Re: [Flexradio] Venting about VAC 4 with SDR 1.18.1 (but I know I am somehow the problem)

2009-07-12 Thread Frank Karnauskas N1UW
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 specifically to work with laptop computers? Or, are the comments below

Re: [Flexradio] Venting about VAC 4 with SDR 1.18.1 (but I know I am somehow the problem)

2009-07-12 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 4:05 PM, Frank Karnauskas N1UWn...@gokarns.com 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

Re: [Flexradio] Venting about VAC 4 with SDR 1.18.1 (but I know I am somehow the problem)

2009-07-11 Thread Brian Lloyd
On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 9:36 PM, Mark Lundaymlun...@nc.rr.com 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.

Re: [Flexradio] Venting about VAC 4 with SDR 1.18.1 (but I know I am somehow the problem)

2009-07-11 Thread Bob McGwier
US is the wrong sobriquet for this problem. Flex and TC are in the process of checkout and certification of a fixed collection of firewire cards, assets. But here is my BO for the day, no matter how much it stinks: Bob's Opinions (BO) NEVER EVER use a laptop for real time embedded

Re: [Flexradio] Venting about VAC 4 with SDR 1.18.1 (but I know I am somehow the problem)

2009-07-11 Thread Tim Ellison
Humm. That is interesting. So you installed a RICOH driver for the 1394 host controlled rather than using the generic driver provided by Microsoft. Is this controller by change a combo 1394a and b card? BTW, 1000 microseconds is about the max. You can usually recover from an

Re: [Flexradio] Venting about VAC 4 with SDR 1.18.1 (but I know I am somehow the problem)

2009-07-11 Thread AA8K73 GMail
That's interesting Dudley. I bought a Belkin SOHO F1DS104J four-way K V M last year and I haven't noticed problems. The only thing I do is make sure that when I'm booting a PC, that it is selected. If I don't, sometimes the video resolution or aspect will be different from power down. I'm

Re: [Flexradio] Venting about VAC 4 with SDR 1.18.1 (but I know I am somehow the problem)

2009-07-11 Thread Mark Lunday
Bob This is TERRIFIC information. Given the low cost of desktops these days, I could have saved myself the pain by just getting one instead of trying to make this laptop work properly. Keep up the GREAT work at Flex! Mark Lunday WD4ELG wd4...@arrl.net http://wd4elg.net

Re: [Flexradio] Venting about VAC 4 with SDR 1.18.1 (but I know I am somehow the problem)

2009-07-11 Thread Tim Ellison
The high end ones are getting better at maintaining state. The BlackBox ServSwitch one I use (which has dual monitor ports for 4 PCs) continues to emulate a keyboard and mouse connection all the time so the computer thinks it has them connected. It also has buffering to prevent surges when

[Flexradio] Venting about VAC 4 with SDR 1.18.1 (but I know I am somehow the problem)

2009-07-10 Thread Mark Lunday
OK, it's Friday, I have been doing computer work all week. Maybe I need a break, because I am out of patience. I realized something tonight: SDR 1.18.1 is a VERY stable product. You guys and gals over at Flex are amazing people. You must have infinite patience. I see now that your time is not

Re: [Flexradio] Venting about VAC 4 with SDR 1.18.1 (but I know I am somehow the problem)

2009-07-10 Thread Tim Ellison
Have you tried resetting the database. With all your crashes, it could be corrupted. WSJT will change around the soundcard device numbers when soundcards are re-recognized. It is one of the most difficult soundcard programs to get setup and working right. I highly recommend that you start

Re: [Flexradio] Venting about VAC 4 with SDR 1.18.1 (but I know I am somehow the problem)

2009-07-10 Thread Dudley Hurry
Mark, KWM switches can be big problems and none of the HW manufacturers will guarantee PC operation through a KWM switch, (unless you are running Server HW) the switching of the keyboard and mouse will throw the OS into a tailspin at times.. I agree with Tim, start with a simpler

Re: [Flexradio] Venting about VAC 4 with SDR 1.18.1 (but I know I am somehow the problem)

2009-07-10 Thread Mark Lunday
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. I have disabled everything I can think of in the Device manager, without impairing the