J wrote: thats funny.. I hear signals like this on my IC- 746 and on my FT-920 quite often .. likewise I can hear/see then on my sdr-1000.. I

Re: [Flexradio] DC/DC Converter (DC1) Replaced with Linear Supply

2006-09-23 Thread Jimmy Jones
Cecil, I can imagine that you sent these e-mails twice so that tells me something about you right there. Oh wait that was probably someone else's fault. Are you interested in selling your SDR-1000? I was lucky enough to be able to follow along with Rigs early development because of Dudley Hurry

[Flexradio] DC/DC Converter (DC1) Replaced with Linear Supply

2006-09-22 Thread john_eckert
Hi Folks, I just wanted to let you know about a modification I made to my radio. DC1 is a switch mode converter that provides +/- 15 volts for the instrumentation amplifiers IC6/7 on receive that interface the QSD to the sound card. The DC/DC converter's internal oscillator free runs at ~120

Re: [Flexradio] DC/DC Converter (DC1) Replaced with Linear Supply

2006-09-22 Thread Stan
John, can you be a bit more specific as to what you did and what you used to do this. My unit seems to have more than its share of these carriers. What about 10 meters? Any improvement there? Many thanks Stan AH6JR On Friday 22 September 2006 05:06 am, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Folks, I

Re: [Flexradio] DC/DC Converter (DC1) Replaced with Linear Supply

2006-09-22 Thread Bob McGwier
John: Could you please pass along the part number/supplier for the particular power supply you used? I would like to regain full use of my bench power supply and I have just been too busy (too lazy?) to do any research. Bob [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi Folks, I just wanted to let you know

Re: [Flexradio] DC/DC Converter (DC1) Replaced with Linear Supply

2006-09-22 Thread KD5NWA
I have a SDR-1000 that I bought at Dayton and frankly I have been disappointed in it's performance, I have all these signals specially in the lower bands that are wondering around and changing frequency on me, they are at least +20 dB above the noise floor. On my radio the broad carriers never

Re: [Flexradio] DC/DC Converter (DC1) Replaced with Linear Supply

2006-09-22 Thread A.R.S. - W5AMI
On 9/22/06, Bob McGwier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John: Could you please pass along the part number/supplier for the particular power supply you used? I would like to regain full use of my bench power supply and I have just been too busy (too lazy?) to do any research. Yes! Please post

Re: [Flexradio] DC/DC Converter (DC1) Replaced with Linear Supply

2006-09-22 Thread Tim Ellison
: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: Re: [Flexradio] DC/DC Converter (DC1) Replaced with Linear Supply On 9/22/06, Bob McGwier [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: John: Could you please pass along the part number/supplier for the particular power supply you used? I would like to regain full use of my bench

Re: [Flexradio] DC/DC Converter (DC1) Replaced with Linear Supply

2006-09-22 Thread Christopher T. Day
John, What linear supply did you use? Thanks. Chris - AE6VK -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 8:06 AM To: flexradio@flex-radio.biz Subject: [Flexradio] DC/DC Converter (DC1) Replaced with Linear Supply Hi